Ghost (Swe) - heavy prog
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Topic: Ghost (Swe) - heavy prog
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: Ghost (Swe) - heavy prog
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 10:15
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this band should be evaluated for heavy prog for their heavy use of hammond organ, sabbat, deep purple and zeppelin esque sound, but also for their experiemental sound, expressive vocals and epic sound, thye even add gregoria chantings http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_%28Swedish_band%29" rel="nofollow - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_%28Swedish_band%29 -------------  
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Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 10:37
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I think Ghost woud find a right place on Progarchives.
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Posted By: VanVanVan
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 11:03
I'm listening through this as we speak and I'm loving this album. The melodies and style are simply amazing. That said, I don't honestly see this as particularly prog or even related. Merely my opinion though.  ------------- "The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 12:06
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Nice stuff indeed, but like Alex here, I fail to hear the prog. Hard rock with extended soloing and the odd experimental bridge is what I get. So, sadly, no cigar. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 15:02
Ghost played with Mastodon and Opeth on Heritage Hunter Tour, so they are at least merely related to prog
 Anyway, they're going to release their second album soon, as far as I am aware of, so think we should wait for it. Maybe there would be more progressiveness on it. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Andy Webb
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 17:52
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Love these guys, saw 'em live, have their album, and am a big fan, but they wouldn't be accepted here. They're retro hard rock with a modern metal twinge. ------------- http://ow.ly/8ymqg" rel="nofollow">  
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Posted By: Eria Tarka
Date Posted: November 05 2012 at 20:02
They don't sound like Sabbat at all  only kidding of course. I'm really loving this album though. |
aginor wrote:Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: November 06 2012 at 04:05
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Amazing band with one amazing album, but not Prog. The aptly named song Genesis is the closest they come to it. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: November 08 2012 at 16:44
| I think they would fit well into heavy prog. They don't have the twenty minute songs angle of prog, but their sound pallette fits the bill. |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: November 09 2012 at 21:15
Well, even with this album Ghost are more prog than http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=17226" rel="nofollow - Necromandus 
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: March 28 2013 at 16:52
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Two singles from the upcoming second album:
Don't care much for the first, but the second one is an absolute killer song. Also, boobies. Still don't hear much prog in them, though.
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 15:26
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Second album streaming in its entirety: http://pitchfork.com/advance/67-infestissumam/" rel="nofollow - http://pitchfork.com/advance/67-infestissumam/ Proggiest than the first, but still not sure it manages to open the door for them. Oh, and also awesome!
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Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 15:57
| I think they would be a good fit for heavy prof or prog related. |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 11 2013 at 22:22
For me they're no less prog than many already added artists in heavy prog category. So I completely support their inclusion. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: April 12 2013 at 17:21
| ^exactly |
Posted By: seventhsojourn
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 04:48
| Nope, not prog rock imo. |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 08:01
Well, I cardinally don't understand how one could call 'not prog' a http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afvx9qqLYCU" rel="nofollow - six minutes-long song with choral vocals and unconventional song structure (C-C-A-B-C-A-B-guitar solo-D-B instead of A-B-A-B-bridge-solo-A-B), and I won't even mention about unique sounding itself. And it's even not thier most complex/unusual one. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 08:33
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I get what you are saying, but by that definition we would have a vast ocean of acts on here with nothing to do with prog.
Ghost incorporate whiffs of 'prog' into their style yes, but at the core of the music, you find balls-to-the-walls heavy rock. That is essentially what the band is about, at least to these ears. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: ole-the-first
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 08:46
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^Well, but still we have Heavy Prog and Prog-Related categories, full of bands with very scarce touches with prog. I wouldn't say that Black Sabbath or Blue Oyster Cult or Budgie are so prog, but still they're presented here.So Ghost looks much more acceptable for prog site than Sabbath or Aviv Geffen. ------------- This night wounds time. |
Posted By: Guldbamsen
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 08:55
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Yes, but both Black Sabbath, Budgie and BOC had a huge impact on rock music in general, which is something that can't be said about Ghost. Acts who do get in in PR, should have this facet to them, or at the least be very influential in one way or another. ------------- “The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” - Douglas Adams |
Posted By: pianoman
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 12:30
But why would we simply include acts because of how influential they were, rather than their actual style of music? In that case, we should be getting Beethoven and Wagner on here 
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Posted By: the only sane man
Date Posted: April 16 2013 at 14:20
For the record, I don't think they are particularly proggy......BUT, I went to see them live a couple of weeks ago, and can confirm that they are most definitely EXCELLENT!
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