I love Prog,but sometimes i just need to rock out, What about You?

[Jerjo]

I open this thread to find the album I am playing right now!

But yeah, I am, at heart, a rocker. Give me a distorted guitar roaring a mighty riff and I'm a happy man. I play jazz, classical, New Wave, blues, blues rock, stoner, space rock, etc. but damn, I do like to rock.

[Scrotum Scissor]

I likes me some blistering version of Serbian rock-a-rolla nowadays

That's just plain rude, dude.

[helixhelix]

but of course


latest listens were The Church's FANTASTIC new LP 'The Hypnogogue', Metal Circus, Extra Circus, Land Speed Record by Husker Du, Beaster from Sugar


at home my wife and I listened to the new Floyd live release, Neil Young's latest. All India Radio. the Hunky Dory Bowie boxset


tons of news on the TV. 1899. NOPE. Abbott Elementary . . . .



etc . . .

[Sturgeon's Lawyer]

H'mmm. I want to rock out, my most frequent go-tos are the Who, Kinks, AC/DC, early Chicago, Hendrix (esp. w/ Band of Gypsies), Alice Cooper.

But I also find a lot of prog good to rock out to. Genesis' first two with Hackett and Collins, for example, and especially Genesis Live. And Bowie is a borderline case, I guess, but he could rock pretty good.

[moecurlythanu]

latest listens were The Church's FANTASTIC new LP 'The Hypnogogue',

I caught the tour late last month. If it comes around, don't miss it. High level of musicianship, great songs, many with lengthy space jams reminding of Hawkwind without the beeps and bloops. They played a long time, and sometime toward the latter portion of the show, all us geezers got up out of our seats, security be damned, and went down to crowd around the front of the stage and groove. Steve was genuinely touched, and thanked the audience. It was a pretty cool moment.

Oh, and Steve called The Hypnogogue "the most Prog-Rock album we've ever done."

[hFx]

[helixhelix]

I caught the tour late last month. If it comes around, don't miss it. High level of musicianship, great songs, many with lengthy space jams reminding of Hawkwind without the beeps and bloops. They played a long time, and sometime toward the latter portion of the show, all us geezers got up out of our seats, security be damned, and went down to crowd around the front of the stage and groove. Steve was genuinely touched, and thanked the audience. It was a pretty cool moment.

Oh, and Steve called The Hypnogogue "the most Prog-Rock album we've ever done."

great anecdote!! SK is very present and he genuinely seems to appreciate every new part of the Church's career

I went twice in the last week and they sound better and fuller than ever. really hoping for a full Hypnogogue set next US tour with Tim being present


there's a new video interview from a week ago or so where he's talking about the merits of prog rock's 'big moments' and then proceeds to sing the second and closing verse of Supper's Ready As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs.

[Lopez]

I think the popular myth is that prog head are very narrow in only listening to the big six bands. I think the opposite is try. For myself, I really enjoy punk to a high degree that is the polar opposite of prog, bands like the Dead Kennedys, The Cramps, The Clash, Husker Du and many more. I love jazz and blues. Intelligent pop, classic rock. The problem I have is that my sizeable collection is largely not organized, so I have a hard time pulling out specific bands. Moreover, there is not enough time in the day.

Good topic.

You and me both. Anything with some bite. Though I do love that jingle jangle of the Byrds and the like and that Tex Mex of the Sir Douglas Quintet and such.

[mozo-pg]

^^

[Vic2012]

Rock: Classic, light, Heavy, punk, thrash, etc.

Country: Old school, honky tonk, outlaw.

[moecurlythanu]

there's a new video interview from a week ago or so where he's talking about the merits of prog rock's 'big moments' and then proceeds to sing the second and closing verse of Supper's Ready As Sure As Eggs Is Eggs.

Very cool. I'll have to look for that interview.

[Zeuhlmate]

There are some genres I never listen to voluntarily.
Country is one of the few. Polka hornmusik from Germany/eastern Europe is another. Schlager music, pop, rap, R&B (the new definition) is annoying too.

But I need rock-vitamins regularily.

[bfd]

This might help...

[Jerjo]

This might help...

Play it loud because they did!

[miamiscot]

That's what Iron Maiden is for!!!

[JJ88]

I'd consider The Stones, The Who and Led Zeppelin amongst my favourite acts. So yes.

I also listen to a lot of 50s/early-mid 60s stuff...more than most here.

Zombies-Odessey and Oracle

One of my all-time favourite albums...but not one I think of for 'rock', as such.

[Scrotum Scissor]

There are some genres I never listen to voluntarily.
Country is one of the few. Polka hornmusik from Germany/eastern Europe is another. Schlager music, pop, rap, R&B (the new definition) is annoying too.

I'd normally be set to agree, but truth is there are usually some obvious exceptions to every rule and at times even significantly so. Granted the vast world of hiphop/rap has pretty much replaced the nexus of caucasian rock/pop as seminal soundtrack of contemporary youth, I couldn't honestly say that I've taken much energy to engulf myself in it, but there are some rather experimental rap-hops I absolutely admire, like the long-gone ClouDDead, Dälek and Flying Lotus. There's traditional country that I like and much of it that I don't, and there's both a mass of fine pop and even schlager to distill my senses - although not too much.

I can not for any price whatsoever come to terms with that so-called "R&B", however. Contrived, destitute commercialist drivel draped in apparent professionalism for glossy measure. If this had originated in, say, the Ruhr district or Upper Silesia, critics wouldn't have accepted its worth at all.

[Fracktured]

Hell yeah. I guess by rocking out you are referring less complicated rock n roll. Some progressive music can be rocking also.


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[Mascodagama]

When I want to rock out I listen to The Enid

[bfd]

If you wanna rock....

[Ten Thumbs]

Gotta rock out at times, as well as get folksy, bluesy, nostalgic, and off kilter. For example, just pulling one compartment of my cd shelf includes, The Clash, Chick Corea, Bruce Cockburn, Commander Cody & HLPA, Claypool Lennon Delerium, Tom Cochrane and Stompin Tom Connors.

[JKL2000]

I was just walking through a hotel lobby and heard a familiar song playing on the piped-in music. After a bit I realized it was The Decemberists (Down By The Water from The King Is Dead. I proceeded to listen to that whole album.

So, The Decembrists is one non-prog band I like (though a little proggy).

[SteveSly]

I was just walking through a hotel lobby and heard a familiar song playing on the piped-in music. After a bit I realized it was The Decemberists (Down By The Water from The King Is Dead. I proceeded to listen to that whole album.

So, The Decembrists is one non-prog band I like (though a little proggy).

The Decembrists are a hard band to pin down, but some of their stuff is definitely proggy. "The Crane Wife" album comes to mind.

[Jerjo]

They're sort of a folk-rockin' prog. I mean, The Hazards of Love is a full-on concept album.

[Paulrus]

Great idea for a thread, because my music collection is about 30% prog, 30% rock, and 20% jazz and classical. The rock ranges from The Beatles to U2. I haven't heard anything since the 90's that got me all that excited (and I'm not a metal guy at all.) Although I am suddenly on an early PJ Harvey kick.