Rush was Progressive Rock starting with the release of 2112, and their last album that could be considered Prog would likely be either Grace Under Pressure or Power Windows. Their late 80s and early 90s material didn't contain very many Progressive elements. I haven't heard their 3 most recent albums. I'm not sure how anyone could say Hemispheres isn't Progressive Rock.

nice

my boss asked one of my officemates to get this "metal guy James Durbin" on the phone (or his manager).

I thought he's belongs to one of those metal bands i don't know about. so my officemate went to google and searched for James Durbin and we found this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSAs1...feature=fvwrel

...why is this in the prog education thread?

Bit preachy isn't it? :P haha

does anyone play metal on an acoustic guitar

Wow. I had no idea there were so many sub genres. Seems a bit excessive and unnecessary.

It's excessive, but not unnecessary. Once you become familiar with all the metal subgenres, they're an easy way tell what they sound like.

wow!! nice articles there!! thnk you for the enlightment!

@poolguy....dont know about metal on acoustic guitar, but i have tried playing a few metallica song intros on my acoustic guitar :D

I never miss an opportunity to post Impaled Northern Moonforest. Never.

Metal has a very wide range of sounds from doom to thrash to death to black to pirate.
Yes pirate metal does exist!!

The band Anal **** are also hilarious!

No I'm sorry, it's power metal but with lyrics of swords and sorcery swapped out for ships and wenches. If we start allowing genres to be born out of lyrics rather than musical stylings then our daughters will all be shagging communists by this time next year.

It exists. Listen to Alestorm, Verbal Deception and Wheels of Poseidon, they all sound different but are all pirate metal!

I don't deny its existence, I just deny its claim to be its own subgenre when all what it is is dressed up power metal, much like how H.I.M. calls itself "Love Metal" when all what it is is gothic rock/ alternative metal, or at least it was in 2003 when I cared about them.

Educate me on what the word Modern has to do with Rock/Metal. I have no idea what people are talking about when they mention Modern Rock/Metal.

Agree with all but don't remove Iron Maiden.

I thought Revolver was the first psychedelic rock album, not Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band?

It's one of the first but it was pre-dated by both Frank Zappa's Freak Out! and Byrds Fifth Dimension.

Then why does this thread say Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band?

What thread where? Guess what the Beatles didn't start every genre.

From the rock section:

Psychedelic Rock

Psychedelic refers to the experience the mind has when in an almost subliminal state. The boundaries of this genre are not clearly defined and spill into Stoner Rock, Acid Rock, and Progressive Rock among others. The aim is to create trippy pieces of music using vocals that either flitter or are of a low rumble. The bass is usually quite prominent to create a heavy, sedated feel and the guitar riffs are very distorted and either very jumpy or smooth and paralysing. The Beatles Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band is the first recognised album to incorporate psychedelic features. Bands from all over the rock world can fit into this genre.

Ok but the previous examples that I stated, actually pre-dated that Beatles album.

F'k spambots.

WOW, I just got a blow job from Bar Refaeli and you don't see me bragging about it.

Does Marilyn Manson count as gothic rock? Isn't he leaning more towards industrial?

Why bother posting in a metal recommendations thread then? The last part of what you've written makes no sense either.

I'm missing a part in the metal section that sums up the characteristics of traditional heavy metal, or a better description of it. I think it should have its own part in the post, with band examples and everything.

The metal post really bugs me - what is sludge rock, and how is it the same as doom? Also, it says that power metal started in 1975, when Iron Maiden formed. Iron Maiden released their debut EP in 1979, and it didn't really sound like what the band would later become.

In what way is this "education"?

I'd be a bit surprised if my paintings started chatting to me!

I'd throw the acid away. Or buy some more.

Surf Rock is a major area left out of this list. Dick Dale's "Miserlou" and a ton of Beach Boys songs are what I would argue are surf rock.

So you would say you can put Metal in the all-encompassing Progressive genre as far end Rock umbrella terms?

I think you stole your name from an Auschwitz tattoo.

This thread is not djent enough.

Why. Why did King crimson and Jethro Tull have to hide from me for so long.
Also, Zappa will be joining my collection in a few months.

And is progressive/technical metal any good? Must research.

No.

As open-minded a response as I could ask for.