The Progressive Thread

[a21schizoidman]

This is a thread to discuss progressive rock/metal/death metal, symphonic metal, jazz, and jazz

It is also a place for recommendations, and to help guide people through the genre.

I decided to make this after getting several requests to recommend people prog and jazz after my lists went up in the last few days

Also check out the 60 Progressive Bands to Listen to Before You Die
RULES:
1) This thread must stay away from the common misconceptions of the genre (Rush, Pink Floyd, just because its a concept album/uses odd time signatures, it must be prog, Phil Collins is prog, 90125 is prog, etc.)
2) This thread should venture more into the lesser known bands, away from Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, ELP, etc., and especially to bands outside the US and UK!
3) NO FIGHTING/BICKERING/ELITISM!
This is a place for discussion, arrogance and fighting will not be allowed, as it is on the rest of the forums, but here too, we cannot allow people to down each other and their tastes, you want to argue about music? go to the Randomly Crap Out Your Opinions Thread, but not here
4) Use the blog/videos/lastfm/other sources of media whenever necessary!! In order to spread the genre, we must provide tunage to allow people to listen.


and remember, have fun! this isn't a religion, its a community!


For more prog, check out the blog:
Progressive Rock
Progressive Metal

[a21schizoidman]

To expand ourselves, here's some fun!

Progressive Band of the Week:
The Flock

Progressive Album of the Week:
National Health (1977) - National Health

Progressive Song of the Week:
Disco Suicide - Brand X



Former Band/Album/Songs:
Goblin
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso
The Flower Kings
Knight Area
Djam Karet
Ange
Art Zoyd
The Moody Blues
X Japan
Amon Düül II
Gentle Giant
Ayreon

Per un amico (1972) - Premiate Forneria Marconi
Slaves For Life (2008) - Amaseffer
(thanks to Hungryfreak)
The Polite Force (1971) - Egg
Unquestionable Presence (1991) - Atheist
Matching Mole (1972) - Matching Mole
Operation: Mindcrime (1988) - Queensrÿche
Fugazi (1984) - Marillion
Tales of Mystery and Imagination (1976) - Alan Parsons Project
Demons & Wizards (1972) - Uriah Heep
Stratosfear (1976) - Tangerine Dream
Sentiments (1977) - Iceberg
Focus (1993) - Cynic

A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers - Van der Graaf Generator Pt. 1 Pt. 2
Metamorphasis - Curved Air
X Ray Mirror - Voivod
Severe Emotional Distress - Into_Eternity
The Divine Conspiracy - Epica
Bridge Across Forever - Transatlantic
The Grand Wazoo - Frank Zappa
Freefall - Camel
Exodus - Fates Warning
Autobahn - Kraftwerk
Mellowing Grey - Family
Burn Out My Eyes - Nektar

[Hungryfreak]

I've been meaning to check out Van der Graaf Generator for a while now... Last.fm's been throwing recommendations for them in my face for the past couple weeks, haha. Where's a good album to start for them?

Also, has anyone else besides me and Gowie checked out Amaseffer? A pretty damn good Jewish progressive metal band. Very theatrical in their music to the point where it almost sounds like you're listening to a movie, haha.

[a21schizoidman]

I've been meaning to check out Van der Graaf Generator for a while now... Last.fm's been throwing recommendations for them in my face for the past couple weeks, haha. Where's a good album to start for them?

Also, has anyone else besides me and Gowie checked out Amaseffer? A pretty damn good Jewish progressive metal band. Very theatrical in their music to the point where it almost sounds like you're listening to a movie, haha.

im sure i wont be the only one to say this but, Pawn Hearts, but I also enjoy The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other and Aerosol Grey Machine


i will check them out!

[Hungryfreak]

Thank you! I think I'll look up Pawn Hearts first, definitely, before branching off onto others.

(going to sleep now since its 2:15AM, haha)

[a21schizoidman]

Thank you! I think I'll look up Pawn Hearts first, definitely, before branching off onto others.

(going to sleep now since its 2:15AM, haha)

im listening to Amaseffer as we speak, lol

[Gowienczyk]

I like progressive music but I'm more keen on the math rock, post-rock, experimental rock, post-hardcore and "nu-prog" more than the traditional sets, technical progressive metal, jazz fusion and watnot.

[afterstasis]

cool. i actually though about starting a RIO/zeuhl thread since prog is pretty popular around these parts, yet i never hear about those two splinters.

[Hungryfreak]

I've only vaguely heard of zeuhl. I can't remember what it is, but, if I'm not mistaken, Magma is a zeuhl band, right?

[a21schizoidman]

cool. i actually though about starting a RIO/zeuhl thread since prog is pretty popular around these parts, yet i never hear about those two splinters.

RIO is definitely deserving of its own thread!!

for zeuhl, i can't say much, ive just started moving into French prog in the last 3 or 4 months, so I don't have a ton of knowledge about it....yet