Romantic Prog
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Topic: Romantic Prog
Posted By: Wuschel
Subject: Romantic Prog
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 13:33
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Hi! I'm new to prog and at the moment I'm searching for bands that play a slow, balladsy style with romantic melodies. Is there something like that, that you could recommend me? |
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Posted By: Asyte2c00
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 13:45
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Fireships - Peter Hammill
Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd (To a certain extent, like "Summer '68, "Fat Old Sun")
Everyone is Everybody Else - Barclay James Harvest
Octoberon - Barclay James Harvest
XII - Barclay James Harvest
Time Honoured Ghost - Barclay James Harvest (Imagine the Eagles' "Take it to the Limit" played ten different ways. I dont which album came out first, but some of the songs, especially "Sweet Jesus." "Sweet Jesus" and "Take it To Limit" sounds SO similar its shocking.
Wind & Wuthering - Genesis ("One for the Vine" has the shortest, most beautiful intro, it sets the mood perfectly, especially if you looking at the album art while listeing to the song. Its unworldly. "One for the Vine" is my favorite track on the album. "Blood on the Rooftops" is another Hackett-romantic guitar tune, similar to "Horizons").
Overall, delve into BJH.
BJH:
Fantastic Melodies
Slow Mid-tempo Ballads
Uplifting Subject Matter
Poignant Lyrics
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Posted By: rainbow111
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 14:55
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Renaissance, especially Novella, very soft...Annie is the best! ------------- It's got to be slow Taking love the only way It's got to just flow Making love and taking time to let it grow |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 14:56
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Marillion, perhaps?
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Posted By: Zac M
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 15:00
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The Enid Anthony Phillips Harmonium Camel ------------- "Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty |
Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 15:40
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Definitely: Pendragon Almost everything by them has a romantic and very melodic feeling. Nice music when you're alone with girls.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Barla/?chartstyle=LastfmMyspace">  
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 16:05
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I agree with the Harmonium recommendation Some other recommendations: Holderlin - Holderlin's Traum. Beautiful prog folk from Germany. Lovely female vocals. Sigur Ros - ( ). Very melancholic post-rock. Lovely piano. ------------- 
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Posted By: rainbow111
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 16:07
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ohh-Blackmore's Night ------------- It's got to be slow Taking love the only way It's got to just flow Making love and taking time to let it grow |
Posted By: Ed_The_Dead
Date Posted: December 17 2006 at 16:27
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White Willow! In particular the song "Book of Love" ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ed_the_dead/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: king_pin
Date Posted: December 20 2006 at 13:02
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Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane - This Heart of Mien (I Pledge), Second Love
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: December 21 2006 at 16:50
Guitarist Stephen Caudel might be of interest.Tends to get pigeon holed as 'New Age' but his best album Earth In Turquoise is very prog in style and has that melodic/romantic style that I guess you are into.
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Wuschel wrote:Posted By: Drekavac
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:31
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Perhaps King Crimsons first four albums? As well as Yes' first two albums. Theres also bands like Jade Warrior and early Caravan. You should probably check out the Canterbury scene. |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:55
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I'd say Camel had their fair share of romantic songs. I also agree with the Harmonium recommendations. -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:56
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I agree with the Camel recommendations. What about the Moody Blues? |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 14:39
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Harmonium Locanda Delle Fate Premiata Forneria Marconi Camel Ange Barclay James Harvest Steve Hackett's progressive/acoustic stuff ------------- 
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Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 16:33
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How about..... GENESIS the most romantic of the original 70's prog giants. almost the entire Gabriel era is cast in a wistful romantic vein, with varying motifs of melancholy ------------- I am but a servant of the mighty Fripp, the sound of whose loins shall forever be upon the tongues of his followers. |
Posted By: chessman
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 17:10
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Satellite - A Street Between Sunrise And Sunset
Satellite - Evening Games
Barclay James Harvest - Gone To Earth
Justin Hayward/John Lodge - Bluejays
Collage - Moonshine
Steve Hackett - Voyage Of The Acolyte
Anthony Phillips - The Geese And The Ghost
There are many more, of course!
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Posted By: paulindigo
Date Posted: January 08 2007 at 10:09
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Spring - s/t
You might like Orme and some Procol Harum (A Whiter Shade of Pale, Homburg, A Salty Dog...) |
Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 01:58
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I'd recommend Days of Future Passed by the Moody Blues, Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson, and, er, uh...Heavy Horses. By Jethro Tull. Yeah. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: toolis
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 02:05
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Mogwai - Happy Songs For Happy People ------------- -music is like pornography... sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more... -sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue... |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 02:13
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peter gabriel solo. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: January 09 2007 at 02:16
Yes, specially the song Now And Then... Lovely!
Anathema songs off the album Alternative 4, Judgement and Natural Disaster ( Are You there, Harmonium, Fragile Dreams) had its share of romanticaly melodic songs, I'm sure you will dig. ------------- 
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