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25 tracks from 25 generally less classic bands

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Topic: 25 tracks from 25 generally less classic bands
Posted By: Logan
Subject: 25 tracks from 25 generally less classic bands
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 05:54
I chose 25 quite well-known less classic bands included in PA as Prog, and then used Rate Your Music's top ranked song for each band (that ranking is based on an amalgamation of ratings and a particular algorithm).

This was harder to pair down as I thought quite few more, I generally wanted more than just a few albums (like more than three), to get some variety, and to go with pretty well-known and/or popular names. Leaving out, say, Anglagard was hard. I wanted Death, would have liked black midi, and quite a few others.

Please list and vote for up to five of these tracks (only one vote per song).

I should have included the album list in the OP before as that can help with response.

Anekdoten - Karelia
Arena - The Hanging Tree
Art Zoyd - La ville
Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard
Cardiacs - Dirty Boy
Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons
The Flower Kings - World of Adventures
Haken - Cockroach King
IQ - Sacred Sound
Kayo Dot - The Manifold Curiosity
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Dripping Tap
Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear
Motorpsycho - Sinful, Wind-Borne
Opeth - Ghost of Perdition
Pain of Salvation - A Trace of Blood
Pendragon - Paintbox
Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize
Present - Promenade au fond d'un canal
Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Riverside - Second Life Syndrome
Spock's Beard - At the End of the Day
Swans - Helpless Child
Thinking Plague - Lycanthrope
Tool - Parabola
Univers Zero - Jack the Ripper

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Posted By: ThyroidGlands
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 06:08
Amazing poll!

Dirty Boy
Lycanthrope
Jack the Ripper
Karelia
Promenade...

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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 06:24
Originally posted by ThyroidGlands ThyroidGlands wrote:

Amazing poll!

Dirty Boy
Lycanthrope
Jack the Ripper
Karelia
Promenade...


Thanks, and I love your choices. :)

I'll go with:
Art Zoyd - La ville
Cardiacs - Dirty Boy
Swans - Helpless Child
Thinking Plague - Lycanthrope
Univers Zero - Jack the Ripper

Incidentally, I have considered both Dirty Boy and Helpless Child to be like my signature songs at different times.

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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment.


Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 07:30
Lots of good choices.

Settled on (in no particular order):

The Hanging Tree
The Underfall Yard
Sacred Sound
Script for a Jester's Tear

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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 08:05
Five clear favorites this time:

Art Zoyd - La ville
Univers Zero - Jack the Ripper
Kayo Dot - The Manifold Curiosity
Swans - Helpless Child
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Dripping Tap

Also like

Radiohead - Paranoid Android
Present - Promenade au fond d'un canal
Anekdoten - Karelia
Thinking Plague - Lycanthrope
Tool - Parabola
Opeth - Ghost of Perdition


Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 09:16
^ very nice.

While I was particularly trying to think of popular choices, especially to remember ones that are not so much in my wheelhouse, I regret forgetting what has become one of my very favourite bands, which is Godspeed You! Black Emperor (my fave band from Canada). The rateyourmusic pick would be "Sleep" for it.

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Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment.


Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 11:17
The RIO bands plus Cardiacs...and Marillion!


Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 11:31
Promenade
La Ville
Jack the Ripper
Manifold
Lyncanthrope





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Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 14:25
Big Big Train Under fall Yard. One of my very favorite epics. Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree would follow BBT.


Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 16:26
La Ville (for once Metropolis comes up, very strong album, rarely mentioned), Dirty Boy, Paranoid Android, Helpless Child, Lycanthrope, Jack the Ripper. Oops, that's six. I kick out Jack the Ripper as this currently has most votes.



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