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    Posted: April 24 2024 at 01:54
I would like to recommend London's five-piece female-fronted sympho-rock combo, The Far Meadow. If you are looking for something fresh and bracing yet intricate, then checking out this band is ideal. They released three full-length albums, which are all beautiful and powerful. It is definitely must-have stuff for fans of contemporary symphonic rock. The albums are available on Bandcamp.


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You need some Anathema in your life the last 4 especially but virtually anything from 1999's Judgement is worth a try. They are doom metal, post rock, spiritual and alternative all rolled into one.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Dellinger Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2024 at 19:03
How about Hybris from Anglagard? That one's wonderful. Now, you already mentioned you didn't like Porcupine Tree, and I guess Steven Wilson goes included in the package, but have you particularly heard The Raven that Refused to Sing? That one sounds very much like classic prog. Also, have you heard some Rock Progresivo Italiano? There are many gems within that sub-genre that would be worth checking out. I would particularly think about Banco del Mutuo Socorsso (Darwin to begin with, perhaps).

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2024 at 18:29
Magic Pie  Start with their first one motions of desire. I'll post more when I think of them.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote projeKct Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2024 at 18:24
Originally posted by Rick67 Rick67 wrote:

Yes
King Crimson
Gentle Giant
The Flower Kings
Moon Safari
A.C.T (about as metalish as I would want to go - love these guys though - so melodic)
echolyn
Modest Midget
Madrigal - the 80s/90s band - On My Hands and Waiting...
Yezda Urfa
Ritual (Hemulic Volunatary Band much more than the others)
Hasse Froberg and Musical Companion
Magma - I love the live album from 1975 but haven't gotten into their other stuff as much.

I am sure I am missing a few, but those are the main ones. I also like Fetish from Seven Steps to the Green Door but not the other stuff I have heard so much.  Also, for non-prog, I am a huge Steely Dan fan. I like some of The Tangent but not at the level of the bands above. Ditto Transatlantic (Love Roine but I am not a Neal Morse fan).

Wow, it seems we have pretty similar taste in music!

Anyway, here are 33 album suggestions for you. Hope you will enjoy them!
  1. 3RDegree - Ones & Zeros, Volume 1
  2. 3RDegree - Ones & Zeros, Volume 0
  3. Agents of Mercy - The Fading Ghosts of Twilight
  4. Agents of Mercy - The Black Forest
  5. Agusa - Agusa
  6. Aquaserge - Laisse ça être
  7. Archive - With Us Until You're Dead
  8. Banco del Mutuo Soccorso - ... di terra
  9. Barock Project - Skyline
  10. Barrdo - Équivoques Vol. 1
  11. Barrdo - Équivoques Vol. 2
  12. Brighteye Brison - Believers & Decievers
  13. Caligonaut - Magnified as Giants
  14. Circle of Illusion - Jeremias - Foreshadow of Forgotten Realm
  15. Dixie Dregs - Free Fall
  16. Dixie Dregs - What If
  17. Dixie Dregs - Night of the Living Dregs
  18. Frost* - Milliontown
  19. Harmonium - Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison
  20. Jordsjø - Nattfiolen
  21. Major Parkinson - Twilight Cinema
  22. Malady - Ainavihantaa
  23. Paatos - Timeloss
  24. Paatos - Kallocain
  25. Retroheads - Retrospective
  26. Retroheads - Introspective
  27. Squintaloo - Über bord!
  28. Tirill - Um himinjǫður
  29. Anna Von Hausswolff - Ceremony
  30. Anna Von Hausswolff - The Miraculous
  31. White Willow - Ignis fatuus
  32. White Willow - Sacrament
  33. White Willow - Storm Season
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Boojieboy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 22 2024 at 14:29
Since Gentle Giant was mentioned, I'd give a shout-out to Quebec's Opus-5: 1976's Contre-Courant, and 1977's Serieux Ou Pas.

Also some of the Gryphon albums (Red Queen to Gryphon Three, Raindance, Treason).


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote dr wu23 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2024 at 15:42
You have plenty of suggestions but Im a fan of Sanguine HUm...all their lps are good...a song from a newer one...they fall in the Canterbury school and they also have lps under the name Antique Seeking Nuns.



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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rick67 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 21 2024 at 13:46
I will definitely get to all of these recs.  I struck gold with Grumpyprogfan's Wippy Bonstack recommendation.  I want to digest those albums for a week or so before moving on.  They triggered the rare experience for me of hearing some new prog that I loved instantly. 
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The Emerald Dawn is a band from St. Ives, Cornwall, in south-west England. The name of the band is a reference to an environmentalist-led revolt. They play enthralling and dramatic symphonic rock music. The progressive music internet radio stations have globally played The Emerald Dawn a lot, so they are not an unknown band in the circles of fans of the genre. They have released five albums since 2014. You can find all of their albums on Bandcamp, and I highly recommend them.


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2024 at 16:11
Sorry I deleted my post because I realized most were too well known and you probably knew them already.

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - April 20 2024 at 16:37
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rick67 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2024 at 16:05
I don't think I have heard any of what has been posted here. I think I may have heard the birds and buildings album a while back, but that's it. I will have plenty to digest. I was on the forums here years ago, but my email address for that account is no longer valid, so I couldn't recover my password.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

^Love Monk. Have you heard New York Stories Vol. 1 with Danny Gatton on guitar?



I have not heard that one!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Logan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2024 at 12:42
I don't know if you'd like it, but Birds and Buildings' Bantam to Behemoth was the first to comes to mind.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_ncyLV8cTuL-zrm_Bqams1P2ySG_dUbo2Q
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https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/the-princess-of-tisul

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The progressive rock genre tradition serves as the foundation for the contemporary band Napier's Bones' sound. Their primary emphasis lies in dramatic storytelling that resonates with modern audiences. Music with a strong emphasis on the present and hints of the past.
Since 2014, this quintessential English prog band has released seven albums, which should all be a rather good treat for enthusiasts of the genre and are available on Bandcamp. 


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Grumpyprogfan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2024 at 08:56
^Love Monk. Have you heard New York Stories Vol. 1 with Danny Gatton on guitar?

Welcome to the forums.



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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Wippy doesn't get much mention on PA. Glad you enjoyed! Check out Mike Keneally's song "Cornbread Crumb" on YouTube. It has a Steely Dan vibe to me. Keneally has a lot of weird stuff, I would recommend his album "Dancing" for newbies and then venture into his avant stuff.

Bubblemath is one of my favorites, you have good taste!

Do you like fusion? There is lots to recommend for that genre... Nova Collective, Panzerballett, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth, etc.

I was a huge fusion fan years ago but transitioned more into a mainstream jazz guitarist a couple of decades ago (I play in a quartet).  These days, it's more Wes Montgomery, Pat Martino, Joe Pass, Monk, Coltrane, etc., for me.  Years ago, I used to listen to a ton of Mahavishnu Orchestra, The Dregs, Mike Stern, Scott Henderson, Kazumi Watanabe, Jeff Berlin, Fire Merchants, Jean Luc-Ponty, etc.  I still listen to some fusion occasionally, but my listening is mostly divided between prog and non-fusion jazz. Some classical thrown in every now and then too.  


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I am listening to that Simon Says tune right now.  Sounds cool! It will take me a while to check all this stuff out.  I am glad I started the thread.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Moyan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2024 at 07:19
I'd like to recommend two albums by The Worm Ouroboros, a non-English 'Canterburians' from Belarus.
They put out two albums, both of which are masterpieces of the contemporary 'Canterbury' genre. You can get both albums on Bandcamp. 


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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Grumpyprogfan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 20 2024 at 07:11
Wippy doesn't get much mention on PA. Glad you enjoyed! Check out Mike Keneally's song "Cornbread Crumb" on YouTube. It has a Steely Dan vibe to me. Keneally has a lot of weird stuff, I would recommend his album "Dancing" for newbies and then venture into his avant stuff.

Bubblemath is one of my favorites, you have good taste!

Do you like fusion? There is lots to recommend for that genre... Nova Collective, Panzerballett, Pat Metheny, Allan Holdsworth, etc.
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