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King Crimson's "Eyes Wide Open" and "Neal, Jack, And Me" are great. Karnivool Live At The Forum is excellent. And yes, any of the Rush live DVDs are a good option - although "A Show Of Hands" is my least favorite. "Exit...Stage Left" is my personal favorite from them. That version of Bytor is killer!
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If you're cool with Dream Theater, their Score DVD is pretty good. It's their 20th anniversary tour so there's a wide variety of songs
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Rollersnake posted:Talk Talk - Live at Montreux 1986 Here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNIIOr3g8lQ Thanks for reminding of this. It really is a brilliant performance. Even if you have a slight interest in Talk Talk this is worth putting on.
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Incoherence posted:And now the same guys have a new album, which sounds like more of the same. Not that I'm calling that a bad thing Thank You Scientist is one of my favorite bands currently. They're streaming their entire album a week in advance here http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/stream-thank-you-scientists-wild-ride-of-an-prog-rock-album-stranger-heads-prevail/ if anyone wants to check it out.
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Holy moly new Disillusion stuff is actually happening https://youtu.be/4AZaunKwXAE
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There is apparently a new Van Der Graaf Generator coming out on September 30th, titled "Do Not Disturb". Is that news?
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Pain of Salvation's Remedy Lane got a remix treatment from Jens Bogren, and the result was released a couple weeks ago. It's... eh. One of the more endearing things to me about the original album is that the tracks all had a slightly different feel to the mix that paired with the particular emotions of that specific song, and that seems to have been flattened out. Some of the more subtle moments vocally are evened out a bit too much, and occasionally the quiet parts are buried under the over-mechanized snare drum. The live performance on the second disc is really good, though.
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Turns out after all these years I still know, by heart, an embarrassing amount of the lyrics from Scenes From A Memory.  Vulture Culture posted:Pain of Salvation's Remedy Lane got a remix treatment from Jens Bogren, and the result was released a couple weeks ago. It's... eh. One of the more endearing things to me about the original album is that the tracks all had a slightly different feel to the mix that paired with the particular emotions of that specific song, and that seems to have been flattened out. Some of the more subtle moments vocally are evened out a bit too much, and occasionally the quiet parts are buried under the over-mechanized snare drum. That was one of my favorites as a younger lad, might have to give it a listen. E: It feels meatier in a way that I dig, but I understand your fears about the nuance being gone. algebra testes fucked around with this message at 10:36 on Jul 30, 2016 |
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A bit late but the death has been announced of Roye Albrighton (67) of Nektar. Nope, never heard of them either: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nektar Any recommendations?
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:A bit late but the death has been announced of Roye Albrighton (67) of Nektar. Nope, never heard of them either: Down to Earth is probably their biggest-seller and a solid starting place.
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tao of lmao posted:Thank You Scientist is one of my favorite bands currently. They're streaming their entire album a week in advance here http://consequenceofsound.net/2016/07/stream-thank-you-scientists-wild-ride-of-an-prog-rock-album-stranger-heads-prevail/ if anyone wants to check it out. I've never really listened to prog rock before but I am absolutely in love with both of Thank You Scientist's albums. If this is even remotely close to what I can get from other prog rock bands I've been missing out.
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Parasara posted:I've never really listened to prog rock before but I am absolutely in love with both of Thank You Scientist's albums. If this is even remotely close to what I can get from other prog rock bands I've been missing out. There aren't many bands that sound like Thank You Scientist, to be honest. I saw them live a couple years back at a progressive music festival in Chapel Hill, NC, and they were one of the highlights of the weekend. They seem to have picked up a bit of popularity since Coheed and Cambria took them on a national tour as their support band, and, I believe, signed them to their record label. Fitting since their singers sound nearly identical! That said, you might enjoy In the Presence of Wolves, who'll be playing at this year's edition of the same festival a month from now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEtn8M4D7wU
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A.C.T is probably the closest I can think of to Thank You Scientist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EAKeRKGmRCA
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Paladinus posted:A.C.T is probably the closest I can think of to Thank You Scientist. Thanks for the recommendations! I'm loving A.C.T and what little I've squeezed in of In The Presence Of Wolves between binging thru A.C.T. Kind of liking everything I've heard so far.
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I'm currently halfway through Yeti by Amon Duul II and it rules. Peace.
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Ihsahn's latest album is pretty amazing. He does some of his trademark metal vocals, but through and through the album is more proggy than metallic. Some incredible guest vocals too, I'd recommend sitting through at least the entire first track before passing judgement. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJ_ak5pGQjs
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This was a high point of Three of a Perfect Pair camp this year for me - Adrian Belew singing 'Heroes' (Bowie) backed by absolutely terrified camp attendees, who are friends of mine.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=589kWTe1Sw0
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Josef K. Sourdust posted:A bit late but the death has been announced of Roye Albrighton (67) of Nektar. Nope, never heard of them either: Remember the future is pretty awesome. Recycled was the first album I got by them, not bad either. Sad news that he died. If I still had my radio show I'd be hosting a nektar marathon.
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Unlikely considering how small it is, but is anyone else going to ProgDay tomorrow/Sunday? I'm totally blown away by some of the bands, especially Bent Knee, and I'm glad I'll finally be able to see Deus Ex Machina and Discipline after all these years.
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Bent Knee are amazing and from what I've heard, incredible live.
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Going to see Haken, Leprous, Devin Townsend, and Steven Wilson all within the next two months in Portland. Plus Sleep, but that's a story for another thread. Going to be a pretty amazing streak of shows, especially with Haken and Leprous playing in ridiculously tiny venues. Bars, basically. Hell, I played a gig at the venue Haken is playing. Seems unfair, but I'm stoked.
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Picked up King Crimson's new "Radical Action" live set and it's pretty awesome. Great versions of a lot of their classics on here. Haven't watched the blu-ray yet, but the CDs are well worth it if you love live Crimson.
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It's boring and bad. Damnation was a really good album so it's not just the lack of heavy parts, they just can't write interesting songs in the retro-prog style they're doing now.
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il_cornuto posted:It's boring and bad. Damnation was a really good album so it's not just the lack of heavy parts, they just can't write interesting songs in the retro-prog style they're doing now. such a shame because they were so good at their peak  the new pineapple thief album has been on repeat for the last month and a half for me. it's not as prog as their early stuff but it's very very good. please listen to the pineapple thief if you haven't before, there are some gems in their back catalogue and i think they are criminally under-popular https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZTj15ytEEQ
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I'm exploring Jethro Tull and just picked up the Steven Wilson mix / 40th anniversary edition of Aqualung. I don't know if the original recording was just really good, or if Steven did his voodoo again, but for a 40 year old album, it certainly doesn't sound dated.
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Any Euros planning on seeing KC? The set list says they played Indiscipline in Antwerp and Jakko sang, which would be the first possible use of Ade's lyrics. This frankly is a mild shock to me and others I know who know Robert and Adrian but if anyone can confirm that Jakko is singing Ade's lyrics pls advise.
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The Steven Wilson mix of Aqualung is outstanding and a big improvement over the original. Not as marked an improvement as Lizard, but it's really great.
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people talk poo poo about lizard but I have a first uk pressing copy and it sounds awesome
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strap on revenge posted:people talk poo poo about lizard but I have a first uk pressing copy and it sounds awesome It's not a bad album it's just very lopsided. Lizard the song is amazing. The rest of the album is.. not terrible but definitely some of their weaker material from their early days and Gordon Haskell was just not the right fit
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Rust Martialis posted:Any Euros planning on seeing KC? The set list says they played Indiscipline in Antwerp and Jakko sang, which would be the first possible use of Ade's lyrics. This frankly is a mild shock to me and others I know who know Robert and Adrian but if anyone can confirm that Jakko is singing Ade's lyrics pls advise. I was at the November 3 set in Antwerp. Jakko did in fact sing Indiscipline but not at all like Adrian's weird disjointed talking way, he basically just used his normal singing voice. It was kickin' rad by the way, you can imagine how insane the Indiscipline intro is with the triple drummer lineup. My most repeated thought throughout the entire set was basically "I don't think Pat and Gavin are humans...  "
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Went and saw Wilson at the Belly Up in San Diego last night. As usual he killed, but a couple of things stood out: 1. Adam Holzman is a loving amazing keyboardist. The man is very talented on the keys. 2. The backdrop visuals dont work very well in smaller venues, so if you ever get a chance to see him, go to a bigger venue to get the full experience. This especially rang true for "The Raven who..". It was barely visible. 3. Wilson should double as a comedian.   Pretty good view of Holzman doing his thing. 
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Asked in Recommendation Thread but thought I'd ask here as well if that's okay: can anyone recommend me any 1970s style progressive-ish rock on the more jazz/funk/fusion/R&B end of the spectrum? I am thinking along the lines of Brian Auger & the Trinity or Ginger Baker's Air Force.
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Earwicker posted:It's not a bad album it's just very lopsided. Lizard the song is amazing. The rest of the album is.. not terrible but definitely some of their weaker material from their early days and Gordon Haskell was just not the right fit everything about that album is all wrong and that's why I love it SW's remix really brings it out because he made the choice to make it MORE chaotic and unlike most remasters he actually brought in new parts that were left out of the original listening to the remastered "Happy Family" with the volume cranked is truly terrifying
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Wheat Loaf posted:Asked in Recommendation Thread but thought I'd ask here as well if that's okay: can anyone recommend me any 1970s style progressive-ish rock on the more jazz/funk/fusion/R&B end of the spectrum? Jean-Luc Ponty - Enigmatic Ocean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zekDStrU4vg Allan Holdsworth - Metal Fatigue https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_TxIBJ7T0M Weather Report - Black Market https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaMT-OlCTmM
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I liked the Jean-Luc Ponty one but the other two didn't really have the melodies to keep my attention. My knowledge of Weather Report begins and ends with Heavy Weather as it does for most people. My taste in jazz doesn't really get very far past hard bop. 
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Wheat Loaf posted:Asked in Recommendation Thread but thought I'd ask here as well if that's okay: can anyone recommend me any 1970s style progressive-ish rock on the more jazz/funk/fusion/R&B end of the spectrum? In rough order of preference. -Lenny White - Venusian Summer is one of my favorite fusion/funk albums, and it has strong prog elements. Mating Drive is absolute fire. -Mingo Lewis's solo album bears the marks of Santana and Return to Forever, which he was involved in. But I like the energy here more than on any of those bands' work. -Anything by David Sancious. Dance of the Age of Enlightenment is cheesy as gently caress but that synthwork is so good. -I think some Japanese bands like Kenso and Ain Soph are what you're looking for, since they're symphonic prog with heavy fusion elements, but they're post-70s (Japan's prog scene got a late start). -Some RPI is heavily fusion-oriented, like Agora, Etna, Arti & Mestieri, and modern RPI band Deus Ex Machina. -Iceberg, one of the best Spanish bands. Musica Urbana are also good. -Shadowfax - Watercourse Way. -Rahmann's s/t. Zeuhl-y fusion meets Arabic folk. -Larry Coryell, especially the stuff with Eleventh House. -The New Tony Williams Lifetime - Believe It! Holdsworth on guitar. -Blue Effect/Modry Efekt's material. Their debut is a good start.
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I will check some of those out, thanks.
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Re-listening to Lizard. I love Cirkus. Lady of the Dancing Water is pretty good. Some of Prince Rupert really fits Jon Anderson's voice, but when he's on the "burn a bridge" section, it's awkward. Anderson was just meant to sing nonsensical lyrics, I guess. Bolero fiddled around almost too long before it picked up and the rest of the B side is alright.
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