best neo-prog band
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Topic: best neo-prog band
Posted By: geekfreak
Subject: best neo-prog band
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 12:57
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which of these 12 bands be your number 1... why and which album? ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
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Posted By: LearsFool
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 13:00
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Where's Anubis? -------------  
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Posted By: sublime220
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 13:10
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Spock's Beard - The Light ------------- There is no dark side in the moon, really... Matter of fact, it's all dark... |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 13:17
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IQ by a smidgeon over Marillion and Pendragon. IQ have made several superb albums, but Ever, The Wake, Subterranea and the incredible Road of Bones are my favourites. Marillion made four superb albums from Fugazi to Seasons End, which is my favourite of all. Pendragon's three albums from The Window of Life to Not of this World are superb, but The Masquerade Overture is the best. Truthfully, every band on that list has made good albums. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Barbu
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 13:19
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Marillion, probably. ------------- |
Posted By: b_olariu
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 14:06
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IQ is the most consistent neo prog band from the list , and Ever is my choice as best album from them together with The seventh house and The wake |
Posted By: digdug
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 14:19
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my two faves from this list are Marillion & Echolyn I don't think of Echolyn as neo, but whatever I'll vote for Echolyn ------------- Prog On! |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 14:32
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Marillion, easy choice for me this poll is missing some great neo-prog bands like Arena Satellite Galahad Jadis Airbag Sylvan Echolyn, TFK and Spock's Beard are not neo-prog bands if you ask me, but anyway... |
Posted By: BrufordFreak
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 15:38
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Airbag or Wobbler. Or Magenta. Definitely none of those on the list above. ------------- Drew Fisher https://progisaliveandwell.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 15:51
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Marillion then Pendragon |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 18:39
Both Spock's Beard and the Flower Kings would have been in the running but they are listed as Symphonic rather than Neo.  Marillion is worth consideration but I am only interested in the early Fish years and there are only a few releases of that, not counting live albums. The only other band that I have interest in that fits is IQ, a tremendous band who have done some of their best work on their more recent releases.------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: Progmind
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 19:33
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Ohter Collage - Moonshine |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 20:27
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Marillion, followed by Pallas and IQ. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Wanorak
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 20:28
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Spock's Beard and the Fowers Kings are more symphonic prog IMO. ------------- A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!! |
Posted By: Horizons
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 20:33
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Honestly the only difference between symphonic and neo is timing. ------------- Crushed like a rose in the riverflow. |
Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 20:54
I consider flower kings Retro symphonic prog ... if there is such a thing  the reason why is The Flower Kings were clearly aiming to recapture that retro prog feel .. I remember when I first ever heard the Flower Kings back in about 1998 .. I couldn't believe it ! I was seriously impressed with how close to the fathers of prog they sounded. |
Posted By: Enchant X
Date Posted: March 05 2015 at 20:56
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I think the big difference with symphonic prog and Neo prog is Symphonic prog bands tend to combine more analogue Keyboards in their sound and also the date stamp , not sure when neo was invented but many claim Marillion's Script for a jesters tear kicked it off ... I trace it back to Eloy Oceans .. 1977 ? I think my ears definitely detect the Neo prog sound from listening to Eloy first. I give Eloy credit for inventing something that nobody else ever has (to my knowledge) ... Neo Prog. |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 00:37
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Not on the list, but Magenta. Some of the names listed strike me as more 'symphonic' - ( I don't have anything by Citizen Cain, It Bites or Solstice) - but most of the others are on-par for me. Maybe a very close run between I.Q. and Pendragon. To me, and I really never considered Genesis as 'sympho' ( just straight 'Prog' to me - whatever you take that to be), but I've never liked this 'Neo' tag to be honest, so................. f**k knows, probably Pendragon for me at the moment, but it can shift between I.Q., Marillion or Spock's Beard. Can't decide......... |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 00:50
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For me it's a three-way tie between IQ, Pendragon, and Pallas. However, while I like more albums by IQ then the other two, Pallas's 'The Dreams of Men' and 'XXV' are simply masterpieces. Still need to hear the new album by them. So Pallas for me.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 01:36
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b_olariu wrote:Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 01:40
The Dreams of Men is one of my favourite modern prog albums of any genre. I don't know enough about Pallas though .The Sentinel seems highly rated, how does that stand up alongside their modern albums? (sorry if this is not meant to be a discussion about neo prog in general) oh and where is Arena?
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Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 02:44
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Some good bands here, but an easy choice to vote for Echolyn. ------------- 
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Posted By: Altairius
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 02:59
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IQ |
Posted By: Svetonio
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 03:01
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^ Right. Voted IQ |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 03:41
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Pre Hogarth Marillion, It Bites and IQ equally I guess.. Not a big fan of neo prog ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: friso
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 04:51
| For me its Arena - Contagion by far |
Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 05:56
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IQ. They've been solid throughout. I was leaning towards Marillion, but I'm not into the post-Fish albums (as good as they are, they don't "stick"). ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 06:03
Absolutely correct. IQ, Pendragon and Marillion are just symphonic bands who emerged in the early 80s. Let's start to call them "neo-symphonic prog". We can then call Spock's Beard and The Flower Kings "neo-neo-symphonic prog". Or let's just call them all "symphonic" and have done with it. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 06:56
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I'd be tempted to mention Drifting Sun, but that might not be a very impartial opinion :)
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:03
hahaha ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:04
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hole in the head or castration... ummm. I'll go with IZZ. I actually somewhat enjoy them. The rest?  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:09
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Who are IZZ? ------------- Pat |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:15
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a group out of New York. Well worth checking out if you haven't. http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=374" rel="nofollow - http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=374 ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:21
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I never saw IZZ or Echolyn as Neo Prog which is more of a British/European phenomenon than an American one. Then again, Discipline were for a long time labelled as Neo, and a very interesting (and hard to pinpoint) band such as Sanguine Hum are currently filed under Neo on this site. |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:21
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Yeah they sound clean, the piano is very upfront in their music, a bit jazzy too... reminds me of Michel Camillo a bit. ------------- Pat |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:22
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My last posting was referring to IZZ by the way :) ------------- Pat |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:23
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In my view, IZZ are one of those bands that must be experienced on stage to fully appreciate them. Their studio albums never did a lot for me, but when I saw them live twice in 2013 I was very impressed. Very nice bunch of guys and gals as well. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:31
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someone upstream made the point that Neo-prog could easily be seen as 'modern' symphonic prog. I suppose it is easy to do. Note the case of Discipline. Neo-prog? I suppose. Two sides of the same coin. Why else would the OP have put the f**king flower kings as an option. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:31
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In a similar vein, but nicer in my opinion, are Special Providence, a band from Hungary. I got to hear some tracks from their new album recently, and they really are solid. There is definitely a jazz influence in their music too, pretty much as for IZZ, though SP are more to my liking. ------------- Pat |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:31
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Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:43
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Is Camillo still around btw?
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 07:45
Camilo? ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 08:03
IQ for me too......but my favorites are Dark Matter and Frequency....haven't heard enough of Bones yet to see how that one works for me. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 08:30
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Michel Camillo, the French jazz pianist ------------- Pat |
Posted By: floflo79
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 08:43
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MARILLION ! Where IQ is better than Marillion ? ------------- 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 09:05
 it's all those Hogarth era haters that vote for IQ |
Posted By: Pastmaster
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 11:53
'The Sentinel' is okay, but for me it doesn't compare to their more recent albums. It's definitely softer then the harder rocking 'Dreams of Men' and 'XXV'.
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Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 12:53
your spot on Pallas are better with age... ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 14:15
Not so. I think Hogarth is brilliant. So is Fish. But I prefer IQ overall. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 15:11
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IQ overall. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: sukmytoe
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 15:12
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Loved Marillion up until Fish left them - can't handle too much Hogarth crying all the time. IQ it is followed by Pendragon out of the list. |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 15:35
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I always thought that Galahad was a unknown band, this poll is the perfect example. But even if they were included, i will still give my vote to IQ. ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 16:46
- definitely have to be in the right mood for his over-emotive whining - but I still admire the guy.
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Posted By: Imperial Zeppelin
Date Posted: March 06 2015 at 16:52
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Eye Key-You ------------- "Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl." |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 01:21
sorry I forgotten Galahad  ...but IQ is a great vote ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 01:25
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like your thinking... ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 05:07
not true as I prefer Hogarth era Marillion over Fish era Marillion but IQ just happen to be one of my favourite bands.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 05:09
just recently ordered XXV ta
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 05:11
A bit harsh imo .I love the tone of his voice Funnily enough the same criticism has been levelled at Pete Nicholls as being 'whiney'. A lot of neo has this type of emotive singing. It goes with the territory
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Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 05:43
 ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 06:32
I've never thought Nicholls overdoes his singing. And I probably love I.Q. a bit more than Marillion. |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 06:34
ahhh. Still here? If included in the database here, he should still be here. The site is good about not zapping artists once added. If you mean as a member? Never had the pleasure to meet so no idea? ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Flight123
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 07:56
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I was in on the UK neo-prog movement and Solstice were by far the best of the live acts - I used to travel regularly to see them. Of the US contenders, then Spocks Beard the most accomplished (good live too). Solstice suffered from a poorly produced/distributed debut album which they never seemed to recover from. |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 09:29
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I thought Dream Theater qualified as a prog band? ------------- Pat |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 13:09
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Anyway, have you guys checked our sounds? Go and take a listen at what we do! http://driftingsun.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - http://driftingsun.bandcamp.com The next album is in the making already... it will be forged in the fires of Mount Doom (what remains to be seen is how long the forging will take, though)  ------------- Pat |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 07 2015 at 13:11
I'll take a listen to that later on.. I'm always down to check out some new stuff. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: geekfreak
Date Posted: March 08 2015 at 01:12
 I`ll listen to this band later, dig hearing new music...thanks for sharing ------------- Friedrich Nietzsche: "Without music, life would be a mistake." Music Is Live Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. Keep Calm And Listen To The Music… < |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 08 2015 at 01:50
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You're most welcome, we just hope many of you guys dig our sounds, gives us incentive to keep making more music... enjoy!! ------------- Pat |
Posted By: proggman
Date Posted: March 08 2015 at 20:20
| Some of these aren't even neo-prog. Anyway, I'll vote for Marillion. |
Posted By: rdtprog
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 04:48
Which are not a neo-prog band anymore... ------------- Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness. Emile M. Cioran |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 05:08
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Pendragon, because of their early work. The Jewel is my favorite prog album by far. I always liked KowTow as well, and The Window Of Life and The Masquerade Overture are pretty good. I also spent some happy hours listening to Marillion, IQ, Pallas, Twelfth Night, Shadowland and Casino especially.
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 07:52
| I too don't consider Spock's Beard to be neo-prog, so I voted for the Pendies. |
Posted By: O666
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 11:35
100% Agree. I vote to Marillion.
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Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 12:28
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Marillion will most likely win, though I would go for IQ.... if I was allowed to vote :) Why aren't I allowed to vote anyway? My opinion is as bad as anybody else's! ------------- Pat |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 12:52
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I'd be really tempted to vote for Spock's Beard over The Flower Kings, which is a pretty big shift from a few years ago. If only either one of those bands were Neo . . .
IQ gets my vote. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 14:40
not enough posts , think you need 40
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Posted By: DriftingSun1
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 16:00
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Well let's hope I get up to the required number before the poll ends! |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 16:09
polls never end here man.... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: DriftingSun1
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 16:10
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ah cool then. Btw what did you think of Drifting Sun? |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 16:15
ahhh... snagged...guilty of not having checked out yet.  I got tied up yesterday and I work for a living so haven't been around a computer today..I promise I'll check out what you've got later this evening... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 09 2015 at 16:25
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Coolio! And I'm back as driftingsun... not sure why I have another account called driftingsun1 here lol ------------- Pat |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 10 2015 at 02:36
creating different user names and logins won't help I'm afraid
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 10 2015 at 02:36
s*it happens
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Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 10 2015 at 13:59
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Don't be shy Micky! ------------- Pat |
Posted By: Boykyo
Date Posted: March 11 2015 at 07:50
| IQ offcourse, an old band that still grows and made their best album last year. |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 11 2015 at 08:42
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richardh you cheeky git! I don't even remember creating another account lol ------------- Pat |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 02:57
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Posted By: freyacat
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 03:22
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I guess I didn't question the categorization, I just voted for the band I liked best - The Flower Kings. Maybe the thing I like best about Progressive Rock is lyrics that want to say something significant. Unfold the Future, Stardust We Are, Space Revolver, and their many other albums have always had weak moments, but I think they have some of the best long-form compositions of the last 20 years. ------------- sad creature nailed upon the coloured door of time |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 12 2015 at 13:37
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IQ is the most consistent neo prog band from the list , and Ever is my
choice as best album from them together with The seventh house and The
wake <---- good point ------------- Pat |
Posted By: King Manuel
Date Posted: March 15 2015 at 01:14
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Very tough choice. Today I say Spock's Beard. Tomorrow I might say IQ. If you would have asked me last week I might have said Marillion ;-) ------------- Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus |
Posted By: addictedtoprog
Date Posted: March 15 2015 at 02:04
| IQ- A band that is still improving.. |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 26 2015 at 12:47
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Hi Micky, so what did you think of our stuff? ------------- Pat |
Posted By: driftingsun
Date Posted: March 26 2015 at 12:49
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Hi too geekfreak! Hope you liked our sounds... if you haven't yet played it, go visit our bandcamp page now! http://driftingsun.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - http://driftingsun.bandcamp.com ------------- Pat |