Give me some more prog to listen to!

David_Pardy

Ok guys, my selection of music is getting a little old and I've started listening to some of my older punk music (none of this newer pop punk garbage) just to space out the hearings of my prog/metal stuff.

So the bands I really like are:

Symphony X (I have all the albums from Divine Wings - Paradise Lost)
Dream Theater (Everything from Images and Words to 6 Degrees... I have Octavarium and SC but don't like them)
Porcupine Tree (a few songs off Deadwing and In Absentia)
Incubus (Science and Make Yourself)
On The Virg (Serious Young Insects and Just Add Water)
Pain of Salvation (Be)
Tony Macalpine (Evolution, Chromaticity, Madness, CAB, CAB4)
Dave Weckl Band (Multiplicity)
Karizma (Document)

And I'm filling in the gaps with some Mxpx, Blink 182, Frenzal Rhomb, Good Riddance, Strung Out, and a few others.

Anyway, I'm trying to add more progressive metal bands to my repertoire. Any suggestions? I am BIG on good musicality, it has to be creative and well written. I also like some good fusion (Karizma, Chick Corea's Elektric Band, Dave Weckl Band, CAB) and I'm trying to find more of that as well.

I'm getting a 16gb memory stick today to use with my new car stereo Very Happy

and I've got 9gb of music already to put on it - about 1500 songs - so I've still got PLENTY of room for more music!

Ankhanu

What?? No Rush in there? How can you listen to prog and not include Rush?

Weather Report too.

David_Pardy

I keep forgetting to check out Rush, that's why! Smile

Thanks

Nutteloos

I can highly recommend Shadow Gallery - judging by the bands you mentioned I think you'll like them.

A couple of other names that come to mind:
Ayreon, Anathema, Spock's Beard perhaps? Maybe try a couple of Dream Theater's side projects - check their Wiki page for a couple of names.

David_Pardy

I've got Snow by Spock's Beard, it's ok to listen to sometimes.

I borrowed a Shadow Gallery album once, but I got over it pretty quickly for some reason.

I've managed to get ahold of some Queensryche, Kamelot, Ayreon, and a couple of others which I'm listening to a bit.

Ankhanu

Spock's Beard I found to be pretty lack lustre. It falls in with the vast majority of prog that is, well, uninteresting due to a lack of soul; technically interesting but without the heart to make it endure.

Nutteloos

Spock's Beard has developed a new sound since Neal left the band, and I'm not really sure whether I like the old or the new better. The main song on Octane ("a Flash Before My Eyes") was quite great but there are some examples of songs I don't like, too. I definitely like the first few albums though.

revani

Try more progressive rock bands.
These are my favorites:
Pink Floyd
Camel
King Crimson

King Crimson's The Court of the Crimson King album is their best album.

burntup56

Here are some bands I listen to alot... as soon as i fix the headphone jack on my ipod haha.

Metal:
Story of the Year,
Four Year Strong,
Sevendust (seasons cd),
Senses Fail

Punk/Alternative:
All Time Low,
New Found Glory (catalyst is a good cd along with sticks and stones),
Starting Line (Say it like you mean it cd),
Academy is (almost here cd),

Ska:
Less Than Jake,
Reel Big Fish

Others:
Red Hot Chili Peppers,
Rage against the machine

David_Pardy

I said more PROG :p

Nutteloos

Prog is a wide term... Smile

Jmanamj

You should check out Jamendo, they have a fair selection of rock. The nice thing is that everything on that site is free to download, under Creative Commons licensing.

http://www.jamendo.com/en/

Hope you like it.

johnny99

any fans of van der graaf generator here? they transcend the term "prog" but i guess its the closest generic genre heading for them. heavy epic organ/sax led stuff with the best drummer in rock (guy evans) and one of the most distinctive singers (peter hammill).

Nutteloos

I've given them a few listens but can't quite seem to get into them as much as other bands. Any specific tracks/albums you'd recommend?