25 tracks from 25 generally less classic bands
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Topic: 25 tracks from 25 generally less classic bands
Posted By: Logan
Subject: 25 tracks from 25 generally less classic bands
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 05:54
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I chose 25 quite well-known less classic bands included in PA as Prog, and then used Rate Your Music's top ranked song for each band (that ranking is based on an amalgamation of ratings and a particular algorithm). This was harder to pair down as I thought quite few more, I generally wanted more than just a few albums (like more than three), to get some variety, and to go with pretty well-known and/or popular names. Leaving out, say, Anglagard was hard. I wanted Death, would have liked black midi, and quite a few others. Please list and vote for up to five of these tracks (only one vote per song). I should have included the album list in the OP before as that can help with response. Anekdoten - Karelia Arena - The Hanging Tree Art Zoyd - La ville Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard Cardiacs - Dirty Boy Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons The Flower Kings - World of Adventures Haken - Cockroach King IQ - Sacred Sound Kayo Dot - The Manifold Curiosity King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Dripping Tap Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear Motorpsycho - Sinful, Wind-Borne Opeth - Ghost of Perdition Pain of Salvation - A Trace of Blood Pendragon - Paintbox Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize Present - Promenade au fond d'un canal Radiohead - Paranoid Android Riverside - Second Life Syndrome Spock's Beard - At the End of the Day Swans - Helpless Child Thinking Plague - Lycanthrope Tool - Parabola Univers Zero - Jack the Ripper ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
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Posted By: ThyroidGlands
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 06:08
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Amazing poll! Dirty Boy Lycanthrope Jack the Ripper Karelia Promenade... ------------- You don't know nothin' You don't know nothin' about You don't know nothin' You don't know nothin' at all |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 06:24
Thanks, and I love your choices. :) I'll go with: Art Zoyd - La ville Cardiacs - Dirty Boy Swans - Helpless Child Thinking Plague - Lycanthrope Univers Zero - Jack the Ripper Incidentally, I have considered both Dirty Boy and Helpless Child to be like my signature songs at different times. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
ThyroidGlands wrote:Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 07:30
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Lots of good choices. Settled on (in no particular order): The Hanging Tree The Underfall Yard Sacred Sound Script for a Jester's Tear ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 08:05
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Five clear favorites this time: Art Zoyd - La ville Univers Zero - Jack the Ripper Kayo Dot - The Manifold Curiosity Swans - Helpless Child King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - The Dripping Tap Also like Radiohead - Paranoid Android Present - Promenade au fond d'un canal Anekdoten - Karelia Thinking Plague - Lycanthrope Tool - Parabola Opeth - Ghost of Perdition |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 09:16
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^ very nice. While I was particularly trying to think of popular choices, especially to remember ones that are not so much in my wheelhouse, I regret forgetting what has become one of my very favourite bands, which is Godspeed You! Black Emperor (my fave band from Canada). The rateyourmusic pick would be "Sleep" for it. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Rick1
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 11:17
| The RIO bands plus Cardiacs...and Marillion! |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 11:31
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Promenade La Ville Jack the Ripper Manifold Lyncanthrope  ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: Big Sky
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 14:25
| Big Big Train Under fall Yard. One of my very favorite epics. Dream Theater and Porcupine Tree would follow BBT. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 16:26
| La Ville (for once Metropolis comes up, very strong album, rarely mentioned), Dirty Boy, Paranoid Android, Helpless Child, Lycanthrope, Jack the Ripper. Oops, that's six. I kick out Jack the Ripper as this currently has most votes. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 17:12
I have not listened much to Metropolis so did did not think to specify. It's actually the "La Ville" off Génération sans futur (the almost 17 minute track), and the title track off that album (which might well have been my Art Zoyd choice) is the number two ranked track there. Génération sans futur, Le mariage du ciel et de l'enfer (adore the Sortie[s] 134) and Faust (Gates of Darkness[es] is awesome) for some reason have been the three Art Zoyd albums that I have returned to the most. Tangentially, at rateyourmusic, the ratings for the albums Génération sans futur is 3.64, for Le mariage 3.63, for Faust 3.16, and for Metropolis 3.08. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 18:12
They have two different tracks called "La Ville", very confusing. I don't remember AZ track titles well, so I looked it up on my machine and Metropolis came up first. I was actually a bit surprised that you'd select a not even 2 minutes track - now I know you didn't  . The Generation track is very voteworthy, too, so no problem. I'm not surprised that people at rym rate Metropolis lower than earlier albums. It is from their more "abstract" phase and less accessible. One of my favourites though. Lycanthrope is a killer track by the way. I haven't played that album enough. Nice to be reminded of it. |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: May 08 2025 at 20:35
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So many great songs but decided on: Karelia A Change Of Seasons World Of Adventures Anesthesize Lycanthrope The Anekdoten track was easy as they are a top three band. DT's long piece was the first song I heard from them other than Pull Me Under. I just love this track and can still picture myself flying(as usual) in my Trans Am with this cranked.  World Of Adventures is not one I'd usually pick but there's something about it that makes me content. Weird. The PT track didn't click with me until I saw them play it live. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: May 09 2025 at 02:08
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IQ, DT, PT, Marillion, Arena ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: May 09 2025 at 02:16
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Marillion - Script for a Jester's Tear Pain of Salvation - A Trace of Blood Anekdoten - Karelia Riverside - Second Life Syndrome |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 09 2025 at 02:28
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Underfall Yard. Listened to this only yesterday. BBT have at least a dozen better tracks but I'm a fan and this does have some brilliant oustanding guitar work, Mr David Greory I presume getting his rocks off. A Change Of Seasons. Easily my favourite prog metal track with A Glass Prison and Octavarium close second and third. Cockroach King. Maybe a bit too clever for its own good, yep you like Gentle Giant a lot, I know I know I know. Sacred Sound. Please to see this on the list and not the overrated Harvest Of Souls. This is perfect IQ, on the nail, Cookie take a bow. Paranoid Android. Oh my excitement to find prog back in the charts. King Crimson all over it. Radiohead not a prog band?! I laughed when they were widely being compared to Floyd and Genesis. Thom Yorke maybe didn't enjoy that so much lol. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: May 09 2025 at 09:47
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^ I have really enjoyed reading some of the threads at PA complaining about Radiohead as Prog or fit for the archives. Those kind of discussions used to really liven up the place. I like the Krautrock/Kosmische influence in various Radiohead (and it is quite eclectic). It's a very exciting band to me and unlike some who vilify Pablo Honey, I think it was making great music from the start. Much as Radiohead has a reputation for being loved at RateYourMusic -- Lorenzo, for instance, was highly critical of the RYM charts having Ok Computer at the top (it's Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly now) -- Pablo Honey has a 2.72 rating. I love its hit Creep and find Blow Out to be excellent. Of my favourites in the list from thos acts I know best, these would or might have been my track choices: Art Zoyd - Generation sans futur (RYM's second highest ranked track) Cardiacs - Dirty Boy (same) Kayo Dot - Calonyction Girl King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Crumbling Castle Motorpsycho (& Stĺle Storlřkken) - La Lethe Present - Promenade au fond d'un canal (same) Radiohead - Exit Music (For A Film) Swans - Helpless Child (same) Thinking Plague - Lycanthrope (same) EDIT: Speaking of Helpless Child, I love this. They became a meme. And I love the BTS (aka Bring The Sun) shirts.  "Bring the Sun / Toussaint l’ouverture" is another of my very favourite Swans tracks.------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 09 2025 at 11:20
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Anekdoten Art Zoyd Dream Theater IQ Tool ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Olape
Date Posted: May 09 2025 at 21:33
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Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize Anekdoten - Karelia Radiohead - Paranoid Android Haken - Cockroach King ------------- 
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