Favourite Neo-Prog Band

I voted It Bites. I don't think The Flower Kings, Spock's Beard and Transatlantic are neo prog though.

IQ and Pallas

I think you should inform yourself what Neo Prog is at all before.

Interesting that my three top favorites on this list are not neo-prog artists, but Porcupine Tree is at the top followed by Oceansize and Anathema.  Just as well add Mars Volta to the top favs too.

My top 3 are also not neo prog

Spock's Beard
Transatlantic
Echolyn

Some of these bands are not Neo-Prog at all, but from these that are Neo-Prog, there is no doubt that Fish-era Marillion is the best Neo-Prog!

chopper wrote: Manuel wrote: I voted It Bites. I don't think The Flower Kings, Spock's Beard and Transatlantic are neo prog though. I agree, neither are Echolyn

 

Nomenclature is the bane of the archivist.

^^ At PA and RYM we have a band called Solstice that is classified as Neo-Prog and one classified as JRF (there are is also a Doom Metal and Death metal Soltice not in PA). Wikipedia also classifies that Solstice as Neo-Prog.

If not all Neo-Prog or Neo-Prog related, I think at least the majority of these have similarities to Neo-Prog and would be likely to appeal to similar audiences -- those more into melodic rock/ AOR/ and/or arena rock. Bands like Guapo and Non Credo would be more out of place on this list than bands like Spock's Beard and The Tangent, but actually might not be that out of place with a band like The Mars Volta (have heard some call TMV Neo-Prog before). Some have used Neo-Prog just as a temporal descriptor.

When I first started really delving into Prog back in the early 200s, many were using Neo-Prog in a rather different way.

Allmusic for instance, which uses the definition...

The Neo-Progressive subgenre of progressive rock grew out of a movement in the early 1980s by a number of U.K.-based bands that focused on music that was deeper than new wave, both instrumentally and lyrically. The premier band of the genre was Marillion, who went from lengthy club tours to the top of the charts within a few years and dropped from popular favor almost as fast. Neo-Prog bands are generally influenced by early Genesis, Camel, and to a lesser extent, Van der Graf Generator and Pink Floyd. The music holds a much more lush sound than general rock, but lacks the sophistication of truly symphonic progressive bands like Yes or Camel. Instrumentally, the bands tend to be characterized by a "noodling" approach that focuses on dynamic solos, and at its best, neo-prog lyrics are deep, insightful, and acerbic. Whether neo-prog is diluted progressive or adventurous pop depends on the point of view of the listener -- most progressive rock listeners are likely to find the genre dull and unchallenging, while fans of AOR will find the mix more interesting than most rock bands. Although all of the major bands are still producing albums, the classic era of neo-prog effectively ended when vocalist Fish left Marillion in 1987.

... Allmusic does put Spock's Beard, Echolyn, Transatlantic and The Flower Kings, as well as Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree stylistically in the Neo-Prog camp, and this has seemed more acceptable to me from people before than it seems to be to many now. We can't all agree on what is Prog, or its limits, either.

Anyway, just wanted to add a different take, no vote from me as this list is very much not my taste.

Edited by Logan - October 06 2019 at 12:05

Logan wrote: Nomenclature is the bane of the archivist. ^^ At PA and RYM we have a band called Solstice that is classified as Neo-Prog and one classified as JRF (there are is also a Doom Metal and Death metal Soltice not in PA). Wikipedia also classifies that Solstice as Neo-Prog. If not all Neo-Prog or Neo-Prog related, I think at least the majority of these have similarities to Neo-Prog and would be likely to appeal to similar audiences -- those more into melodic rock/ AOR/ and/or arena rock. Bands like Guapo and Non Credo would be more out of place on this list than bands like Spock's Beard and The Tangent, but actually might not be that out of place with a band like The Mars Volta (have heard some call TMV Neo-Prog before). Some have used Neo-Prog just as a temporal descriptor. When I first started really delving into Prog back in the early 200s, many were using Neo-Prog in a rather different way. Allmusic for instance, which uses the definition... The Neo-Progressive subgenre of progressive rock grew out of a movement in the early 1980s by a number of U.K.-based bands that focused on music that was deeper than new wave, both instrumentally and lyrically. The premier band of the genre was Marillion, who went from lengthy club tours to the top of the charts within a few years and dropped from popular favor almost as fast. Neo-Prog bands are generally influenced by early Genesis, Camel, and to a lesser extent, Van der Graf Generator and Pink Floyd. The music holds a much more lush sound than general rock, but lacks the sophistication of truly symphonic progressive bands like Yes or Camel. Instrumentally, the bands tend to be characterized by a "noodling" approach that focuses on dynamic solos, and at its best, neo-prog lyrics are deep, insightful, and acerbic. Whether neo-prog is diluted progressive or adventurous pop depends on the point of view of the listener -- most progressive rock listeners are likely to find the genre dull and unchallenging, while fans of AOR will find the mix more interesting than most rock bands. Although all of the major bands are still producing albums, the classic era of neo-prog effectively ended when vocalist Fish left Marillion in 1987. ... Allmusic does put Spock's Beard, Echolyn, Transatlantic and The Flower Kings, as well as Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree stylistically in the Neo-Prog camp, and this has seemed more acceptable to me from people before than it seems to be to many now. We can't all agree on what is Prog, or its limits, either. Anyway, just wanted to add a different take, no vote from me as this list is very much not my taste.

Currently The Tangent, although they have little to do with Neo-Prog. It seems that the term "Neo-Prog" refers to a generation rather than a subgenre in this thread.