Best discoveries due to PA

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   PFM
King Crimson
Spock's Beard

Although they're all big names, I wouldn't have discovered them without PA. That's the best part with being relatively new in the prog world: an endless amount of discoveries, without having to dig deep for those lesser known gems.

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LinusW Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 27 2007 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 10665	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:25
	PFM King Crimson Spock's Beard Although they're all big names, I wouldn't have discovered them without PA. That's the best part with being relatively new in the prog world: an endless amount of discoveries, without having to dig deep for those lesser known gems.
	Blargh

Angelo Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 07 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13244	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:22
	Bootcut, Nemo and Azureth - there are others, but those I would've found without PA as well, given that they are pretty big names in Prog.
	ISKC Rock Radio I stopped blogging and reviewing - so won't be handling requests. Promo's for ariplay can be sent to [email protected]

TGM: Orb Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: October 21 2007 Location: n/a Status: Offline Points: 8052	Posted: April 10 2008 at 18:09
	Arcturus - I'd have been turned off by the metal epithet without the samples Il Balletto Di Bronzo and The Mahavishnu Orchestra are a few that I doubt I'd have encountered without PA.

infandous Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: March 23 2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2447	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:48
	Wow, there are far more than three that were great for me. But I'll try Comus Hamonium Nil I should give an honorable mention to the site for causing me to reevaluate Porcupine Tree. I've been on something of a PTree binge for a couple months now. I first heard them back in 1999 and saw them live in 2001 and just wasn't impressed or interested. All the praise they get on this site was getting on my nerves so I thought I'd better try and see what all the fuss was about. I must say, I still don't understand what is so genius or "progressive" about them, but I've definetly come around to enjoying them a lot. So thanks to the archives members for that anyway.

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 66013	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:34
	only three?! Wobbler, Il Balletto di Bronzo, Split Enz

johnobvious Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: May 11 2006 Location: Nebraska Status: Offline Points: 1367	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:34
	My latest was Quidam. They had one of the higher ranked albums from 2007 and I noticed them when I looked at the list. Bought it and really like it.
	Biggles was in rehab last Saturday

meat puppet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: March 23 2008 Status: Offline Points: 12	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:32
	Riverside.

endlessepic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 22 2006 Status: Offline Points: 354	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:31
	Actually. Scratch Radiohead and add Gentle Giant. I would have found out about Radiohead.

endlessepic Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: June 22 2006 Status: Offline Points: 354	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:31
	My top three would be: Van Der Graaf Generator. Without PA I probably would have heard them but never would have sufficient time or resources to research them...PA fixed that and offered a mp3 of "The Sleepwalkers" which took a few listens but eventually I was hooked. Still am. Genesis. I thought they were a pop band. Was proved otherwise. To great advantage. Radiohead. A friend mentioned them to me and I would have passed them off as some punk or alternative band but I had remembered seeing their name on this website. Therefore I researched them and found a goldmine.

krimson62 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: April 18 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 95	Posted: April 10 2008 at 17:27
	I've been a longtime fan of prog (i'm 45) and thanks to PA i've discovered a plethora of bands i've never heard of before, mainly Magma,Spock's beard,Focus etc. Have you made some extraordinary discoveries yourselves? Name your 3 best.