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Post by mrcleveland on Feb 19, 2008 22:41:07 GMT -5
I like Progressive Rock. There's so many good Prog Rock Bands out there.
Who do you like the most?
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Feb 19, 2008 22:54:29 GMT -5
Well, I don't think I could ever answer a poll like this but it is a great discussion topic. I have some Moody Blues stuff, but I love the first couple King Crimson albums. Genesis' "Selling England by the Pound" is classic, and I'm trying to get more stuff by that group. Pre-'80s Yes has some awesome material (Close to the Edge, some stuff from Fragile), when they're not delving too far into silly funk-type beats. But I really like my Floyd. For the classic albums of Meddle, Dark Side, Wish You Were Here, and Animals, pretty much nobody tops them in my mind. At their best, they were doing interesting stuff but remembered to actually make their music listenable as well as creative. That's something I can't always say about some other bands.
Also, for some good music hiding behind a wall of sheer pretentiousness, how about Gentle Giant? I'm trying to get ahold of more of their albums.
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Post by emperordorkin on Feb 19, 2008 23:01:35 GMT -5
Can't vote, as I love them all!
Good call on Gentle Giant, Cap...a criminally underappreciated prog band.
Any Van Der Graaf Generator fans out there?
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Feb 19, 2008 23:04:27 GMT -5
I tried to find some Van Der Graaf at my local stores, but there were no albums there. The library doesn't have any either. Since they're on my second tier of artists to check out, I haven't bought any online yet.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Feb 19, 2008 23:08:29 GMT -5
Genesis' "Selling England by the Pound" is classic, and I'm trying to get more stuff by that group. If you liked Selling England..., then I highly recommend A Trick of the Tail. Those two albums go together like Rubber Soul and Revolver. And Rush needs to be in this poll. Of the choices, I'd go with Genesis. Floyd had the best albums of that list, and I love me some David Gilmour. But Genesis was the most interesting to me. Floyd got too trippy and overblown sometimes.
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Post by Bix Dugan on Feb 21, 2008 13:09:37 GMT -5
I was thinking Rush, too.
Ah, the late 70s, what a time...
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Feb 21, 2008 13:13:31 GMT -5
I also notice that Jethro Tull seems to be missing. I am not familiar with much of their stuff, but I got "Thick as a Brick" a couple weeks ago and have enjoyed it so far. I've always been curious what an album with a single song on it would be like, and now I know.
Also, I put myself in the queue for checking out "A Trick of the Tail" from the library. I'm looking forward to it.
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Post by Weirdo Writer on Feb 21, 2008 14:27:29 GMT -5
Put me down as another Rush fan.
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Post by braindeadzombie on Feb 21, 2008 17:05:31 GMT -5
Pink Floyd for me. And as much as I like David Gilmour's playing style, I have to say much of Floyd's musical success belongs to keyboarist Richard Wright. If it wasn't for him, the band never would have made it out of the 60s or flourished as a live band in the early 70s. As their albums go, I like Atom Heart Mother, Wish You Were Here and Animals.
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Post by terry on Feb 21, 2008 18:28:02 GMT -5
Pink Floyd Seconded. And everybody loves "Animals," but I don't particularly care for that one. It's like the one I listen to when I don't have any other Floyd around.
Second place would have to go to Genesis. The more I hear of them, the more I like 'em.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Feb 21, 2008 18:43:48 GMT -5
Somebody needs to convince me to check out Rush. I just can't seem to get up the interest to do it on my own.
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Post by mccloud on Feb 21, 2008 18:47:13 GMT -5
*don't do it CH!*
imho Pink Floyd can't be considered prog rock after "Obscured by Clouds" In comparison, from "Dark Side of the Moon" on became more & more mainstream.
I voted for King Crimson. Where's Man, Can, and Hawkwind?
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Feb 21, 2008 19:26:07 GMT -5
Well, okay ;D It's certainly debatable about some of their later stuff, but in my opinion, ObC is one of the least proggy albums they did. There's a song with some chants mixed in (done better on "Fearless"), and synthesizers come into play, but on the whole, most of the songs are closer to folk or standard rock than they are to prog. Whether or not Dark Side and the others are progressive, I think they are at least much more so than ObC
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Post by soundandvision on Feb 21, 2008 23:35:10 GMT -5
Maybe I'm a weirdo but I never thought of Pink Floyd as prog?
I feel the same way, where on earth is CAN? "Ege Bamyasi" is one of the best records of all time, imo.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Feb 22, 2008 0:48:43 GMT -5
Somebody needs to convince me to check out Rush. I just can't seem to get up the interest to do it on my own. I don't know if I can (or should) convince you. I got into them because I'm a drummer and it's the law. But over time I kept liking them for Geddy's and Alex's playing. However, if you're not into listening to instrumentalists, but would rather hear catchy tunes with good vocals, then run away. Fast. Since you seem to like challenging yourself with complex arrangements and long songs, pretty much any of their late '70s output would be a decent start. Hemispheres, A Farewell to Kings, or Permanent Waves are all in that vein. And while Geddy's voice is still the weak link, he's not screeching like he did on earlier albums, 2112 and Fly By Night. Okay, not screeching as much.
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