Crimson Kings, Agriculturists, and Lightsabers - The Prog Thread

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WAY TO GO WAMPA!!: Oct 27, 2007

I've really been digging Area's Crac! album lately, but I haven't been able to get into their other stuff.

A couple reviews point out that this is the band's most accessible album, so what are some other bands that are similar to the Crac! album? I really like the melodies with funk and jazz bits breaking in and I love the singer going nuts all over the place.

for reference (also a reccomendation :buddy:

):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPaIKW18BiA

Also, Gentle Giant is pretty sick. Thanks for the recc, thread :hf:

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WAY TO GO WAMPA!!: Oct 27, 2007

teen bear posted:

Crac! is my favourite album by them but they do have a lot of good material.

Try Arbeit Macht Frei next. It's got a lot more of what you're looking for from them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56bvk3o7t_E

1978 Gli Dei Se Ne Vanno, Gli Arrabbiati Restano! is right up there as well.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEIEf9YbWjo

For some reason most people I know started off with Caution Radiation Area which is good but not really as interesting as the others.

The first half of Maledetti is also pretty good, but I could never get into the rest.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2RvkrZuE9I

I'm not sure if I've heard their other two albums without Demetrio because his voice is about half the reason I kept coming back to Area, but I should probably track those down and have a listen.

Awesome, those first two are nice.

I love when Demetrio does speaking/whispering parts. They're just so cool and work so well :allears:

And yeah, I've got Maledetti, but I only like one or two tracks on there. I'll probably give it another go at some point, though.

# ¿ Apr 26, 2010 18:27

WAY TO GO WAMPA!!: Oct 27, 2007

Tripplejol posted:

It depends what tickles your pickle prog-wise, their sound went through a lot of changes in the 10 or so years they were around. Having said that Free Hand is the album I'd recommend, it's what got me into GG.

Yeah, that's what I started out with. A bunch of songs remind me of Yes on Fragile.

# ¿ Apr 27, 2010 01:10

WAY TO GO WAMPA!!: Oct 27, 2007

knifehitz posted:

On the prog-metal end of the spectrum I've been listening to Fates Warning lately. Awaken the Guardian is awesome. I have mixed opinions on their later material, but the stuff with John Arch is awesome, especially considering when it was made. You can definately tell what the guys in Dream Theater and Queensryche were listening to.

I'm a bit more partial to The Spectre Within, but John Arch is incredible. I heard his solo work with Mike Portnoy and Jim Matheos was really good, but I never got around to listening to it.

As far as prog-metal, I don't think I saw anyone mention Watchtower. Originally I brushed them off as overly-wanky poo poo, but they are fantastic.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6shKzd6u-0

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