The Prog ThreadMusic

[TexRex]

I've never known of someone else who's heard of Wishbone Ash, and I'm seriously disappointed Kansas (I mean, come on...KANSAS!), Moby Grape and It's A Beautiful Day didn't make the overview post. And then there's this:

 

[JockeP22]

I've never known of someone else who's heard of Wishbone Ash

I first started listening to them about fifteen years ago. Great band and they've composed
so many good songs. To be fair I've never heard any of their stuff post-1980.
I do have most of the albums they made between 1970 and 1980, though.
That's the time period I like most. Wishbone Ash is definitely one of my favorite 70s bands.
Camel is another 70s band that doesn't get much attention these days.
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^ An anti-government and anti-politics song from 1972.
The message is pretty much about opressed people and
how the many needs to work hard all their lives in poverty
or lower class so the few can live in luxury.

 

[TexRex]

I'm missing one album from the first to their 1982 release 'Twin Barrels Burning,' but I've heard plenty that I don't actually own. I love Camel and actually met a former member, Chris Rainbow, pre-Parkinsons and got an Alan Parsons Project album, 'Stereotomy,' signed.

 

[JockeP22]

 

[Northstar]

I've never known of someone else who's heard of Wishbone Ash,

Wishbone Ash is probably one of the most underrated bands that I can think of. I used to have quite a few of their CD's but I sold my entire collection awhile ago. I do have Pilgrimage, Live Dates and Wishbone Four on vinyl though (sadly I haven't come across Argus on vinyl yet).

 

[TexRex]

Nirvana!

 

[TexRex]

The album that got me into prog:

 

[Northstar]

Does anybody else listen to RPWL? I just rediscovered them recently and am ashamed that I've never given them much of a listen. They started out as a Pink Floyd tribute band and transitioned into original stuff, although the Pink Floyd influence is rather strong. Their lead singer, Yogi Lang also sounds remarkably like David Gilmour.

 

[JockeP22]

Feeling proggy.


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sadly I haven't come across Argus on vinyl yet

That was one of the first albums I ever bought on vinyl.
Excellent album from beginning to end.

 

[TexRex]

That Jethro Tull sure can sing...



Long form prog!:

 

[epic_apri_39]

Been getting into Tesseract as of recent. This song's been stuck in my head the past week or so.

 

[JockeP22]

 

[TexRex]

"Gee, do you suppose that could be a Roger Dean cover?"



Thanks for the reminder, I used to love that album (I suppose I still do, but had forgotten about it)--particularly "You Know I'll Always Love You" and the above "Parents." For the past I-don't-know-how-long, what's come to mind when I think of them is "All Night Petrol."

 

[JockeP22]

I randomly clicked on this 1971 video from my suggested list and almost instantly I thought to myself "This is very Grand Funk Railroad-y, who inspired who?".



Turns out GFR beat them by two years. The guys in the first video had to have seen this performance from 1969. They are pretty similar.

 

[TexRex]

 

[JockeP22]

0:05 - Children of the Land
5:21 - Street Collage
7:04 - Fanfare for the Common Man
10:14 - Mother Nature's Matinee

 

[TexRex]

Feeling proggy.

Indeed, I'm feeling rather proggish myself this evening. There's something about the darkness and inherent quiet of this time that puts an exclamation point on prog rock.

Okay, so I get that the first side of the eponymous Styx is hard to top, and I'm sure that that's the only reason this thread is going through a dry spell, but it's time for a good soak.



I think most here would agree that concept albums are one of the more special gifts bestowed upon us by the music gods--they're just so danged ambitious--well The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway delivers on that front but also serves up a giant helping of proggy goodness.

Now don't go thinking it's necessary to best it in order to keep the thread damp.

 

[TexRex]

Bump.

 

[JockeP22]

Ah, 70s prog. I can't think of a better genre in music.
Couldn't live without bands like Genesis, Yes, Camel, Wishbone Ash,
Rainbow, Deep Purple, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, EL&P, Budgie, Focus, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Rush, Styx, Uriah Heep...
But those are the famous ones. It's cool to dive in sometimes and find lesser known bands of the time.
Like that time I randomly learned of the band Gravy Train, that was a good day.

I briefly mentioned these guys earlier in the thread and I've grown to really like
their 1970 debut album ever since then. I've listened to it several times.
Mighty fine prog rock from one of the greatest years in music. A near mint condition of
this album on vinyl goes for ~ $300 last time I checked. It starts off well with the first few
tracks and track #4 is a groovy gem. It's not quite as strong towards the end though in my opinion.



A colleague of mine borrowed me this 1971 album on CD back in October of last year, he then tragically took
his own life in November before I had had a chance to listen to it. It was a strange feeling when I finally did,
seeing the song titles and hearing the lyrics, it was like hearing his last thoughts somehow. It's a damn good album
in any case. I took the CD and placed it next to his headstone later on.


Same colleague also introduced me to Saga. He mentioned many times how much he liked them,
I've only listened to this 1979 album of theirs so far and I feel like I should explore more of their catalogue
because this is a real good one.


He was also a fan and spoke highly of the late Johnny Winter.

 

[TexRex]

 

[Northstar]

With TOOL finally appearing on streaming sites it had me wondering about the status of King Crimson. Apparently they've been available on Spotify since June.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Last year, A Perfect Circle released their first album in 14 years, Eat the Elephant. On August 30th, Tool will release their first album in 13 years, Fear Inoculum.

I might give the APC album a listen before the Tool album comes out.

 

[TexRex]

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

I have a copy of the new Tool album in my hands right now.

 

[TexRex]

I like Camel.

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Made a great discovery while on amazon music: Riverside - Out of Myself. It's their debut album from 2004 and it's a masterpiece.

 

[TexRex]

My favorite Genesis album. Gorgeous songwriting and musicianship, Peter Gabrial Gabriel () at the peak of his vocal chops...pure prog perfection.

 

[Touring Mars]

My favorite Genesis album. Gorgeous songwriting and musicianship, Peter Gabrial at the peak of his vocal chops...pure prog perfection.

I take it you have seen this one:



Peter Gabriel-era Genesis albums were always a cornerstone of my music collection, and they have only gone up in my estimation in recent years. Even compared to their contemporaries, Genesis (mostly thanks to PG) captured a surreal quality to their albums that others could only try to do (and mostly fail at...) I truly believe that PG is a musical and artistic genius, and that Genesis probably would have been a great band without him (as indeed they were), but with him they were on a very different level.

 

[TexRex]

I take it you have seen this one:



Peter Gabriel-era Genesis albums were always a cornerstone of my music collection, and they have only gone up in my estimation in recent years. Even compared to their contemporaries, Genesis (mostly thanks to PG) captured a surreal quality to their albums that others could only try to do (and mostly fail at...) I truly believe that PG is a musical and artistic genius, and that Genesis probably would have been a great band without him (as indeed they were), but with him they were on a very different level.

Oh yeah. Making it look easy. And boy do I love a long-haired, bearded Phil Collins.

 

[DaveyFT1]

IMO One of the finest prog albums made probably after Topographic Oceans both by YES. Well ahead of my time, but I was brought up on the likes YES, Pink Floyd, Zeppelin, Sabbath, Genesis etc.

This album reminds of my dads Ford Sierra, going on journeys/Holidays with him. This would always be in the tape deck. I love the track 'To Be Over' such a great piece of music, so atmospheric. I don't see my dad much now, so this album really means alot to me.

Edit - I live in a very small town in the UK called Hartlepool, it's a town you don't visit and just keep on driving through. Anyways, I was extremely fortunate to meet the Artist behind YES album covers, Roger Dean. I was pleasantly surprised to find him holding an exhibition in our Town Hall building. It was such an amazing opportunity for me as an artist myself, to get an insight into Rogers work, his technique, his relationship to YES. A great experience for me.