Anteater Presents: An Essential Guide To Modern Prog.

Sympho De Proggy · 09-24-2011, 03:36 PM

yo
i realize this thread is ancient.
honestly i don't even know how active this forum is so i may be talking to ghosts, but i was wondering if there's gonna be any more to this guide like, ever...

i've managed to get my hands on nearly all of it.
i've yet to sort through most, but i'm completely hooked on Ritual & Big Big Train's albums and even if it turns out i dislike all the rest, those are still much better odds than i've had yet in my music hunting.
thanks to the ridiculous number of bands out there i'm having trouble finding anything post 90's that isn't total crap.

the only modern work i liked so far that didn't come from this list is by Maudlin of the Well (i prefer their lighter work, but their heavier stuff is still very good, if not my thing.)

honestly i'm kinda surprised they didn't make the list.
their last album before turning into Kayo Dot (which i'm still on the fence about), called Part The Second, is particularly awesome.
it's also completely free from their site, so anyone reading this has no excuse not to give it a shot.

i've rambled enough...
here's hoping the Essential Guide gets a second issue.

Anteater · 09-28-2011, 09:46 PM

I've been thinking of adding more to the guide actually: there have been a couple more modern prog. bands and albums that I feel go above and beyond which have not been reviewed so far.

However, I still consider the albums I reviewed here to be a great introduction to modern progressive rock and the places it can go.

The reason I didn't review any of Maudlin of the Well is because even Part The Second had a distinct metal bent, and I purposely excluded anything particularly progressive metal related in order to keep things focused.

Sympho De Proggy · 10-01-2011, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Anteater

I've been thinking of adding more to the guide actually: there have been a couple more modern prog. bands and albums that I feel go above and beyond which have not been reviewed so far.

However, I still consider the albums I reviewed here to be a great introduction to modern progressive rock and the places it can go.

The reason I didn't review any of Maudlin of the Well is because even Part The Second had a distinct metal bent, and I purposely excluded anything particularly progressive metal related in order to keep things focused.

that makes sense for all the other works, but Part the Second is, to my ears, so decidedly non-metal, i really don't see how it can be classified as such.

i guess this shouldn't be made into a discussion thread, so i won't press you on it.

still seems an odd description for the album (while being a very good one for the band in general).

guess it doesn't matter too much, once mentioned.
anyone interested can check it out.

anyway, i'm glad to hear you're not gonna retire the thread yet.
can't w8 to see what you got up your sleeve.

09-24-2011, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sympho De Proggy Groupie Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 2	yo i realize this thread is ancient. honestly i don't even know how active this forum is so i may be talking to ghosts, but i was wondering if there's gonna be any more to this guide like, ever... i've managed to get my hands on nearly all of it. i've yet to sort through most, but i'm completely hooked on Ritual & Big Big Train's albums and even if it turns out i dislike all the rest, those are still much better odds than i've had yet in my music hunting. thanks to the ridiculous number of bands out there i'm having trouble finding anything post 90's that isn't total crap. the only modern work i liked so far that didn't come from this list is by Maudlin of the Well (i prefer their lighter work, but their heavier stuff is still very good, if not my thing.) honestly i'm kinda surprised they didn't make the list. their last album before turning into Kayo Dot (which i'm still on the fence about), called Part The Second, is particularly awesome. it's also completely free from their site, so anyone reading this has no excuse not to give it a shot. i've rambled enough... here's hoping the Essential Guide gets a second issue. Last edited by Sympho De Proggy; 09-26-2011 at 03:40 AM.