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Logan 
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 Topic: Name the top album from each prog genrePosted: January 30 2012 at 14:15 |
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Just Another Diamond Day is a wonderful album, and I enjoy her much more recent one, Lookaftering, too, though not as much. Nice to see that she's been included in PA. Incidentally, this is the song that made me fall in love with Vashti -- so simple and beautiful. |
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: January 30 2012 at 17:35 |
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^^^ Listened to Vashti and loved her beautiful soft vocals. I used to listen to Mary Duff and she sounded similar. Its very melancholy and relaxing and I have no problem listening to that. Heck my wife would even like that! I will check out more clips and see what she is like - i think I could find an album or two of hers at the local library. checking now. I need to expand my listening beyond Symp, metal, and electronic...
and isnt Indo Raga cruelly undervalued round here? as is Math Rock! |
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AdamC3046
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Posted: January 30 2012 at 18:05 |
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Canterbury Scene - Caravan Crossover Prog - Steven Wilson Eclectic Prog - King Crimson Experimental/Post Metal - Tool Heavy Prog - Porcupine Tree Indo Prog/Raga - ? Jazz Fusion - The Mars Volta Krautrock - Tangerine Dream Neo Prog - ? Post/ Math Rock - Mogwai Prog Folk - Jethro Tull Prog Electronic - Pure Reason Revolution Prog Metal - Dream Theater (fav band) Psych Space - Amplifier RIO/ Avant - ? RPI - ? Symphonic - Genesis / Yes Tech/Extreme Metal - Opeth (next fav band) Zeuhl - Magma Various - ? Prog Related - Muse Proto Prog - ELO
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SaltyJon
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Posted: January 30 2012 at 18:06 |
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I think you forgot to write in the album names, there.
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: January 31 2012 at 21:26 |
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Hey Nice list of bands, I took the liberty of adding my fave album from each just for fun. feel free to add yours if my choice is not your faves. Nice to meet you too!
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AtomicCrimsonRush
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Posted: January 31 2012 at 21:33 |
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Well I have already changed some choices from listening to new prog this week.... Changes in red
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Lewa
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Posted: February 04 2012 at 18:47 |
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Hej
I agree this is a really, really, really great idea. Canterbury Scene – Softmachine Third Crossover Prog – David Bedford The Song Of The White Horse Eclectic Prog – VDGG Pawn Hearts Experimental/Post Metal – Omega Massif Geisterstadt Heavy Prog – The Mars Volta The Bedlam In Goliath Indo Prog/Raga – Codona Codona 3 Jazz Fusion - Tasavallan Presidentti Lambertland Krautrock – La Düsseldorf Viva Neo Prog – The Healing Road Tales From The Dam Post/ Math Rock – Beaten By Them Signs Of Life Prog Folk – Pierrot Lunaire Gudrun Prog Electronic – Tangerine Dream Zeit Prog Metal – Evergrey In Search Of Truth Psych Space – Earthling Society Sci-Fi Hi-Fi RIO/ Avant – I Am Above On The Left An A-Bomb To Wake Up RPI – Le Orme Felona E Sorona Symphonic – Yes Relayer Tech/Extreme Metal – Sigh Imaginary Sonicscape Zeuhl – Magma M.D.K. Various - pass Prog Related – Terry Riley Shri Camel Proto Prog – The Doors Waiting For The Sun |
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Warthur
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Posted: February 04 2012 at 20:51 |
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Sure, I'll play this game.
Canterbury Scene - Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt. It's got some stiff competition in the subgenre but on the whole nothing else moves me to quite the same extent as it does. Crossover Prog - Pampered Menial by Pavlov's Dog. Such an overlooked gem! Eclectic Prog - Godbluff by Van der Graaf Generator. Experimental/Post Metal - I will need to explore this genre more before giving a definitive answer. Heavy Prog - Moving Pictures by Rush, no contest. Indo Prog/Raga - I don't really like anything in this subgenre. Jazz Fusion - In A Silent Way by Miles Davis. Krautrock - Tanz der Lemminge by Amon Duul II. Neo Prog - Script for a Jester's Tear by Marillion. Not the first neo-prog album, there's numerous releases preceding it, but it was the first neo-prog masterpiece and it's so, so influential on the subgenre. Post/ Math Rock - Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven by Godspeed You Black Emperor. Prog Folk - Thick as a Brick by Jethro Tull. Prog Electronic - Another Green World by Brian Eno Prog Metal - Another one I'm having trouble with - not least because so many of the "greats" of the subgenre leave me cold. No Exit by Fates Warning, maybe? Psych Space - Space Ritual by Hawkwind RIO/ Avant - Hot Rats by Frank Zappa RPI - Wow, this is a tough one because there's so many good choices. But Forse Le Lucciole No Si Amano Piu by Locanda Delle Fate is the one which always haunts me so let's go with that. Symphonic - Selling England By the Pound by Genesis. Tech/Extreme Metal - Another "ask me later" subgenre. Probably Below the Lights by Enslaved since that's the one which opened by eyes to extreme metal. Zeuhl - Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh by Magma. Various - Skipping this one, don't really go for multi-artist compilations. Prog Related - Scary Monsters by David Bowie Proto Prog - LA Woman by The Doors. To chart my picks (counting down for maximum drama): 19 Tanz der Lemminge 18 No Exit 17 LA Woman 16 Below the Lights 15 Another Green World 14 Mekanik Destruktiw Kommandoh 13 Pampered Menial 12 Selling England By the Pound 11 Scary Monsters 10 Forse Le Lucciole... 9 Hot Rats 8 Space Ritual 7 Lift Your Skinny Fists... 6 In a Silent Way 5 Moving Pictures 4 Thick as a Brick 3 Script for a Jester's Tear 2 Godbluff And the number one spot goes to... 1 Rock Bottom
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Posted: February 04 2012 at 21:12 |
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^^^ Nice choices!
i havent heard Forse Le Lucciole... but will try to soon |
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Posted: February 08 2012 at 08:45 |
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I'll add one sentence to explain why I opted for these choices.
Canterbury Scene - Caravan - "For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night" - A classic Caravan album with more emphasis on the guitar, plus it boasts a song about Cthulhu, which is a huge plus.
Crossover Prog - Bjork - "Vespertine" - It's like roaming through ice palaces but without freezing to death.
Eclectic Prog - VdGG - "The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" - I love this release because the band still has some cool space rock attitude here that would be nixed for jazzier explorations in subsequent albums.
Experimental/Post Metal - Anathema - "We're Here Because We're Here" - Not really metal at all, but since 'post metal' seems to encompass a lot of variations in its sound, I'm choosing this gorgeous release.
Heavy Prog - Black Widow - "Sacrifice" - Not very heavy at all musically, but the combination of fun proggy rock with blatantly over-the-top devilish lyrics makes this one enjoyable (and sometimes hilarious) listen.
Indo Prog/Raga - Sheila Chandra - "Weaving My Ancester's Voices" - Maybe I'm cheating here (she's unfortunately not listed in the archives), but the meshing of such different traditional genres combined with an incredible vocalist with a couple of truly bizarre avant garde tracks in the mix makes this a winner.
Jazz Fusion - Hiromi Uehara - "Time Control" - Lately, whenever I'm in the mood to be blown away by sheer musicianship, I put this puppy on.
Krautrock - Amon Duul II - "Yeti" - Dark and freaky with one baddass album cover.
Neo Prog - Frost* - "Experiments In Mass Appeal" - I like this one the most since it veers away from the typical neo-prog sound, which is a style I'm not too engrossed with.
Post/ Math Rock - Flying Saucer Attack - "Further" - My best definition would be 'pastoral music to blow your ears off'.
Prog Folk - The Decemberists - "Picaresque" - My fav Jethro Tull albums can hardly be considered folk, so I went with The Decemberists and this folksy release with fantastic lyrics and a great opener.
Prog Electronic - Brian Eno - "Another Green World" - I know so little of this genre to the point where I chose this release because I've actually heard it.
Prog Metal - Nightwish - "Century Child" - They certainly don't hold back the bombast, but somehow they make this ridiculous 'metal meets opera' thing work.
Psych Space - Nektar - "Journey To The Centre Of The Eye" - I'm not sure if this is the soundtrack to a good trip or a bad trip, but man WHAT A TRIP.
RIO/ Avant - OOIOO - "Taiga" - From OOIOO to SCANDAL, there can never be enough all female Japanese bands.
RPI - PFM - "L'Isola di Niente" - Not too familiar with this genre at all, but this is my fav by this band and power of the opening track can not be denied.
Symphonic - Genesis - "Nursery Cryme" - I'm not going for a radical choice here, because sometimes the more popular ones really are the cream of the crop.
Tech/Extreme Metal - Madder Mortem - "All Flesh Is Grass" - If early Jefferson Airplane decided to play pulverizing metal, they may have sounded like this.
Zeuhl - Shub Niggurath - "Les Morts Vont Vite" - One of those albums to put on loudly when you see Jehovah's Witnesses heading towards your front door.
Various - "Jesus Christ Superstar" - Wins be default, but it does have some really good tunes in it, plus those godly vocals.
Prog Related - Blue Oyster Cult - "Tyranny And Mutation" - Very raw, mean and sometimes pretty weird, this was the BOC era I dug most.
Proto Prog - The Beatles - "The Beatles" - AKA The White Album, the diversity is vast yet the whole album works as a singular whole as a document to the year it was made.
A decent portion of my choices will probably change in a couple of months, that's music for ya. Edited by Prog Sothoth - February 08 2012 at 09:13 |
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Posted: February 08 2012 at 10:01 |
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^Nice choices, particularly with Madder Mortem (love that band). One thing though that bugs me, Anthema arent Post Metal, they're there under Experimental, as are most bands in that genre which probably should be renamed to Eclectic Prog Metal just to avoid the confusion.
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Prog Sothoth
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Posted: February 08 2012 at 17:08 |
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I have to agree in that Anathema sort of went from growling doom metal to a heavy prog(in a Porcupine Tree sense) band. The experimental/post metal tag seems to branch from symphonic black metal acts like Darkestrah to bands like Tool that don't even remotely sound similar. If I had to choose a strictly post metal band I suppose I'd go with Isis' "Oceanic", although I'm not all that familiar with the genre.
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Posted: February 15 2012 at 02:56 |
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^^^ its interesting with Anathema that i have never heard the darker growling years and still have no problems with their more recent material. A wonderful album too (4)
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Posted: February 25 2012 at 08:06 |
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Canterbury Scene - Robert Wyatt- Rock Bottom // Matching Mole- Matching Mole Crossover Prog - Radiohead- Kid A Eclectic Prog - King Crimson- Red Experimental/Post Metal - Green Carnation- Light of Day, Day of Darkness Heavy Prog - Anekdoten- From Within' Indo Prog/Raga - Magic Carpet Jazz Fusion - Pekka Pohjola- Visitation Krautrock - Ash Ra Tempel- Ash Ra Tempel Neo Prog Arena- The Visitor Post/ Math Rock - 65daysofstatic- The Fall of Math Prog Folk - Jethro Tull- Thick as a Brick Prog Electronic - Manuel Göttsching- E2 E4 Prog Metal - Ayreon- The Human Equation Psych Space - Älgarnas Trädgard- Främtiden är ett Svavande Skepp, Foränkrat i Forntiden RIO/ Avant - Frank Zappa- You Can't do That on Stage Anymore, vol. II RPI - Locanda Delle Fate- Forse le Lucciole Non Si Amano Più Symphonic - Yes- Close to the Edge Tech/Extreme Metal - Opeth- Blackwater Park Zeuhl - Ruins- Symphonica Various - Zappa's Universe (A Tribute to Frank Zappa) Prog Related - Iron Maiden- Powerslave Proto Prog - The Beatles- White Album |
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Posted: February 25 2012 at 10:14 |
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^ Welcome to PA! Great list.
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Posted: February 25 2012 at 16:49 |
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Canterbury Scene - Third-The Soft Machine Crossover Prog - Peter Gabriel III-Peter Gabriel Eclectic Prog - Red-King Crimson Experimental/Post Metal - Lateralus-Tool Heavy Prog - The Bedlam in Goliath-The Mars Volta Indo Prog/Raga -  Jazz Fusion - A Tribute to Jack Johnson-Miles Davis Krautrock - Tago Mago-Can Neo Prog Milliontown-Frost* Post/ Math Rock - f#a#(infinity)-Godspeed You! Black Emperor Prog Folk - I...don't think I like any Prog Electronic - Another Green World-Brian Eno Prog Metal - When Day and Dream Unite-Dream Theater Psych Space - Wish You Were Here-Pink Floyd RIO/ Avant - California-Mr. Bungle RPI - Haven't really heard any, sorry to say Symphonic - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway-Genesis Tech/Extreme Metal - The Sound of Perseverance-Death Zeuhl - Angherr Shisspa-Konejihyakkei Various - Haven't heard Prog Related - Black Sabbath-Black Sabbath Proto Prog - Quadrophenia-The Who
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I can only contribute nominations for only 2 catagories tho, so here goes
Neo Prog Rock = Arena - The Visitor (id reccomend that to anyone thats a fan of progressive rock)
Progressive Metal = Savatage - Handfull of Rain
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Done in a jiffy (i.e. not set in stone) and only for the categories where I actually have favourites:
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Canterbury Scene - Caravan - For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night
Crossover - Supertramp - Crime of the Century Eclectic - King Crimson - ITCOTCK Experimental/Post Metal - Green Carnation - The Quiet Offspring Heavy Prog - Rush - A Farewell to Kings Indo Prog/Raga - Voice of the Seven Woods (listed here as Prog Folk) Jazz/Rock Fusion - Chicago - II Krautrock - Ash Ra Tempel - Ash Ra Tempel Neo Prog - Marillion - Misplaced Childhood Post/Math Rock - Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F# A# ∞ Prog Folk - The Decemberists - The Hazards of Love Prog Electronic - ?? Prog Metal - Myrath - Tales of the Sands Psych/Space - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon RIO/Avant - The Plastic People of the Universe - Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club Banned RPI - PFM - Photos of Ghosts Symphonic - Kansas - Leftoverture Tech/Extreme Metal - Cynic - Focus Zeuhl - Ruins - Symphonica (really I have no idea but this is one of the few I actually own) Various - Yes, Solo Family Album |
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Canterbury Scene - Hatfield and the North s/t or Quiet Sun's "Mainstream" Crossover Prog - Sea Nymphs! Eclectic Prog - KC "Lark's Tongue In Aspic" Experimental/Post Metal - Either Virus' "Carheart" or motW's "Leaving Your Body Map" Heavy Prog - I actually don't really have one for this. Possibly PT's "The Sky Moves Sideways" Indo Prog/Raga -  Jazz Fusion - Herbie's "Crossover" or Screaming Headless Torsoes "1995" Krautrock - Can's "Future Days" or Neu! 1 Neo Prog- sorry, got nothing Post/ Math Rock - Don Caballero's "American Don" Prog Folk - JT's "Passion Play" and Jan Duke De Grey's "Mice and Rats in the Loft", or North Sea Radio Orchestra's "I a Moon" Prog Electronic - Brian Eno's "Another Green World" Prog Metal - Shaolin Death Squad "Intelligent Design" Psych Space - Not one that I really like from here. RIO/ Avant - Cardiacs' "Sing To God" of coure! There are many more from here, but StG just takes the cake. RPI - A genre which I need explore more. Symphonic - probably CttE Tech/Extreme Metal - Either Dodheimsgard's "Supervillain Outcast", or Deathspell Omega's "Fas Ine", or maybe Negura Bunget's "Om" Zeuhl - Bondage Fruit II, Kontarkohrz (close enough spelling) Various - "Leader of the Starry of the starry skies vol. 1" tribute to Tim Smith Prog Related - I don't know Proto Prog - The Doors. Maybe.
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