Trollheart

There are some Prog bands I really think I would/should like, as they're not only big in the field but are reported to be the same sort of basic sound as some bands I AM into (Marillion, Pendragon, Genesis etc) but no matter how much I try I can't seem to like them.

I had a real problem with Spock's Beard, but perservered and now I'm coming to really enjoy their music.

But two I just can't get into are IQ, and to some smaller extent, Pallas.

Of the former I have "Tales from the lush attic" and "Dark matter", the latter just "Arrive alive" (which I DO like, but can't get into any of their other stuff).

Can anyone recommend me where to start, and while we're at it, does anyone else have this problem with (an)other band(s)?

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Itunesucks

As far as Genesis I've never met anyone who didn't like "Invisible Touch"

For me...

Flaming Lips...
I have Soft Bulletin and ...Pink Robot but just can never get into them. Something about the lead singers' voice annoys me. I feel like its a woman singing in a mans body. I can understand why people would like them, but they don't do it for me. Saw them at the Hangout Festival this weekend and could not even listen live.

Justthefacts

I guess it's an acquired taste. They put on the greatest live shows known to man.

Trollheart

That's not anywhere near representative of the band though. "Invisible touch" sees Genesis awkwardly trying to jump over into pop territory while still retaining one foot very precariously in prog world. They tried total pop on "Abacab" and were generally lambasted for it (and rightly so), their previous album "Duke" managed that quite well I felt, then the self-titled (what was that all about?) pushed a little more back towards prog while "We can't dance" went more or less all-out pop/rock, and they sensibly called it a day with "Calling all stations".

For proper, classic Genesis, and to get the best flavour of what the band were about, what they stood for and the legacy they helped create, I would recommend

Foxtrot
Trespass
Nursery cryme
Selling England by the pound
The lamb lies down on Broadway
A trick of the tail
and
Wind and wuthering

with Duke thrown in and maybe
And then there were three.

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RVCA

I really should at least like Rush considering they're like a carbon-copy of Yes (just a half-decade later), but I can't bother myself with anything aside from their hits. I can't explain it to people-- I don't feel like I can point to Geddy's voice as a detractor since Jon has a comparable voice. Rush is a bunch of wankery, but so is Yes, if not moreso. So I don't know what the deal is.

Janszoon

Rush is a carbon copy of Yes? The two bands always sounded pretty different to me.

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RVCA

You're right, they're not THAT similar. But I've always equated them in my head, which probably has something to do with being unable to distinguish between them before I really got into music.

I suppose it has something to do with Yes being more symphonic and Rush being more operatic. I've always preferred folky artsy prog to King Crimson-ish hard rock prog.

So I guess now I know why I can't get into Rush. Thanks Jansz

Unknown Soldier

The reason they're different is that Yes were basically a psychedelic band that became a prog one, Rush were a hard rock act that then became a prog one, it was clear both bands were better suited to prog than they were to their respective genres. but of course Rush did try to copy Yes to a degree. The hard rock link with Rush made them very appealing to hard rock and metal fans of the 1970s and 1980s whereas Yes didn't appeal to the same crowd.

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I never got too into Fugazi, despite all of their hype amongst the indie and punk scene.

jackhammer

Dream Theater. My best mate bangs on about them and some of his descriptions are spot on and I should like some of it considering my tastes but I just can't get into them at all, the same for him regarding The Mars Volta though. I like them, he hates them!

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