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Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by GaetanL » Wed Nov 07, 2018 9:30 pm

Neo-prog bands added to my website so far:

Anubis
Arena
Collage
D Project, The
Galahad
Huis
IQ
Marillion
Mystery
Pallas
Pendragon
Red Sand
Saga
Satellite
Shadowland
Sylvan
Twelfth Night

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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

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If you like Collage, try Believe.

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Post by LarryD » Thu Nov 08, 2018 7:47 am

Gaetan --

You've hit on most of the "mainstream" Neo-Prog bands ....... there aren't many more active that have more than one / two discs out there....... a few more bands and you will have to start hitting on side projects of the bands you've already checked out ...... you also will have to go back in time and hit on some of the older / extinct bands, but now the hunt is on ....... All of my CDs are in boxes, so I'll dig them out and see what Neo is left for you to check out .....

In the meantime --- you need to check out:

Airbag
Bjorn Reis
Landmarq (with and without Damian Wilson)
Everon
I/O Earth (more prog rock than Neo-Prog but awesome)
Knight Area (same as I/O Earth)

Clive Nolan is one of the most prominent dudes in Neo-Prog, and he has had a slew of side bands / projects released you might want to check out ... for instance, you already hit on Shadowland, try to find:

Strangers on a Train
Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman (Jabberwocky, The Hounds of Baskervilles)
Caamora
Alchemy

In the meantime, I'll email you.........

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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by Digital Man » Thu Nov 08, 2018 2:44 pm

I'm not the neo-prog expert that Larry is, but how about Evership? Prog Archives does classify them as neo-prog, so hopefully they fit.
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Post by AllMediaReviews » Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:45 pm

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Post by LASERCD » Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:19 am

AllMediaReviews wrote: Nexus
Solaris
Nexus and Solaris are not neo-prog by any stretch of the imagination.

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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by LarryD » Sat Nov 10, 2018 7:31 am

YES on Jadis -- forgot about that long running band ...... I was never a big fan although I've owned several of their CDs over the years ........

Also - yes on Evership although it's hard for me to classify them as Neo-Prog ...... lots of these bands have crossover appeal, with a lot of them leaning towards Prog Rock (ie, IQ)........

Frost
Cyan
Collage
Believe
Clepsydra
Chandelier
Flamborough Head
GRey Lady Down
Tracy Hitchings
Invertigo

Gaetan = there are so many Neo-Prog bands out there, but a lot of the older ones have gone by the wayside and no longer exist.......... if you go here, to this link, you will find a huge list of the Neo-Prog bands, of today and yesteryear......... many are gone as I said, but some remain .... it will give you a good idea of just how many are and were out there........happy hunting.

http://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=18

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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by GaetanL » Sun May 19, 2019 10:45 pm

What I tried so far:

Believe - Yesterday Is A Friend
I like this and I will probably continue my investigation... I like violin and flute in rock...

Strangers on a Train - The Key part I and II
Didn't click with me. Too much piano not enough guitar maybe. Should I try the other Clive Nolan bands mentioned?
Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman (Jabberwocky, The Hounds of Baskervilles)
Caamora
Alchemy
How they compare with Strangers on a Train?

Enchant Box set (complete discography)
My favorite albums are "Blueprint Of The World" and "Blink Of An Eye".

Jadis - More Than Meets The Eye
I like this. Sounds a bit like IQ. Maybe it's too early to comment but maybe the songwriting is not as strong as IQ. I will probably continue my investigation...

Frost
I listened a bit on youtube. I don't remember which album. Didn't click with me. Though I'm not sure I spent enough time on it...

In the meantime, a neo-prog band from France contacted me (Nine Skies)...
Nine Skies - Return Home
See this thread I started:
http://www.pmrising.com/pm/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=11190
I'm very happy they contacted me. They sending me the disc (by the way it's a CD-R unfortunately...)
They have of course the priority and they will be the next neo-prog band I will add to my website...
In the thread I started, Claus pretty much nailed it and I agree that this is a very good album.

I still take note of the other neo-prog bands mentioned in this thread...

By the way, neo-prog for me was the missing link... It make sens now on my website to have a hard rock section as a bonus. It make no sens without the neo-prog section. My site is called Dynamic Progressive Music... The word "Dynamic" at first was for metal (progressive metal). It make sens also for neo-prog (the hard rock influence).
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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by Sir Exar Kun » Mon May 20, 2019 11:19 am

Strangers on a Train - The Key part I and II
Didn't click with me. Too much piano not enough guitar maybe. Should I try the other Clive Nolan bands mentioned?
Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman (Jabberwocky, The Hounds of Baskervilles)
Caamora
Alchemy
How they compare with Strangers on a Train?
I'm not familiar with "Strangers", but Caamora and Alchemy are both very Broadway-esque theatrical productions with neo-prog influences. I just revisit Caamora a few weeks ago, and it was better than I remembered but not anything to race out for...... I assume you have tried Shadowland already, since its not listed?

I just listened to IQ's "Tales from the Lush Attic" last week also, and REALLY owe it to myself to go deeper into their catalogue. I have that one, "Road of Bones", and "Subterranea" but that's it so far.....
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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by MitchG » Mon May 20, 2019 11:36 am

At the risk of being obvious, I would think you'd want to add Fish; while not all his solo material falls clearly into the neo-prog camp, his brilliant first solo album probably does.

Other than that, you've got most of the ones I could think of off the top of my head. One that's missing (but probably hard to find) is Inquire, a band that put out a couple decent (but not great) albums in the early 2000s. You might also add Iris, an instrumental project that Pete Trewavas and Ian Mosely (from Marillion) were involved with....they put out one album that was really good.

Oh, I did think of another long-lost band, Salem Hill....I particularly remember liking their album The Robbery of Murder, but haven't listened to them in years. They may have been more on the rock/AOR side of things, but maybe worth a look-up.
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Post by GaetanL » Mon May 20, 2019 11:54 am

Sir Exar Kun wrote:
Mon May 20, 2019 11:19 am
I assume you have tried Shadowland already, since its not listed?
I like this band very much, it is listed in my first post in the list of bands already on my website. Like Larry, my favorite album from them is "Through The Looking Glass".
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Mon May 20, 2019 11:19 am
I just listened to IQ's "Tales from the Lush Attic" last week also, and REALLY owe it to myself to go deeper into their catalogue. I have that one, "Road of Bones", and "Subterranea" but that's it so far.....
My favorites IQ albums are the first two: "Tales From The Lush Attic" and "The Wake".
and the last three: "Dark Matter", "Frequency" and "The Road Of Bones".

If you like "Tales From The Lush Attic", you must give "The Wake" a try...
And if you like "The Road Of Bones", you must give "Dark Matter" and "Frequency" a try...
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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by GaetanL » Mon May 20, 2019 11:59 am

MitchG wrote:
Mon May 20, 2019 11:36 am
At the risk of being obvious, I would think you'd want to add Fish; while not all his solo material falls clearly into the neo-prog camp, his brilliant first solo album probably does.
Thanks for the reminder, I must give his first solo album "Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors" a try...
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Post by GaetanL » Mon May 20, 2019 10:12 pm

GaetanL wrote:
Sun May 19, 2019 10:45 pm
Jadis - More Than Meets The Eye
I like this. Sounds a bit like IQ. Maybe it's too early to comment but maybe the songwriting is not as strong as IQ. I will probably continue my investigation...
Now playing... Full of electric guitar! :D This is a winner for me!
Larry, maybe you should remove the dust from this CD I'm sure you have... :wink:
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GaetanL wrote:
Mon May 20, 2019 10:12 pm
GaetanL wrote:
Sun May 19, 2019 10:45 pm
Jadis - More Than Meets The Eye
I like this. Sounds a bit like IQ. Maybe it's too early to comment but maybe the songwriting is not as strong as IQ. I will probably continue my investigation...
Now playing... Full of electric guitar! :D This is a winner for me!
Larry, maybe you should remove the dust from this CD I'm sure you have... :wink:
Then check out "Across the water". Their best one if you ask me.
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Post by LarryD » Sun May 26, 2019 11:38 am

Gaetan ---

I don't see it listed here in the posts unless I missed it---- but you really need to check out the band AIRBAG, and Bjorn Reis.

Airbag is a Polish band who liked their Pink Floyd sound, and Bjorn Reis is the guitarist who likes his David Gilmour style guitar work .....

I highly recommend " The Greatest Show on Earth " from Airbag, and if you like that, then you will like all Airbag discs......
With Bjorn Reis, you need to check out Lullabyes in a Car Crash .....

If you have heard these, please disregard .......

Also, The Lasers Edge has the new HUIS disc in stock ........ :)

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Post by GaetanL » Sun May 26, 2019 12:02 pm

LarryD wrote:
Sun May 26, 2019 11:38 am
Gaetan ---

I don't see it listed here in the posts unless I missed it---- but you really need to check out the band AIRBAG, and Bjorn Reis.

Airbag is a Polish band who liked their Pink Floyd sound, and Bjorn Reis is the guitarist who likes his David Gilmour style guitar work .....

I highly recommend " The Greatest Show on Earth " from Airbag, and if you like that, then you will like all Airbag discs......
With Bjorn Reis, you need to check out Lullabyes in a Car Crash .....

If you have heard these, please disregard .......

Also, The Lasers Edge has the new HUIS disc in stock ........ :)
I have received the new Huis disc from the Laser's Edge... I did not have the time yet to listen to it completely... Of course, I will for sure...

Thanks for the other recommendations. Like I said, I still take notes of all the neo-prog bands mentioned is this thread... I simply cannot listen to them all at the same time... :wink: I did not tried yet AIRBAG, and Bjorn Reis...

On the radar in short terms are the neo-prog bands Nine Skies and Jadis and the new Huis album "Abandoned"...
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Post by GaetanL » Sun May 26, 2019 12:28 pm

Norén wrote:
Tue May 21, 2019 2:41 am
GaetanL wrote:
Mon May 20, 2019 10:12 pm
GaetanL wrote:
Sun May 19, 2019 10:45 pm
Jadis - More Than Meets The Eye
I like this. Sounds a bit like IQ. Maybe it's too early to comment but maybe the songwriting is not as strong as IQ. I will probably continue my investigation...
Now playing... Full of electric guitar! :D This is a winner for me!
Larry, maybe you should remove the dust from this CD I'm sure you have... :wink:
Then check out "Across the water". Their best one if you ask me.
On the radar, the complete Jadis discography... Thanks!
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AllMediaReviews wrote:
Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:45 pm
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I heard of the band Jadis when I started to search on the Web about neo-prog. Now I have their complete discography on the radar as I said previously... Thanks for the reminder!
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Post by GaetanL » Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:39 pm

LarryD wrote:
Thu Nov 08, 2018 7:47 am
Gaetan --

You've hit on most of the "mainstream" Neo-Prog bands ....... there aren't many more active that have more than one / two discs out there....... a few more bands and you will have to start hitting on side projects of the bands you've already checked out ...... you also will have to go back in time and hit on some of the older / extinct bands, but now the hunt is on ....... All of my CDs are in boxes, so I'll dig them out and see what Neo is left for you to check out .....

In the meantime --- you need to check out:

Airbag
Bjorn Reis
Landmarq (with and without Damian Wilson)
Everon
I/O Earth (more prog rock than Neo-Prog but awesome)
Knight Area (same as I/O Earth)

Clive Nolan is one of the most prominent dudes in Neo-Prog, and he has had a slew of side bands / projects released you might want to check out ... for instance, you already hit on Shadowland, try to find:

Strangers on a Train
Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman (Jabberwocky, The Hounds of Baskervilles)
Caamora
Alchemy

In the meantime, I'll email you.........
I love the album "Science Of Coincidence" by Landmarq! To me this is their best album! followed by their last one "Entertaining Angels". Both are with the female singer. I need to revisit the first three albums with Damian Wilson. The problem is not his voice, I simply feel that the songwriting is stronger starting with "Science Of Coincidence".
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Post by LarryD » Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:15 am

I love the album "Science Of Coincidence" by Landmarq! To me this is their best album! followed by their last one "Entertaining Angels". Both are with the female singer. I need to revisit the first three albums with Damian Wilson. The problem is not his voice, I simply feel that the songwriting is stronger starting with "Science Of Coincidence".

***Gaetan - if you don't have it already, try to track down their live DVD show called "Turbulence" from 2006 ( with Tracy Hitchings ) ...... it is fantastic. Since I cut my teeth in Neo-Prog with the Damian Wilson-era Landmarq, that's where my loyalty lies...... I love Tracy Hitchings and all she does, but those 3 Landmarq discs with Damian on them are classic to me.....

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LarryD wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:15 am
***Gaetan - if you don't have it already, try to track down their live DVD show called "Turbulence" from 2006 ( with Tracy Hitchings ) ...... it is fantastic. Since I cut my teeth in Neo-Prog with the Damian Wilson-era Landmarq, that's where my loyalty lies...... I love Tracy Hitchings and all she does, but those 3 Landmarq discs with Damian on them are classic to me.....
The DVD "Turbulence" has been ordered. I received the CD instead by mistake. The vendor is sending me the DVD, I have not received yet. About the discs with Damian, it's more a first impression and I didn't spend much time on them yet... I will revisit... maybe they are a bit too soft compare with the Tracy discs... I'm not sure...
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Post by LarryD » Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:42 pm

Gaetan --

Check this out ..... Ken just turned me on to this .........

https://fleesh.bandcamp.com/

The band is called Fleesh ( yeah I know ) ....... check out out, superb female vocals along with atmospheric music .......will be buying this along with the new IQ this coming week ........

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Post by GaetanL » Sat Sep 28, 2019 3:17 pm

LarryD wrote:
Sat Sep 28, 2019 2:42 pm
Gaetan --

Check this out ..... Ken just turned me on to this .........

https://fleesh.bandcamp.com/

The band is called Fleesh ( yeah I know ) ....... check out out, superb female vocals along with atmospheric music .......will be buying this along with the new IQ this coming week ........
Currently playing...
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Post by venidominefan » Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:34 pm

Sorry to barge in on this thread but I noticed that IQ has a new album that just came out in case it wasn’t mentioned in this thread.

Here’s a review:

https://progreport.com/iq-resistance-album-review/
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venidominefan wrote:
Sat Sep 28, 2019 8:34 pm
Sorry to barge in on this thread but I noticed that IQ has a new album that just came out in case it wasn’t mentioned in this thread.

Here’s a review:

https://progreport.com/iq-resistance-album-review/
Yeah it is a wonderful album - much heavier and darker than we are used to from these guys.

A little moment of annoyed ranting: why on earth does a record label not time the release of albums simultaneously across the various platforms? It’s available on Spotify but not on iTunes or Amazon Music yet - and the CD release apparently was postponed due to a pressing error of the discs.
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Post by LASERCD » Tue Oct 01, 2019 3:12 pm

IQ "Resistance" is now in stock.

https://www.lasercd.com/cd/resistance-2cd

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LASERCD wrote:
Tue Oct 01, 2019 3:12 pm
IQ "Resistance" is now in stock.

https://www.lasercd.com/cd/resistance-2cd
***Order placed !!!!! Thanks Ken !!!!!!

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Post by GaetanL » Tue Oct 01, 2019 11:10 pm

GaetanL wrote:
Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:39 pm
I love the album "Science Of Coincidence" by Landmarq! To me this is their best album! followed by their last one "Entertaining Angels".
Wait a minute... "Entertaining Angels" is at least as good as "Science Of Coincidence"! I love it too!
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Post by GaetanL » Tue Oct 08, 2019 11:25 pm

GaetanL wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:45 am
LarryD wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2019 7:15 am
***Gaetan - if you don't have it already, try to track down their live DVD show called "Turbulence" from 2006 ( with Tracy Hitchings ) ...... it is fantastic. Since I cut my teeth in Neo-Prog with the Damian Wilson-era Landmarq, that's where my loyalty lies...... I love Tracy Hitchings and all she does, but those 3 Landmarq discs with Damian on them are classic to me.....
The DVD "Turbulence" has been ordered. I received the CD instead by mistake. The vendor is sending me the DVD, I have not received yet. About the discs with Damian, it's more a first impression and I didn't spend much time on them yet... I will revisit... maybe they are a bit too soft compare with the Tracy discs... I'm not sure...
I watched the DVD "Turbulence" tonight. Great concert! I prefer this DVD over their last one "Roadskill". On "Roadskill" DVD, the songs are fade out between each songs to be able to pick the songs to fit on the CD... :? I don't like that... Why doing that? I don't care about the CD, I can rip the sound of the DVD...
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Post by introclaus » Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:32 am

This thread got me thinking ... where’s the line between “prog rock”, “progressive hard rock” and “neo-prog”?

Example: I’ve seen Knight Area and Enchant mentioned a few times in this thread. To me they are “progressive hard rock”.

Example 2: airbag? I thought they were “prog rock”. Their sound leans more towards Pink Floyd than Marillion (who I personally always have used as the bench mark for “neo-prog”.

Example 3: Saga. These guys started out before the “neo-prog” genre did.

And so forth ... the lines are blurred for sure :)

At the end of the day I guess it doesn’t matter though as it’s all music (and good music at that!).

Here’s a few I personally like that wasn’t mentioned (and whether they fit or not can always be discussed then):
Egdon Heath
Asgard
Ines
Tea in Sahara
Crystal Maze
Illuvatar
Pangaea
Marathon
Top Left Corner

I guess from that list it’s easy to see that I’m one of those that got most of the “WMMS/music is intelligence” label releases in the 90s :)
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Post by LarryD » Sun Oct 20, 2019 10:01 am

This thread got me thinking ... where’s the line between “prog rock”, “progressive hard rock” and “neo-prog”?
***Cool post -- although I'm going to bite on the bands below, I will come back and address the genre issue here ......

Example: I’ve seen Knight Area and Enchant mentioned a few times in this thread. To me they are “progressive hard rock”.
***I have not heard of the term, progressive hard rock - until now, it was either prog rock, or it wasn't..... I'm not saying the term doesn't exist, but it's a sub-genre thing now ..... for example, you know I've been on a huge Supertramp kick lately.... some of the documentaries I'm watching are using terms like progressive art rock, progressive blues rock, progressive pop art rock ..... I think using sub-genres like this is necessary to really hone down on a band's description when talking about a band that someone might not know about.....

Example 2: airbag? I thought they were “prog rock”. Their sound leans more towards Pink Floyd than Marillion (who I personally always have used as the bench mark for “neo-prog”.
****Guilty as charged..... now that you put it that way, in the Pink Floyd category, I can see where calling then Neo-Prog might not work ..... I used it because of their soft, more accessible sound like Neo-Prog is. But I would definitely call them prog rock from now on ......

Example 3: Saga. These guys started out before the “neo-prog” genre did.
***Total prog rock band to me ......

And so forth ... the lines are blurred for sure :)
****They are - and I think that's why there is a need for sub-genres. I know a lot of people don't like or feel the need for a sub-genre category, it either is or it isn't....but there are so many bands that blur the line as you put it, and we need to give people at least a chance to see whether or not they may not like a band......if we just say it's prog rock, they might think YES and grab it, when it's really Arena and they might hate it........

At the end of the day I guess it doesn’t matter though as it’s all music (and good music at that!).
I think it is important to have these titles .....at least when describing them for people who don't know a band .....problem with that is, it tends to start that " is it prog or not " debate that has raged on for decades..... Now it is -- " is it really bluesy prog rock, or is it really artsy prog rock ? Then that turns into " is Rush prog rock or prog metal " ? :wink:

Here’s a few I personally like that wasn’t mentioned (and whether they fit or not can always be discussed then):
Egdon Heath
Asgard
Ines
Tea in Sahara
Crystal Maze
Illuvatar
Pangaea
Marathon
Top Left Corner
***You're really going back in time...... back in this time, there were so many Neo-Prog bands out there, it was crazy and awesome at the same time .... I grabbed up everything I could from SI Music, and some from Cyclops Music, which to me, were the leaders of the labels in this genre...... I have since given away a lot of those old Neo-Prog discs, they did not stand the test of time ....... but one band stands out to me that no one ever talks about anymore, if ever.... and that band is ARAGON.
That was such a cool band - it was like having Bon Scott singing in front of a Neo-Prog band, something I'd never heard before given the softer, more English style vocals of that era......that band was such an anomaly.

I guess from that list it’s easy to see that I’m one of those that got most of the “WMMS/music is intelligence” label releases in the 90s :)
***If you are ever thinking of getting rid of some of those older Neo-Prog bands, let me know ..... I've got some wants I never filled ....... :wink:

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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by GaetanL » Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:00 pm

GaetanL wrote:
Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:39 pm
I need to revisit the first three albums with Damian Wilson. The problem is not his voice, I simply feel that the songwriting is stronger starting with "Science Of Coincidence".
GaetanL wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:45 am
About the discs with Damian, it's more a first impression and I didn't spend much time on them yet... I will revisit... maybe they are a bit too soft compare with the Tracy discs... I'm not sure...
I revisited the Landmarq discs with Damian Wilson on vocals and I was wrong! All the Landmarq albums are excellent! (Like I said in a thread I started about Landmarq...) This band is truly a great find for me!
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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by GaetanL » Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:19 pm

introclaus wrote:
Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:32 am
This thread got me thinking ... where’s the line between “prog rock”, “progressive hard rock” and “neo-prog”?

Example: I’ve seen Knight Area and Enchant mentioned a few times in this thread. To me they are “progressive hard rock”.

Example 2: airbag? I thought they were “prog rock”. Their sound leans more towards Pink Floyd than Marillion (who I personally always have used as the bench mark for “neo-prog”.

Example 3: Saga. These guys started out before the “neo-prog” genre did.

And so forth ... the lines are blurred for sure :)

At the end of the day I guess it doesn’t matter though as it’s all music (and good music at that!).
All the genres of progressive rock may be a bit confusing and misleading. But at the same time I need it because I can't listen to every progressive rock bands. When I see a band tagged as neo-prog, I'm looking for melody, guitar solos, and an hard rock influence. I have this with the band Enchant. I love their first album "A Blueprint Of The World". For what it's worth, Enchant is classified as heavy prog on Prog Archives. So I may like other progressive rock bands that are not classified as neo-prog. "Neo" just means "New", so the door is opened for a lot of things...
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Re: Neo-Prog: Where should I look now?

Post by LarryD » Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:21 pm

GaetanL wrote:
Sun Oct 20, 2019 1:00 pm
GaetanL wrote:
Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:39 pm
I need to revisit the first three albums with Damian Wilson. The problem is not his voice, I simply feel that the songwriting is stronger starting with "Science Of Coincidence".
GaetanL wrote:
Fri Sep 27, 2019 9:45 am
About the discs with Damian, it's more a first impression and I didn't spend much time on them yet... I will revisit... maybe they are a bit too soft compare with the Tracy discs... I'm not sure...
I revisited the Landmarq discs with Damian Wilson on vocals and I was wrong! All the Landmarq albums are excellent! (Like I said in a thread I started about Landmarq...) This band is truly a great find for me!
****Awesome Gaetan !!!! So cool to hear that !!!!!! My first introduction to Landmarq was the song " Gaia's Waltz " from Infinity Parade ...... that was also my introduction to Damian Wilson, and I was so glad to have met him at that point .......

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