Progressive Rock - Psychadelic Galaxies in 7/4 Time - General

[QUOTE=Systema;36203047]listening to clockwork angels in it's entirety as I type, will post opinions when i'm done listening 3/5, will be honest; I enjoy it more than their 70s works[/QUOTE] That's because you listened to a trancode. A+ choice for a first listen :-)

Best prog guitarist for playing solos?

Steve Hackett, arguably but he's mine. [editline]5th June 2012[/editline] [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Spl1cOf-o[/media]

Love Steve Hackett, just ordered his first solo album Gotta say though, Andy Lattimer from camel is pretty underrated and fantastic, listen to Ice

Got my Clockwork Angels fanpack (complete with pre-order poster with my name on it in teeny-tiny writing) Probably the best thing they've done since Grace Under Pressure, I love the title track

[QUOTE=CoolCorky;36263613] Probably the best thing they've done since Grace Under Pressure, I love the title track[/QUOTE] easy on there

[QUOTE=CoolCorky;36263613]Got my Clockwork Angels fanpack (complete with pre-order poster with my name on it in teeny-tiny writing) Probably the best thing they've done since Grace Under Pressure, I love the title track[/QUOTE] I honestly did not care for it at all

I'm definitely checking it out, but I don't have any solid opinions yet.

[QUOTE=PwnNoobsFtw;36264760]I honestly did not care for it at all[/QUOTE] I couldn't really care for any of Rush's stuff after Moving pictures. Too much 80's influence for me to take them seriously again. Their 90s stuff when they get hard rock is pretty boring and stale for me also. Also I always thought Pink Floyd's Welcome to the Machine was a much darker and depressing song than it actually is. I always thought "Welcome to the machine" meant welcome to your dead end job working on a machine of some sort, kind of saying how most people who dream of becoming famous musicians end up doing in their adult life. It actually turns out to be pink floyd finds that the music industry is just a big money making machine rather than an artform.

[QUOTE=BenJammin';36449316]I couldn't really care for any of Rush's stuff after Moving pictures. Too much 80's influence for me to take them seriously again. Their 90s stuff when they get hard rock is pretty boring and stale for me also. Also I always thought Pink Floyd's Welcome to the Machine was a much darker and depressing song than it actually is. I always thought "Welcome to the machine" meant welcome to your dead end job working on a machine of some sort, kind of saying how most people who dream of becoming famous musicians end up doing in their adult life. It actually turns out to be pink floyd finds that the music industry is just a big money making machine rather than an artform.[/QUOTE] but 80s is good!

[QUOTE=killerteacup;36449747]but 80s is good![/QUOTE] I personally hate almost everything that came with the 80s in terms of music. Only good thing was some punk and metal. Everything just turned rigid and sappy IMO.

[QUOTE=BenJammin';36452381]I personally hate almost everything that came with the 80s in terms of music. Only good thing was some punk and metal. Everything just turned rigid and sappy IMO.[/QUOTE] The 80's were incredible! Roxy Music, Huey Lewis and The News, The Police, Talk Talk. So many awesome bands. Rush's 80's material is among some of their best if you ask me.

[QUOTE=BenJammin';36452381]I personally hate almost everything that came with the 80s in terms of music. Only good thing was some punk and metal. Everything just turned rigid and sappy IMO.[/QUOTE] 80s were anything but rigid and sappy. [editline]23rd June 2012[/editline] [QUOTE=kitthehacker;36452825]The 80's were incredible! Roxy Music, Huey Lewis and The News, The Police, Talk Talk. So many awesome bands. Rush's 80's material is among some of their best if you ask me.[/QUOTE] the 80s music for me was about creating atmospheres. I listened to an a-ha album the other day, and it just captures that unique atmosphere that you rarely see any more.

[QUOTE=BenJammin';36452381]I personally hate almost everything that came with the 80s in terms of music. Only good thing was some punk and metal. Everything just turned rigid and sappy IMO.[/QUOTE] Have you never heard any post punk or synth pop And 80s prog was right up there in the 'really awesome' territory

Marillion are back this year. That band is just a mystery to me.

brave seems like a nice concept album but it's been one of those albums sitting lonely in my library unlistened to

Steve Hogarth is a great vocalist, listen to his collab with Richard Barbieri who was synths for Japan and now does synths for Porcupine Tree. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WTiiMEnzLXU[/media]

Steven Wilson's just announced a new live DVD: Get All You Deserve [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbW56ersWe8[/media] Already incredibly excited. Getting my pre-order in as soon as possible.

I've already preordered the special edition, can't wait

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=woRhyl4k6sc&feature=g-vrec[/media] interesting little piece of media

Holy shit the organ section in Close To The Edge is god like

Also I think it got skimmed over here but I think King Crimson just released a new live dvd from the archives?

[QUOTE=killerteacup;36820726]Also I think it got skimmed over here but I think King Crimson just released a new live dvd from the archives?[/QUOTE] Would be awesome if it was a "Red" era recording. I haven't seen a single good live recording of them.

[QUOTE=AK'z;36823931]Would be awesome if it was a "Red" era recording. I haven't seen a single good live recording of them.[/QUOTE] Does this count? [video=youtube;5C8v99kV1jY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C8v99kV1jY[/video]

[QUOTE=PwnNoobsFtw;36825945]Does this count? [video=youtube;5C8v99kV1jY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5C8v99kV1jY[/video][/QUOTE] Yeah I've seen that and the larks one a dozen times, but they're both for TV and there's no real audience for either of them. I've heard some live stuff that sounds so amazing that you wish there would be something visual.

I know it isn't quite progressive [i]rock[/i] but I met Dream Theater last night as a birthday present. The show they put on was truly incredible. [url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dream-theater/2012/the-paramount-huntington-ny-6bdc9eda.html]Here's the setlist[/url] including an encore of 21st Century Schizoid Man with members of The Crimson Projekt, a King Crimson cover band featuring Tony Levin that opened for them.

[QUOTE=SolidSnake52;36855645]I know it isn't quite progressive [i]rock[/i] but I met Dream Theater last night as a birthday present. The show they put on was truly incredible. [url=http://www.setlist.fm/setlist/dream-theater/2012/the-paramount-huntington-ny-6bdc9eda.html]Here's the setlist[/url] including an encore of 21st Century Schizoid Man with members of The Crimson Projekt, a King Crimson cover band featuring Tony Levin that opened for them.[/QUOTE] That's incredibly awesome. I saw them live earlier this year and I'm really jealous that they played 21st Century Schizoid Man when you were watching them.

[QUOTE=Hakita;36855939]That's incredibly awesome. I saw them live earlier this year and I'm really jealous that they played 21st Century Schizoid Man when you were watching them.[/QUOTE] I knew it was gonna happen too. Crimson Projekt didn't play it and that's basically their most famous song so I knew it was bound to happen sooner or later. What surprised me was Tony Levin coming out during the show and playing some Liquid Tension with the band.

My favorite prog rock band is Yes. I've got Fragile on Vinyl. Unfortunately not Close to the Edge. Wow you guys certainly know a lot of prog rocks that I do not. I'll have to check them out.

Yes' Tales from Topographic Oceans is fantastic imo. People can moan about everything being long and drawn out but it's just a joy and challenge to hear if you're a big Yes fan.