10 of your fave Prog Rock albums from the '90s?

emisan wrote: kenethlevine wrote: some incredible albums from the 1990s, notably the resurgence of the Italian scene.   Il Castello Di Atlante - Sono Io Il Signore Delle Terre A Nord - delightful violin led prog...the group has produced many quality albums since this debut but it remains my favourite Eris Pluvia - Rings of Earthly Light - atypical for Italy, gentle symphonic folk, a masterpiece Hostsonaten - Mirrorgames - before Hostsonaten went pastoral folk they produced this mellotron fest Franco Battiato - Caffe de la Paix - my personal favourite of his thanks to the Middle Eastern shadings Lethe - Nymphae - fine symphonic RPI with a dash of folk Men of Lake - Out of the Water - a big bold organ sound with their second and best of three releases Cooperativa Della Latte - Il Risveglio - gentle RPI in the 1970s style You can add to this list another gems form italian 90s prog: Nuova Era - Il Passo del Soldato (I'd say this is the most important 90s RPI album) Consorzio Acqua Potabile - Nei Gorghi Del Tempo Finisterre - In Limine Malibran - Le Porte Del Silenzio D.F.A. - Duty Free Area Nuova Era - Io E Il Tempo

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: Anyone who can follow Spocks Beard with Present has my respect

Edited by Olape - March 03 2022 at 15:24

Nogbad_The_Bad wrote: progaardvark wrote: 1. Spock's Beard - The Light 2. Present - No. 6 3. Thinking Plague - In Extremis 4. Änglagård - Hybris 5. 5uu's - Hunger Teeth 6. Discipline - Unfolded Like Staircase 7. The Othello Syndrome - The Shadow of Dreams 8. Citizen Cain - Somewhere but Yesterday 9. Devil Doll - Eliogabalus 10. Malibran - Le porte del silenzio Honorable mention for non-PA artist: Scott Walker - Tilt Anyone who can follow Spocks Beard with Present has my respect

Mellotronwave mentioned Norway's Kvazar and it reminded me of the lame cd alarm I have that plays the opening song of the cd I have in there. I pretty much change it every day unless I really like waking up to something like Kvazar's opener that I just could not get enough of last week.

1.) Dream Theater: Metropolis Part 2
2.) Fates Warning: A Pleasant Shade of Grey
3.) Anathema: Judgement
4.) Anglagard: Hybris
5.) Anekdoten: Nucleas
6.) Symphony X: The Divine Wings of Tragedy
7.) Discipline: Unfolded Like Staircase
8.) Pain of Salvation: One Hour By the Concrete Lake
9.) Porcupine Tree: The Sky Moves Sideways
10.) Arena: The Visitor

     The 90’s saw a big resurgence in Prog and several new sub genres took hold. I realize this list is primarily Prog metal and heavy Prog. Though these are two of my favorite sub genres I enjoy many others. I found a lot of new progressive music in the 90’s.   This list basically reflects the Prog I was listening to the most from “this decade then.”
     I’m very much into the classic period of prog and the current period. A lot of the sub genres I enjoy are not reflected here such as Italian progressive, Canterbury, fusion and Tech extreme Prog metal. The 90’s saw a very classic prog metal period. Some of my favorites from this sub genre are hence represented along with Symphonic, eclectic, Neo, experimental post metal and Space Psychedelic. A Sky Moves Sideways is a fine example of Porcupine Trees Space Psychedelic period.   I much prefer this to Stupid Dream. Anglagard is a fine example of the new wave of symphonic/eclectic progressive.
     Anathema ended their doom period with the fine doomy emo Prog of Judgement and would go on to be a representative of the new sub genre experimental post metal. I’m not sure where the experimental part is reflected. Still a favorite from this period and they have a unique sound with this release. They later released Were Here Because Were Here which is more reflective of this genre.
     Symphony X released several classics of neoclassic Prog metal. They took the sound of Ynqwie and put their own mix being much better in my opinion. I was a big fan of Ynqwie before this. Dream Theater released several classic Prog metal releases. I enjoy Images and Words and Awake just as much.
      Fates Warning A Pleasant Shade of Grey is the best example of original Prog metal from this period in my humble opinion. An industrial vibe was present and the drumming of Mark Zonder is incredible. I am not into electronic drums yet his mix of acoustic and electronic is progressive par excellent. I’m not taking away from Dream Theater or Symphony X here. I consider these three the biggies of Classic Prog Metal. There are other Prog metal bands I like just as much yet these three had the biggest influence on me in this sub genre.
      Discipline is a combination of Neo and eclectic Prog and represent these two sub genres. Arena is more squarely in the Neo Prog subgenre and had several fine releases as well as I.Q. I much prefer I.Q.’s The Seventh House from their third period with Mr. Nichols singing. I realize Ever is of this same incarnation with Mr. Orford on keyboards.
     What a decade for progressive music. The 90’s spearheaded the progressive rock revival.     

Edited by PaulG - March 06 2022 at 08:05

essexboyinwales wrote: Just 10?

Edited by David_D - March 11 2022 at 05:34

Psychedelic Paul wrote: There are simply too many favourite prog albums from the 1990's for me to list them all here, so I'll stick to listing 5-star albums by one particular favourite artist.

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