Prog Artists You Like Everything Of
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Topic: Prog Artists You Like Everything Of
Posted By: presdoug
Subject: Prog Artists You Like Everything Of
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 13:05
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This must have been done before; what are progressive rock artists whom you like everything of-including material that isn't really progressive rock? Now it's a no brainer when it is an artist who recorded just one or two albums, but what about ones that recorded a whole slew of records, and you dig them all? [let's leave bootlegs out of it; they are illegal, so] For me, there are not many that fit that category, but those that do are: Gentle Giant-Even their later less progressive rock records I like-their whole catalogue is appealing to me Atomic Rooster-a band that went through many personnel changes, well, I listen to all of their different phases and like everything they recorded no matter how different they may sound... Dzyan-this band had four releases and each one is kind of unique, but I like them all considering that.... Who qualifies for you? |
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Posted By: The Dark Elf
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 14:17
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None. Unless you're talking about Jimi Hendrix, Nick Drake or the Doors who, because of untimely deaths, didn't have time to release albums beyond their peak. Prog? Definitely none. Yes, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Jethro Tull, ELP, King Crimson, etc., all released sub-par albums the further they went after a decade (or less) of brilliance. ------------- ...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined to take the place of the mud shark in your mythology... |
Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 14:29
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Pink Floyd. Even The Endless River has its good moments. Camel if it wasn't for The Single Factor and Dust and Dreams Yes if it wasn't for the last years Magma if it wasn't for Mercy (but I don't think it's that bad) Reneissance if it wasn't for Camera Camera and the other one I don't remember even the title Thinking better, I can't find anything that I dislike in Eloy Universal Totem Orchestra has only four albums but all excellent Then there's a huge number of artists who are very consistent. I think to Claudio Milano and Nichelodeon, Quintorigo and John De Leo... but I stop here. Too many are popping out in my mind ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 14:38
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Yeah, that's a tall, tall order for bands with a long career. Even including non-prog, my fave LZ, I think 'In Through the Out Door' blows. I'm really gonna have to put on the thinking cap for this. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 15:07
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Rush. Even bad Rush is good Rush. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 15:10
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Off the top of my head, I enjoy the entire ouevre of Änglagård, Shamblemaths and Homonculus Res. ------------- 
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 16:02
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Marillion Rush Enchant Threshold The Jelly Jam Symphony X Sieges Even & Subsignal Frost* OSI Riverside Fates Warning Mind's Eye Redemption |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 16:22
What, not Triumvirate?? Heh!! Mine would include: a) Flash - they came & went in a flash, only three studio LPs and a few boots... b) Captain Beyond (prog related) - I'm a big fan of Rhino, RIP! c) Mahavishnu Orchestra - even their weaker efforts were sublime in my book! d) Return to Forever - same!! From their earliest days to the end, amazing stuff. ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
presdoug wrote:Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 16:52
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Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 17:18
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Univers Zero Henry Cow Present Cardiacs The Future Kings Of England Sleepytime Gorilla Museum ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 18:13
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Allan Holdsworth IZZ Thank You Scientist Mike Keneally The Aristocrats |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 19:22
You hit the nail on the head; I cannot stand their album Russian Roulette-the only thing of theirs I don't like, though... |
Posted By: Mellotron Storm
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 21:08
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Anekdoten and One Shot are the only two I can think of right now. But then again both have released only seven or eight and that's including the live records. ------------- "The wind is slowly tearing her apart" "Sad Rain" ANEKDOTEN |
Posted By: Faul_McCartney
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 22:02
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I maintain that King Crimson has never released a truly bad album, though they have a couple subpar ones. Pink Floyd comes close but their subpar albums are much lower so I'm not sure I'd give it to them. ------------- If you think that it’s pretentious, you’ve been taken for a ride. |
Posted By: Valdez
Date Posted: June 21 2025 at 23:53
Agreed. KC my personal favorite dropped a few bombs. One I find to be unlistenable even. Yes genesis Elp all have a stinker or two. The doors have no bad records, true, in my opinion as well. I just agree here. Although I can listen to the large discography of Pink Floyd and have few complaints, there are a couple of albums I don’t like . Same with Procol Harum. ------------- https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/maxwells-submarine |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 03:23
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Glass Hammer perhaps. Some of their stuff can be a bit Meh but I wouldn't avoid anything they have done and am an enthusiastic advocate for their 'pop' record Three Cheers For The Broken Hearted. Of the classic era bands Camel perhaps come the closest as stated but unfortunately there is the Single Factor. VDGG also possibly as I've yet to hear anything by them I dislike. |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 04:10
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perfect all the way though, uh? very unlikely for long-standing bands with many albums. Circus (Swiss) and their Blue Motion afterthought. (only 5 albums) Out Of Focus (three historical releases and three posthumous archives) and their 80's afterthought Kontrast
How do you figure??  Electric Silence and Time Machine are very similer to my ears. Didn't know they has an archival live release, thx. Will look for it. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: Gnik Nosmirc
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 04:12
All Traps On Earth. Never released a bad album. Not a SINGLE one. And that my friends, is very impressive.  ------------- Jazz Rock / Fusion · Canterbury · Psych / Space Rock · Krautrock · Prog Electronic · RIO / Avant-Prog · Post Rock |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 04:32
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Mostly Autumn and mostly YES, apart from Open Your Eyes.
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Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 04:59
Their is their self titled debut album from 1972, and the archival "Mandala" recorded also in 1972.... |
Posted By: omphaloskepsis
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 05:06
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A self-imposed minimum of three albums. Wobbler Seven Impale Haken Unreal City Anglagard Tirill La Maschera di Cera (I don't count the English version of (LPDD) La Coscienza Di Zeno Amoeba Split Riverside Sleepytime Gorilla Museum |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 05:50
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Hmmm. I like bands that try out something new regularly, and then they easily put out something that I don't like a lot. Anyway, I consider myself fan, and like every album of North Sea Radio Orchestra, Sonar, Kong. Of those already named Univers Zero, Cardiacs, Magma qualify. With Camel it depends on how high the bar is. I find all their albums enjoyable to some extent (yes, even Single Factor) but there are clearly weaker ones. This probably applies to a number of bands. Art Zoyd are all great other than the Pure Noise album, which is a bit of a joke. ------------- I make typos so you see I'm not a machine, but I may be a machine pretending to not be a machine. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 19:13
Ha! I was teasing you, of course! I'm not familiar with Russian Roulette and will give it a listen! Also, I forgot that Flash had one final CD release, with Ray Bennett and Colin Carter. Flash Featuring Ray Bennett & Colin Carter ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 19:49
no worries, Chuck! Let me know what you think of Russian Roulette.... |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 20:32
Anglagard. 
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 21:14
Unfortunately I don't quite feel that way. Rush have a better track record than most and may even be my favorite band but they have a few albums I'm not that fond of such as Snakes and Arrows, Test for Echo and especially Vapor Trails. I wouldn't even say Roll The Bones is very good but I like it anyway. Most of everything else they did is pretty top notch or close to it. |
Posted By: ThyroidGlands
Date Posted: June 22 2025 at 21:46
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Änglagård (including All Traps on Earth) Cardiacs King Crimson Koenjihyakkei Universal Totem Orchestra Shamblemaths Death ------------- ⋆la faulx⋆ |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 11:13
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Zombi, easily. The only reason the honor escapes Goblin is because of Volo. Vangelis (even some of his weirder stuff). ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 11:15
Oh man, I thought for sure you were going to say Asia. 
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 11:24
I agree with Frost*……but Marillion? You love everything they’ve ever done?! Look, I’m a big fan of theirs too, but there are very mediocre albums IMO and I’m surprised if there isn’t something you have issues with? Radiation? Somewhere Else?🤷♂️🙂 It Bites for me. And nearly IQ, but Resistance is poor, again just my opinion😊 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 12:09
And I thought you were going to say Citadel. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 12:10
Oops! I forgot Djam Karet. I own and love everything they've done. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 14:10
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I have yet to hear something with Ronnie James Dio as a vocalist that I didn't like! ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 14:17
My brother from another mother!  If we broaden the margins to include hard rock and metal, I cannot agree more! The Elves/Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, his own band Dio, Heaven and Hell, and his guest appearances (especially on Kerry Livgren's Seeds of Change)...Ronnie was a singer's singer and the consummate frontman with a voice like no other. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 14:30
Yes, i like everything by Marillion. Even the albums I like least by them have some highlights. |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 14:33
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^ I like everything by Marillion too, and don't worry, I'm not losing my Marbles.
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Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 15:49
Kind of difficult since I don't know them (just the name). |
Posted By: AFlowerKingCrimson
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 15:50
That's very BRAVE of you Paul.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 22:09
Zombi- I listened to the 2024 remix of Cosmos yesterday , and just wow! Checking out their other material as of now that is available to stream. Love that drumming. That is how drumming should be imo. Goblin don't know enough. Vangelis - maybe Alexander was just too much of a step down for me and honestly I'm not a big fan of The City even though I know it's a popular Vangelis album. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: June 23 2025 at 23:53
Edit: while writing I checked, and there's not an album I do not like among Kraftwerk's ten album strong studio albums. Love everything from their 1970 self-titled debut - up to 1986' Electric Cafe, and really like 2003's Tour de France Soundtracks. |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: June 24 2025 at 00:11
Thanks!! I consider RJD to be "prog related!"  ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: June 24 2025 at 07:40
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I might as well add https://vesilinja.bandcamp.com/" rel="nofollow - Vesilinja to the list. They have three albums out at this point and all three of them are absolutely dope, with no weak material imho. -------------
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 24 2025 at 10:15
The previously unreleased bonus title track from the 2CD remaster!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C65oZn7VN84&list=RDC65oZn7VN84&start_radio=1" rel="nofollow - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C65oZn7VN84&list=RDC65oZn7VN84&start_radio=1 Check out their most recent album, Direct Inject. It's incredible. Then Surface to Air. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: June 24 2025 at 14:20
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I've been thinking about this and struggling tbh. When I think of bands I like there always to be a dodgy album somewhere in their output. Then I had a revelation. The Tangent - I really do love every album they've done - in fact their lowest scoring album here is 3.71, so that reflects my opimion. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: June 25 2025 at 11:13
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If it weren't for some bad (not bold) choices on Club Ninja, Blue Öyster Cult would be another. ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 08:52
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King Crimson.....only one I can think of at the moment.... I assume you mean studio lps. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: Grumpyprogfan
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 09:00
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Posted By: dr wu23
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 09:35
Well....love Katy Lied and stole my forum handle from it , but was disappointed in their last 2 lps....though tbh I do like some of the tracks on both. ------------- One does nothing yet nothing is left undone. Haquin |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 10:36
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Hi, There are a lot of them, but I suppose that Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze, Vangelis and Ryuichi Sakamoto are the ones that I can really state that they are special because they were very good from the start. One might say that TD's first album doesn't fit, but it actually does because you know there there is going to be a lot of stuff all over the place, and giving us different ideas and thoughts. From their earlier days of what we might consider "experiments" to their last work, most of these folks were pretty much all around fairly good ... Bands ... now it gets funky ... since so many of these changed folks, but I can't say that I have ever heard a KC album I did not enjoy, so it kinda fits in the idea, even when the music changes. Other than that, I'm still attached to Ange and the redos lately have also been very good, but it's easy to see how old they are getting and probably having a hard time. The other band I liked everything of was Banco, until Francesco passed away. As much a I want to enjoy the current version, it simply is missing its very soul, and, somehow, it has not really been able to make it work ... maybe it's the loss of the conceptual edge they had before that seems gone. It's very listenable, but now you can feel, and hear, the solos being added where before you felt the continuity and did not exactly think of "solos" at all. Probably the only major one for me that lost it. AD2, has been excellent all the time, with one exception ... in one later CD, Renate goes crazy, and all of a sudden, you can see why the band had some issues, and don't like to rehearse as a way to keep the music fresh, but when the whole thing goes too far, it leaves everyone wondering what is going on and what to do ... the only album of their I have ever not enjoyed their version of "anarchy". ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 12:27
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There are a huge many acts where I like everything released which did not release many albums and/or whose careers did not span many years, but for acts with, say, ten or more albums released over many years, that becomes much more limited. The most obvious "Prog" one to me is Magma. I have liked all of its studio albums (LPs) from 1970 to 2022, including Merci, and I dig all of the the many live albums I know by Magma. And I like all of the relayed Offering albums too. Also I like all of the studio albums of Univers Zero (and the one live I heard). Present is very strong. Art Zoyd (my personal fave RIO band) I like all of the releases I know to some extent, which is many, but I have not heard all. For a more "modern" band I am very into, (first album was in 1994) there is Godspeed You! Black Emperor. I like its nine LPs and it's EP, Slow Riot for New Zerø Kanada E.P. And not in PA at least yet, but I have enjoyed all of the Sufjan Stevens albums I have heard (about 16). And I just wanted to give Radiohead a nod for liking all of the eight studio albums I know by it, plus a couple of EPs. ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 12:57
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For me Radiohead didn't really hit their stride until their third album, I like everything after that ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: presdoug
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 13:27
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 14:08
OK Computer is for me where Radiohead became really great, but I like music off The Bends very much as well, and the much maligned debut by some, Pablo Honey, I still like and has music I love. I like its hit "Creep" and find "Blow Out" great. For what little it's worth, here's a youtube playlist I created with one track per Radiohead studio album I like, plus Spectre. Less than ten, but Dead Can Dance is another with lots I like (although I like its 1984 to 1993 period best). And Miriodor is very strong... ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: Nogbad_The_Bad
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 15:11
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New Miriodor live album coming soon. Great band. ------------- Ian Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
Posted By: Disconnect
Date Posted: June 27 2025 at 17:07
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tough topic for sure. For these ears/mind: King Crimson Spock's Beard National Health Hatfield & the North Egg ------------- "My own response to King Crimson is one of quiet terror." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 28 2025 at 05:22
Thanks. I already have Direct Inject on vinyl and currently listening to Surface To Air  |
Posted By: Jacob Schoolcraft
Date Posted: July 04 2025 at 14:55
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Vangelis I have close to 30 cds...but I don't have his collaborations. Julverne....I have all 6 cds...including, of course..their compilation which is re-recorded versions of early pieces. Univers Zero- Everything I have...everything I love National Health...I have 6 cds including the compilation "Complete". I like everything available from this band Jade Warrior...I have 15 cds. I'm not too impressed with Eclipse and Fifth Element..I love everything else. Goblin...have about 21 cds. Like it all and that includes different line ups ...( Goblin Rebirth and others)...Not a huge fan of their 80s material. David Bedford ( composer associated with Prog) I have 12 cds. Bought them in the 90s and early 2000s mostly. |
Posted By: zjedmir
Date Posted: July 05 2025 at 10:51
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every samla mammas manna (or zamla mammaz manna) is a masterpiece through (except maybe familjesprickor but thats still great) and through, i havent heard the von zamla albums though every area album is also amazing (even tic&tac and chernobyl 7991) henry cow is also up there too as well as triana and collegium musicum |