10 best prog bands with stage presence
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Topic: 10 best prog bands with stage presence
Posted By: stopthismadness
Subject: 10 best prog bands with stage presence
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 10:12
| number 1 for me is rush |
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 10:21
| Why? Define "stage presence". |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 10:25
| I can name a few bands with stage absence! |
Posted By: The Monodrone
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 10:49
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The Mars Volta. -------------  
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Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 12:11
Stage presence huh? Jaga Jazzist leaves not much space on the stage.  ------------- 
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Posted By: smellyoldbums
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 12:35
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people while on stage, they are entertaining they move around and get involved with the crowd. bands who do more then just stand there and play their music |
Posted By: WalterDigsTunes
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 12:44
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Zappa Alas, you can't do that on stage anymore... |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 12:46
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The Sleepwalker wrote:Posted By: CyberDiablo
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 13:30
Rush are soooo present on the stage. Aren't they? 
------------- Music is some kind of art. -- Anonymous |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 13:45
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Prog bands are boring on stage, maybe you mean stage theatrics?...While I agree that Rush has a great stage presence, they do not move around too much because they are multi-tasking so much. Geddy will move some then he has to go back to point to sing, bass and keyboards and/or foot pedals, same with Alex. Earth, Wind & Fire to me put on the best show back in the late 70's of any genre. Filled with lights, pyro, magic acts, floating band members, secret stage doors....In general its how David Copperfield got his start by producing all the magic in EW&F shows.
IM is close with the recent stage setup and the walking Eddie.... -------------   
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Posted By: CyberDiablo
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 13:51
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Stage theatrics? Then you must watch The Wall tour of Pink Floyd. Songs aren't so good, but they build a large wall and break it down on the stage.
------------- Music is some kind of art. -- Anonymous |
Posted By: Catcher10
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 14:30
Never heard of them......are they any good??  -------------
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Posted By: The Wrinkler
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 14:33
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I never saw Genesis live, but from the videos I've seen, Peter Gabriel is always dancing and prancing about! Plus his costumes. He also has funny things to say in between songs. Also Gentle Giant is very interesting to watch, everyone looks like their having so much fun, even though their music is complex they are hopping around laughing |
Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 14:55
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Gentle Giant had a great time on stage.
Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull has a great stage presence and is all over the place.
Peter Gabriel, both with Genesis and solo has alot of fun and has props and interesting stages.
Talking Heads-not really prog-had one of the best stage presences I've ever seen.
The Tubes-also not really prog-put on an unbelievable show.
The Dixie Dregs had good stage presence and had fun on stage.
Stanley Clarke, when I saw him years ago, bounced all over, played down in the aisles, and had a blast.
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 15:58
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Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 16:04
 ..a band I really wish I had seen
I suppose its down to me (again) to mention ELP.They were a little bit lively on occasion
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Posted By: Tursake
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 16:15
Rush 
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Last.fm: TursakeX RYM: Tursake |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 16:23
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Rotisserie chicken anyone? Got Milk?
I remember one of the first times that I saw Rush live, they commented that critics complained that they didn't move around on stage. So then they played Wipeout and Alex proceeded to "surf" across the stage. ------------- 
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Posted By: yanch
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 16:56
Tubes were a blast! I'd give ELP a nod. I saw them twice and during Fanfare and Nutrocker, Keith played out front with the portable hammond and was rolling it all over the stage, he even laid down and pulled it on top of himself and played lting down. So they had their moments!
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Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: June 10 2010 at 17:09
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Prog bands, especially ELP and Genesis, really invented what became the arena rock concert experience, through a combination of effects and performance. Pink Floyd all stand perfectly still and let the lights do the "show". Ian Anderson could be alone on stage with no effects or props and entertain the hell out of everybody. Rush is very fun - Alex Lifeson has a wicked sense of humor, you can tell that Geddy can barely keep a straight face - must be a very fun guy to be in a band with! Most newer prog bands have zero sense of showmanship. It can probably be blamed that bands don't have the budgets they used to, but there are few performers now who know how to own the stage and command an audience like the old masters. But that's also probably because touring is an impossibility for most bands now, so when they do get up on stage at a festival finally, they must be terrified... ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 01:41
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 03:11
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New bands have zero sense of showmanship? Well, you've got to be seeing the wrong bands. Muse are good on stage, indeed, from the major acts, but there are smaller bands that are simply incredible. I can hardly think of something that compares to Tortoise, for example. They do an amazing show a la Gentle Giant + punk. Or The Mars Volta. Or Jaga Jazzist, when I felt that that hall will fall on us when the chick with the tuba started shaking the scene. Imagine nine guys on a stage, exchanging instruments! Battles are insane, too. |
Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 03:27
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1 Rush
2 Dream Theater
3 Peter Gabriel
4 Riverside
5 Genesis
6 King CRimson
7 Neal Morse
8 Porcupine Tree
9 Marillion (Fish)
10 Queen (Mercury)
worst - Kraftwerk - I love the show but the members are as stagnant as cardboard cutouts, or robots - maybe they are.
Metal - Kiss were best and Alice Cooper. Saw them many times and incredible everytime ------------- 
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Posted By: jplanet
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 03:27
And it just so happens that Tortoise is coming to play in NYC, but on the only day this month I can't go to a show!  ------------- https://www.facebook.com/ShadowCircus/" rel="nofollow - ..::welcome to the shadow circus::.. |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 11 2010 at 03:30
^ That's awful, Tortoise offered what proved to be the best price/quality ratio for me since I'm going to concerts! Their tickets are cheap and they put a hell of a show. 
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