90's greatest bands

Greatest  bands found in the 1990's and NOT mentioned so far: 

Prog rock :

Mostly Autumn (indie prog), Karnataka, Enchant

Atmospheric/Gothic prog : 

Anathema, The Third and Mortal, Amorphis, Arcturus, Green Carnation, In the Woods..., Novembre, Winds, Zero Hour

Prog metal :

Vauxdvihl,  Soul Cages, Superior, Conception, Mind's Eye, Secrecy, Jester's March,

Ark, Magnitude 9, Theshold, Age of Silence, Ayreon, Artension, Zero Hour, 

Beyond Twilight, Poverty's No Crime , Spheric Universe Experience,

Spiral Architect , Dali's Dilemma ,  Sieges Even (recorded a thrash LP in '89, but being prog since '90)

Powerprog: 

Angra, Elegy, Consortium Project

Okay enough!!

..due to my age (26) , the 90's was my favourite prog decade, 

as some people dig 70's or 00's 

Edited by Neue regel - December 09 2010 at 13:21

lazland wrote: WalterDigsTunes wrote: None. Worst decade ever (except for the 2000s and 2010s). Walter. At the risk of receiving a pile of PM's telling me off for starting you off, I would like to know the answers to questions about your attitude to music which have been bothering me for some time now. Here goes: 1. Why is 1989 your cut off point for "decent" music? 2. What specific date in 1989? 1st April? 31st December? 3. Why not 1988? Personally, I don't see a great deal of difference between the two years as far as releases go. 4. Nor can I see much difference with 1990 either. Why? 5. What exactly do you define as being good music, and have any bands produced any since 1989? 6. Have you ever thought that you are missing out just a tinsy insy bit as far as some of the great music released by new bands since 1989? 7. For that matter, have you ever listened to any of said new stuff? If so, how can you possibly make a judgement? I think I'll go to the pub now

Why won't you answer?

lazland wrote: lazland wrote: WalterDigsTunes wrote: None. Worst decade ever (except for the 2000s and 2010s). Walter. At the risk of receiving a pile of PM's telling me off for starting you off, I would like to know the answers to questions about your attitude to music which have been bothering me for some time now. Here goes: 1. Why is 1989 your cut off point for "decent" music? 2. What specific date in 1989? 1st April? 31st December? 3. Why not 1988? Personally, I don't see a great deal of difference between the two years as far as releases go. 4. Nor can I see much difference with 1990 either. Why? 5. What exactly do you define as being good music, and have any bands produced any since 1989? 6. Have you ever thought that you are missing out just a tinsy insy bit as far as some of the great music released by new bands since 1989? 7. For that matter, have you ever listened to any of said new stuff? If so, how can you possibly make a judgement? I think I'll go to the pub now Why won't you answer?

Stooge wrote: WalterDigsTunes wrote: None. Worst decade ever (except for the 2000s and 2010s). Don't worry.  I hear the 2020's has tons of potential.

Can you give me tonight's six lottery numbers?

Ruins!

God bless the 1990's.

The awakening from the vacuous 80's. The 80's where technology and angst were disguised as creation. Where bands known for their progressive work were churning out tasteless pop irritations. Even bands like King Crimson were barely a couple poly rhythms over the threshold of being a Police clone. Only the metal/crossover scene was shaping into something of interest.

The 90's signaled the rebirth of thought in art. Musicians were again allowed to count past 4. The 90's even signaled the awakening of the past. The popularization of the internet allowing people that would otherwise be limited to domestic products the opportunity to explore the international scene.  

Let us all rejoice in the 1990's!

Amen!

Here are my fav's.

1. Bondage Fruit
2. Mats/Morgan
3. Mr. Bungle
4. Meshuggah
5. Buckethead
6. Bela Flek and the Flektones
7. Ruins
8. Sieges Even
9. The Residents
10. Idiot Flesh

Tapfret wrote: God bless the 1990's. The awakening from the vacuous 80's. The 80's where technology and angst were disguised as creation. Where bands known for their progressive work were churning out tasteless pop irritations. Even bands like King Crimson were barely a couple poly rhythms over the threshold of being a Police clone. Only the metal/crossover scene was shaping into something of interest. The 90's signaled the rebirth of thought in art. Musicians were again allowed to count past 4. The 90's even signaled the awakening of the past. The popularization of the internet allowing people that would otherwise be limited to domestic products the opportunity to explore the international scene.   Let us all rejoice in the 1990's! Amen! Here are my fav's. 1. Bondage Fruit 2. Mats/Morgan 3. Mr. Bungle 4. Meshuggah 5. Buckethead 6. Bela Flek and the Flektones 7. Ruins 8. Sieges Even 9. The Residents 10. Idiot Flesh

Bungle and The Flecktones were both late 80s

Triceratopsoil wrote: Tapfret wrote: God bless the 1990's. The awakening from the vacuous 80's. The 80's where technology and angst were disguised as creation. Where bands known for their progressive work were churning out tasteless pop irritations. Even bands like King Crimson were barely a couple poly rhythms over the threshold of being a Police clone. Only the metal/crossover scene was shaping into something of interest. The 90's signaled the rebirth of thought in art. Musicians were again allowed to count past 4. The 90's even signaled the awakening of the past. The popularization of the internet allowing people that would otherwise be limited to domestic products the opportunity to explore the international scene.   Let us all rejoice in the 1990's! Amen! Here are my fav's. 1. Bondage Fruit 2. Mats/Morgan 3. Mr. Bungle 4. Meshuggah 5. Buckethead 6. Bela Flek and the Flektones 7. Ruins 8. Sieges Even 9. The Residents 10. Idiot Flesh Bungle and The Flecktones were both late 80s

You're right technically, I did not see the caveat "formed" in the OP. I was reading topic title, which implied something more open ended, like making music in the 1990's. The Residents, for that matter, formed in the 60's. Mats/Morgan grew up together and started playing together in the 70's. Flecktones and Mr. Bungle never saw the light of day until the 90's. Perhaps, had the internet been a tool back then, i would have known about them, but no LP releases happened prior to 1990 for Fleck or Bungle. So my general assessment stands.


Edited by Tapfret - December 16 2010 at 16:24

Tapfret wrote: God bless the 1990's. The awakening from the vacuous 80's. The 80's where technology and angst were disguised as creation. Where bands known for their progressive work were churning out tasteless pop irritations. Even bands like King Crimson were barely a couple poly rhythms over the threshold of being a Police clone. Only the metal/crossover scene was shaping into something of interest. The 90's signaled the rebirth of thought in art. Musicians were again allowed to count past 4. The 90's even signaled the awakening of the past. The popularization of the internet allowing people that would otherwise be limited to domestic products the opportunity to explore the international scene.   Let us all rejoice in the 1990's! Amen! Here are my fav's. 1. Bondage Fruit 2. Mats/Morgan 3. Mr. Bungle 4. Meshuggah 5. Buckethead 6. Bela Flek and the Flektones 7. Ruins 8. Sieges Even 9. The Residents 10. Idiot Flesh

I am largely in agreement with this post though Fleck is the only one of those that I count among my favourites.  I don't believe the audience's expectations necessarily changed in terms of demanding more complex and/or interesting music again. More that bands found the confidence to make the music they believed in again and said a big f*** you to the labels and there usually is some limited audience for every niche anyway.  Which means there was no large scale explosion of progressive music 70s style (and maybe there won't be for a long time yet) but there are lots of interesting artists in the 90s if you dig a little.

Tapfret wrote: God bless the 1990's. The awakening from the vacuous 80's. The 80's where technology and angst were disguised as creation. Where bands known for their progressive work were churning out tasteless pop irritations. Even bands like King Crimson were barely a couple poly rhythms over the threshold of being a Police clone. Only the metal/crossover scene was shaping into something of interest. The 90's signaled the rebirth of thought in art. Musicians were again allowed to count past 4. The 90's even signaled the awakening of the past. The popularization of the internet allowing people that would otherwise be limited to domestic products the opportunity to explore the international scene.   Let us all rejoice in the 1990's! Amen!