Echolyn at CalProg 2008 were spectacular. Just a tremendous, emotional performance I'll never forget.
And they capped off a day that included three other really good bands: Presto Ballet, IZZ, and...
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Echolyn at CalProg 2008 were spectacular. Just a tremendous, emotional performance I'll never forget.
And they capped off a day that included three other really good bands: Presto Ballet, IZZ, and...
It Bites could be the worst band name in history, and now there's two of them.
Granted, I do enjoy their music ("The Tall Ships" is my favorite) but It Bites should be the name of a punk band that...
It looks like news of the mighty Spock's death was premature. They are doing a tour of the UK in January.
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Peter had 20 years to think of an album cover, and that's what he came up with? Yeesh.
Maybe Mangini can take over on vocals?
"Transdermal Celebration"
Also, Devin Townsend did a kick-ass cover.
I've spun To The Bone and The Future Bites way more than Insurgentes or Grace For Drowning.
Wilson gonna Wilson, and I'm here for it.
I completely missed that Karnataka released their first new album in eight years, Requiem For A Dream.
It's their usual big symphonic-prog with gorgeous vocals, strong melodies, and lots of guitar...
I played As The World to death in the mid-90s because hardly anyone was making music like this at the time.
Thanks, I hate it.
Many years ago I had a dream where I was holding a videotape of the movie version of The Lamb that was never made in real life. In the dream I was excited to watch it, and even remember the running...
Money was always my least favorite DSOTM song, but I'd listen to it a thousand more times than this morose drivel.
I've heard this album a million times and I don't need to buy this.
So of course I pre-ordered.
Some of my favorite albums have Overtures!
I really dig the music on Snow, but the lyrics are doofy. And the story is basically Tommy, which was done better 30 years earlier.
Wow, Martin Orford, I wonder what he's been up to for the past decade and a half. Wetton sang a few songs on Orford's last solo album.
It's taken me until now to finally get into FEAR ... so I'm sure I'll start loving AHBID sometime around 2028.
Genesis - Invisible Touch tour (my first concert ever so it will always hold a special place)
Marillion - Marbles tour (I'm not religious at all but this is the closest I've come to a spiritual...
https://youtu.be/nvLLxhIZZyI
https://youtu.be/gturpD7uOJs
I know the pandemic wounded or killed a number of bands (RIP Anathema) and it looks like the mighty Spock's might be added to the pile?
Their web site is from the 1990s and much of what's on their...
Peter is one of my personal heroes, and I'm excited by this new music from him, but man, the guy gives the most boring interviews.
The dude is a machine! And at his age, it's really impressive.
I wonder if those tracks on Disc One are the same ones released on the Archive sets from the 90s?
That opening riff has a "Dance on a Volcano" vibe. This is a band that's always worn their influence on their sleeve and I don't have any problem with that.
This has a lot more Nick vocals than...
Can't Carl just hire actual living people to play with him? Seems to be working great for Steve Hackett.
A huge loss and an enormous talent.
I was listening to some of his stuff recently and it's definitely the voice of someone in their 20s. I'd love to hear what he might have come up with had he...
I am completely shocked.
Rolling Stone knows that Trespass exists?!
In the year 2020, a band can actually put "prog" in the title of their tour as a marketing hook.
What a world!
IQ is a top 3 all-time band for me and I've loved everything they've done since Peter returned.
"two 20 minute tracks on the second disc…”
Mega auto-buy!
That should really draw in the crowds.
I'm surprised they decided to do "Follow You Follow Me". It's not the proggiest song in the catalog, but it's also not "Hold On My Heart".
I got a free 3-song sampler from As The World at ProgFest '94 (the one where Kevin Gilbert performed The Lamb). Been a fan ever since.
I really like the energy of their early stuff, but lately I...
Ryo really knows how to work his organ.....s.
I'd rather hear something off Smallcreep's Day than either of these.
There are a ton of cricket references in the third Hitchhiker's Guide book, Life The Universe and Everything.
All of the references sailed over my head when I read that book in high school, and...
Spock’s Beard announce 13th studio album ‘Noise Floor’
Legendary US progressive rockers Spock’s Beard have announced the release of their 13th studio album ‘Noise Floor’ for 25th May 2018. As...
I've always loved Tony Banks' polite, British crankiness.
Also my favorite keyboard player.
Ha ha! People age and die! Tee hee!
Holy crap, I never expected another Kino album. I loved the first one (more than most of the revival It Bites stuff), so I'll be sure to get this one as well.
I thought CalProg was dead, but then I get this in an email ...
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Also, the Musical Box are rolling into So Cal next year. Nice!
I notice he doesn't list Transatlantic as one of his bands.
Neal Morse has released a ridiculous amount of musical content over the last 20 years. That takes exponentially more effort than a snarky comment on the internet.
I really hope this thread becomes a "what is prog and what is not prog" debate. Those are always riveting. X)
In any case, I've enjoyed each of SW's solo albums more than the last (I would rank...
I'm optimistic.
Aw man, the day one of the Genesis guys dies, I'm going to be inconsolable for a week.
Well, except for John Mayhew (sorry John, RIP).
I guess the songs on Ray's solo albums were written by magic song fairies?
Ha! I also saw Weird Al at TMBG, on their Flood tour (it was a theater gig, so any rocking out was sitting down).
Before the show started I worked up the nerve to say hello to Al and told him that...
John Wetton singing one of my favorite Genesis songs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCtDL7WxeQ8
And my all-time favorite UK song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngqSL4tZGos
Jonathan Coulton is opening for her on this tour. I'd go just to see him.
Is it me, or does the audience in the "One Million Demons" clip seem depressingly small for a band as great as IQ?
Anyway, the lads sound great as always, if I had a job I would totally buy this.
My ex liked some "prog adjacent" bands (that would dip their toes into proggyness) like Oingo Boingo, The Tubes, and Barenaked Ladies.
Then again, she made me listen to Jewel on a road trip once...
Prog is closer to rock than rap.
Reason #36 why the RRHAF is bullshit.
Also, I saw him play live twice on the Prog Nation '14 cruise. He seemed a little self-conscious about being surrounded by snooty prog-heads, and even commented between songs, "I know you people hate...
All of the DTP albums are excellent, I would probably choose Epicloud as my favorite. It has just about the perfect mix of bombastic and quiet, and Devin is a master of both.
His latest is also...
Opeth's Damnation and Deliverance were recorded as a double album, but were released separately (perhaps because they were very different stylistically).
I think they eventually released a vinyl...
Greg Lake's voice has always been one of the essential voices of my musical life.
Thanks for the tremendous music.
I heard a few samples on YouTube, and it's not my bag.
I've been anxiously awaiting a proper follow-up to "Similar Skin" (which I loved), looks like I'll have to keep waiting.
I'm still pissed that I didn't get to see them play the "Carpet Crawlers" encore in 2007.
It wasn't the band's fault, it started raining pretty hard so they cut the show short for safety reasons....
Neal Morse will be doing an "Ask Me Anything" on Reddit this Saturday, 11am central time.
Click this thing.
Veteran listeners to Maron's WTF podcast are used to fast-forwarding over the first 10 minutes, which is half advertisements and half Maron rambling on about nonsense.