Have these bands been forgotten by most prog fans?

Canterzeuhl wrote: Yellow Magic Orchestra (Japanese wonderment.)

There's a French animation movie - Approved for Adoption - which featured one of their songs: "Firecracker".
I won't say it will bring a new generation of fans, but it could do it.

Jbird wrote: I'm almost 49, started listening to prog in the '70s (Kansas, Yes, Rush, etc.) and I've never listened to any of those bands the OP posted. Heck, I haven't even heard of some of them.

chopper wrote: Jbird wrote: I'm almost 49, started listening to prog in the '70s (Kansas, Yes, Rush, etc.) and I've never listened to any of those bands the OP posted. Heck, I haven't even heard of some of them.   You've never listened to Barclay James Harvest or Mannfred Mann's earth band or The Nice or Procol Harum or The Strawbs or Focus or Argent or Renaissance or Gong or Greenslade? Your prog listening has missed an awful lot!

ghost_of_morphy wrote: Surrealist wrote: I prefer the pre digital era Prog because I know for a fact the artists were actually playing the music.  If I even suspect that the bands or artist has been copy and pasting sound files, using someone elses samples or digitally altering the timing of the rhythm tracks.. it goes right into the trash can.  Why? Because they are not playing it. There are kids releasing songs now on itunes that have never even held an instrument.  It's become silly and I won't support it.  You support that "Apple Garage Band" stuff, not me. Do you  also only read books that were written with a quill pen?

I prefer the pre electric sound, because then i know, it is actualy what was played, without any false delays ect.

Edited by tamijo - April 03 2013 at 07:26

In the late part of the 1800s, you had the late romantic composers like Bruckner and Mahler creating great music with their symphonies, and then came Elgar, Franck,etc.
     I wish i was around in the late 1800s

Canterzeuhl wrote: presdoug wrote: In the late part of the 1800s, you had the late romantic composers like Bruckner and Mahler creating great music with their symphonies, and then came Elgar, Franck,etc.      I wish i was around in the late 1800s But then you wouldn't have lived to hear Helmut Köllen!

That's a point well taken, really. No music of Helmut's? That would be a shame, indeed.

Edited by presdoug - April 04 2013 at 09:19

To the original poster of this thread. Sorry, but I am not familiar with most of the bands on your list. However...

Procol Harum was on your list. They never got their due. And, it's a fact that they were the first progressive rock band. Period. Listen to 'Repent Walpugis.' Nobody had done music like that before, ever. Procol predates King Crimson, Yes, ELP, and most others by 3 years and 3 albums!

Also, the Strawbs were great! I love them too. They were overlooked as well.

When prog first started making a comeback in the early 90s, I was in my early 20s and really getting into it.  So I've noticed a few bands that seemed like a pretty big deal back then, but which I don't really hear mentioned much since I became a regular here.  The OP's list brought back a memory of one of them, CAST (from Mexico). I saw them live once and they were classy and professional, and had already been around for many years by then.  I wonder what's up with them.  A PIEDI NUDI (Italy) was another one, and some Canterbury band from Athens Georgia (!) whose name I keep forgetting.  Who else...  BOUD DEUN?  Now there was a hot band.  These are bands that mostly stopped making new albums long ago, but weren't part of that classic 60s/70s scene.  Gone, and somewhat forgotten.

Edited by HolyMoly - June 02 2013 at 08:29