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If I stick to PA definition of heavy prog  I end up with a lot of Rush & Porcupine Tree.
 
  Moving Pictures - Rush
  Hemispheres  - Rush 
  Permanent Waves - Rush
  Counterparts - Rush
  In Absentia - Porcupine  Tree
  Deadwing - Porcupine  Tree
  Lightbulb Sun - Porcupine  Tree
  LRM - Levin, Minnemann, Rudess
  The Aristocrats - S/T


  
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Many of the bands in my eventual A-Z list won't be strictly defined as Heavy Prog on PA either. I'm taking a broad brush approach to Heavy Prog, otherwise I'll be unable to sweep together a full A-Z list of bands. Smile

I'm looking forward to, and no need to hurry. Big smile
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Some of my favorite heavy prog albums - one album per band, in alphabetic order.

Anekdoten - Vemod
Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
Black Widow - Sacrifice
Fields - s/t
Fusion Orchestra - Skeletons in Armour
Fuzzy Duck - s/t
Gravy Train - s/t
Indian Summer - s/t
Jonesy - Keeping Up
Junipher Greene - Friendship
Landberk - Riktigt Äkta
Morte Macabre - Symphonic Holocaust
Murphy Blend - First Loss
Odin - s/t
Room - Pre-Flight
Rush - Permanent Waves
Steel Mill - Green Eyed God
Still Life - s/t
T2 - It'll All Work Out in Boomland
Twenty Sixty Six And Then - Reflections On The Future
Virus - Revelation
Waterloo - First Battle
Writing on the Wall - The Power of the Picts

I excluded Budgie, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin. I don't think they are heavy prog bands.



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Many of the bands in my eventual A-Z list won't be strictly defined as Heavy Prog on PA either. I'm taking a broad brush approach to Heavy Prog, otherwise I'll be unable to sweep together a full A-Z list of bands. Smile
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

I don't consider a few bands mentioned here as heavy prog (Anekdoten, Black Sabbath, Haken, Karnivool, Porcupine Tree).
I agree, but every band you mention, less Sabbath, are defined in PA as heavy prog. Wink
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Only heard a few of these. I've been listening to the T2 album since it's recent reissue, that's really good.

I can certainly recommend give a listen to some of them. Most of them are high og very high rated.
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Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath* (Prog Related)
Atomic Rooster - Death Walks Behind You
Groundhogs - Split* (Prog Related)
Hedvig Mollestad - All Them Witches
A Formal Horse - Meat Mallet
Porcupine Tree - In Absentia
Led Zeppelin - IV* (Prog Related)
Rainbow - Rising* (Prog Related)
Scorpions - Lonesome Crow* (not on PA)
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
Budgie - Never Turn Your Back on a Friend* (Prog Related)
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son* (Prog Related) 
Anekdoten - Vemod
Uriah Heep - Salisbury
BBI - s/t
Bi Kyo Ran - s/t
The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
The Mercury Tree - Permutations

As you included Black Sabbath & Scorpions I included them in my list but neither are in Heavy on PA. I added Groundhogs, Budgie, Led Zep, Iron Maiden & Rainbow based on that logic.





Edited by Nogbad_The_Bad - January 04 2022 at 07:47
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I don't consider a few bands mentioned here as heavy prog (Anekdoten, Black Sabbath, Haken, Karnivool, Porcupine Tree).

I'll be back with a list in a little bit. Tongue
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Rush is my favorite heavy prog band and I could list at least six from them, all from The Aristocrats, several from Haken and PT. I will list only one per band. 

"Black Sabbath  (UK)  -  Paranoid   (1970)" are not heavy prog according to PA.

Anekdoten - Vemod
Anti-Depressive Delivery - Chain of Foods
The Aristocrats - Culture Clash
Beautiful Bedlam - s/t
Enchant - Juggling 9 or Dropping 10
Haken - Visions
Karnivool - Sound Awake
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Porcupine Tree - Stupid Dream
Rush - Moving Pictures
Them Moose Rush - Dancing Maze
Vulkan - Technatura



Edited by Grumpyprogfan - January 04 2022 at 07:02
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Only heard a few of these. I've been listening to the T2 album since it's recent reissue, that's really good.
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Happy New Year to everybody, and how about follow the fireworks up with some Heavy Prog. I think, that will be just fine.
Here's my list, unranked:

            Anekdoten  (S)  -  Vemod   (1993) 

            Bi Kyo Ran  (J)  -  Bi Kyo Ran   (1982)

            Black Sabbath  (UK)  -  Paranoid   (1970)

            Budka Suflera  (PL)  -  Cien Wielkiej Gory   (1975)

            Captain Beyond  (US)   -  Captain Beyond   (1972)

            Dragon  (B)  -  Dragon   (1976)

            Landberk  (S)  -  Rigtigt Äkta  (1992)

            The Mars Volta  (US)   -  De-loused in the Comatorium   (2003)

            Porcupine Tree  (UK)  -  Coma Divine. Recorded Live In Rome   (1997)

            Procession  (I)  -  Frontiera   (1972)

            Scorpions  (D)  -  Lonesome Crow  (1972)

            Steel Mill  (UK)  -  Green Eyed God   (1971)

            T2  (UK)  -  It’ll All Work out in Boomland   (1970)

            Uriah Heep  (UK)  -  Look at Yourself   (1971)


And as usually, I hope, you'll enjoy it! Smile



Edited by David_D - January 03 2024 at 03:42
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