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Poll Question: Which "group" do you pick?
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14 [25.45%]
18 [32.73%]
6 [10.91%]
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American, simply for Symphony X (personal fave).

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Originally posted by verslibre verslibre wrote:

Originally posted by essexboyinwales essexboyinwales wrote:

Oh, and if someone can recommend me some Fates Warning please....

No Exit (1988)
Perfect Symmetry (1989)
Parallels (1991)
Inside Out (1994)
Theories of Flight (2016)
Long Day Good Night (2020)

Each album can be heard in its entirety on YT.



Thanks, and to Cristi, I will probably start on SpotifySmile
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Its the way I feel about Symphony X and Fates warning that made me vote this way Dream theater are also pretty cool. Smile
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Dream Theater/Symphony X/Fates Warning (American)
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I say a mix of both . . .


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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

I say a mix of both . . .



we have to choose between the options there in the poll. 

Otherwise I'd choose both, there is great progressive metal in both Europe and the US. 
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'Neither' is at 2nd in this poll...
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Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

'Neither' is at 2nd in this poll...

considering how unpopular the genre is on the forum these days, I'm not surprised to be honest. 
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Another vote for neither........I own  the first 2 Dream Theater and the first 2 Liquid Tension albums....and that's it from the prog metal arena for me. Haven't played them in ages.
I like heavy prog , etc but have never been able to get into the prog metal realm. Just doesn't click for me....not sure why.
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I have listened to most of these, but Riverside stands out since I still listen to them, while the rest doesn’t interest me anymore.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

I say a mix of both . . .
we have to choose between the options there in the poll. 
Otherwise I'd choose both, there is great progressive metal in both Europe and the US.

Hmm... well for the original article it would have to be Britain (not "Europe")--   Sabbath, Priest, Maiden, Angel Witch, Automatic Fine Tuning.  

But for contemporary stuff Europe also has some greats: 1980 (France), Spiral Architect (Norway), Opeth (Sweden), CWE (Germany) . . . and the kings, Planet X .
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Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Atavachron Atavachron wrote:

I say a mix of both . . .
we have to choose between the options there in the poll. 
Otherwise I'd choose both, there is great progressive metal in both Europe and the US.

Hmm... well for the original article it would have to be Britain (not "Europe")--   Sabbath, Priest, Maiden, Angel Witch, Automatic Fine Tuning.  

But for contemporary stuff Europe also has some greats: 1980 (France), Spiral Architect (Norway), Opeth (Sweden), CWE (Germany) . . . and the kings, Planet X .




Man, I'm so glad that you've been repping Planet X so much lately. Moonbabies is one of my favorite jazz fusion/jazz metal albums out there, and it's also incredibly nostalgic for me. I was around 11 when I first heard it, and it was one of the records that really got me infatuated with both jazz and prog in the first place Smile


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Gotta represent them boys !
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Wow, the results are pretty close. "Neither" can still win! LOL
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Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

Wow, the results are pretty close. "Neither" can still win! LOL

If I had voted according to the OP, rather than the title, “neither” would probably have been the most accurate response for me. But I felt it was rather negative, which is why I ignored the bands, and went purely for the American vs. European.

Of course, I also made the assumption that American meant North American (as no bands listed came from any other part of the Americas), only to find in a response to my post that it was even more specific, and meant the US.

In terms of geographical areas, Europe walks all over the US. It’s not even close to a fair competition. But in terms of these bands, well to put it politely, I can definitely understand why there are so many “neither” votes, and the only reason mine isn’t one of them, is that I don’t like to be negative, if I can find a way to be positive.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Rick1 Rick1 wrote:

'Neither' is at 2nd in this poll...

considering how unpopular the genre is on the forum these days, I'm not surprised to be honest. 
Well I don't understand what's wrong with the genre? It's good music to my ears (both American and European).
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Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

^ How do you call the people from the USA? You are British or English. But if you mean from the UK, there's no UK'ian. As is the case for the people from the USA. I prefer to call the people from the USA "Americans" as I don't know of any other word to address them.

When dealing with my British friends, I often refer to myself as a "colonial."  

I've offered to apologize to Her Majesty if she would take us back, but it hasn't happened yet.  

Whenever I am abroad, it never ceases to amaze me how accurate the term "ugly American" can be.  

Another good term for all of us is "Yankee" or "Yank."  More times than not, there is a derogatory spin to the word, but I don't mind it.  I've been called a "Damn Yankee!" to my face in the southern USA, we all just laughed! 

As far as metal, I think European is more creative....it often has a nice classical touch that we Yanks can't really emulate.  Happy New Year, all!!  

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Originally posted by cstack3 cstack3 wrote:

Originally posted by Shadowyzard Shadowyzard wrote:

^ How do you call the people from the USA? You are British or English. But if you mean from the UK, there's no UK'ian. As is the case for the people from the USA. I prefer to call the people from the USA "Americans" as I don't know of any other word to address them.

When dealing with my British friends, I often refer to myself as a "colonial."  

I've offered to apologize to Her Majesty if she would take us back, but it hasn't happened yet.  

Whenever I am abroad, it never ceases to amaze me how accurate the term "ugly American" can be.  

Another good term for all of us is "Yankee" or "Yank."  More times than not, there is a derogatory spin to the word, but I don't mind it.  I've been called a "Damn Yankee!" to my face in the southern USA, we all just laughed! 

As far as metal, I think European is more creative....it often has a nice classical touch that we Yanks can't really emulate.  Happy New Year, all!!  

*Charles the Colonial*

Cool post, man. StarThumbs Up

Happy new year!
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