Indeed. Tongue was firmly in cheek with my response as well. The eye roll was for the tendency to overvalue Yes at PE.Originally Posted by moecurlythanu
Back to the thread, I gotta agree with some of the Gentle Giant suggestions. It just goes to show how diverse a band they were.
Define "rockin'".
And remember, you're not allowed to use the term in the definition.
ELP - Karn Evil 9, 1st impression part 2 rocks pretty good.
Yes - Siberian Khatru rocks pretty good too I think.
Hackett - Ace of Wands is a good call
A lot of newer bands too such as the Flower Kings and I'm sure many prog metal acts as well.
ELP-Karn Evil 9 1st Impression Part 2
Yes-Roundabout
Jethro Tull-Cross Eyed Mary
Edgar Winter Group-Frankenstein
I see. So tight pants are a prerequisite?
Soft Machine-Facelift(Third).Parts of this rock like a mofo.
"please do not understand me too quickly"-andre gide
A very good choice. Hard as all get out, but my vote goes to Red as the rockingest of the classic prog songs
and yes I know that lots of bands have done metal/prog metal/ stoner rock that is mucho heavier, but (gasp) is it prog?
And no, Yes really wasn't into riffage, even when Steve Howe was kickin' Z sh_t out of Yours is No Disgrace (see Progeny thread)
regards
KGh
I'll go with Home by Dream Theater
Thing is though, a lot of newer prog bands like DT are more rock and metal by definition than their 70s predecessors. So in my mind this is really about rockin' prog prior to 1980. BTW I had forgotten abot Red but I personally still give a slight edge to Peel The Paint. The Danger Money album has some contenders though- Carrying No Cross, Caesar's Palace Blues, The Only Thing She Needs- hell, it may get the award for most rocking prog album ever overall!
Lots of Nektar and most everything from Sounds Like This, but I'll go with Crying in the Dark with King of Twilight of of Tab in the Ocean
Genesis "The Knife"
I was thinking the first UK 'rocked' as well - 'In the Dead of Night'/ "By the Light of Day" - Wetton and Bruford lock into a groove, and Jobson and Holdsworth start adding on
"Normal is just the average of extremes" - Gary Lessor
I think Ian Anderson has been a fan of tight pants through the years giving further credibility to my choice.I see. So tight pants are a prerequisite?
Too clunky to rock, imo.
Hell, they ain't even old-timey ! - Homer Stokes
After reading The Knife, I want to change my vote:
Genesis: "The Cage," Three Sides Live version
Echolyn - 'As the World' and 'The Cheese Stands Alone' are pretty rocking prog tunes.
Oops.
Excuse me for not using the correct vernacular.
That should read rockin' not rocking.
Last edited by simon moon; 06-18-2015 at 02:30 PM.
And if there were a god, I think it very unlikely that he would have such an uneasy vanity as to be offended by those who doubt His existence - Russell
Well, for most rocking my suggestions would come from Arena, Threshold, DT and similar.
D'oh ....
"Cinema" is an instrumental by the progressive rock band Yes, from their 1983
album, 90125. In 1985 it won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental ...
"Normal is just the average of extremes" - Gary Lessor
Jethro Tull - "Steel Monkey"
nuh... best instrumental of all time comes from Pagan's Mind. Conception/Exploring life. 12 min of pure bliss! This is debatable, of course, but I'm pretty firm on that
21st Century Schizoid Man
Zomby Woof
Voyage To Manhood
Dark Ages
"Take It Off The Top" - Dixie Dregs - (the slower one from Divided We Stand - Best Of)
Magma's "De Futura"
Pretty much any early Kansas.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks