Prog music, some good stuff, any suggestions?

Enchant
Magellan
Arena
Fish (origional vocalist of Marillion)
Proto-Kaw

Some albums from the already mentioned bands:

Spock's Beard-Snow
Marillion-Season's End
Marillion-Clutching At Straws
Marillion-Misplaced Childhood (this and the one above are IMO the best Fish era Marillion and two of the best prog albums of all time)
Pallas-The Dreams Of Men (Mr. Wolfe has one of the coolest bass intros)

Just some Fish songs, 5 with Marillion in the two alubms mentioned above.

some fav prog records:

Nektar REMEMBER THE FUTURE
Nektar RECYCLED
Message FROM BOOKS AND DREAMS
Caravan IN THE LAND OF GREY AND PINK
Yes DRAMA
Soft Machine VOL ONE
Soft Machine VOL TWO
Renaissance ASHES ARE BURNING
Hawkwind WARRIOR ON THE EDGE OF TIME
King Crimson RED
Greenslade BEDTIME MANNERS ARE EXTRA

mez wrote:

Chewie, I will check out Marillion, however do you recommend the stuff from 1999 on up?

What about the other albums they have released in the 2000's? I know nothing about this band, though I have heard the name since I was a teenage.

Hey sorry I took so long to answer, but I got this nasty malware issue last week and finally got rid of it.


Prog-wise there isn't much but Marbles and Happiness Is The Road. Everything else is really good pop or rock.

DallasBlack wrote:

Marillion-Clutching At Straws
Marillion-Misplaced Childhood (this and the one above are IMO the best Fish era Marillion and two of the best prog albums of all time)

I've always enjoyed the darkness that Fugazi had to offer: Assassing, Incubus, She Chameleon. Clutching has the best trio of songs to open up an album... The Hotel Hobbies trilogy is awesome!


Nice Video posts.......... "Brother 52, I don't think so............." cool song.

Fugazi is a pretty good album and the Hotel Hobbies Trilogy is awesome, Warm Wet Circles is my favorite Marillion song. Fish's solo stuff is worth an investment for any Marillion fan, at least the two albums I have (Raingod's With Zippos and Sunsets On Empire).

You should check out the the first 3 "Vigil In A Wilderness of Mirrors"(which has Janick Gers play a song or two on), "Internal Exile" (Shadowplay is a great song) and Suits(which I don't remember much of but that isn't a bad thing). I think that I will spin these today.... heck, I'll just have a Fish day.

I started getting back into Fish a few years ago and started getting all his albums.

BTW "Sunsets On Empire" is produced by Steve Wilson of PT. he was really busy that year. I think that is when he did some mixing and producing for Marillion that same year for the album "Marillion.com".

So you haven't heard his new one 13th Star. It is a GREAT Fish album.

You gotta get more Fish albums.....

Though it's technically Prog-Metal, the following are must haves/hears:

Voivod- Dimension Hatross, Nothingface, Angel Rat, The Outer Limits

chewie wrote:

You should check out the the first 3 "Vigil In A Wilderness of Mirrors"(which has Janick Gers play a song or two on), "Internal Exile" (Shadowplay is a great song) and Suits(which I don't remember much of but that isn't a bad thing). I think that I will spin these today.... heck, I'll just have a Fish day.

I started getting back into Fish a few years ago and started getting all his albums.

BTW "Sunsets On Empire" is produced by Steve Wilson of PT. he was really busy that year. I think that is when he did some mixing and producing for Marillion that same year for the album "Marillion.com".

So you haven't heard his new one 13th Star. It is a GREAT Fish album.

You gotta get more Fish albums.....

I know, but those two are the only ones I have found around here. But I do have Fish on my wantlist for future aquasitions (sic). I shall use your suggestions as a starting point

I love King Crimson. Larks' Tongue..., Red, and Starless and Bible Black are a great trio of albums.

I definitely agree with all the praise for Porcupine Tree. They are my favorite band. Saw them live in Atlanta this spring and I believe it to be one of the best shows I've seen.

Also really like The Mars Volta and have seen them twice, but I was kind of disappointed by the sonic quality of their shows, which both times seemed pretty muddy.


Hoping to check out Nektar one of these days. And Spock's Beard.


I have tried to get into Coheed and Cambria, but really haven't been able to for some reason. I might give them a few more tries though. I don't give up on music so easily.

Another Band that I found that is really good is Deadsoul Tribe. They sort of sound like a Tool vibe but they stand on their own!

Also another one is Ephrat - produce by Steven Wilson, and the album itself takes acouple spins but is actually up there with a PT album.

mez wrote:

Another Band that I found that is really good is Deadsoul Tribe. They sort of sound like a Tool vibe but they stand on their own!

Also another one is Ephrat - produce by Steven Wilson, and the album itself takes acouple spins but is actually up there with a PT album.

I'd 2nd that nomination for Dead Soul Tribe. I'm not sure what it is, but I really dig those guys. (Or guy. I understand it's more of a one-man project or it was early on). Kinda weird since I never cared for Tool, but the vibe of them is present in DST.

I can't really add anything except did someone already mention

Neal Morse..... ???


I realize Spocks Beard and Transatlantic have been I musta missed him....

Orphan Project is worth checking out

Frost*

MetalGuy71 wrote:

mez wrote:

Another Band that I found that is really good is Deadsoul Tribe. They sort of sound like a Tool vibe but they stand on their own!

Also another one is Ephrat - produce by Steven Wilson, and the album itself takes acouple spins but is actually up there with a PT album.

I'd 2nd that nomination for Dead Soul Tribe. I'm not sure what it is, but I really dig those guys. (Or guy. I understand it's more of a one-man project or it was early on). Kinda weird since I never cared for Tool, but the vibe of them is present in DST.

It looks like it is a project/band from the former lead singer of Psychotic Waltz, Buddy Lackey, using his real name, Devon Graves. I've been getting ads for these guys for years from Inside Out, but I haven't checked them out yet.

mr.electric39 wrote:

I can't really add anything except did someone already mention

Neal Morse..... ???


I realize Spocks Beard and Transatlantic have been I musta missed him....

I didn't mention him because most people here don't like the lyrics in his music. But yeah, his solo material is real good as long as overly Christian lyrics aren't a problem.

I want to ask, how does Porcupine Tree stack up compared to a Riverside? I love the Floyd influence Riverside has.
Has anyone mentioned Frameshift yet? I enjoy the one with Bach singing though it would probably be more prog-metal.

Man that is a good question Nazgul. It is tough to say, those bands are pretty similar in fashion. They both have influence under their belt by same bands like Floyd. I have all of PT and Riversides albums and enjoy each very much but PT has the edge for me. The hit a climax and emotion at points like no other band seems to do.

I think PT has moments in the songs that they can harmonize like Floyd vocally, and they have some slow moments and sounds that creep in during a good prog song that add the emotion to the song. Also they have a side of Rush in them where they can have a mellow song and all of a sudden break into a Rush riff or something along those lines. Listen to the song "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" if you can find it. I think this song is a great example of all the elements they kick up in all the discog of theirs.

Riverside to me seems to be a mix of the mellow Floyd and some Tool mixed in there. Maybe it is just me but I think those seem to be their influence. You cant go wrong with either though. man maybe I put to much info in here. Sry

the "single edit" pulled from the song "Remember The Future Part Two". This section is called "Let it Grow"

Just some albums that I've been listening to today, that are superb:

Magma - Köhntarkösz
Magma - K.A.
Magma - Ëmëhntëhtt-Ré

Aphrodite's Child - 666

I am a huge PT fan but have never heard Riverside. What is the best disc of theirs to start out with?

mez wrote:

Man that is a good question Nazgul. It is tough to say, those bands are pretty similar in fashion. They both have influence under their belt by same bands like Floyd. I have all of PT and Riversides albums and enjoy each very much but PT has the edge for me. The hit a climax and emotion at points like no other band seems to do.

I think PT has moments in the songs that they can harmonize like Floyd vocally, and they have some slow moments and sounds that creep in during a good prog song that add the emotion to the song. Also they have a side of Rush in them where they can have a mellow song and all of a sudden break into a Rush riff or something along those lines. Listen to the song "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" if you can find it. I think this song is a great example of all the elements they kick up in all the discog of theirs.

Riverside to me seems to be a mix of the mellow Floyd and some Tool mixed in there. Maybe it is just me but I think those seem to be their influence. You cant go wrong with either though. man maybe I put to much info in here. Sry

It's either Lightbulb Sun or Stupid Dream where Steve W. says he was going through a Beach Boys phase and you can totally hear it in the vocals. It's like Floyd with the Beach Boys harmonizing with them.... Awesome Stuff!!!!

EvyMetal wrote:

Just some albums that I've been listening to today, that are superb:
Aphrodite's Child - 666

I've been curious about this album. Especially since it has Vangelis on it. Is it more Rock based like Yanni in Chameleon?

mez wrote:

Man that is a good question Nazgul. It is tough to say, those bands are pretty similar in fashion. They both have influence under their belt by same bands like Floyd. I have all of PT and Riversides albums and enjoy each very much but PT has the edge for me. The hit a climax and emotion at points like no other band seems to do.

I think PT has moments in the songs that they can harmonize like Floyd vocally, and they have some slow moments and sounds that creep in during a good prog song that add the emotion to the song. Also they have a side of Rush in them where they can have a mellow song and all of a sudden break into a Rush riff or something along those lines. Listen to the song "Arriving Somewhere But Not Here" if you can find it. I think this song is a great example of all the elements they kick up in all the discog of theirs.

Riverside to me seems to be a mix of the mellow Floyd and some Tool mixed in there. Maybe it is just me but I think those seem to be their influence. You cant go wrong with either though. man maybe I put to much info in here. Sry

I don't know about their other stuff but Out Of Myself (the one Riverside album I have) sounds like the mellow parts of Opeth mixed with some Pink Floyd to my ears.

Back to the subject of good prog recommendations, try Magellan-Impending Ascension. They have a unique sound that is hard to describe, but the album mentioned is very good IMO.

Thanks for the info, i'll be checking out PT. I'm not a huge prog fan but some bands scratch the itch.

Chewie that is dead on about the Beach Boys, and at times I have mentioned that they do have that Beach Boys harmonizing, when I am describing them to friends.

DallasBlack, you know your right and Opeth somehow has been slighted in this thread a bit as an influence. I am only new to them but Detuned suggested them to me and WOW they are talented as well (what I have heard) though I am not into the growling voice, his regular singing voice is EPIC. These guys also clearly wax Prog.

Hey Tur-Thalion, to be honest I dont think you could go wrong with Out of Myself, Rapid Eye Movement, or Second Life Syndrome from Riverside. To me all these albums fit like a trilogy. The most recent album (Anno Domino High Definition) is just as great but it is heavy prog with only 5 songs clocking in around 45 minutes. I think it is a great album to get last once you understand the style they have, it just seems less approachable to come in starting with that album.

Just to add another bands I came across Pendragon (just starting to hear them) and so far I like what I hear.