Prog for the 21st Century

Posted by: GerryMcg on 24 February 2011

I have just received and playing Amplifiers new album - Octopus (double CD) and is absolutely brilliant, its heavy, as their previous albums, but marks a change of direction leaning  towards prog.

On their previous albums they were more hard (intelligent) rock, and were an instant favourite band of my from their first album that I got hot off the pressing plant in 2004.

This should suit heavy rock and (progressive) Prog fans.

Highly recommended.
Posted on: 20 May 2011 by Guido Fawkes

So I'm the only person who likes Ozric Tentacles;

oh well, I knew I was odd or perhaps the floor is just too far away. 

 

All the best, Guy

Posted on: 20 May 2011 by Nick Lees
Originally Posted by Guido Fawkes:

So I'm the only person who likes Ozric Tentacles;

oh well, I knew I was odd or perhaps the floor is just too far away. 

 

All the best, Guy

I'm an Ozric lightweight - I only have 10 of their albums :-)

Posted on: 21 May 2011 by Gale 401

I love the Ozric's.

G.

Posted on: 21 May 2011 by Sandman
What about Beardfish? Been listening to their 'Sleeping In Traffic: Part II' album and it has a definite 70's prog sound to it with the title track clocking in at 35 minutes!
Posted on: 21 May 2011 by BigH47

Spock's Beard?

Posted on: 21 May 2011 by Guido Fawkes

Ah good to see there are two other Ozric fans hereon - much better than Spock's Beard in my opinion.

 

BigH, in one episode of Star Trek, Spock met another Spock from a parallel universe, as you do, and the other Spock had a beard. 

 

Here is the band of the same name 

 

Posted on: 22 May 2011 by BigH47

All I can say is that SB gets played more than OT, in this particular house.

Posted on: 22 May 2011 by Nick Lees
Originally Posted by BigH47:

All I can say is that SB gets played more than OT, in this particular house.

Then if you don't already know them give Transatlantic a try, starting with either SMPTe or Bridge Across Forever, as Neal Morse tends to set their sound.

Posted on: 22 May 2011 by GerryMcg

Appetite whetted by this thread, on Friday night I dug out 2 old records that I had not played in years. The Yes Album & Minstrel in the Gallery. Both records truly excellent, and with an empty house played VERY LOUD.

Posted on: 22 May 2011 by Guido Fawkes

Inspired by this thread, I just played my two favourite prog albums that are not by Emerson, Lake and Palmer

 

Emerson, Lake & Powell 

 

 

To the Power of Three by Emerson, Berry & Palmer

 

Only joking I rate the Nice albums up there with these two as well. 

 

Keith Emerson's solo efforts are pretty good too - I only have 13 of them and they are very different from ELP, but quite superb nonetheless.

 

I wish there was a modern group this good, but alas no - strange thing is that so many people attacked them in the late 70s as if it were a crime to be able to play and arrange great music. Weren't prog-punk group the Stranglers heavily influenced by ELP and John Lyndon announced his was a big Emo fan. But back then, seems if you knew more than three chords you were an enemy of the critics.  Critics we have the 80s to thank for .... 

 

All the best, Guy 

Posted on: 22 May 2011 by GerryMcg

Not really prog as such, but, give a listen to Mary Fahl's (Oktober Project)  interpretation of Dark Side Of The Moon. Brilliant!

Posted on: 22 May 2011 by {OdS}
Originally Posted by GerryMcg:

Appetite whetted by this thread

So is mine Funnily enough, we've been talking about IQ with a good friend a few days ago. Then someone mentioned in this thread they were turning 30 already! That was more than enough to convince me to give more than a few good listens to Subterranea and The Seventh House. Why I don't listen to them often is a complete mystery to me.

 

Anyway, thanks all for keeping this thread alive! You may give a try at Arena, which is simply one of my favorite prog band ever. Enjoy!

 

 

Originally Posted by Gary Shaw:
Then if you don't already know them give Transatlantic a try

I can only second that

 

 

Christian