What should I listen to?

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Hi

I have listened to progressive rock for two-three years now, and I feel
that I have grasped a good part of the genre. My album collection
contains albums of Yes, King Crimson, ELP, VDGG, Jethro Tull, Pink
Floyd, Genesis, Camel, Gentle Giant, Caravan, Hatfield and the North,
Happy the Man, Marillion, Mike Oldfield, Eloy, Grobschnitt, Mr. Bungle,
Ozric Tentacles, Banco del Sutuo Moccorso, Le Orme, PFM, Focus, Flower
Kings, Ayreon, Pain of Salvation, Dream Theater, Opeth and Änglagard,
to name some.

I'm currently in a situation with little spare time, so I can't explore
all the bands that I would like to right now. On the other hand, I
would like som new music to listen to, in addition to what I already
got. I'm looking for music that can relate to one of the following
descriptions:

  A distinct "English" feel (if you know what I mean). I find it on
Genesis' "Selling England...", England's "Garden shed" and the two
albums by Cressida.
  Canterbury; I want to get into Gong and Soft Machine. I love
Caravan's "In the Land of Grey..." and "For Girls Who..." and the two
first albums by Hatfield and the North.
  Some more folk-prog. Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" and Traffic's "The Low Spark.." are among my favorites in this sub-genre.
  Psycadelic, a little humorous, like "Piper at the Gates of Dawn".
  Something like Grobschnitt's "Rockpommel's Land".
  Italian, not famous prog, like Maxophone and Museo Rosenbach.
  Something with both soothing, agressive and complex flute and/or saxophone work, like that found on many VDGG-albums.
Thanks in advance for any recommendations.

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bjorn4 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 04 2005 Status: Offline Points: 1	Topic: What should I listen to? Posted: December 04 2005 at 20:32
	Hi I have listened to progressive rock for two-three years now, and I feel that I have grasped a good part of the genre. My album collection contains albums of Yes, King Crimson, ELP, VDGG, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Camel, Gentle Giant, Caravan, Hatfield and the North, Happy the Man, Marillion, Mike Oldfield, Eloy, Grobschnitt, Mr. Bungle, Ozric Tentacles, Banco del Sutuo Moccorso, Le Orme, PFM, Focus, Flower Kings, Ayreon, Pain of Salvation, Dream Theater, Opeth and Änglagard, to name some. I'm currently in a situation with little spare time, so I can't explore all the bands that I would like to right now. On the other hand, I would like som new music to listen to, in addition to what I already got. I'm looking for music that can relate to one of the following descriptions: A distinct "English" feel (if you know what I mean). I find it on Genesis' "Selling England...", England's "Garden shed" and the two albums by Cressida. Canterbury; I want to get into Gong and Soft Machine. I love Caravan's "In the Land of Grey..." and "For Girls Who..." and the two first albums by Hatfield and the North. Some more folk-prog. Jethro Tull's "Aqualung" and Traffic's "The Low Spark.." are among my favorites in this sub-genre. Psycadelic, a little humorous, like "Piper at the Gates of Dawn". Something like Grobschnitt's "Rockpommel's Land". Italian, not famous prog, like Maxophone and Museo Rosenbach. Something with both soothing, agressive and complex flute and/or saxophone work, like that found on many VDGG-albums. Thanks in advance for any recommendations. Edited by bjorn4

Drew Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2005 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 12600	Posted: December 04 2005 at 20:34
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Zac M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 03 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: December 04 2005 at 20:39
	Gong-Camembert Electrique and/or Angel's Egg Soft Machine-Volumes 1/2 on one cd, Third, or the Out-Bloody Rageous anthology Italian-try Mauro Pagani's solo album with Demetrio Stratos Prog-folk-Principal Edwards Magic Theater (I just got Round One and it is excellent, very British too) If you haven't heard Faust you should listen to their first to albums. Try some National Health-s/t or Of Queues and Cures and Egg-Polite Force All good stuff, I'm sure there's more, but this is all I can think of at the moment.
	"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty

ElwoodHerring Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 12 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 232	Posted: December 04 2005 at 20:42
	Sounds like you've made a good start already. My advice would be something like this: 1) Check out the reviews here, then follow your instinct. The best albums are probably the ones that generate the most diverse opinions! 2) If you like a certain group, follow the individual members of that group on to their solo projects and/or other groups. This is how I discovered loads of interesting artists. For example I discovered Happy The Man by tracing back Kit Watkins when he joined Camel in 1978. You can use www.allmusic.com as a good reference guide. That's it. Happy hunting!
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	Listen to Some of the RIO bands(Zappa), You can't go wrong there there.
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paulindigo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 24 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 490	Posted: December 05 2005 at 05:53
	"English" feel: try Spring and early Barclay James Harvest Canterbury: I would suggest Robert Wyatt's Rock Bottom Prog-Folk: Strawbs (early albums especially), Jan Dukes de Grey, Fuchsia, Mellow Candle. Italian: Balletto di Bronzo, Locada delle fate, Osanna (try Palepoli, it has King Crimson-VDGG influences) To end with, I also recommend the German-based (but English) band Nektar (A tab in the ocean and Remember the future)

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	Have you heard The Tangent?