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tempest_77
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IMO, Coheed and Cambria is incredibly underrated. I think that their music has lots of great emotion, and their composition is really quite excellent. Their 2003 album In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3 especially I feel is an underrated masterpiece, but lots of their other albums, notably the Good Apollo I'm Burning Star IV albums and the Afterman albums, are very good as well. I think people don't like them because of all of it is pretty emo, but I don't mind it at all personally.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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I'll probably get laughed at for saying this but I think it's Yes. Sure they are household names(and then some)in prog circles but outside of prog circles they are probably only known by a handful of classic rock fans as that band who did owner of a lonely heart and roundabout and not much else. Yes deserve to be as well known outside of prog circles as Rush and Pink Floyd(and Genesis)but sadly they aren't so for me they are the most under rated. Even among younger prog fans I don't think they are as well known as they should be. I bet there are a lot of guys in their twenties who have music(probably downloads or vinyl records since young folks don't buy cds)by Between the Buried and me, Mastodon, Opeth, Tool, Porcupine Tree, Coheed and Cambria, the Mars Volta and even Pink Floyd, Rush and King crimson but no Yes.
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siLLy puPPy
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Probably the ones that haven't been rated at all
And to AFlowerKingCrimson, Yes? Really?
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Friday13th
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Yes only has the highest rated album on this website! So underrated!
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progmatic
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Pulsar, Sensations' Fix, Anekdoten, Solaris, Sinkadus. Most underrated band overall: tie between dada and Concrete Blonde.
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Machinemessiah
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For me it is Maxophone...
Although there appear to be only one album (or so) -their homonym- I find it highly enjoyable and well rounded: both the italian and the english lyrics versions alike; since this is an album where all songs are, IMO, of premium quality (something rare in albums from less well known bands, outside big six, etc., and a hallmark on the contrary); some are headbangable in the prog sense, some very delicate, with the finest classical guitar extracts and a falsetto which I yearn in more prog bands, so well employed (among other reasons, why I like Yes so much); others highlight the symphonic side, with horns and the like with a reference there to Bartok's Concerto for orchestra. But, when talking RPI, I miss it being mentioned more frequently alongside the Premiatas and the likes. Edited by Machinemessiah - May 29 2019 at 21:18 |
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Jaketejas
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siLLy puPPy is right! Look at all the new bands on Progfreak that need reviewing. There ARE some good ones.
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Catcher10
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I'll probably get laughed at for saying this but I think it's the Beatles.....they are so great, not sure why everyone does not like them
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richardh
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nowadays ELP serious answer though might be Par Lindh Project . The first three albums are all unique symphonic prog albums chock full of superb musicianship and just about everything you could want from the genre. However for some reason they never get the same attention as say Anglagard which is ironic considering that Parl Lindh was the prime mover in creating The Swedish Art Rock Society from which Anglagard came. In terms of the seventies I would go for Be Bop Deluxe. Bill Nelson - was there really ever a more talented guitarist and song writer? Everyone should do themselves a favour and grab the deluxe edition of Sunburst Finish.
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Jade Warrior - I have had for some time the four Island Records releases which were reissued by Eclectic Discs in 2006 and thought they were quite good. But it is only recently that I got their first three releases (S/t, Released and Last Autumn's Dream) plus two that were recorded in 1973 but not released until 1998 (Eclipse and Fifth Element) and thought that there were really excellent - much better than the instrumental Island Records albums. Fruupp are another underrated band who released four great albums.
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What about Sloche? Maybe Maneige? All those Quebec bands deserve much more recognition.
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Progosopher
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I was thinking Jade Warrior myself. So eclectic and diverse, ever before the Island recordings, yet never sounding like anything but Jade Warrior. My personal favorite is Last Autumn's Dream. Tony Duhig is also an underrated guitarist - just listen to him on the Horizen album and the song Death of Ra from Way of the Sun.
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I understand they're influential, but I'm just not "into them."
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progaardvark
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It's mostly subjective of course and it depends on how you compare it with other bands. Below is a somewhat random list (some already mentioned earlier) that I feel are underrated, not necessarily with the "Big Six," but more or less, with other comparable bands. Admittedly, some of these are probably underrated simply because they only made one album, or had a short lifespan.
Ascorbic Acid Apogee Pentwater Flamborough Head Citizen Cain Conqueror (Italian band) ExCubus Galleon Eyestrings Eccentric Orbit Versus X Efecto Et Cetera (Canadian band) Alex Carpani Blue Effect (aka Modry Efekt) Zombi Yezda Urfa The Watch Visible Wind The Underground Railroad Triumvirat The Tangent Tale Cue Solaris Simon Says Sebastian Hardie Runaway Totem RPWL Renaissance Refugee Rainbow Theatre Quella Vecchia Locanda Pollen Paatos The Othello Syndrome Nexus (from Argentina) Mikromidas Mezquita Malibran Magenta Little Atlas Liquid Scarlet Kaipa IZZ Steve Hillage solo Grobschnitt Greenslade Glass Hammer Kevin Gilbert Finch England Egg Echolyn Devil Doll Cell15 Carpe Nota La Coscienza di Zeno Códice Cliffhanger Cheeto's Magazine Castle Canyon Cast Camera Chiara Cairo (American band, 1994-2001) Brighteye Brison Emmanuel Booz [for his Dans quel état j'erre album] Blue Mammoth Black Bonzo Birds and Buildings Bijou Bigelf Beardfish Bacamarte Babylon Aurora Lunare Atoll Astra Asia Minor Ars Nova (Japanese band) Argos Anyone's Daughter Anima Mundi Anima Morte Alpha Lighting System Alco Frisbass Alphataurus Airlord Airbag Spock's Beard (seriously!)
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verslibre
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Yeah, PLP deserves better. And while the albums are all "symph," they're certainly not cookie cutter. Veni Vidi Vici is significantly different (better?) than Mundus Incompertus. RIP Magda.
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verslibre
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Awesome list. Some random thoughts:
Mémoires Incubussiennes was a pleasant surprise, indeed.
Great band. Bill Noland is a really cool guy, too.
One of my faves (as if you can't tell). Their Goblin-meets-John Carpenter-meets Tangerine Dream sound is exactly what the doctor ordered. They maintain a loyal following, but it should be bigger. And they need to make a new album. But they do make solo albums as well, so I'm just grateful for the body of work they've thus far released. Everyone should dig these guys.
It is such a huge bummer they never recorded a follow-up. One of my favorite one-shot bands. Laura Basra, where did you go?!
Another forgotten band from the same neck (and time) of the woods is Supernova. I don't think they ever got past the one album, and it's our loss. Great female vocals, keys, drums, and 5-string bass. No lead guitar! I'll also add Chile's Matraz, whose Gritaré enjoyed many, many hours in my player for many months when it was new.
Definitely. I saw these guys perform nearly 20 years ago and they were awesome. Their OOP double CD Alba Y Ocaso is a gem.
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M27Barney
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Aye. Par lindh so unknown, when I ordered his entire back catologue from the web. Each one was signed by the man himself...
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ProfPanglos
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I will go with Nektar.
Unless I'm talking to progressive rock knowledgeable types, no one has heard of them. I think Remember the Future is an absolutely brilliant, top-tier prog album. And, I think Albrighton has a unique guitar style.
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I totally agree. "Spidermilk" is one of my favorite releases this year. I am very impressed with their music! |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Still more under rated than King Crimson. There I said it.
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