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Post by redtom on Sept 1, 2008 12:42:11 GMT -5
No I'm sure they got their name from the Dark Tower Series, they even said it in an interview.
And yes, but I consider Tool to be like a modern day Pink Floyd. But that's just me.
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Post by Frameous on Sept 1, 2008 12:48:52 GMT -5
Unless you are talking about a band called 'Crimson King' that I have never heard of, I think I am correct.
King Crimson was formed in 1969 I believe, well before King began his Dark Tower books. I just assumed in your previous post you referred to King Crimson as Crimson King by mistake. If I am mistaken, by all means, call me on it.
By the way, I am also a fan of the Dark Tower series.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Jan 12, 2009 23:06:24 GMT -5
Nobody has left anything here for awhile so, being new here, I thought I'd start it back up.
Progressive Rock is my favorite form of music. I'm pretty sure most of the bands I love are here, even the more obscure bands like Gentle Giant and Van Der Graaf Generator/Peter Hammill. Did anyone mention Renaissance? Annie Haslam voice is just beautiful. How about The Strawbs? Strange fusion of folk, rock and classical. How about mainstream progressive. ELO and The Alan Parsons Project. I've always loved Jeff Lynne.
King Crimson did form in 1968/1969 from The Insanity Of Giles, Giles and Fripp.
Frank Zappa and The Bonzo Dog Band are eccentricity at it's finest.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jan 13, 2009 11:04:21 GMT -5
ELO's Eldorado is still one of my favorite orchestral rock albums, along with Alan Parson's Tales of Mystery and Imagination.
I really want to check out Van Der Graaf Generator, but none of the libraries or stores around here carry any of their albums, and I'm a bit leery about buying them online without ever hearing them ahead of time. Sometimes that works very well (did that for Gentle Giant and the more recent Air), but it often doesn't work so well.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Jan 13, 2009 20:02:14 GMT -5
Van Der Graaf Generator is very hard to describe. If you can listen to Gentle Giant and King Crimson then you will most definitely like VDGG. I checked and Amazon has samples of all the album tracks so check it out. No samples on Peter Hammill's solo albums though. You can check out his web page at sofa sound. It contains all the lyrics to the songs so maybe that'll spark your interest.
Eldorado is my favorite ELO album. If you like Orchestral Rock; and haven't heard this yet; then check out 'Scheherazade and Other Stories' by Renaissance. One of my all-time favorites.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jan 14, 2009 23:21:12 GMT -5
Never heard of Renaissance, but I'll check that album out next if I can find it. It sounds like it would be right up my alley. Any recommendations on Van Der Graaf Generator? I'm definitely willing to put some time into appreciating an album, and like I said, I'm curious about them.
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Post by afriendlychicken on Jan 16, 2009 4:51:29 GMT -5
Let me see. Renaissance was formed by Keith Relf and Jim McCarty of The Yardbirds. They were basically a folk band for 2 albums then 3/4 of the group left including Keith and Jim. They reformed with 3 new members including the only female singer in Progressive Rock, Annie Haslam. Annie has a five octave range voice. Their style is more like Yes, a lot of long complex compositions. Their sound is mostly piano, acoustic guitars and Orchestral backing.
On to Van Der Graaf Generator. There is considered to be 2 periods of the band, 1968-1972 and 1975-1978. I would start with 'Pawn Hearts' from the first period and 'Still Life' from the second.
Man I envy you. The first time I heard Van Der Graaf Generator it was a revelation for me. "Now here's a band that's even more unclassifiable than King Crimson," was my first thought. Get ready for some strange but powerful music and outstanding lyrics by Peter Hammill.
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Post by Captain Hygiene on Jan 16, 2009 11:59:03 GMT -5
I'll hit the used music store later today if I get a chance.
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Post by zombywoof on Jun 15, 2012 14:34:28 GMT -5
I love 'em all! (Except maybe Yes)
Jethro Tull is probably my favorite, then Zappa, King Crimson, early Genesis ("The Lamb" is a masterpiece), Van der Graaf Generator, Rush, Floyd, Can, Amon Duul II, Renaissance, Spirit, Gentle Giant ... the list goes on.
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Post by smartpatrol on Aug 3, 2012 13:36:10 GMT -5
Hard choice. So many great prog bands. I'll go with other (Rush).
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