Songs you like by bands you don't...

...within the prog-verse, naturally. I'll kick things off:

The Glass Prison - Dream Theater

Definitely not a fan of DT, however that track is really powerful from a composition/execution standpoint - and lyrically hits home.

here's another:

Dogs - Pink Floyd

I really do not like Pink Floyd at all - no need for me to elaborate on the 'why'. Gilmour's guitar work throughout all 17 minutes of 'Dogs' is his finest recorded studio work with the band, IMHO.

Opeth - Sorceress

I was about to say ELP’s Tarkus as it is the sole track of their’s I still purposely seek out and listen to…but I have a soft spot for some of Greg Lake’s ballads as well as loving 75% of the track Trilogy.

I used to love Van Damme Generator - really did - but man those vocals haven’t aged well to these ears. I still listen to and love My Room (Waiting For Wonderland).

Used to dig a bit of Dream Theater as well, but the only track I really like these days is Octavarium.

I'd probably not say I don't like Roxy Music, but much of them doesn't connect with me, but Bogus Man & Oh Yeah do.

With Steely Dan it's similar, but Aja I love.

Guldbamsen wrote: I was about to say ELP’s Tarkus as it is the sole track of their’s I still purposely seek out and listen to…but I have a soft spot for some of Greg Lake’s ballads as well as loving 75% of the track Trilogy.

That would be Take a Pebble for me. It's a combination of its King Crimsonesqueness and not sounding too much like ELP.

I often struggle with all the weak (or rock opera) vocals all over most second tier Prog, so there's quite a few of those sole instrumentals on an album with unappealing vocals that would qualify, but I can't remember any of them right now, except for:

Alusa Fallax - Soliloquio &
Vinegar - Fleisch

I've also got:

Alphataurus - La Mente Vola
New Trolls Atomic System* - La Nuova Predica Di Padre O'Brien
Warm Dust - Blood Of My Fathers
Accolade - Cross Continental Pandemonium Theatre Company
I.D Company - Bum Bum

-and as far as I'm aware of, I only enjoy Agalloch's - The White EP.

*Silliest band name in prog?

"Living in the Past" by Jethro Tull
"Carry on My Wayward Son" by Kansas
"Palm Trees" by Steve Hillage
"Light My Fire" and "Riders in the Storm" by The Doors
"Hurricane" by Bob Dylan
"Garden of Dreams" and "I Am the Sun, Pt. 2" by The Flower Kings
"A Suite for Everyman" by Echolyn
"Ryker Skies" by IQ
"Fohat Digs Holes in Space" and "Isle of Everywhere" from Gong
only about half a dozen songs from the entire David Bowie discography
"Father Cannot Yell" from Can

Lewian wrote: BrufordFreak wrote: "Hurricane" by Bob Dylan Not prog but I strongly agree with this one. Bob Dylan's singing tends to drive me up the wall, but this one is really great.

BrufordFreak wrote: "Ryker Skies" by IQ

Interestingly enough I love Frequency but find Ryker Skies to be the weakest track on the album