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8:51p, 2/16/24
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Genesis has always been one of my favorites.....anything before We Can't Dance is gold......still consider "Supper's Ready" to be the greatest prog rock song of all time, followed by "And You and I" by Yes.....

have to admit, i'm a bit sheltered when it comes to King Crimson, but i listened to them on Spotify and heard "Starless" and was blown away....

always liked ELP's popular stuff, but tried to get into their other songs and just couldn't do it....seems they tried too hard to be edgy & eclectic.......

working myself into Camel and Spock's Beard.........

any favorite bands? any favorite songs or albums?
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In reply to deadhead aggie • 9:18p, 2/16/24
deadhead aggie said:
Genesis has always been one of my favorites.....anything before We Can't Dance is gold......still consider "Supper's Ready" to be the greatest prog rock song of all time, followed by "And You and I" by Yes.....

have to admit, i'm a bit sheltered when it comes to King Crimson, but i listened to them on Spotify and heard "Starless" and was blown away....

always liked ELP's popular stuff, but tried to get into their other songs and just couldn't do it....seems they tried too hard to be edgy & eclectic.......

working myself into Camel and Spock's Beard.........

any favorite bands? any favorite songs or albums?
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10:22p, 2/16/24
Rush - post Moving Pictures thru Roll the Bones.

Love this era
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7:23a, 2/17/24
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I've been a big Genesis fan ever since the release of their 1980 album, Duke. Before that, I really didn't understand any of their work. Too artsy, too intellectual. It was on Duke where Phil Collins' presence became more apparent. I think Invisible Touch was the group's undisputed masterpiece. It's an epic meditation on intangibility. At the same time, it deepens and enriches the meaning of the preceding three albums.

Listen to the brilliant ensemble playing of Banks, Collins and Rutherford. You can practically hear every nuance of every instrument. In terms of lyrical craftsmanship, the sheer songwriting, this album hits a new peak of professionalism.

Take the lyrics to Land of Confusion. In this song, Phil Collins addresses the problems of abusive political authority. In Too Deep is the most moving pop song of the 1980s, about monogamy and commitment. The song is extremely uplifting. Their lyrics are as positive and affirmative as anything I've heard in rock.

Phil Collins' solo career seems to be more commercial and therefore more satisfying, in a narrower way. Especially songs like In the Air Tonight and Against All Odds. But I also think Phil Collins works best within the confines of the group, than as a solo artist, and I stress the word artist.
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In reply to 91_Aggie • 7:35a, 2/17/24
Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now you stupid ****ing son*******!!!
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8:12a, 2/17/24
Jethro Tull

Yes

Rush

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8:15a, 2/17/24
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Pink Floyd - Meddle
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In reply to 91_Aggie • 10:11a, 2/17/24
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I read Collins' biography. He had ALOT of women problems ( mostly his fault), but they made for some great lyrics. Dude is seriously aware of how omnipresent he was in the 80s, and how there was a backlash against him later on.

The part where he talks about how he ended up being the co-drummer for Zeppelin at Live Aid is particularly interesting.
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In reply to Johnny Park! • 10:14a, 2/17/24
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Johnny Park! said:
Rush - post Moving Pictures thru Roll the Bones.

Love this era


I think a case could be made that Rush was more proggy from 2112 up to Moving Pictures. After Pictures, they pretty much stopped doing longer, proggy songs.
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10:33a, 2/17/24
Is this the right thread to mention how awesome Dream Theater is?
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11:32a, 2/17/24
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Any Porcupine Tree album after Gavin Harrison joined the band.
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11:37a, 2/17/24
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Also, Frost*. Absolutely killer band led by the amazingly talented (and hilarious) Jem Godfrey.
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11:45a, 2/17/24
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Prog rock? Go Allan Parsons Project to hear how it started.
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In reply to Johnny Park! • 11:53a, 2/17/24
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Johnny Park! said:
Rush - post Moving Pictures thru Roll the Bones.

Love this era
For me, I'd slide the timelines one album earlier (all within the 80's decade): Permanent Waves thru Presto. Their styles shifted before and after those times. I think Lifeson's guitar playing was the best in the "keyboard/synth era".
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In reply to Southlake • 12:21p, 2/17/24
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Southlake said:
Prog rock? Go Allan Parsons Project to hear how it started.

With Alan Parsons engineering for Dark Side of the Moon.
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In reply to Hub `93 • 1:12p, 2/17/24
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Big Cat `93 said:
Any Porcupine Tree album after Gavin Harrison joined the band.
Yep
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Big Cat `93 said:
Also, Frost*. Absolutely killer band led by the amazingly talented (and hilarious) Jem Godfrey.
Milliontown is one of my fav prog albums ever
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1:15p, 2/17/24
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1:35p, 2/17/24
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does Tool count as a progressive band? Moody Blues also....
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In reply to ja86 • 2:34p, 2/17/24
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ja86 said:
does Tool count as a progressive band
very much so
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I love all of the singles released from the Breakfast in America album, and think Take the Long Way Home is a criminally underrated song.

I really don't know enough about progressive rock to know where Supertramp rates in general though.
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5:17p, 2/17/24
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Hemispheres and 2112
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In reply to Mongolian Christmas • 5:24p, 2/17/24
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Mongolian Christmas said:
Try getting a reservation at Dorsia now you stupid ****ing son*******!!!


Exactly what I was thinking
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Aust Ag said:
I read Collins' biography. He had ALOT of women problems ( mostly his fault), but they made for some great lyrics. Dude is seriously aware of how omnipresent he was in the 80s, and how there was a backlash against him later on.

The part where he talks about how he ended up being the co-drummer for Zeppelin at Live Aid is particularly interesting.


Back in early 90s when KTSR moved to Rock, they would have intros like "KTSR!! THE HOME OF ROCK N ROLL" and then Sussusidio would start playing
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6:12p, 2/17/24
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A lot of great ones mentioned already but I've always loved Kansas albums from their debut through Leftoverture.

I feel like The Pinnacle from their Masque album is their greatest piece.

Good to see a thread about progressive rock. It's not for everyone but some it is pretty cool to listen to.
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In reply to deadhead aggie • 6:21p, 2/17/24
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deadhead aggie said:
Genesis has always been one of my favorites.....anything before We Can't Dance is gold......still consider "Supper's Ready" to be the greatest prog rock song of all time, followed by "And You and I" by Yes.....
I certainly concur on this.

I started off with Supertramp "Breakfast In America" when it came out and was hooked by Genesis with "Abacab." I had heard their singles on the radio but that album started a deep dive into their discography. I began working backwards and would add the new as it was released. From there I branched into Yes but not to the same degree.

Saw Genesis, and solo Collins and Gabriel several times in the 80's. Haven't been to a concert in over 30 years but saw that Steve Hackett is on tour performing the entire "Foxtrot" album including "Supper's Ready" so I picked up tickets. To hear the "As Sure as Eggs is Eggs" section performed live will be worth the price of admission for me.

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In reply to Law-5L • 7:24p, 2/17/24
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Last time Steve Hackett came to town (2019 maybe?) he played all of "Selling England by the Pound" which is my fav Genesis album.
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7:27p, 2/17/24
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Fleetwood Mac
Styx
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In reply to gggmann • 10:03p, 2/17/24
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gggmann said:
Last time Steve Hackett came to town (2019 maybe?) he played all of "Selling England by the Pound" which is my fav Genesis album.
That's awesome. Would love to have heard that live. Great album.
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Big Cat `93 said:
Any Porcupine Tree album after Gavin Harrison joined the band.

I may be more partial to the pre-GH era, as much as I love what he did with the band. The three album sequence of In Absentia/Deadwing/Fear of a Blank Planet is amazing.

But so is the earlier stretch from Sky Moves Sideways to Lightbulb Sun.

Hell, I like basically everything they put out, maybe with the exception of The Incident. That was undercooked and not that interesting to me.
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I get that. "Last Chance to Evacuate…" is one of my favorites by PT, and Stupid Dream is all great.

Kansas still brings it live. I saw them 2 years ago and was blown away.
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5:19p, 2/18/24
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Favorite Songs:
Roundabout (Yes)
Eye in the Sky (Alan Parsons Project)
Solsbury Hill (Peter Gabriel)
Big Time (Peter Gabriel)
Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel)
Games Without Frontiers (Peter Gabriel)
No Reply at All (Genesis)
Turn It on Again (Genesis)
Limelight (Rush)
The Logical Song (Supertramp)
Goodbye Stranger (Supertramp)
Take the Long Way Home (Supertramp)

Favorite Groups:
Genesis
Peter Gabriel
Rush
Class of '91 (MEEN)
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The last 15 years of Opeth belongs here.





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In reply to 91_Aggie • 6:18a, 2/23/24
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I so agree with all of this. Duke is a masterpiece prog rock album from start to finish, and easily my favorite Genesis album. Abacab runs a close second, followed by Invisible Touch.
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8:24a, 2/23/24
Saw Porcupine Tree in Dallas last year, those guys were amazing in concert
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