Milano's Prog Thread

[Key]

I'm not sure if these types of threads are frowned upon around here or whatever, but I feel like posting it. I listen to a lot of prog, and if my memory serves me correctly, the prog section of this forum hasn't been the most active, so I figure...why not make it at least a bit more interesting. This will also make it easier on me in terms of not having to make a new thread for each new band I run into. Frankly, I just don't have the time anymore to do something like that, also considering there's a lot of bands I would like to post.

And just in case you "tl;dr"'d the first part of that post, just...listen to the music i'll post. Nothing out of the ordinary, really.

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Anathema

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Band / Artist Highlights (throughout the thread)

Porcupine Tree / Blackfield / Steven Wilson
Asia
Eclipse
Knight Area
Animations
Myrath
Demians

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Anathema's 'Judgement' is a great album in my opinion, what do you make of it Milano?

[Key]

I really really dig it. I'm not too picky when it comes to prog, but the band has to have a good vocalist, which they do. So the album really flowed well for me in terms of that. Instrumentally, I thought it was brilliant. As most prog albums tend to be.

I apologize if that response was vague. My mind isn't working well, but it's the best I could do for the moment.

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Man, I'm not a big prog guy myself, but I'll post some that I like, perhaps you could give me recommendations off the back of it, as it's a genre I'm trying to get into more.

[Phantom Limb]

^A perfect circle is prog?

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What would you consider it to be?

[Phantom Limb]

Not sure, I guess the definition of prog is pretty wide.

I bought that album a long time ago and I never thought of it as prog, it just sounded like some sort of rock (just like most of the Porcupine Tree I've heard). I guess i just don't know what constitutes prog.

[Key]

Originally Posted by mankycaaant

Man, I'm not a big prog guy myself, but I'll post some that I like, perhaps you could give me recommendations off the back of it, as it's a genre I'm trying to get into more.

Definitely.

Some bands I can think of at the top of my head that you'd probably really enjoy are: Demians, Animations, Blackfield (since you like Porcupine Tree), anything to do with Devin Townsend, Theocracy, Yes, King Crimson, Marillion, Myrath, Opeth, and The Pineapple Thief. If anything, those bands I listed will at least give you a good head start on progressive rock and progressive metal.

Originally Posted by Phantom Limb

^A perfect circle is prog?

Not as proggy as a classic prog band would represent, but yes, APC is technically under the prog genre, as is Tool and Puscifer(sp?)

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I always thought of it as rock music that blended itself with other types of music, i.e. jazz, hardcore, blues, classical, etc and used a musical pattern which progressed throughout each track.
Knowing how some people get really pretentious about genre on here, I'm probably in for a torn arsehole for that definition

Originally Posted by milano

Definitely.

Some bands I can think of at the top of my head that you'd probably really enjoy are: Demians, Animations, Blackfield (since you like Porcupine Tree), anything to do with Devin Townsend, Theocracy, Yes, King Crimson, Marillion, Myrath, Opeth, and The Pineapple Thief. If anything, those bands I listed will at least give you a good head start on progressive rock and progressive metal.

Thanks man. Which Yes album do you think I should start with? They've released a **** tonne. Also, do you consider early Genesis as worth checking out, I've got most of their stuff with Collins as frontman, but none of their progressive music.

[Key]

Originally Posted by mankycaaant

Thanks man. Which Yes album do you think I should start with? They've released a **** tonne. Also, do you consider early Genesis as worth checking out, I've got most of their stuff with Collins as frontman, but none of their progressive music.

With Yes, I would personally start out with the 90125 album. It's not too difficult to stomach, and it's been proven (in my experience anyway) that it's a great album to start with in terms of getting into the band. I had a friend of mine listen to it for the first time, and now she loves the band.

As for Genesis, it's tough to say, they have been pretty successful to my listening regardless, they have a lot of good releases, but again, I would personally go for Duke and Selling England By The Pound if you're wanting to check out earlier releases.