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Any fans of Cheer-Accident around here? I only got into them recently, but they're really cool, and are jumping up the ranks of my favorite bands. They've done a lot of different stuff, but they'd probably appeal to anyone who likes prog pop, avant-prog, math rock, or generally weird music.

Transposition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gar7wQPT15s
Dismantling the Berlin Waltz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3RXLzYt-dw
Your Weak Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF3UmJUDlww
The Autumn Wind Is A Pirate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMttXqBl2uQ
Garbage Head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij1GOhZPRTE
 
Gazoinks said:
Any fans of Cheer-Accident around here? I only got into them recently, but they're really cool, and are jumping up the ranks of my favorite bands. They've done a lot of different stuff, but they should appeal to anyone who likes prog pop, avant-prog, math rock, or generally weird music.

Transposition: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gar7wQPT15s
Dismantling the Berlin Waltz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3RXLzYt-dw
Your Weak Heart: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF3UmJUDlww
The Autumn Wind Is A Pirate: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMttXqBl2uQ
Garbage Head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij1GOhZPRTE
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You have a Cardiacs avatar... that alone means I will be checking out your recommendation!
 
-bakalhau- said:
I do agree with you actually. Not as consistently, but in a way, yeah. I say consistent as in that early in his career, bigger chunks of each album could be considered psychedelic. But he definitely has done some work there in his solo career. Namely, this one is fucking incredible.

Steven Wilson - Abandoner: http://youtu.be/-MUESxmNTsk
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Abandoner's a great song, but it's not exactly what I was talking about when I said psychedelic. Should have said prog psych or something. I just want those big space out tracks like Voyage 34 and The Sky Moves Sideways and stuff. I'd like to see what he does with that sort of sound nowadays.
 
Why is 30 Seconds to Mars very first CD actually good and considered progressive rock and the rest of their albums poppy and alternative? I never checked them out before but all the Jared Leto news about being the Joker (see avatar) has got me excited. So I wanted to check his band out. I really like the first album, really good prog rock. The rest of the albums are nothing like it. It baffles me.
 
I love King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King. What other prog groups are that over-the-top and musically complex?
 
TheSpaceBetween said:
For sure. I really enjoyed the documentary DVD, and that Bass Communion/Pig performance on there is incredible.



I may be mistaken, but I think Prodigal replaced Drown With Me at the last moment. I love Wedding nails, but IA would basically be a perfect album if DWM was on their instead of Prodigal.



Here's what needed to happen with Deadwing to make it a perfect album:

-Revenant as the opener (This worked fantastic as an intro into Deadwing live)
-Get rid of Shallow and Lazarus, two of the worst PT songs, and replace them with Mother and Child Divided and Christenings
-Replace Open Car with So Called Friend.



One of my most prized possessions is the Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape black vinyl, of which only 100 I believe were made. I should really get that shit signed. I do miss old PT though. Coma Divine is still my favorite live record of all time. Actually, I'd take ANY PT at this point. His solo stuff is great, but there was something magical about Porcupine Tree.
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I don't like your opinions at all :p.

Prodigal > Drown with Me
Lazarus is so exceptionally awesome live there's no way you can take that song off the album. Open Car is awesome I would have preferred him to put so called friend on there.
 
Valhelm said:
I love King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King. What other prog groups are that over-the-top and musically complex?
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Yes? Especially "Tales from Topographic Oceans" if you're willing to endure four 20-plus minutes songs about hindi scriptures or something like that.

If not, uh... Yes' previous album "Close to the Edge" is shorter, more precise and a classic of the genre.
 
Fragile is problary then best introduction to Yes, then Close To The Edge and after that Relayer. Topographic Oceans is... interesting, but a bit too dense.
 
Farks! said:
Fragile is problary then best introduction to Yes, then Close To The Edge and after that Relayer. Topographic Oceans is... interesting, but a bit too dense.
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oh yes, I agree. It's just that he asked for "over the top" and you just can't beat TFTO in that regard, heh.
 
Valhelm said:
I love King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King. What other prog groups are that over-the-top and musically complex?
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I'm personally a big fan of Gentle Giant. Their first album is pretty reminiscent of In the Court, although it's not their best imo (Octopus!).
 
Question about Perfect Life - does anyone know if Wilson sampled a portion of that song from something else during the early mid-section (around 1:50)? Specifically the low-key, droning ambiance with the distant impacts.

That portion sounds almost eerily identical to No More Heroes' tension track that plays when starting a mission, except slowed down.
 
Valhelm said:
I love King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King. What other prog groups are that over-the-top and musically complex?
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probably something by Gentle Giant, Mars Volta or Birds and Buildings.
They are all pretty over the top.

If you're looking for more symphonic style maybe some Emerson, Lake & Palmer
 
Jotthah said:
probably something by Gentle Giant, Mars Volta or Birds and Buildings.
They are all pretty over the top.

If you're looking for more symphonic style maybe some Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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Yeah, I always thought Mars Volta sounded kind of like a continuation of some of the sounds on In the Court of the Crimson King in a way that no other band I can think of continued it.
 
RDreamer said:
Yeah, I always thought Mars Volta sounded kind of like a continuation of some of the sounds on In the Court of the Crimson King in a way that no other band I can think of continued it.
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Yeah Amputechture has several streches that sound a hell of a lot like a modern version of king crimson.
It's so sad that the ProjeKts never lived up to their potential
 
Jotthah said:
Yeah Amputechture has several streches that sound a hell of a lot like a modern version of king crimson.
It's so sad that the ProjeKts never lived up to their potential
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I actually bought that box set of ProjeKts stuff. At some point I should listen to it again, but it didn't really move me terribly the first times.

A Scarcity of Miracles wasn't bad.

Also, saw a post today about them being in the midst of remixing Thrak. Can't wait for that. I've been collecting all the remasters, and I wonder when Beat and 3 of a Perfect Pair are going to drop.
 
RDreamer said:
I actually bought that box set of ProjeKts stuff. At some point I should listen to it again, but it didn't really move me terribly the first times.

A Scarcity of Miracles wasn't bad.

Also, saw a post today about them being in the midst of remixing Thrak. Can't wait for that. I've been collecting all the remasters, and I wonder when Beat and 3 of a Perfect Pair are going to drop.
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I was more talking about the ProjeKt Tour that was going on last year, which was basicly two different bands touring together playing KC songs.
Both were great, they are brilliant musicians after all, but none of them were the real deal.

The remasters are great, they go for something like 10€ on Amazon here in Germany, I'll have to pick some up as well. Escpecially the "Lizard" one because the Steven Wilson apparently really changed the sound of the album
 
Jotthah said:
I was more talking about the ProjeKt Tour that was going on last year, which was basicly two different bands touring together playing KC songs.
Both were great, they are brilliant musicians after all, but none of them were the real deal.

The remasters are great, they go for something like 10€ on Amazon here in Germany, I'll have to pick some up as well. Escpecially the "Lizard" one because the Steven Wilson apparently really changed the sound of the album
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The live in tokyo album that came from one of the groups was pretty decent.

Definitely check out Lizard. I personally didn't have much experience with it beforehand, but I know that the remastered version makes it seem like Lizard is way underrated for me.
 
Comfort Zone is a great album, I'm really glad they left out the growls they had on 'the void'. It also helps that 'ode to the rock n' roller' is a kickass song
 
Comfort Zone is pretty good. I'm not sure it has much staying power on my list, but it's still good for now.

As of now I have Periphery's Juggernaut albums beating it out, too.

This year has a lot of albums I'm looking forward to, though.
 
Andrew_Korenchkin said:
Jesus christ, Between The Buried and Me has officially grown on me. Batshit insane these guys are.
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Several years ago I tried listening to Colors after kind of enjoying the song that was in Rock Band 2: hated the vocals but loved the instruments. Recently I listened to Parallax (while playing Pokemon lol): now I don't care about the vocals but I think the instruments and melodies are mediocre. What the hell happened to me?
 
Yes are releasing a new box set focusing on the 1972 tour

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AMAZON LINK 14xCD

31 Oct 1972: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
01 Nov 1972: Ottawa Civic Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
11 Nov 1972: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA
12 Nov 1972: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
14 Nov 1972: University Of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, USA
15 Nov 1972: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
20 Nov 1972: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA

Every double disc will have the same track list:

01. Opening (Excerpt From Firebird Suite)
02. Siberian Khatru
03. I’ve Seen All Good People
04. Heart Of The Sunrise
05. Clap/Mood For A Day
06. And You And I
07. Close To The Edge
08. Excerpts From “The Six Wives Of Henry VIII”
09. Roundabout
10. Yours Is No Disgrace


There's also going to be a highlight 2xCD/3xLP set for the less crazed Yes fans

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AMAZON LINK 2xCD
AMAZON LINK 3xLP

01. Opening (Excerpt From Firebird Suite)
02. Siberian Khatru [20 Nov 1972: Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA]
03. I’ve Seen All Good People [20 Nov 1972: Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, USA]
04. Heart Of The Sunrise [15 Nov 1972: Knoxville Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA]
05. Clap/Mood For A Day [12 Nov 1972: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA]
06. And You And I [11 Nov 1972: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA]
07. Close To The Edge [11 Nov 1972: Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, USA]
08. Excerpts From “The Six Wives Of Henry VIII” [12 Nov 1972: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA]
09. Roundabout [31 Oct 1972: Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, Ontario, Canada]
10. Yours Is No Disgrace [12 Nov 1972: Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA]


http://www.yesworld.com/2015/03/yes-progeny-live-from-seventy-two/
 
Posted a thread dedicated to this band when I should have posted here. Didn't catch this thread though. If people dig this band I'll post some tracks from another Japanese prog band I'm an insanely huge fan of. Cross post!


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Geinō Yamashirogumi) is a Japanese musical collective founded on January 19, 1974 by Tsutomu Ōhashi, consisting of hundreds of people from all walks of life: journalists, doctors, engineers, students, businessmen.

They are known for both their faithful re-creations of folk music from around the world, as well as their fusion of various traditional musical styles with modern instrumentation and synthesizers. For example, in the 1980s, MIDI digital synthesizers could not handle the tuning systems of traditional gamelan music, so the group had to teach themselves how to program in order to modify their equipment. The album that followed, Ecophony Rinne (1986) was a new direction for the group: they had not previously incorporated computer-generated sounds into their work. The success of this album brought them to the attention of Katsuhiro Ōtomo, who commissioned them to create the soundtrack of Akira. The soundtrack is built on the concept of recurrent themes or "modules". Texturally, the soundtrack is a mix of digital synthesizers (Roland D-50 and Yamaha DX7-II, both of which could, by then, be tuned to the Pure-Minor, slendro, and pelog tuning scales), Indonesian chromatic percussion (jegog, etc.), traditional Japanese theatrical and spiritual music (Noh), European classical, and progressive rock.

Geinoh Yamashirogumi has reproduced over eighty different styles of traditional music and performances from around the world, but despite having performed internationally to a high degree of critical acclaim, they remain relatively unknown.
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I'm not one to be very big on choral music (or soundtracks), but when I was a young long hair I, like many, purchased Geinoh Yamashirogumi's Symphonic Suite Akira out of appreciation for the film. And it changed me. As a young teenager I almost exclusively listened to doom metal, death metal, thrash, etc. After falling in love with Symphonic Suit Akira, I branched out. I got into Aphex Twin and another fantastic, sprawling, epic progressive rock band called Popol Vuh, that also made use of choirs, world music, and the occasional acid rock jam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhszQOWxxms

In 1988, celebrated manga artist Katsuhiro Otomo unleashed an animated feature film upon an unsuspecting world. It was a mesmerising fusion of cyber-punk aesthetics with deep philosophical and scientific theories, brought to life with the most astounding and mind blowing animation ever witnessed. It was, of course, Akira. Being arguably the most important animated feature created since 1937's Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, Akira ushered in a new era of film making techniques and showed the true potential of animation as an effective medium for communicating a mature narrative to an audience alienated by the perceived childishness of Western animated features. Putting both its glorious visuals and strong writing aside though, one of the most important aspects of its success came in the form its breath-taking original score, created by none other than Japan's own Geinoh Yamashirogumi.

The group was born from an assemblage of students attending various universities who came together for mixed choir in 1953, though it was not until 1966 when Shoji Yamashiro assumed control of the group that they began to expand, to challenge the recognised limitations of choral work by studying and implementing aspects of world music into their repertoire. In 1974, the group changed their name to Geinoh Yamashirogumi, and set to work studying a vast array of ethnic music and digital audio techniques, which resulted in a slew of album releases between 1976 and 1986, when the album Ecophony Rinne brought them to the attention of Otomo himself, who promptly commissioned them to create the soundtrack to his debut animated feature.

There are striking similarities between Ecophony Rinne and the score that they would later produce; musically, it features a heavy emphasis on choral work and percussion, while thematically, the album is based around four movements that depict a life cycle from birth, through death, to eventual rebirth. The film, on the other hand, is based around the possibility of latent knowledge, or power, residing with the very cells that give us life, a remnant of the various stages of the evolutionary process that brought us here; an energy within us that even after death does not dissipate, but rather evolves into an alternative form in another space and time. Evidently, Otomo saw them as a perfect accompaniment to his artistic vision, and unsurprisingly, he was correct.

When Geinoh Yamashirogumi accepted to proposal of creating the soundtrack, they were delighted to discover that the only restriction placed upon them was that of a time constraint, they were given just six months to create the music for the film, but no budget was allocated, they were instead given a blank cheque to pursue whatever artistic vision that they saw fit-though Otomo himself requested that they create a Yamashirogumi style of music, rather than a dramatic one. The film was to be anything but by-the-numbers, and its score should also reflect this.
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Geinoh Yamashirogumi is an emotional rollercoaster, an experience all to its own. Ambient, soothing, beautiful, inspiring, terrifying, frantic... often in one single album.

I have decided that, if not this year, then next year I will make definitive plans to see their annual performance in Tokyo. The world has less and less place for masters of craft such as this collective and they will surely die out before me and I can't die happily without knowing it in person.

Their one album which is probably the second most popular to Akira is Ecophony Rinne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dN1UowShBk

Like Akira it runs the gamut of emotions. But honestly, my favorite is Reverberations of the Earth. Often stoic, more often exploring the depths of raw emotion.

A favorite track:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcHuEO_EKvI
 
I just got the Blu-ray 5.1 of Hand. Cannot. Erase. Sounds great. Slightly annoyingly it comes with a free download of the album from Kscope (I already got it last week on iTunes). Gave it to a friend.
 
Just picked up the Gentle Storm's The Diary last night.

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I haven't really had time to put it through it's paces yet but it sounds pretty great so far. The concept of having a gentle and storm version for each song is interesting. It equates to much more than what I would have assumed to just be an acoustic cover of the harder songs. Some completely different instrumentation.

Anyone else give this a listen yet?
 
I hope this is the right place to post this even if it's just a brag post:

I'm seeing Steven Wilson tonight and I can't contain my excitement. This may very well be the best day for me this entire year other than hopefully graduating.

EDIT post concert - Yeah if Steven is playing anywhere close to you it's a must see.
 
obin_gam said:
Any progressive rock with female vocals?
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I don't know if it's your thing, but RIO and avant-prog has a lot of female vocalists. You've got, for instance, Dagmar Krause, who sang with Slapp Happy, Henry Cow, Art Bears, and New From Babel, and then there's more recent bands like Thinking Plague who've cycled through a bunch of lady singers.

News from Babel: Black Gold https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG9NDDzMayg
Art Bears: The Song of Investment Capital Overseas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPoTsVwvO4E
Thinking Plague: Behold the Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1ewvzOKqgM

SEGUE

I've been getting into avant-prog in a big way lately. Not the easiest genre to make your entry into, but there's a whole world of cool bands out there. "One Nail Draws Another" is one of the best prog songs I've heard. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07xiS9WZQ-E (studio version is better :P)
 
NotLiquid said:
Relistened to Oceansize's Everyone Into Position.

Still possibly my favorite prog album.
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You're wrong, Frames is their best CD. I originally thought it was a disappoitment after Everyone into Position and listened to it only a few times, but then a couple of years ago I put it again on my play list and the scales fell from my eyes. It's a masterpiece. There's only one weak track, but all the other songs make up for it. I still get shivers from "Trail of Fire".
 
Maedhros said:
Hand.Cannot.Erase and 4626 Comfort Zone are the best albums I've listened this year, so far!
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I had a look in to Beardfish after seeing your post and holy shit, they're exactly what I love in prog rock.

Early albums have this awesome garage jam feel to them.
 
Jarlaxle said:
Just picked up the Gentle Storm's The Diary last night.

I haven't really had time to put it through it's paces yet but it sounds pretty great so far. The concept of having a gentle and storm version for each song is interesting. It equates to much more than what I would have assumed to just be an acoustic cover of the harder songs. Some completely different instrumentation.

Anyone else give this a listen yet?
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Thanks for posting this, I checked it out on Spotify and love it. Prefer the gentle version but the storm versions aren't bad and, as you said, are quite different. Love the vocals, interesting story, and some really great tunes like "Heart of Amsterdam", "Shores of India", "The Storm", and "Brightest Light". Really good stuff.
 
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