Help me for I have discovered Prog

boogieman

Philly_Q said:

prowla said:

Another rule I have is: anything with a Roger Dean cover.

Are/were Uriah Heep and Osibisa prog?

Well Uriah Heap were definitely proggy in their time. But yeah, Osibisa, not so much. 

Philly_Q

boogieman said:

Philly_Q said:

prowla said:

Another rule I have is: anything with a Roger Dean cover.

Are/were Uriah Heep and Osibisa prog?

Well Uriah Heap were definitely proggy in their time. But yeah, Osibisa, not so much. 

Yeah, I was just being a smartarse really.  I like Uriah Heep, to me they're pretty much a classic heavy rock band but they did have some proggy elements.

bloodandtears

+1 for It Bites (both eras)

professorben

Haken
Frost*
Beardfish
Tilt
Airbag
Aeryon
Big Big Train
Von Herzten Bros
Keno
It Bites
Porcupine Tree
Pinapple Thief
Caligulas Horse
Dead Letter Circus
Karnivool
Sky Harbour

should keep you busy. 

professorben

bingefeller said:

Lots of good suggestions already but some of mine that I don't see mentioned are:

King Crimson  - Live In Toronto, Thrak.
Frost* - Milliontown

Blacklight Machine is gorgeous 

rustneversleeps

Wishbone ash "pilgrimage "not mentioned yet,and The Groundhogs "split".

rlw

TYA - Stonedhenge is a bit proggy too

boogieman

rustneversleeps said:

Wishbone ash "pilgrimage "not mentioned yet,and The Groundhogs "split".

Split? Really? Great as it is, and I'm a Groundhogs fan, it's pretty much a straight heavy rock album with some blues thrown in. Tony McPhee did do some more experimental stuff that's more prog flavoured: The Hunt on his Two sides of Tony McPhee album, maybe some of Who Will Save the World? but not Split. 

rustneversleeps

boogieman said:

rustneversleeps said:

Wishbone ash "pilgrimage "not mentioned yet,and The Groundhogs "split".

Split? Really? Great as it is, and I'm a Groundhogs fan, it's pretty much a straight heavy rock album with some blues thrown in. Tony McPhee did do some more experimental stuff that's more prog flavoured: The Hunt on his Two sides of Tony McPhee album, maybe some of Who Will Save the World? but not Split. 

I'll better go sit on the naughty step.

bingefeller

If you want to discover more prog check out this list of albums that Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth has mentioned in interviews and on his blog:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Chrysostome/mikael_akerfeldt_the_record_collector/

Bidley

Tull's "folk trilogy" of albums are must-listens. Songs From The Wood, Heavy Horses and Stormwatch are all excellent. Minstrel in the Gallery is also brilliant, possibly my favourite album.

Genesis' Selling England by the Pound is awesome too. Kansas's Leftoverture and Point of Know Return are amazing. As are 'V' and Snow by Spock's Beard.

Reverend

bingefeller said:

If you want to discover more prog check out this list of albums that Mikael Akerfeldt of Opeth has mentioned in interviews and on his blog:

http://rateyourmusic.com/list/Chrysostome/mikael_akerfeldt_the_record_collector/

A couple I mentioned are on there. His list is very much a "look at Cathedral thanks list" affair.

Philly_Q

Bidley said:

Kansas's Leftoverture and Point of Know Return are amazing.

Agreed.  I think the first album and Song for America are also great and very underrated.  In fact I like all the albums with the original lineup, although the reunion effort Somewhere to Elsewhere was disappointing.

RocknRollDave

Not Prog in a "long keyboard solos and mythic artwork" kind of way but Mansun's second album (confusingly called Six) is proggy and conceptual.

yes, Mansun of Wide Open Space fame. Honest, it's a weird album. Have a listen on Spotify, but make sure you get past the fairly "normal" first couple or so songs.

boogieman

rustneversleeps said:

boogieman said:

rustneversleeps said:

Wishbone ash "pilgrimage "not mentioned yet,and The Groundhogs "split".

Split? Really? Great as it is, and I'm a Groundhogs fan, it's pretty much a straight heavy rock album with some blues thrown in. Tony McPhee did do some more experimental stuff that's more prog flavoured: The Hunt on his Two sides of Tony McPhee album, maybe some of Who Will Save the World? but not Split. 

I'll better go sit on the naughty step.

Ha ha, nah it's cool. There seems to be a zillion interpretations of what prog actually is. Split's a great album whatever it is. 

MagicPigDetective

If no one has mentioned Ozric Tentacles yet; I will. Ozric Tentacles. 

Bidley

Philly_Q said:

Bidley said:

Kansas's Leftoverture and Point of Know Return are amazing.

Agreed.  I think the first album and Song for America are also great and very underrated.  In fact I like all the albums with the original lineup, although the reunion effort Somewhere to Elsewhere was disappointing.

I haven't really listened to them, I'll have to check them out.

They did a few good songs in the 80s when Steve Walsh came back, but the golden era was definitely the Livgren/Reinhardt/Walsh et al days.

Philly_Q

Bidley said:
They did a few good songs in the 80s when Steve Walsh came back, but the golden era was definitely the Livgren/Reinhardt/Walsh et al days.

Agreed.  Livgren brought the songs and Walsh, I think, was the nearest thing they had to an edgy rock'n'roll guy (despite being a keyboard player).

I listened to a few tracks from the new Kansas studio album last night, it's OK but very very bland.  Even the covers of "Home on the Range" and "Oh Shenandoah" sound slick and over-produced.

AlexC

Have to mention Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells. Also Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn and Incantations. He starts introducing more song-based, pop elements after that. Also, he's a fantastic guitarist who is rarely mentioned as such. Unique style and sound. 

PolarityMan

I feel an obligation to mention Devin Townsend and Tool.