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Progressive Rock Suggestions

Postby R-A-N-M-A » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:00 pm

I am a big Rush fan as some of you know, but I would like to suppliment my progressive rock collection. I have heard that Yes is really good and I have heard the King Crimson, specifically In the Court of the Crimson King is worth listening to. Are these valid suggestions I have recieved? If so what else is there and if not what should I be looking for?
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Postby Flint the Dwarf » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:34 pm

Yes and KC are definitely good. KC varies a lot from album to album, so I'll let Oto comment on them.

http://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=4

That's a great reference. You'll find a huge playlist on that page with full songs streaming (as far as I know, it's all legit). Check out any of those artists in the top 20 key albums section, but also The Flower Kings, Kansas, Spock's Beard, and Transatlantic.
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Postby Otohiko » Tue Oct 10, 2006 10:42 pm

King Crimson, naturally. I think you will be most pleased by their '69-'74 material. ITCOTCK is a must; if you like it, In the Wake of Poseidon does much the same goodness; otherwise, Red, Starless and Bible Black, Larks' Tongues in Aspic, and the live "USA" release are well-done items of brooding weirdnesses.

Yes, Genesis, Emerson Lake and Palmer should all be right up your alley.

A special shout-out from me should go to Gentle Giant. They're the lighter, folk side of prog rock, and honestly - their multi-instrument, rhythmically-complex and purely English goodness is unmatched. If you're into that kind of thing. They rock my socks off.
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Postby TaranT » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:18 pm

Random typing....

Albums:
In the Land of Grey and Pink - Caravan
Breathless - Camel
Ashes Are Burning - Renaissance
A Song For All Seasons - Renaissance
Tubular Bells (original) - Mike Oldfield
(debut album) - Focus
Phaedra - Tangerine Dream
Force Majeure - Tangerine Dream
something - The Moody Blues
anything by Marillion

Artists:
ex-Genesis -- early Peter Gabriel, Steve Hackett, Anthony Phillips
ex-Yes -- Rick Wakeman, Chris Squire

A prog rock guide with reviews: http://www.progressiverock.com/
Also check out ProgArchives.com (home link for the site Flint provided above)
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Postby CerebralAssamite » Wed Oct 11, 2006 12:50 am

Vanishing Point would be my pick, very prog, very rocking \m/
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Postby R-A-N-M-A » Wed Oct 11, 2006 1:01 am

Alas it is already so late, I only had a chance to check out the King Crimson tracks that they had on your link Flint. They are certainly more out there than Rush, but not at all in a bad way. 21st Century Schizoid Man was really cool, I had not idea that they were so boarderline hardcore Jazz.
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Postby Otohiko » Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:36 am

If interested in the Hardcore Jazz side of it, then add KC's "Lizard" album to your list. The closest it gets to mixing jazz and prog in even proportions, although the album is not always entirely accessible (especially on early listens)
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Postby Harlock7876 » Sat Oct 14, 2006 4:56 pm

The Laser's Edge is my favorite place to shop for prog-rock and prog-metal.
http://www.lasercd.com
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Postby CrackTheSky » Sun Oct 15, 2006 1:04 am

Dream Theater's always dependable.
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Postby Flint the Dwarf » Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:47 pm

Harlock7876 wrote:The Laser's Edge is my favorite place to shop for prog-rock and prog-metal.
http://www.lasercd.com

:up:

It's the only site I've used for prog.
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Postby rubyeye » Tue Oct 17, 2006 7:15 pm

In the Prog/Rock arena, the best I have heard is Mind's Eye. Their new album, Walking on H2O is totally stellar!
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Postby CrackTheSky » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:32 am

Oh, and then there's always Queensryche...can't forget about them, can we?
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Postby str1ngheese » Wed Oct 18, 2006 1:45 am

At The Drive-In.....
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Postby faaip_de_oiad » Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:11 am

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Postby CrackTheSky » Wed Oct 18, 2006 10:45 am

I keep thinking of more...if you want a kind of modern Rush, try Coheed and Cambria, at your own risk. They rip off Rush all the time.
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