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Prog Rock

http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/299126/different-kind-progressive-bradley-j-birzer

Attached is an article about the state of current progressive rock by a History professor at Hillsdale College. He highly recommends a band called Big Big Train. I listened to the samples on CDbaby and think it sounds like old Genesis. As a fan of old Yes, ELP, Renaissance, Todd Rundgren's Utopia,Marillion, Kansas, etc, are there any worthwhile prog bands to pursue in 2012? Keep in mind in this genre, I am looking for originality, musicianship, and a big vision. Speed and mindless repetition do not impress. I want to be able to enjoy my system, drink a little wine, and think.
maxnewid
go4vinyl
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Van Der Graaf was huge in Italy as well, in the early 70s - blend that with classical, jazz and their own unique approach and that's what many of the outfits sounded like.

It's funny (and proabably typical) - my fave PT by far is In Absentia which I bought upon release (2002 me thinks)...I should mention I'm not a big fan, but no doubt understand their appeal.

If you like PT, you can try Storm Corrosion (incl Steven Wilson of PT) and Steven Wilson - Grace for drowning,
alpass
174 posts
 
i listened to the Squackett cd a couple times now.to me it`s more pop than i would have thought it would be.
Al
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onhwy61
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Here's an interesting series of articles tracing the history of Prog from Slate.
maxnewid OP
449 posts
 
Interesting series. Thanks for posting. I saw both ELP and Yes several times back in the day. Sure the music could become pompous and too long, but the talent and musicianship was always awe inspiring. Yessongs is one of my favorite live albums. I always enjoyed the big Yes Roger Dean stage shows and felt like they wanted to make sure the audience saw something unique and special. And even though Emerson got most of the press, Greg Lake has an excellent voice and Carl Palmer is just a beast on the drums. I don't listen to prog music that often, but when I do, it always strikes me that this musical genre was created to play and test a high end system.
r_burke
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