recommend me some old school progressive rock

[Thurisarz]

I'm a big fan of 70's and 80's progressive rock with bands like Genesis, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP etc you know the bands, anyway i wonder if you TBers can recommend some bands with a "signature" sound. I don't like bands that sound like others. Also recommended albums would be great too!

Thanks in advance!

[nad]

King Crimson is a big one. Larks' Tongues in Aspic is my personal favorite, that along with Starless and Bible Black and Red are pretty much mandatory for any prog collection, but you can't really go wrong with these dudes.

Socrates Drank the Conium is a not-so-big one. On the Wings is INCREDIBLE, the drummer in particular is quite amazing. Hard to find stuff, but it is out there. The singer sounds like Eddie Vedder, but with more whisky and smoke.

[GhostLobby]

Originally Posted by nad

King Crimson is a big one. Larks' Tongues in Aspic is my personal favorite, that along with Starless and Bible Black and Red are pretty much mandatory for any prog collection, but you can't really go wrong with these dudes.

Socrates Drank the Conium is a not-so-big one. On the Wings is INCREDIBLE, the drummer in particular is quite amazing. Hard to find stuff, but it is out there. The singer sounds like Eddie Vedder, but with more whisky and smoke.

+1 on the King Crimson. Of the pre-Tony Levin/Adrian Belew days Red is my favorite.

[baba]

Add Gentle Giant to the list.

[Matt Till]

Finally, my chance to shine:

Adrian Belew
Ardo Dombec
Blackwater Park* (Yes, Opeth named an album after them)
Blodwyn Pig*
Brian Eno*
Frumpy
Hannibal
Jethro Tull*
McChurch Soundroom*
McDonald and Giles
Praxis* (newer.... Bootsy Collins, Buckethead, Brain, Bernie Worell)
Ram
Robert Fripp (solo + Leauge of Gentlemen/Crafty Guitarists)
Rush
Shaa Kahn
Spring
Taal
Talk Talk
Titus Groan
Trey Gunn and Pat Mastello
Uriah Heep*
Utopian Fields
Van Der Graaf Generator*
Virus
Caravan*
Family
Gong*
National Health
Quiet Sun*
Steve Hillage*
Circulus* (newer)
Comus
Pentangle
Cherry Five*
Goblin
Captain Beyond*
Giles, Giles and Fripp
Procol Harum*
Sigur Ros (newer)
Secret Chiefs 3 (newer)
Lamp of the Universe (newer)**
Quintessence
Saturnia (newer)
Third Ear Band**
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band*
Erase Errata (newer)*
Frank Zappa (and the Mothers)**
Idiot Flesh (newer)
Resident
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (newer)*
The Science Club*** (newer/amazing)
Univers Zero
Camel*
Echolyn (newer)
Emerson Lake and Palmer*
Focus
Gentle Giant**
Genesis*
Kansans
Yes
Magma**
Koenjihyakkei**
Agitation Free
Amon Duul**
Amon Duul II**
Ash ra Tempel*
Ashra*
Can*
Cluster*
Deuter*
Dzyan
Electric Mud
Faust*
German Oak*
Guru Guru
Harmonia
Jane
Kraftwerk
Krokodil
Mythos
Nekropolis
Neu!*
Popol Vuh**
Pyramid
Sand
Sub***
Tangerine Dream*
Trikolon
Zippo Zetterlink


*'s mean I reaaallly like them, but I like them all. Just going through my playlist and finding the bands I've given a fair shake in my prog collection.

[The Owl]

Area
PFM
Banco
Il Balleto Bronzo
Deus Ex Machina
Van der Graaf Generator
Present
Dr. Nerve
Island
Colosseum
Refugee
Carmen
Anglagard
Anekdoten
Magma
Shubb Niggurath
Devil Doll
Can
Faust
Tangerine Dream
early Soft Machine (1-4)

[Tony G]

How about the Dixie Dregs? Are they considered progressive rock? On their newer stuff, Dave LaRue plays with them and does some amazing stuff.

[vindy500]

Originally Posted by Matt Till

Finally, my chance to shine:

Adrian Belew
Ardo Dombec
Blackwater Park* (Yes, Opeth named an album after them)
Blodwyn Pig*
Brian Eno*
Frumpy
Hannibal
Jethro Tull*
McChurch Soundroom*
McDonald and Giles
Praxis* (newer.... Bootsy Collins, Buckethead, Brain, Bernie Worell)
Ram
Robert Fripp (solo + Leauge of Gentlemen/Crafty Guitarists)
Rush
Shaa Kahn
Spring
Taal
Talk Talk
Titus Groan
Trey Gunn and Pat Mastello
Uriah Heep*
Utopian Fields
Van Der Graaf Generator*
Virus
Caravan*
Family
Gong*
National Health
Quiet Sun*
Steve Hillage*
Circulus* (newer)
Comus
Pentangle
Cherry Five*
Goblin
Captain Beyond*
Giles, Giles and Fripp
Procol Harum*
Sigur Ros (newer)
Secret Chiefs 3 (newer)
Lamp of the Universe (newer)**
Quintessence
Saturnia (newer)
Third Ear Band**
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band*
Erase Errata (newer)*
Frank Zappa (and the Mothers)**
Idiot Flesh (newer)
Resident
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (newer)*
The Science Club*** (newer/amazing)
Univers Zero
Camel*
Echolyn (newer)
Emerson Lake and Palmer*
Focus
Gentle Giant**
Genesis*
Kansans
Yes
Magma**
Koenjihyakkei**
Agitation Free
Amon Duul**
Amon Duul II**
Ash ra Tempel*
Ashra*
Can*
Cluster*
Deuter*
Dzyan
Electric Mud
Faust*
German Oak*
Guru Guru
Harmonia
Jane
Kraftwerk
Krokodil
Mythos
Nekropolis
Neu!*
Popol Vuh**
Pyramid
Sand
Sub***
Tangerine Dream*
Trikolon
Zippo Zetterlink


*'s mean I reaaallly like them, but I like them all. Just going through my playlist and finding the bands I've given a fair shake in my prog collection.

did you make 9/10's of that up :P

[nad]

I need to get some Magma, what I've heard is great.

Any particular place to start with them?

[nysbob]

Matt Till - No love for Todd Rundgren or Utopia?

[Jumbotron]

Some contemporary bands you might enjoy are Porcupine Tree (originally started as a joke, but turned out pretty good) and Spock's Beard.

[Matt Till]

Originally Posted by vindy500

did you make 9/10's of that up :P

Man... I wish.



"Matt Till - No love for Todd Rundgren or Utopia?"


Hey, I'm not perfect.

[Matt Till]

Originally Posted by nad

I need to get some Magma, what I've heard is great.

Any particular place to start with them?

Attakh is my current favorite.

[bassjamn]

Originally Posted by Matt Till

Man... I wish.



"Matt Till - No love for Todd Rundgren or Utopia?"


Hey, I'm not perfect.

That's a lot of prog bands i never heard, Will have to check em out thanks!

also want to add
Kraan

[zombywoof5050]

Hatfield And The North has a couple available at CD Universe:

"Hatfield And The North"
"The Rotter's Club"

[Scottgun]

Instead of groups/albums, here are some prog links:

http://www.progressiveears.com

http://www.progreviews.com/index.php


ok, couldnt resist some albums:


Check out Cathedral and their only album, Stained Glass Stories


Also, Slapp Happy/Henry Cow Desperate Straits if you like Kurt Weill-type music.

[RareBear]

XTC

It dosen't get much better. XTC albums to get: "Black Sea", "English Settlement", "Skylarking", "Oranges and Lemons", Non-such", "Dukes of Stratosphear: Chips from the Chocolate Fireball". And once you get done with that, fill in the other blanks with "White Music", "Drums and Wires", "Mummer", "The Big Express", "Rag and Bone Buffet", "Apple Venus Volumes I and II".

[Scottgun]

Originally Posted by RareBear

XTC

It dosen't get much better. XTC albums to get: "Black Sea", "English Settlement", "Skylarking", "Oranges and Lemons", Non-such", "Dukes of Stratosphear: Chips from the Chocolate Fireball". And once you get done with that, fill in the other blanks with "White Music", "Drums and Wires", "Mummer", "The Big Express", "Rag and Bone Buffet", "Apple Venus Volumes I and II".

+1 Wonderfully musical bass lines from Colin Moulding. I would say start with either Skylarking or Nonesuch.

[FaithNoMan]

Like everyone mentioned, King Crimson...and Yes


I think Mars Volta is one of the new "old classics" after listening to them for a while now....truly an innovative band, and Omar's style has been compared to Robert Fripp's on numerous occasions..it took me years to get into them though - it happened at the same time I got into Crimson

I got into Crimson just recently, and can hear their influence on many many musicians..

"Red" happens to be the album that got Kurt Cobain into playing music, and he used it as a big influence on the album "In Utero"

Kurt called it The best rock album ever made.

[Scottgun]

I'm stretching the definition of prog a little, but check out Roxy Music's albums Siren and Avalon.



Scott