Prog rock
Dec 2, 2016 at 2:53 PM Post #781 of 4,175
Great news! Big Big Train just released on Bandcamp their live album 'A Stone's Throw from the Line'. The concerts the material came from were three shows in August 2015. The concerts won Prog Show of the Year.

Post script: based upon my ears and the input on my KSE1500 energizer this album might have the largest dynamic range of any album in my entire library. A great live master.


Listening to it via tidal. Wow. Sounds like it was recorded in a studio. Amazing band, amazing music, amazing recording.
 
Dec 2, 2016 at 6:00 PM Post #782 of 4,175
This song popped up on my playlist today, and I just had to post it. Stellar musicianship (this version is MUCH faster than the original), and Thijs van Leer's facial expressions are absolutely priceless! 
 
 

 
Dec 2, 2016 at 8:46 PM Post #784 of 4,175
  This song popped up on my playlist today, and I just had to post it. Stellar musicianship (this version is MUCH faster than the original), and Thijs van Leer's facial expressions are absolutely priceless! 

 
Just to date myself, a friend gave me a mix cassette tape when I was a teenager and Hocus Pocus was on it. Needless to say I wore that tape out (or my Fiat ate it - can't remember). Anyway, I sure listened to that song a lot back then. I haven't heard it quite a while though, so thanks for posting that!
 
Edit: I think that Edgar Winter's "Frankenstein" was on that tape as well. Good tape!
 
A very underrated band. 'Focus III' is a masterpiece.

 
Apart from Hocus Pocus, I'm not familiar with Focus. I'm gonna be now!
 
Dec 3, 2016 at 4:23 PM Post #785 of 4,175
Good to know I'm not the only one who still appreciates the classics 
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Most people my age are barely familiar with the more popular old-school prog bands like Yes and Genesis, let alone a rather obscure one like Focus. I probably wouldn't know about them either, honestly, if my dad hadn't introduced me to his vinyl collection of overlooked/underrated bands from back in the day. And of course you guys here at head-fi have introduced me to some great stuff too!  
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Dec 3, 2016 at 7:43 PM Post #786 of 4,175
You want overlooked or underrated? You want a band that in 1979 matches the sound of classic era Genesis but with their own take? Try the German progressive band Neuschwanstein and the album 'Battlement'. Truly a great album. If possible, seek out the remaster as it is a better recording.
 
Dec 3, 2016 at 8:28 PM Post #787 of 4,175
You want overlooked or underrated? You want a band that in 1979 matches the sound of classic era Genesis but with their own take? Try the German progressive band Neuschwanstein and the album 'Battlement'. Truly a great album. If possible, seek out the remaster as it is a better recording.


Thanks for the recommendation, I'll have to give that one a listen!
 
Dec 4, 2016 at 12:43 PM Post #788 of 4,175
You want overlooked or underrated? You want a band that in 1979 matches the sound of classic era Genesis but with their own take? Try the German progressive band Neuschwanstein and the album 'Battlement'. Truly a great album. If possible, seek out the remaster as it is a better recording.

 
Yup, that's an awesome album. At various times I thought I was hearing some Maneige, Jethro Tull, Genesis and Marillion. Really great. Thanks.
 
Dec 7, 2016 at 4:17 AM Post #789 of 4,175
If These Trees Could Talk - The Bones of a Dying World.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdqRK7D3Qvc

It is named post-rock, I hear a lot prog-rock influences though. It is worth a listen. I like it
 
Dec 7, 2016 at 4:42 PM Post #790 of 4,175
I saw Yes 3 times in the 70's. There was so much talent on the stage it was almost overwhelming. Same with ELP. The last great "prog" band I saw was Porcupine Tree which, sadly, is no more. Steven Wilson is putting out fantastic music, but he's not interested in reforming PT. 
 
Dec 7, 2016 at 5:04 PM Post #791 of 4,175
Hey all…

I have heard it said that this is the greatest album… Ever. After listening to this a couple of times, I'm tempted to agree. For those of you who listen to headphones for bass response, this may be the best album I've heard since Gordian Knot. Seriously, the bass parts on this album are truly sub-bass. This album is almost like Alan Parsons recruited old members of Styx, Yes, Uriah Heep, Dream Theater, and just about any other product band you can name, to make the most epic recording possible.

I cannot believe I never listened to this until two days ago. One disadvantage to being an 'Merican is we tend to miss out on the really cool stuff happening in Europe, except for what we share with one another on threads like this. But man, this is more fun than should be legal. Did I build that up enough?



Ayreon- Into the Electric Castle
 
Dec 7, 2016 at 5:08 PM Post #792 of 4,175
  I saw Yes 3 times in the 70's. There was so much talent on the stage it was almost overwhelming. Same with ELP. The last great "prog" band I saw was Porcupine Tree which, sadly, is no more. Steven Wilson is putting out fantastic music, but he's not interested in reforming PT. 

 
I agree with your sentiments about Yes. I've seen them a few times, and the last was in Vancouver a couple of years ago and they performed Close To The Edge, Going For The One and The Yes Album. They weren't at their prime, but their "less than prime" is still friggin' amazing. I'm glad I saw that show too, because not long after Chris Squire passed away (sniff sniff). 
 
Also have seen King Crimson a few times and the last was in Victoria a year ago. Wow.
 
It's too bad about Porcupine Tree (I've never had the chance to see them), but Steven Wilson's concerts are absolutely stunning.
 
Dec 7, 2016 at 5:10 PM Post #793 of 4,175
Best album ever? That's a bold statement. Better than Dark Side of the Moon or The Wall. Or Sargent Pepper's or Pet Sounds or Electric Ladyland or Bringing It All Back Home or...
 
Dec 7, 2016 at 5:19 PM Post #794 of 4,175
Losing Chris was very sad. When I was a kid in the 70's Yes was the first band I became a huge fan of. Saw ELP on acid and that was mind blowing. Saw so many concerts. It would cost $7 for general admission. Back in the "good old days". Last concert I attended was Roger Waters performing The Wall. I'm not saying it was the best show I've ever seen, but it was in the top 5. 56 years old so do the math...
 
Dec 7, 2016 at 5:25 PM Post #795 of 4,175
It is impossible to say one album is the greatest progressive album of all time. The varied nature that is progressive (neoprog, symphonic, prog metal, progressive Italiano, etc) make picking a single album impossible.

The only album I hold above all others is King Crimson's 'Court Of The Crimson King' because most agree back in 1969 it began the progressive movement.
 

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