Progressive songs from non-prog bands

Judas Priest sucks more than any other band ever. Rob Halford sucks. Worst guitarist ever. bass sucks. Worst drums.

No Quarter - Led Zeppelin

Most prog song by a non prog band

"Loneliness" from e Pluribus Funk" Grand Funk, Fantastic, really fantastic, I think Mark Farner liked progressive, who don´t know, listen...

prog-tended:

1.rare earth-ma

2.alice cooper-killer

3.herbie hancock-chameleon

4.lynyrd skynyrd-free bird

5.mountain-nantucket sleighride

6.david bowie-space oddity

7.led zeppelin-since i've been loving you

8.black sabbath-fairies wear boots

9.jimi hendrix-machine gun

10.the doors-the end

11.queen-innuendo

12.shocking blue-navajo tears

13.deep purple-when a blind man cries

salmacis wrote: As has been specified, Judas Priest's 'Prelude/Tyrant' is very progressive, but I think anything from their masterpiece 'Sad Wings Of Destiny' would fit the bill- particularly the two part 'Dreamer Deceiver' and 'Epitaph' which sounds similar to Peter Hammill, at times. 'Sad Wings Of Destiny' is my favourite metal album of all time as well, as it presented something new in the genre, a more complex type of metal than had been previously presented.

I'd listen to Dark - Darkside.Judas Priest definately listened to this song I think.K K Downing considers himself as a progressive guitarist - I read somewhere.

As for Diamond Head being the pioneers of Progressive Metal couldn't this really be given to the Priest.Diamond Head were really a fusion between Black Sabbath/Led Zep. Perhaps a little bit of Judas Priest was in there as well.

White Spirit (Deep Purple/Yes influences) - I would consider them Prog Rock.Jannick Gers(Ian Gillan etc.) was actually a big Steve Howe fan.I can remember he done a Steve Howe acoustic set( got cut short because fans starting booing - in support of Ian Gillan in fact).

There were a few other NWOBHM that had Prog influences - much more so than Diamond Head(I actually own a copy of the White Album)

Incubus - Just a Phase - sounds sort of Prog to me.   

Mercury Rev - have strong Prog influences.Vocalist spoils sound.    

Tori Amos - Definate prog influences - Her piano playing is described as being prog styled.

Tony Chids - Peter Gabriel influences give her quite a Progish sound.At her best must be regarded as one of the best female vocalists - very,very underated.

Dj Shadow,Future Sound of London,Plaid etc - could be considered as Progressive Electronic(genre of Prog) at times.

McCoy Tyner - Is worth a listen if you are a Keith Emerson,Rick Wakeman piano twinkling fan - My favourite things - for one.Also - Passion Dance - especially for fusion fans(Herbie Hancock,Chick Corea fans etc.)    

PS        Soul Jass/Jazz Funk/Hard Bop definately influenced early prog developement(jazz influenced especially) - Acid Jazz for this reason can sound a bit prog at times/as well as Trip Hop.

Coya wrote: Don't you think The Doors have sometimes some kind of proggy sound ?

More of a late 60's Psychodelic/Acid Rock sound - definately influenced a few early Prog groups.

Smashing pumpkins regulary wrote songs over six minutes that had unconventional structuring. Billy Corgan even admits to be influenced by 70's prog bands like King Crimson and Yes. Hell, Siamese Dream even had a mellotron!