Blues & Country Prog
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Topic: Blues & Country Prog
Posted By: Marty McFly
Subject: Blues & Country Prog
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 14:51
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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 COUNTRY ------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu  Even my |
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Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 15:30
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Bakerloo and The Groundhogs immediately jump to mind. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 15:31
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Kinda, sorta Country in places and kinda, sorta Proggy in places would be, IMO:
16 Horsepower
Murder By Death
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Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 15:51
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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 |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 15:56
| Captain Beyond is pretty bluesy |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 16:04
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... 
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Marty McFly wrote:Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 16:32
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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 |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 18:39
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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 |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: June 04 2010 at 21:47
I'd say 'some Led Zeppelin' perfectly fits for country, too. They pushed the boundary with their approach... ------------- |
Posted By: seventhsojourn
Date Posted: June 06 2010 at 12:04
| For some country-tinged Symphonic, check-out UK band Wally. |
Posted By: virginiaprogras
Date Posted: June 06 2010 at 17:43
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 - 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 |
Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: June 06 2010 at 17:49
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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 SwineJustine
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 |
Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: June 06 2010 at 18:49
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 08:05
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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) |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 10:55
| Captain Beefheart - TMR is a head-on collision between blues-rock and free jazz. |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 11:42
By all means, the Dixie Dregs!!!!!
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 12:26
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^ 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) |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 15:22
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.
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 15:41
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^ 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) |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: June 07 2010 at 17:45
Captain Beyond is not a guy, it's the name of a "heavy prog" band fronted by the original singer from Deep Purple |
Posted By: Marty McFly
Date Posted: June 08 2010 at 01:34
I know it's not a guy. I just personalized it, that's all. I wasn't aware that such a thing isn't possible in English, while in Czech it's quite normal thing to refer to band as if it was a person. ------------- There's a point where "avant-garde" and "experimental" becomes "terrible" and "pointless," -Andyman1125 on Lulu Even my |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: June 08 2010 at 06:51
Absolutely. The Introduction is a great album.
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Posted By: TODDLER
Date Posted: June 08 2010 at 11:07
| Penguin Cafe Orchestra have a very original way of combining Blues, Country, and folk. Often placed into the New Age catagory due to their place in time, they come across more progressive in all aspects. |
Posted By: Pelata
Date Posted: June 08 2010 at 15:33
GREAT band!!
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Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: June 08 2010 at 15:38
| Shadow Circus' latest album, Whispers and Screams, strikes me as a rather excellent balance between Symph and Blues. |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: June 08 2010 at 15:56
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^ There is only one title that has some blues/soul feeling as far as I remember. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: CyberDiablo
Date Posted: June 08 2010 at 16:04
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Try Dire Straits. They make, a blend of blues and arena rock. But their few songs are so... "progressive"! Like Telegraph Road. ------------- Music is some kind of art. -- Anonymous |