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I haven't read through the whole thread yet, but has anyone mentioned Watchtower yet? Watchtower is one of, if not the, very first technical progressive metal bands (Queensryche wasn't technical.) and they actually did a really drat good job of combining thrash metal with really complex prog. Their second album, "Control and Resistance" is one of my all time favorite albums in no small part thanks to the addition of guitarist Ron Jarzombek, who is hands down one of the most amazing and creative axemen ever to hold the guitar. Of course, just like their idols, Rush, the instruments are great but the singing is at times painful. Ah well. The instruments make up for it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9NgBvsifTE
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Thanks dude Deathrow's awesome I'll have to check them out more later. In the meantime, Ron Jarzombek of Watchtower has done a bunch of solo projects, most of which is brilliant. Spastic Ink for instance, has a concept album about a redneck trying to use a computer. Seriously. And it's pretty fuckin sick too. This is with the singer from Pain of Salvation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z6hOr32lXE This is with the original singer from Watchtower (before control and resistance) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Rj5giDYCFs And then this is a really kickass instrumental which sounds like awesome video game music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjNywIer4Mw
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Optimum Gulps posted:Yeah I own both Spastic Ink albums and both Watchtower albums, I just hadn't listened to Control and Resistance in a long time and forgot how great it is. Blotted Science is an excellent side project as well, and his solo album Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement (part one here) is fantastic and wild, and actually a solo album, as he played all the other instrumental parts and programmed the drums. Ron's probably best known for this clip, though. Dude I've actually never heard Solitarily Speaking of Theoretical Confinement before, thanks man! Have you heard Gordian Knot? There a much more "traditional" progressive rock band which kinda reminds me of King Crim with more crazy guitar solos. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2UkQudlLiI edit: it's actually pretty different from crim edit2: I am now very excited about Terrestrial Exiled Dr. Notadoctor fucked around with this message at 20:46 on May 23, 2011 |
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May 23, 2011 20:21
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Saw cynic live. Highly recommended. They played all of Focus and most of traced in air. It was amazing!
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