Dredg

I have El Cielo, and I was intrigued at first, and gradually fell completely in love with it. I do find the vocals a bit trying after a time, and the range of notes used for the melodies a bit unadventurous... but the textures and overall production are absolutely gorgeous. I didn't even know there was a 5.1 release! I MUST have that.

I've honestly been a little afraid to pick up any of their other releases, as I've heard mixed reviews, and I don't want to be disappointed...

Maybe the perfect comparison with gredg would be Radiohead, they started with 2 excellent Alt Rock albums, and then their sound experiments leaded them into Prog. Also dredg has Alternative influences but they have a close link to Prog Music itself.

Am I the one to like CATCH WITHOUT ARMS most?

Title track, Planting Seeds, Ode to the Sun (played it in a summer camp on discos ), Hung Over on a Tuesday...flawless

none of those bands sound anything like dredg what are you talking about.  The strength of the band is what isn't there.  It's almost minimalist rock, like Radiohead

xhamasaki wrote: Name another album influenced by both a Salvador Dali painting, life, and sleep paralysis,

Sorry I can't, but does having a original concept makes them prog? Not to me.

xhamasaki wrote: hell name another band that sounds ANYTHING like dredg and then tell me they aren't pretty experimental

Yes I can and it isn't very hard to either:

The Postman Syndrome. Think Dredg, but heavier.

Youthmovie Soundtrack Strategies. Another one sounding like Dredg, but more daring more complex.

The Grand Silent System. The one that's closer to Dredg's sound, but jazzier.


There you have it. Three bands that do sound like Dredg and they are not  experimental. Experimental bands are Set Fire To Flames, Yellow Swans, Circle, Faust, Charalambides and others, not "alternative prog" bands like Dredg.



Edited by chamberry - June 26 2007 at 23:38

xhamasaki wrote: As with Radiohead, Tool, The Mars Volta, and several other bands on this site... dredg falls into the category of if you dont like them "you just dont get it"   thats all I have to say, and I think people who think they should be on this website agree...   if you don't like them and can't see why they are a progressive rock band, you just don't get it.... sorry   I added them to the archives, so I don't want to see such an experimental band taken off because someone listened to them for 5 minutes and decided they weren't good because they didnt throw in 100000 solos and use 85 time signature changes in the same song

Sorry xhamasaki, but I don't agree with you. I do like Dredg and I'm a fan of their El Cielo album. The problem is that I have trouble seeing them as a full on prog band. They may be an intelligent alternative rock band (not saying that alternative rock is dumb, by the way), but prog band it's not.

And, Dredg experimental?! Since when?

I know from what side you come from and I respect your opinion on seeing them as a prog band. And believe me, I know that bands don't need to have "100000 solos and use 85 time signature changes in the same song" to be prog.

As with Radiohead, Tool, The Mars Volta, and several other bands on this site... dredg falls into the category of if you dont like them "you just dont get it"

Edited by Synesthesia - June 24 2007 at 20:12

meh, i bought catch without arms and thought it was terrible. i'd like to give one of their other albums a fair chance, but i think im already prejudiced too much against them.





Edited by SolariS - June 23 2007 at 17:31

Man Overboard wrote: Fight Club wrote: Man Overboard wrote: Winand007 wrote: well the album wasn't prog at all, just alternative in my eyes And who the hell are you?  Linkin Park is on your top 10 list and they're bloody awful, maybe you should be removed from the Archives.  Your eyes are blind and your opinion is worthless.   That's a little harsh there man. Did you ever think maybe he never used his last fm much and used to listen to sh*t music? During that time he may have racked up quite a few plays for LP before getting into prog. I have a lot of friends like that including myself. Don't be so quick to judge even if you could be right. His Last.FM is active, I checked first.  His recent stuff is a combination of angst-rock and technical w**kery, with a few decent bands thrown in...  of -course- he didn't appreciate dredg, he doesn't have the maturity. As for my harshness...  what else do you expect from me?