Best USA prog artist out of THIS list.
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Topic: Best USA prog artist out of THIS list.
Posted By: dalt99
Subject: Best USA prog artist out of THIS list.
Date Posted: May 26 2005 at 20:10
If I missed your favorite band then choose #25 "Other". My top 3 are Zappa, Kansas and Starcastle (gasp), however I like just about every one of the 24 bands listed (that I have heard that is). 
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Posted By: raindance
Date Posted: May 26 2005 at 20:55
| Utopia, Styx & Spocks Beard. Could never get into Zappa, he was just too American for me, which is probably difficult to understand unless your British! |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: May 26 2005 at 20:59
| I would have to go with Salem Hill or Protokaw |
Posted By: KeyserSoze
Date Posted: May 26 2005 at 22:10
I voted for "Other" because I love Salem Hill 
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Posted By: VLADO
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 06:26
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MILES DAVIS & COMP ------------- ...and in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make... |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 06:31
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Salem Hill, Discipline aand Magellan. I'll vote Spocks Beard here tho!.....or shall I vote Echolyn? I'll have to think about it! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 09:33
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although he despised people in my particular profession…  was crass… blatantly vulgar… rude… and seemed to have little tolerance for other humans who were not on his “side”… zappa was the most intensely creative... exceptionally prolific... and most gifted progressively-oriented rock and roll musician to ever emerge from the united states. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 10:22
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Kansas out of this list, tho I love SB, Styx & Queensryche too.... what happened to Enchant, Fates Warning, Iluvatar & Salem Hill? ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 11:28
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I went with Echolyn. They got a new CD coming out soon.
Check out the videos of the making of The End Is Beautiful: http://www.echolyn.com/guerilla.php - http://www.echolyn.com/guerilla.php Salem Hill, Discipline, Lands End, Matthew Parmenter, Man on Fire, Singularity, Syzygy.... lots of missing bands, but it shows that there are a lot of QUALITY prog bands playing in THE USA. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 11:54
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Don't forget Protokaw, Nima and Merge, IZZ, Cryptic Vision
I went with Kansas because they broke new ground for America at the time 1974. I love FZ though and Return to Forever. Very good list and I agree with Danbo so many GREAT American bands out there right now.
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Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 12:11
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Posted By: MorgothSunshine
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 12:23
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I love Kansas...but no one is like Zappa...no one!!! ------------- For every truth even the contrary is true... 
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Posted By: dalt99
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 13:01
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Yes I didn't list Protokaw, Singularity, Salem Hill, Magellan, Akacia, IZZ, Syzygy, The Muffins, Charming Hostess, The Red Masque, Bad Dog U, Iluvitar, Ad Infinitum, Albatross, Cryptic Vision, Far Corner, Eccentric Orbit, Discipline, Dreadnaught, Azigza, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Frogg Cafe, Absolute Zero, Symphony X, A Triggering Myth, O.S.I., Avant Garden, Somnambulist, Niacin, Tool, Jordan Rudess, Land of Chocolate, Fates Warning, Shadow Gallery, Cairo, Crucible, Hamster Theatre, Tony Levin, Bigelf, Planet X, Under the Sun, Platypus, Enchant, Mastermind, Trey Gunn, Kalaban, David Sancious, Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Al Di Meola, Pat Metheny, Crack the Sky, Quill, Lift, The Load, Captain Beyond, Captain Beefheart and MANY others.
I can't fit them ALL on the list so I choose best I could. I did forget a couple though like Salem Hill, Discipline, Tool, Syzygy and IZZ. I would have put them on. I didn't put any jazz guys like Miles Davis on because I wanted to keep it mostly pure prog. I think the only BIG error I made was not including The Mars Volta as a choice! |
Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 13:40
| I decided to give happy the man a little attention |
Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 15:42
| I'll skip this one if you don't mind. I only have Spock's Beard, DT and some Queensryche in my collection but for what it's worth DT gets my vote out of these three. |
Posted By: dalt99
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 15:57
| No problem limeyrob. If you want to try some other American bands, I would recommend Kansas (Song for America or Point of Know Return), Syzygy (Allegory of Light), Enchant (Tug of War) and Echolyn (As the World or Mei) |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 17:12
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Frank Zappa, probably. The Mahavisnu Orchestra is another favorite of mine.
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Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 19:34
Todd Rundgren & Utopia for sure. Certainly Todd is the most talented of the bunch with Neal Morse a very close second
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Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: May 27 2005 at 20:59
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happy the man with only 2 votes? that's a crime! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: May 28 2005 at 12:48
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Frank Zappa. Spock's Beard is second And Yezda Urfa is third. ------------- 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: BaldJean
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 10:05
| It's Zappa. Hands down. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 10:39
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^^^ You've said it. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 10:40
Hello, Zappa, Kansas, Spock's Beard and DT are neck and neck !------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: philippe
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 10:41
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CURVED AIR ------------- 
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Posted By: Gaston
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 15:15
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Where is Glass Hammer? Voted for Frank, since Return to Forever isn't prog. Gaston -------------  
It's the same guy. Great minds think alike. |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 15:44
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CURVED AIR
Curved Air are British, not American. |
Posted By: Tommy
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 16:14
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Spocks Beard by a mile!
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Posted By: bluetailfly
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 16:34
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Todd Rundgren really should be listed here. Just listing Utopia limits TR too much and the majority of his great prog work was on his solo albums---from AWizardATrueStar all the way through Initiation, and the album Todd deserves special mention because some of it is the most etheral spaced out rock I've ever heard. I enjoy Todd more than Zappa, but haven't really given Zappa as much of a chance. There always seems to be too much talking and joking. I need intensity of emotion, not glib witticisms in my music. ------------- "The red polygon's only desire / is to get to the blue triangle." |
Posted By: Progger
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 17:37
Frank Zappa is too much of an aquired taste. Not to my kiking i'm afraid
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Posted By: raindance
Date Posted: May 29 2005 at 20:32
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Spocks Beard are pulling away
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Posted By: Hamatai
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 06:07
| Cathedral |
Posted By: Hamatai
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 06:09
| Then Mirthrandir and Yezda Urfa |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 06:59
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I still have to discover Zappa, so pretending I didn't see his name in the list, I choose Kansas. I don't like them as much anymore as I did, but I used to listen a lot to some of their older work, and really enjoyng it too. Echolyn did some great things as well. Djam Karet has a fresh attitude to prog-rock. Couldn't get into Starcastle. Too much of a Yes-clone for me, I guess. |
Posted By: Johnny-The-Fox
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 08:43
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My favorite US prog artists: 1. Kansas |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: July 06 2005 at 12:41
Are you kidding me? Spock's Beard ahead of Dream Theater No band should be ahead of Dream Theater
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