Forum Home Forum Home > Other music related lounges > General Music Discussions
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Blues & Country Prog
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedBlues & Country Prog
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Marty McFly View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 23 2009
Location: Czech Republic
Status: Offline
Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Blues & Country Prog
    Posted: June 04 2010 at 14:51

Just out of curiosity I was thinking about songs/albums/groups that are listed here and has elements of these two genres in their music.

My examples would be:

BLUES
early Jethro Tull
some Led Zeppelin

COUNTRY
for sure some Prog Folk bands listed here, for example Decameron
There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

   -Andyman1125 on Lulu







Even my
Back to Top
Kotro View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: August 16 2004
Location: Portugal
Status: Offline
Points: 2815 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2010 at 15:30
Bakerloo and The Groundhogs immediately jump to mind.
Bigger on the inside.
Back to Top
Pelata View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 04 2010
Location: NC-USA
Status: Offline
Points: 364 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2010 at 15:31
Kinda, sorta Country in places and kinda, sorta Proggy in places would be, IMO:
 
16 Horsepower
Murder By Death
Back to Top
Marty McFly View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 23 2009
Location: Czech Republic
Status: Offline
Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2010 at 15:51

Thanks Kotro, checking right now. Both aren't "full" Prog genres, one is Related and other one is Proto, but I'm afraid there won't be too many Blues bands in for example Symphonic :-D

Pelata, I will check your bands too, but I meant bands that are already listed here on Archives.
There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

   -Andyman1125 on Lulu







Even my
Back to Top
Triceratopsoil View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 03 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2010 at 15:56
Captain Beyond is pretty bluesy
Back to Top
Slartibartfast View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam

Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2010 at 16:04
Originally posted by Marty McFly Marty McFly wrote:

Just out of curiosity I was thinking about songs/albums/groups that are listed here and has elements of these two genres in their music.

My examples would be:

BLUES
early Jethro Tull
some Led Zeppelin

COUNTRY
for sure some Prog Folk bands listed here, for example Decameron


You so need to check out the Dixie Dregs...
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
Back to Top
Marty McFly View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: March 23 2009
Location: Czech Republic
Status: Offline
Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2010 at 16:32
I surely do need to check both, I was thinking about Captain for some time, because I saw it few times. Not sure why, but I ended on his album page many times.
There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless,"

   -Andyman1125 on Lulu







Even my
Back to Top
Icarium View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: March 21 2008
Location: Tigerstaden
Status: Offline
Points: 34100 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2010 at 18:39
I have heard that their is Country sounding songs on Kansas albums, probably I dont know.
Blue grass is pretty progressive country fast and funny.
Eagels - Hotel California
Back to Top
clarke2001 View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: June 14 2006
Location: Croatia
Status: Offline
Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2010 at 21:47
Originally posted by Marty McFly Marty McFly wrote:

Just out of curiosity I was thinking about songs/albums/groups that are listed here and has elements of these two genres in their music.

My examples would be:

BLUES
early Jethro Tull
some Led Zeppelin

COUNTRY
for sure some Prog Folk bands listed here, for example Decameron



I'd say  'some Led Zeppelin' perfectly fits for country, too. They pushed the boundary with their approach...
Percussion, sir!
Back to Top
seventhsojourn View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: December 11 2009
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 4006 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2010 at 12:04
For some country-tinged Symphonic, check-out UK band Wally.
Back to Top
virginiaprogras View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 22 2006
Location: Virginia USA
Status: Offline
Points: 103 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2010 at 17:43
Originally posted by aginor aginor wrote:

I have heard that their is Country sounding songs on Kansas albums, probably I dont know.
Blue grass is pretty progressive country fast and funny.
Eagels - Hotel California

BTW, newgrass is also known as "progressive bluegrass." New Grass Revival's John Cowan learned to play bass listening to Chris Squire (who graciously signed John's bass at a Yes concert a few years back after John's people and me separately got in contact with Chris). When John was younger he had a vocal range reminiscent of Jon Anderson. John came out with his own very cool version of "Long Distance Runaround" with his own band a few years ago. Here's a free, authorized link with downloads of him performing it in concert: http://www.archive.org/details/jcb2002-06-15.sbd.tetzeli.sbeok.flac16 
"To err is human; to purr, feline." Robert Byrne



Newgrass, Prog & More! Web Radio

http://www.live365.com/stations/virginiaprograsser

2,200+ Progressive & Eclectic Fans Worldwide Since 2003
Back to Top
ClemofNazareth View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Prog Folk Researcher

Joined: August 17 2005
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 4659 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2010 at 17:49
Lots of blues-heavy bands:
 
Kansas ("Bringing in Back", "Lonely Street", "Disappearing Skin Tight Blues", etc.)
Aunt Mary
Spirit
Uriah Heep
Odin
Crucible
The Greatest Show on Earth
Steve Morse Band
Home
Gygafo
Babe Ruth
Beat Circus
Providence
Argent
Black Cat Bones
Leviathan
 
'country' prog is a little tougher, although a lot of Prog Folk bands could be considered a little bit country I suppose:
 
Baby Whale
Kansas (especially their first three albums)
Wovenhand
Pearls Before Swine
Justine
String Cheese
It's a Beautiful Day
The Incredible String Band's first album
Hapshash & the Coloured Coat's second album
 
 
"Peace is the only battle worth waging."

Albert Camus
Back to Top
dwill123 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 19 2006
Status: Offline
Points: 4460 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 06 2010 at 18:49
Back to Top
lucas View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 06 2004
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2010 at 08:05
Blues + country + prog + hard-rock = southern rock
Allman Brothers Band
Charlie Daniels Band
Marshall Tucker Band
Blackfoot
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Molly Hatchett
Black Oak Arkansas
 
Also you may want to check these alternative country bands :
Tarantella
Hyacinth House
Jay Munly
16 Horsepower
 
Also Grateful Dead may be of interest to you.
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
Back to Top
The Hemulen View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: July 31 2004
Location: UK
Status: Offline
Points: 5964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2010 at 10:55
Captain Beefheart - TMR is a head-on collision between blues-rock and free jazz.
Back to Top
yanch View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 03 2010
Location: Lowell, MA
Status: Offline
Points: 3247 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2010 at 11:42
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by Marty McFly Marty McFly wrote:

Just out of curiosity I was thinking about songs/albums/groups that are listed here and has elements of these two genres in their music.

My examples would be:

BLUES
early Jethro Tull
some Led Zeppelin

COUNTRY
for sure some Prog Folk bands listed here, for example Decameron


You so need to check out the Dixie Dregs...

By all means, the Dixie Dregs!!!!!
Back to Top
lucas View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 06 2004
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2010 at 12:26
^
The Dixie Dregs are jazz-fusion, with one country song on each of their albums. But besides that "one" country song, the other songs are rather jazz-fusion sounding.
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
Back to Top
yanch View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 03 2010
Location: Lowell, MA
Status: Offline
Points: 3247 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2010 at 15:22
Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

^
The Dixie Dregs are jazz-fusion, with one country song on each of their albums. But besides that "one" country song, the other songs are rather jazz-fusion sounding.


Don't fully agree. Even on many of the "jazzier" songs the under pinnings and influences come from country. Take a song like Divided We Stand-at first listen it sounds pretty jazzy and progressive, but reality is the themes are very closely related to Aaron Copeland and his works like Hoedown, which come from the American country traditions. The Dixie Dregs are a lot more than just jazz-fusion.
Back to Top
lucas View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Honorary Collaborator

Joined: February 06 2004
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2010 at 15:41
^
yes, indeed Steve Morse likes to mix many genres in his compositions. I would strongly advise to listen to his first solo album 'the introduction' which has two rockabilly songs and one blues song, the rest being split between classical music and melodic rock song, plus one waltz.

Also Albert Lee, who is featured on 'the introduction' and 'stand up' has some outstanding stuff, mainly rockabilly/bluegrass, but also jazz-rock with 'speechless'  (Chad Wackerman is featured on drums).
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
Back to Top
Triceratopsoil View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 03 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 07 2010 at 17:45
Originally posted by Marty McFly Marty McFly wrote:

I surely do need to check both, I was thinking about Captain for some time, because I saw it few times. Not sure why, but I ended on his album page many times.


Captain Beyond is not a guy, it's the name of a "heavy prog" band fronted by the original singer from Deep Purple
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  12>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.172 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.