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    Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:40
Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:

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^^ Alright, you've given them a shot at least. Just keep in mind they aren't progressive like Yes and Genesis, but more in their own way. Give Damnation and Watershed a try. Those are their most by-the-books progressive releases. Damnation is growl-free and in the vein of Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd. Watershed. is a typical progressive metal album with some grunts time-to-time. If those don't convince you that they are more than a death metal band, then nothing will.


I should try out DAMNATION some time... If its full of Mellotron, I'm there

Please, keep in mind, I love them as a band, but I just don't feel that they're really very prog...


Their latest two albums (Watershed and Ghost Reveries) are also full of mellotron, in addition to keeping their metal side.

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Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

^^ Alright, you've given them a shot at least. Just keep in mind they aren't progressive like Yes and Genesis, but more in their own way. Give Damnation and Watershed a try. Those are their most by-the-books progressive releases. Damnation is growl-free and in the vein of Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd. Watershed. is a typical progressive metal album with some grunts time-to-time. If those don't convince you that they are more than a death metal band, then nothing will.


I should try out DAMNATION some time... If its full of Mellotron, I'm there

Please, keep in mind, I love them as a band, but I just don't feel that they're really very prog...
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^^ Alright, you've given them a shot at least. Just keep in mind they aren't progressive like Yes and Genesis, but more in their own way. Give Damnation and Watershed a try. Those are their most by-the-books progressive releases. Damnation is growl-free and in the vein of Porcupine Tree and Pink Floyd. Watershed. is a typical progressive metal album with some grunts time-to-time. If those don't convince you that they are more than a death metal band, then nothing will.

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^ Blackwater Park, Deliverance, My Arms Your Hearse, Ghost Reveries and Still Life.
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Originally posted by progkidjoel progkidjoel wrote:

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Originally posted by -Radioswim- -Radioswim- wrote:

Opeth ? Really ? #1 ? They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.
Opeth? Not Progressive? You clearly haven't listened to Watershed, because you can't possibly listen to it and say it is not prog.


I agree that calling OPETH progressive is a bit of a stretch... I own 5 of their albums now, and they still feel like pure death metal to me...


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Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:


Originally posted by -Radioswim- -Radioswim- wrote:

Opeth ? Really ? #1 ? They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.
Opeth? Not Progressive? You clearly haven't listened to Watershed, because you can't possibly listen to it and say it is not prog.


I agree that calling OPETH progressive is a bit of a stretch... I own 5 of their albums now, and they still feel like pure death metal to me...
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Originally posted by -Radioswim- -Radioswim- wrote:

Opeth ? Really ? #1 ?

They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.


Opeth? Not Progressive? You clearly haven't listened to Watershed, because you can't possibly listen to it and say it is not prog.

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Originally posted by Lucent Lucent wrote:

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Originally posted by pianoman pianoman wrote:

I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened!

2008 was just a crappy year for music in general.

Two words: Lunatic Soul

I didn't know what that was, so I looked it up, and this is what I found:



Yeah, not buying it.

And anyway, one album can't make a year good by itself.
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Originally posted by Pnoom! Pnoom! wrote:

Originally posted by pianoman pianoman wrote:

I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened!

2008 was just a crappy year for music in general.



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Originally posted by pianoman pianoman wrote:

I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened!

2008 was just a crappy year for music in general.
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Do you ever want to go back and redo a top of the year list later?  Seriously, I find albums all the time that weren't hyped that much that I discovery some years later... either buying a back catalog or word of mouth and I think, "this album is one of the best albums released that year" yet it never made it to anyone's list.  Weird how that works out.
 
And yeah... some of the list is totally amazing music, but isn't what I'd call prog.  And yeah... it is missing Ghost Circus - Across the Line which is easily in the top 5 prog albums of 2008. IMO.
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im glad opeth made a top ten appearance however i'm not sure watershed was deserving of number one, it seemed a little uninspired compared to their early stuff to my ears at least... il bacio della medusa was well deserving of a high spot as was mars volta. thought insurgentes would have been a little higher... but i guess the album isn't released as a hard copy until march 2009 so that might have something to do with it i guess
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I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened!
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Originally posted by Moatilliatta Moatilliatta wrote:

Originally posted by moreitsythanyou moreitsythanyou wrote:

Originally posted by Kestrel Kestrel wrote:

It's a shame Birds & Buildings wasn't higher... *sigh*

True.
Opeth and Volta got huge bumps for being well known it seems, but overall I'd say that I'm rather satisfied with the list.
 
I think they got huge bumps for being AWESOME!
 
I'm very late to seeing this list. I don't know how I missed it. Anyway, it's somewhat of a good list.

your right, it's a GREAT list. I don't think Volta made it up there because they're awesome. They made it because they are a truly talented and creative group.
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Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

Originally posted by -Radioswim- -Radioswim- wrote:

Opeth ? Really ? #1 ?

They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.


Umm, coolConfused


Not really. Pretty gross if you ask me.


That was kinda what I was implying, lol.

your absolutely right, it is gross. And it also hurts, which is what I was implying about Opeth's Music.
I don't know, I just never understood them I guess. In my opinion the #1 spot should go to a more progressive and deserving artist, such as Steve Wilson, or Marillion. I guess I speak for myself and a small group of others though, sadly.
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Points: 3083 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 27 2009 at 13:52
Originally posted by moreitsythanyou moreitsythanyou wrote:

Originally posted by Kestrel Kestrel wrote:

It's a shame Birds & Buildings wasn't higher... *sigh*

True.
Opeth and Volta got huge bumps for being well known it seems, but overall I'd say that I'm rather satisfied with the list.
 
I think they got huge bumps for being AWESOME!
 
I'm very late to seeing this list. I don't know how I missed it. Anyway, it's somewhat of a good list.
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Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

Originally posted by -Radioswim- -Radioswim- wrote:

Opeth ? Really ? #1 ?

They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.


Umm, coolConfused


Not really. Pretty gross if you ask me.


That was kinda what I was implying, lol.
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Originally posted by HughesJB4 HughesJB4 wrote:

Originally posted by -Radioswim- -Radioswim- wrote:

Opeth ? Really ? #1 ?

They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.


Umm, coolConfused


Not really. Pretty gross if you ask me.
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Originally posted by -Radioswim- -Radioswim- wrote:

Opeth ? Really ? #1 ?

They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.


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