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1. I have never listened to No Man, but I do like Blackfield. It is not proggy at all, but it is enjoyable music if you are a big Steven Wilson fan.

2. I would go with their most recent, Watershed. It is my favorite Opeth album and the perfect balance between cookie monster and clean vocals.

3. YES! They are all good! You can't go wrong with Testimony, One, ?, and Sola Scriptura. LIfeline is good as well, but more of a mixed bag than the others. My personal two favorites are One and Sola Scriptura.

4. Hmmm...lately the two prog metal bands I've been getting into are Redemption and Seventh Wonder. I'm not sure if they have much in common with Riverside or Tool though. 

5. I would recommend, based on the bands you said (all of which are personal favorites of mine): Frost*, The Flower Kings, The Tangent, Phideaux, Echolyn, IZZ, Karmakanic, and Moon Safari.

Hopefully that is helpful!

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natewait Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: July 08 2009 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 218	Posted: January 14 2011 at 00:16
	1. I have never listened to No Man, but I do like Blackfield. It is not proggy at all, but it is enjoyable music if you are a big Steven Wilson fan. 2. I would go with their most recent, Watershed. It is my favorite Opeth album and the perfect balance between cookie monster and clean vocals. 3. YES! They are all good! You can't go wrong with Testimony, One, ?, and Sola Scriptura. LIfeline is good as well, but more of a mixed bag than the others. My personal two favorites are One and Sola Scriptura. 4. Hmmm...lately the two prog metal bands I've been getting into are Redemption and Seventh Wonder. I'm not sure if they have much in common with Riverside or Tool though. 5. I would recommend, based on the bands you said (all of which are personal favorites of mine): Frost*, The Flower Kings, The Tangent, Phideaux, Echolyn, IZZ, Karmakanic, and Moon Safari. Hopefully that is helpful!
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Triceratopsoil Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 03 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 17995	Posted: January 14 2011 at 00:00
	2. all of them, pretty much. I'd say go with Deliverance next 3. NO 4. you need some Maudlin of the Well 5. Magma

Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625	Posted: January 13 2011 at 22:18
	Go west young man.
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Man Overboard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 07 2004 Location: Austin, TX Status: Offline Points: 3830	Posted: January 13 2011 at 21:54
	Can't say I like Neal as much as I did when he was a coked-up fiend.

The Quiet One Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: January 16 2008 Location: Argentina Status: Offline Points: 15745	Posted: January 13 2011 at 21:39
	For point 5 check this out: http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?salbumtypes=1#list For your more specific questions, I can recommend you more stuff in the vein of Transatlantic. Definitely check out Neal Morse's solo stuff, especially the highly rated ones in here. Then check out The Flower Kings, The Tangent, Karmakanic, Moon Safari, and the like. All modern Symphonic Prog bands which resemble the old classic stuff. The Tangent is probably the most eclectic of the bunch, with a more Canterbury/Fusion feel. I'm not a Prog Metal fan of any kind, so I can't answer your other questions. (neither am I a huge Wilson fan to check out other stuff than Porcupine Tree). But seriously, the first thing I would do if I were you is to check the Top 100 from here and check some samples.

Fyrus Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Groupie Joined: January 13 2011 Location: US Status: Offline Points: 44	Posted: January 13 2011 at 21:30
	Hello, unfortunately I didn't even know what prog was until about a year ago when I found Dream Theater. Now, a year later, I've blazed through Pain of Salvation, Porcupine Tree, a little Opeth, Spock's Beard, Transtatlantic, some Beardfish, and perhaps my favorite, Riverside. I now have some questions, and I would like to see what people think. 1. Are BlackField or No Man worth listening too? (Steven Wilson stuff) 2. I've listened to (and loved) Blackwater park and Ghost Reveries, what Opeth album is good to go to next? 3. Are any of Neal Morse's christian prog albums any good, and, if so, which ones. 4. I've been dying for some prog metal along the vein of Riverside or Tool, any other bands that fit the bill for that? and 5. Name any bands that you think really deserve a good listen. Thanks :)