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And of course, 633 Squadron!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpnZuhsWLFQ
But I think it is an astonishingly beautiful piece of music and I get goosebumps listening to it.
I love lots of prog music, but I don't think it says anything about the worth of the music and certainly nothing about the people who enjoy it. And, these days, "prog" is a static form and certainly not "progressive" - which is another rabbit hole!
Oi cheeky bitch, I'm the guitarer now not the basser.
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Oi cheeky bitch.
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Who knew there's a dedicated Prog magazine?
May i suggest a band called Stray.
Most of what I'd consider the best prog bands have already been mentioned. I always preferred the less pompous end of prog, less ELP and Dream Theater, more King Crimson, Magma, Can and early Genesis.
Has anyone mentioned Hawkwind yet? They get labelled as Space Rock but they definitely have prog leanings. (Ah, Stacia, sigh. I'm pretty sure she moulded my taste for large chested women. Once seen, never forgotten.)
I would suggest also Caravan's 'In The Land OF Grey And Pink'
I never ever used to associate Hawkwind with prog until I saw that programme on the telly a few years back. However if it's Mellotrons and Hammonds you want, check out 'Hall Of The Mountain Grill' and Warrior On the Edge Of Time' albums.
And of course there was Gong - check out 'You' in particular.
For more recent stuff I'd suggest listening to Stereolab and Broadcast, who embraced elements of prog and Kosmische into a poppier setting. And don't forget Public Service Broadcasting.
The three Kosmischer Laufer albums also do a neat 'update' on Kraftwerk and Neu! -style Kosmischemusik Yes, there was loads of German bands doing stuff - Amon Duul II Can and Neu! for example
But it would mean post "In a Silent Way" Miles Davis isn't jazz, while Frank Sinatra's "Nice'n'Easy" is, and that's a problem for some people. The difficulty is that jazz is being seen not as a descriptive label but rather as a blessing to be conferred on the worthy, and the sort of people who don't like swung pop but do like modal electronic freakouts with funk rhythms want the cachet to go to their baby rather than to the music their granny likes.
Personally I love both Bitches Brew and Nice'n'Easy about equally depending on mood, irrespective of whether either or both qualify as 'jazz'. But it's always going to be a tug of war as long as people think the label 'jazz' confers value as well as information.
A bit long mind, but you'll have to get used to that with Prog
Frost* - Milliontown
Nice track. John Mitchell does a great job of filling Francis' shoes.
Dream Theater - the early 90s albums are worth a listen. Very complex and intricate, from when they were all more-or-less at the top of their game, and it has their best songs.
Haken - more recent. Absolutely fantastic band from a musicianship perspective, and their output is extremely high quality. Their best album IMO is The Mountain. Lots of callbacks to 70s prog (I have been taught by their guitarist and songwriter, Charlie Griffiths, and I know he's a massive fan of all that stuff) but with a serious modern, technical edge as well.
It Bites - not overly familiar with the 80s Dunnery-era stuff, but The Tall Ships, their comeback album with John Mitchell on guitar and vocals, is fantastic from start to finish.
Frost* - also featuring John Mitchell. For my money this lot are the best modern prog rock band out there. Superb musicianship and eclectic influences, but most importantly great songwriting - their leader, keyboard player Jem Godfrey, is a great singer and a stunning instrumentalist, but was also a pop songwriter in a previous life and has penned numerous no.1 records. Their debut, Milliontown, and the most recent album, Falling Satellites, are the two to get. Both nigh-on flawless albums as far as I'm concerned.
That song features what is possibly my favourite guitar solo ever recorded, at 2:50. John Mitchell is really something.
And here's something from the most recent album - this really displays their mix of influences.
Dark
Bodkin
Aphrodite's Child
Gravy Train
T2
Zior
Catapila
Comus