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    Posted: March 16 2021 at 12:51
As the title says. Some bands just seem to have everything, that is everything except the diehard fanbase that some other bands have. Which bands can you absolutely not believe aren't bigger than they are?
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probably every other prog band I like
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The Red Masque


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Camel, XTC, Renaissance, Steve Hillage, Strawbs

Like yeah these groups are beloved and revered to those who know them, but I think they all deserve some wider recognition. Renaissance has a lot of songs from their heyday which I could totally see getting some radio airplay especially, Let It Grow, Carpets of the Sun, On the Frontier, I Think of You, Vultures Fly High to name a few

In prog circles, Triana, Linda Perhacs, Yezda Urfa, Happy the Man


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Yes, PG era Genesis, Gentle Giant, Camel, ELP, PFM, Eloy, VDGG, Marillion, IQ. I could probably go on and on.

I mentioned those bands but it's relative. Compared to later Genesis, Rush and Pink Floyd I think they are all very under rated and under recognized outside of prog circles these days. I didn't mention King Crimson or Porcupine Tree partly because I think they have pretty big followings these days among younger folks and among music fans in general although not as much as PF and Rush. Out of those I did mention Camel does seem to have a bigger following among younger people these days at least partly because they are an acknowledged influence on Opeth.


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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

The Red Masque

Great choice and a great band.
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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

Camel, XTC, Renaissance, Steve Hillage, Strawbs

Like yeah these groups are beloved and revered to those who know them, but I think they all deserve some wider recognition. Renaissance has a lot of songs from their heyday which I could totally see getting some radio airplay especially, Let It Grow, Carpets of the Sun, On the Frontier, I Think of You, Vultures Fly High to name a few

In prog circles, Triana, Linda Perhacs, Yezda Urfa, Happy the Man

Maybe in the past five to ten years or so HTM has been buried under the carpet but before that they were considered to be by many to be the best prog band in the US. They even headlined the second Nearfest in 2000. The Muffins are another band from the same era and location(DC/VA area) who are a bit overlooked these days. Personally I have more of a  hard time considering HTM to be underrated among prog fans though unless we are talking just younger prog fans.
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Spock's Beard
Riverside
Bent Knee
Sound Of Contact
OSI
IQ
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Most of the bands I listen to. Here's a few.

Mike Keneally
The Aristocrats
Big Big Train
Echolyn
Freak Kitchen
Frost*
Helmet of Gnats
Izz
Lonely Robot
Panzerballett
The Psychedelic Ensemble
Sanguine Hum
Thank You Scientist
Thieves' Kitchen
Nova Collective
Bubblemath
Covet
Intervals
Them Moose Rush
Allan Holdsworth
The Dregs
The Bears
Jellyfish
Dewa Budjana
Antoine Fafard
Virgil Donati
Discipline
Anti-Depressive Delivery
Hiromi
Marco Minnemann
Simon Phillips Protocol



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I guess i'll also mention Kansas. Like I know they're popular in prog circles and sold tons of albums, but I honestly hold them to the same level as many of the all time greats like Yes, King Crimson, Genesis.... They don't fit the sophisticated english symphonic prog mould as they're just a bunch of dudes from bumf**k nowhere, but man their first 5 albums are just absolute top shelf symphonic prog in my book and even the less proggy songs sparsely scattered throughout still go really hard.
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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

as they're just a bunch of dudes from bumf**k nowhere
Hey now. Topeka is only an hour drive from where I am.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

as they're just a bunch of dudes from bumf**k nowhere
Hey now. Topeka is only an hour drive from where I am.

Ah, you're from bumf**k west? LOL


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Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by dougmcauliffe dougmcauliffe wrote:

as they're just a bunch of dudes from bumf**k nowhere
Hey now. Topeka is only an hour drive from where I am.


Ah, you're from bumf**k west? LOL

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Grumpy already mentioned 3 I think should be better known....
XTC....one of the greatest clever pop rock bands ever imho.
Jellyfish....another brilliant pop rock band.
Sanguine Hum....who of course started as Antique Seeking Nuns....again very creative clever music.
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Here are a few I think should at least be a bit more popular in prog circles:

5uu's, Airlord, Apogee, Blue Effect, Emmanuel Booz (especially for the Dans quel etat j'erre album), Alex Carpani Band, Carpe Nota, Cell15, Conqueror, Eccentric Orbit, ExCubus, Galleon, Gerard, Le Grand Sbam, Greenslade, Grobschnitt, Hamadryad, High Wheel, Horse Lords, The Hosemobile, Karakorum, Karcius, Kharmina Buranna, KingBathmat, Land of Chocolate, Little Atlas, Mangrove, The Mercury Tree, Mezquita, Mikromidas, Monarch Trail, Moon Letters, Morse Code, Mosaico, Nau Aletheia, Nexus (the Argentinian band), ni., Nil, Novalis, NoVox, Oblivion Sun, Othello Syndrome, Paatos, Pancake, Matthew Parmenter's solo stuff, Pentwater, Emme Phyzema, PoiL, Puppet Show, Qoph, Quantum Fantay, Rainbow Theatre, Ring Van Möbius, Scherzoo, Schnellertollermeier, Sebastian Hardie, Sezione Frenante, Simon Says, Social Tension, Solaris, Spaced Out, Spleen Arcana, Stratus Luna, Tale Cue, Talisma, Thinking Plague, Time Shift Accident, Trilogy, Triumvirat, Underground Railroad, Versus X, Voyag3r, Dan Weiss, White Willow, Wyxz, WytchCrypt, Zenit, Zombi, Zomby Woof

I know. Instead of listing all these bands, I should just write reviews that should at least convince somebody to listen to them. Why can't days be 48 hours instead of 24??


Edited by progaardvark - March 16 2021 at 14:17
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^Uh..there must be 75 bands there..they just popped in to your head...?
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Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

^Uh..there must be 75 bands there..they just popped in to your head...?
LOL

LOL There's not a whole lot of popping going on in my head (more like pooping). I dragged the laptop over to the CD shelves and just went through them alphabetically. Probably missed a couple dozen.
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Spock's Beard
Riverside
Bent Knee
Sound Of Contact
OSI
IQ
Ana_thema



Excellent list
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Most of the bands I listen to. Here's a few.

Mike Keneally
The Aristocrats
Big Big Train
Echolyn
Freak Kitchen
Frost*
Helmet of Gnats
Izz
Lonely Robot
Panzerballett
The Psychedelic Ensemble
Sanguine Hum
Thank You Scientist
Thieves' Kitchen
Nova Collective
Bubblemath
Covet
Intervals
Them Moose Rush
Allan Holdsworth
The Dregs
The Bears
Jellyfish
Dewa Budjana
Antoine Fafard
Virgil Donati
Discipline
Anti-Depressive Delivery
Hiromi
Marco Minnemann
Simon Phillips Protocol





Impressive list excellent choices too!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote mathman0806 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2021 at 14:54
Originally posted by dr wu23 dr wu23 wrote:

^Uh..there must be 75 bands there..they just popped in to your head...?
LOL


More impressively, they popped in his head in alphabetical order.
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