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Points: 2819 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 18 2007 at 15:08
Originally posted by mad_griffith mad_griffith wrote:



Devin Townsend (and its now dissolved band) - Synchestra is to me one of the most innovative modern albums in progressive, for its synths and particular use of guitar.plus a bunch of other artists already mentioned in previous posts.


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Devin Townsend (and its now dissolved band) - Synchestra is to me one of the most innovative modern albums in progressive, for its synths and particular use of guitar.

plus a bunch of other artists already mentioned in previous posts.


Edited by mad_griffith - August 18 2007 at 14:53
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Although I do not agree with putting William Grey in the top 10... I hope to do it in some time, maybe with the next album. And yes erik, the attention is very good indeed!!! Just wait until the Secuencia Fibonacci Ep is ready!!! jajajaja
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Dream Theater - for making prog a bit more popular
Porcupine Tree - arguably the most important (and best) band in the last 10 years
The Mars Volta - original, boundaries pushing and white quite the appeal in the mainstream
Tool - fathers of a new kind of hard music that is not metal nor alternative, and ever so intelligent
Opeth - for melting two genres that had nothing to do with each other so perfectly, and having some of the best compositions in metal ever
Pain of Salvation - for not being afraid of anything and being extremly good while doing it
The Flower Kings - for keeping the symphonic fan base happy with great melodys and more material than can be heard jejejeje
Transatlantic - the super group of this decade and for being better than the bands each member caomes from (with the exception of Dream Theater)
Radiohead - although not entirely prog they changed the music scene and influenced thousands, many of them prog
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - new, fresh and the best in the genre since Zappa... but this might be ´cause of my fanboynismEmbarrassed
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Originally posted by meinmatrix meinmatrix wrote:


Tool is nothing but grunge metal in my ears.



That has got to be the most ignorant thing that has ever been said on this forum.
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Originally posted by BaldJean BaldJean wrote:

well, if  "modern" means "anything since 1980" then for me the Ozric Tentacles come first. I would also name Inner City Unit, a band that is not in the archives and perhaps never will be; by my standard they are fully prog though and founders of the "prog punk" genre. check out their homepage here:
http://www.doremi.co.uk/icu/
 
Why do I always agree with you???LOL
Although I don't know anything about Inner City Unit, I love Ozric Tentacles!!
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Originally posted by meinmatrix meinmatrix wrote:

Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Ok, I'm tired of all the neglect the modern prog bands are getting in these rescent "top ten" threads!
 
So come on, give some credit where credit is due!
 
Dream theater (not a big fan of them, but are massively important to the rebirth of symphonic prog)
Porcupine tree
Marillion
Tool (the only prog band to have more than one radio hit since the seventies, c'mon!)
Opeth (for going where no other prog bands has gone before!)
 
I only got five, but more will come!
 


Dream Theater: i agree, they are the most influential one and really great in mucisianship, also they've released most important masterpiece of this decade (Systematic Chaos)


I am sorry to say but bands like Tool or Radiohead just don't do it for me, they are too much mainstream and Tool is nothing but grunge metal in my ears. Most amazing two new bands for me are Opeth and Porcupine Tree. Clap

 
As much as I love people agreeing with me, I will have to disagree.
 
Calling systematic chaos THE masterpiece of the decade is aslap in the face to me, becaue that title belongs to lateralus.
 
And calling tool grunge makes no sense. They constantly play in different time signiatures and sing about some very "under your skin" subject matter. While as grunge is very sloppy, and they make songs about how much life sucks... pretty bad comparison to me.Confused 
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Good to see the attention for Argentine progrock revalation William Gray here in this thread Thumbs%20Up but how could I forget Riverside Embarrassed ..!
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The Tangent
Anekdoten
Opeth
Riverside
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
William Gray
Kenso
Porcupine Tree
Trespass
The Mars Volta

These ones belong as the most important modern prog, really.

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Of all new(ish) bands, I only find the following four important:

1. Kenso
2. Echolyn
3. The Tangent
4. Discus

Especially Kenso, the most imaginative prog band to emerge since 1980!

The Flower Kings, Anekdoten, Mostly Autumn and Porcupine Tree often sound pleasant, but are they IMPORTANT? Not really.

Promising bands that still need to fulfill their potential:

1. Wobbler
2. Deluge Grander
3. Shinsekai

P.S. Metal? Nein danke.

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Eric mentioned William Gray.  What a great new modern band!!!
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Echolyn should be added to that list who I only discovered this year. How did I miss out on such a great band for so long!
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Originally posted by schizoid_man77 schizoid_man77 wrote:

Ok, I'm tired of all the neglect the modern prog bands are getting in these rescent "top ten" threads!
 
So come on, give some credit where credit is due!
 
Dream theater (not a big fan of them, but are massively important to the rebirth of symphonic prog)
Porcupine tree
Marillion
Tool (the only prog band to have more than one radio hit since the seventies, c'mon!)
Opeth (for going where no other prog bands has gone before!)
 
I only got five, but more will come!
 


Dream Theater: i agree, they are the most influential one and really great in mucisianship, also they've released most important masterpiece of this decade (Systematic Chaos)

Porcupine Tree: without doubt same league with Dream Theater, they maybe get even one step forward in the emotion and flow of music

Marillion: a masterpiece album in the 80s, 90s and Millenium - what more need to be said? Still my very favourite band in creating emotion that can make you cry

Opeth: Ghost Reveries album alone deserves them a permanent place in prog music ALL TIME top 10 records, simply amazing and very emotional

Rush: with Snakes & Arrows album they've re-created and re-invented their sound and they were always in the frontline developing prog forward

I am sorry to say but bands like Tool or Radiohead just don't do it for me, they are too much mainstream and Tool is nothing but grunge metal in my ears. Most amazing two new bands for me are Opeth and Porcupine Tree. Clap
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If you mean this to be modern prog, then -

1. GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR
2. OCEANSIZE
3. TOOL
4. MONO
5. THE AMBER LIGHT
6. PORCUPINE TREE
7. DREDG
8. THE MARS VOLTA
9. PINEAPPLE THIEF
10. GREGOR SAMSA

If you mean any Prog since 80s or 90, it's just CONTEMPORARY prog
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For me the most important modern progrock bands are bands with an innovative and eclectic approach like:

Nemo, Kotobel, Senogul, William Gray and Lost World Clap
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well, if  "modern" means "anything since 1980" then for me the Ozric Tentacles come first. I would also name Inner City Unit, a band that is not in the archives and perhaps never will be; by my standard they are fully prog though and founders of the "prog punk" genre. check out their homepage here:
http://www.doremi.co.uk/icu/


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Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Most important today:

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (though it's odd for me to say that, and it may not be true)



I was SO close to putting SGM, but I don't think they're big enough nor have enough influence to be called that important

though they'd probably make it to the "Top Ten Best Newer Prog Groups" list.
I should totally start that thread.
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1.THE FOWER KINGS
2.PAIN OF SALVATION
3.AYREON
4.PORCUPINE TREE
5.MOSTLY AUTUNM
6.TRANSATLANTIC
7.NEMO
8.MAGIC PIE
9.DREAM THEATER
10.SPOCKS BEARD
 
This order may change ,just depends how i feel at the moment  Wink
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Most important today:

Dream Theater
Porcupine Tree
Opeth
Tool
Mars Volta
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (though it's odd for me to say that, and it may not be true)
Pain of Salvation

others?

Though I love Neo, I don't really see it being that important, per se. For the movement, that is.

Though it might be controversial, I'll suggest at the moment Porcupine Tree are the most important prog band. They're garnering incredible attention from press like Classic Rock mag and are getting a tremendously high number of good reviews on this site.


Edited by stonebeard - August 18 2007 at 03:58
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So here's nine of the most important Zeuhl or Zeuhlish bands from Japan.

Ruins
Koenji Hyakkei (my personal fave at this time)
Bondage Fruit
Happy Family
Lacrymosa
Pochakaite Malko
Daimonji
Amygdala
Mongol
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