favorite prog bands

Dmason · « **Reply #20 on:** 26 Mar 2004, 09:34 pm »

Rick, do you remember Tony Levin playing tuba? Do you remember the "immaculately obscure Dusty Roads," aka Robt. Fripp? THAT was an amazing show as well. Winter '76? They encored with 'Back in NYC' and 'The Lamb' I shall never forget.... Later, they added Larry Fast and that Synergy sound, a prog-form in himself. He teamed up with Nektar around that time.

Geez wish I had my new Selah monitors for all this remastered '70's stuff lying around.

DARTH AUDIO · « **Reply #21 on:** 26 Mar 2004, 09:38 pm »

I saw the same DiMeola concert in Detroit.. Late 70's But in Detroit he opened for Renaissance?? Go Figure

Bwanagreg. Great taste in music

I've seen Crimson 5 times, DiMeola 6 times, Bruford 3 times w/o Holdsworth. John Clark wasn't a bad fill in. RTF in Detroit '76 before they broke up.

How about the band "GO" with Steve Winwood, Al DiMeola, Stomu Yamashta, Michael Shrieve and Klaus Schultze?? I would describe them as progressive space music. If you can get a copy of there first album "GO" and their "Live In Paris" album buy them quickly.. I have 2 unopened copies of Live in Paris

Bwanagreg · « **Reply #22 on:** 26 Mar 2004, 11:10 pm »

Since we are putting RTF and Al Dimeola in the prog category (I'll go along), how about Mahavishnu Orchestra? There was a John McLaughlin/Robert Fripp Musician Mag interview from the 80's where Fripp admitted to intentionally not listening to MO in order to avoid being influnced by them. The remastered Inner Mounting Flame is really well done. And if you haven't heard "The Lost Trident Sessions" oh my god. It's hard to believe that album sat completed in a vault for so long without being issued.

I saw Holdsworth live with his original solo band (circa Metal Fatigue) at the Metro in Chicago. That was great show. I've always thought he needed a strong composer-partner to be at his best, though.

On the subject of Bruford: check out Bruford/Levin Upper Extremeties (David Torn is guitarist). It has a Miles Davis meets King Crimson feel to it. Also, Bruford plays on Chris Squire's solo album "Fish Out of Water". Peter Sinfield helped write a lot of that album, so it is as close to the legendary pairing of Crimson and Yes that almost happened as you can get.

One last current favorite: Black Light Syndrome (two albums so far). Steve Stephens, Terry Bozzio, and Tony Levin. 100% instrumental and great recording quality to boot.

I love this stuff....

Rob Babcock · « **Reply #23 on:** 27 Mar 2004, 03:28 am »

Allan Holdsworth is a favorite of mine (it took me 12 years to find I.O.U. on CD!

). A master of prog guitar, for sure!

lonewolfny42 · « **Reply #24 on:** 27 Mar 2004, 09:08 am »

Quote from: Wayne1

King Crimson

I saw them at Wolman rink in Central Park.

Golden Earing was the opening act.

I was born and raised in Bergenfield, NJ. Went through school with Al Dimeola. Dated Jackie Zeman (Bobbie in General Hospital)

Left the East Coast in January of 1977 and never regretted it

Wayne, Those were great shows at the rink. At the beginning they were sponsered by Schaffer Beer...Schaffer Music Festival....and the tickets, to REALLY GREAT SHOWS were$2.00 and $1.00 ! So many good groups played, and if it was sold out , you could still see the show by standing on a hill overlooking the rink

. Ahhh, the good old day's !!!

MttBsh · « **Reply #25 on:** 27 Mar 2004, 04:18 pm »

1972 was the year for me. Lots of rock concerts back then - Tull on the Thick as Brick tour was my all time favorite concert, progressive or otherwise, and the Mahavishnu Orchestra at Seattle's Paramount theater a few months later (Inner Mounting Flame tour) was another standout. John McLaughlin's playing that night rewired my synapses ...
Honorable mention: RTF on their Romantic Warrior tour with Al. Good show. I felt badly for Alan Holdsworth at a performance I attended in the mid-80s - it was a weeknight in a small, non-descript club and he played to maybe 30 of us. I'll bet he would have taken requests, but I'll be darned if I knew any of his "song" titles.

Matt

Bwanagreg · « **Reply #26 on:** 27 Mar 2004, 05:14 pm »

I think I posted this once before, but if you want to find music from a lot of the bands mentioned in this thread go here:

http://www.waysidemusic.com/

Dmason · « **Reply #27 on:** 27 Mar 2004, 06:13 pm »

Heads up you aging dino-rockers: WAYSIDE Music is the answer. I just spent an hour ordering up some great albums, most of which were remastered recently. The prices are great and their eCommerce links work fine.

Remastered Renaissance, Gentle Giant, Genesis, Eddie Jobson, Al DiMeola, and ...the catch of the day, Wayne: Nektar LIVE with Larry Fast,

2002. It's in there!!! I heard about this redux from someone in London last year who saw their London show and was floored. This stuff is grad. level progessive rock fo' shoo

Thanks be to Bwanagreg for this bargain bounty. I am pretty stoked about getting all this new stuff next week, and I am NOT finished shopping today.

JoshK · « **Reply #28 on:** 28 Mar 2004, 01:47 am »

Porcupine Tree

Sotantar · « **Reply #29 on:** 28 Mar 2004, 04:00 am »

The Flower Kings
Kaipa
Evergray
Spock's Beard
Pain of Salvation
Dream Theater
Andromeda

This is a very good time for Prog fans.

boxhead · « **Reply #30 on:** 28 Mar 2004, 08:57 pm »

Nobody mentioned Triumvirat-Illusions on a Double Dimple or Pompeii.
UK with Terry Bozio on drums, he played with Zappa. RTF got me into prog jazz. Got turned on to them while in college. Great band.

Don't forget that debacle of Asia. Shoulda,coulda woulda.

Nektar was simply a great style fused with visuals. Another great show.

Early Styx was not bad either. Then they got Tommy Shaw.

Marillion is another of my latest finds. And by the way, just got my Rush tiks yesterday. Hopefully Alex will get out of this one. Have a St. Arnolds Cheers.

Rick Craig · « **Reply #31 on:** 29 Mar 2004, 03:37 pm »

Quote from: Dmason

Rick, do you remember Tony Levin playing tuba? Do you remember the "immaculately obscure Dusty Roads," aka Robt. Fripp? THAT was an amazing show as well. Winter '76? They encored with 'Back in NYC' and 'The Lamb' I shall never forget.... Later, they added Larry Fast and that Synergy sound, a prog-form in himself. He teamed up with Nektar around that time.

Geez wish I had my new Selah monitors for all this remastered '70's stuff lying around.

Yes, I do remember the details despite the consumption of libations that were popular at that time

The tuba was great as well as the mustaches for the barbershop quartet. I had always heard the rumours about one of the guitarists being Fripp but I never knew if they were confirmed. The band that opened for Gabriel (Television) was horrible.

I had several Larry Fast / Synergy LP's and he was a good addition to the band. Nektar was a favorite band of a friend of mine and he constantly played "Remember the Future" and a "Tab in the Ocean".

So you still are looking for the speakers to arrive?

I'm waiting on the cabinets to arrive before I can send out a pair for demo.

orthobiz · « **Reply #32 on:** 30 Mar 2004, 03:50 am »

Meanwhile, 1972:
Jethro Tull: Thick As A Brick
Yes: Close to The Edge
Moody Blues: Seventh Sojourn
King Crimson: (took the year off), etc. etc.
Brinsley Schwarz: Nervous on the Road

BRINSLEY SCHWARZ??????????????????????????????
PROGRESSIVE??????????????????????

BUT:
I submit "prog" representing
"progress," not just "progressive" and
add Brinsley Schwarz "Nervous on the Road"
A forgotten gem that I just realized I have in
my LP collection, Nick Lowe at the helm, perfecting the
"pub rock" with its simplified roots
that would eventually lead to the punk explosion of 1976/77.
A missing link that would singlehandedly portend Dave Edmunds,
Graham Parker, Elvis Costello and everything else important from that era.

And by "progress" I mean "moving forward," not necessarily "better" or "worse," because all of these styles are important in the big scheme of things.

Anyway, back to the previously scheduled thread...

Anton K. · « **Reply #33 on:** 1 Apr 2004, 08:34 am »

I have a question which i feel is appropriate to ask in this thread.
I discovered Camel for myself very late - only this year.
So far I only have 2cd set "Lunar Sea: An Anthology 1973 – 1985".
Has anyone heard last Camel albums: Dust and Dreams, Harbour of Tears, Rajaz, A Nod and a Wink?
I can not audition these albums, so which of them do you think is worth buying?
Of the older Camel stuff, my favourites are:
Never let go
Slow yourself down
Song Within a Song
Spirit of the Water
Air Born
Lies
Tell Me
Echoes
Lunar Sea
Rhayader Goes to Town
Nimrodel - The Procession - The White Rider

Thanks in advance.
Anton

JoshK · « **Reply #34 on:** 1 Apr 2004, 02:01 pm »

Rush
Queensryche (boarderline)
Porcupine Tree
Yes

Gordy · « **Reply #35 on:** 1 Apr 2004, 03:54 pm »

Brinsley? Progressive? Geez Orthobiz, you must be really really old! Gotta love Lowe and his Stiff Records (The Undertakers of the Industry).

Back on track... Did I miss any mention of Procol Harum?

Dmason · « **Reply #36 on:** 1 Apr 2004, 04:34 pm »

Obscure but great; anyone remember Zon? NightWing? Rodan, which became Spirogyra? Ozric Tentacles? Greenslade? Blackmore's Rainbow should qualify too.

Let's subtract Triumvirat as a shameless ELP clone [Cologne, GDR] band. I saw them once and although the keyboardist, Jurgen Fritz was very technically accomplished, even at age 15, I was embarrassed for him, right down to the copycat haircut, Hammond + Moog settings, and even stage placement of the keyboards.That does not represent "progressive." IMHO. However, their drummer, Kurt Cress, was one of the very, very, very best I have ever seen.

Housteau · « **Reply #37 on:** 15 Apr 2004, 06:39 am »

A great thread and sorry that I am a bit late

. I am impressed that just about all of the bands that I would consider on my list have already been mentioned. Some that I didn't see listed was Focus, FM and Van der Graaf Generator. I would add them in there as well.

Lately I have really enjoyed exploring the newer prog bands that have already been mentioned, such as Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater and The Flower Kings etc. Just when I had thought my era of music was gone and forgotten, it is back again with a new and vibrant fresh sound. Yet it has unmistakable ties to the past, my past, and I like it.

It should also be mentioned that fellows like Steve Hackett, Ian McDonald and John Wetton have done some great solo work in the past and presently tend to tour and record together remakes of their previous work (Crimson, UK, Genesis etc.) as well as new material. Steve Hackett's new release is a real treat as is Drivers Eyes by Ian. But, that one is a few years old now.

Did any of you catch Rick Wakeman's remake, or rather the new recording of Return to the Center of the Earth (something like that, I don't have it in front of me)? It features Patrick Stewart's naration along with Justin Hayward, Ozzy and a host of others. I still like the original best, but this one is interesting.

Rush has been mentioned, but what about the solo efforts of Victor by Alex and My Favorite Headache by Lee. Personally I think that Getty Lee's solo release is phenomenal.

The Moody Blues have been mentioned, but not near enough, so I will add my bit. I think it is a crime that they have not been inducted into the Hall of Fame yet.

groovetube66 · « **Reply #38 on:** 15 Apr 2004, 02:08 pm »

Progressive bands? One's that really jumpstarted me:

XTC - I have most all their stuff but Black Sea and English Settlement hooked me

Oingo Boingo - first two albums

Devo - mad geniuses - first three albums are keepers

Now: I really like EST (Esbjorn Swensson Trio). A more musical Bad Plus.

Dmason · « **Reply #39 on:** 15 Apr 2004, 04:10 pm »

Just to say that the Rolls Royce of Progressive rock bands, YES, is in my town on Sunday, complete with bio-architectural space-shapes from Roger Dean. I have fourth row ticks. The Yes dream team in 2004. Who woulda thunk it?

www.yesworld.com for a look at their production rehearsal with stage props..."Everything Old Is New Again."