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In The Woods... - Strange In Stereo http://static.metal-archives.com/images/1/4/8/0/1480.jpg

just thought about it yesterday. It's not that all prog songs arle like that but often there is a guitar solo (sometimes very tasty ;-)), or keys solo ect., dynamic in the song is very welcome, and I think that this kind of bands rather aren't inpired by punk rock, so don't count on four chords songs with the 4/4 rhythmic meter (rather 6/8 , 5/8 ect.)

Could anyone tell me what is wrong with this song? Because for me it is perfect and has one of the most beautiful melodies I've heard. Marillion - Lavender :wub: Q7sIzWKHGwQ

I think that I'm goint to put on my stereo "Ride the Lightning" instead ...........

I really would like to but my English is crappy :( but to be honest I don't see something like a prog song because If the band is really progressive they can put on the album almost pop songs and on the same album it can be also a metal song too ;) Progressive bands are influenced by folk music, jazz, hard rock, prog rock, pop, electronica ...... They just play what they like. There are no boundaries for them really (because they have excellent musicianship skills) . It's a shame that mainstream media ignore these kind of bands nowadays. :( but of course if the song is 15 minutes long and it is full of complicated elements, it's defo prog ;-) I think that there are two definition of this genre (1. complicated, 2. evolving). First concerns the bands from the 70's like Pink Floyd, King Crimson and so on.. but contemporary progressive rock music is slightly different to the 70's prog.

Seriously I'm going to post lots of songs that are full of beutiful melodies. And btw I don't like Yes :puke2: ;) Anyone who wants to write that all prog music is utter w*n**ry, please listen to these songs first. This is contemporary music, melancholic but beautiful :wub: Porcupine Tree - A Smart Kid lozHL7w27m4 Porcupine Tree -Lazarus aHFnh2EcdGA&feature=related Opeth - In My Time Of Need FHBzSqeM6KQ Opeth - Hope Leaves boejOMen9vQ Riverside - In two Minds alFGPixTYR4 Riverside - Conceiving you Vfy27KQl1CI The Gathering - Marooned dGgWMjp6voQ&feature=related

Yeah ;) but there is a lots of rock bands that I dislike and even hate :blink: . It's not like I love everyting which has some guitars ;-). I'm not so keen on some indie bands, especially like Scouting for Girls, The Pigeon Detectives...., I don't listen to Coldplay, and truly dislike bands like Billy Talent :puke2: And there is a lots of metal bands that I think they are absolutely c**p. All powermetal makes me :puke2:

Yeah, I think that I have quite wide spectrum in musical taste. I like hard rock, prog rock, soft rock, alternative rock, trip hop, ambient, metal (doom, death, black, prog, avant.), folk, singers/songwriters, blues, jazz (but rather instrumental, not keen on singing), some pop, grunge, classical, some funky, electronica and regge... I tolerate punk and country to some degree but I like 16 Horsepower and Woven Hand. I really dislike R&B, rap, hip hop, most Soul and nu metal. Grrrrr :puke2:

You forgot to mention prog rock ;)

Camel - Harbour of Tears where's the w*n**ry , heh? XgGaBkqkGLg

And here I don't hear and see any fret w*n**ry, just beautiful solo with beautiful melody(something that bands nowadys tend to forget about imo). Camel stationary traveller aTWEUTxFysQ

Nah, I think that most people hate prog rock because Q magazine and NME tell peole that this music is uncool ;-) You know there is zillion prog rock bands and they are very different. It's pretty lame to hate the whole genre knowing only two or three bands. And not all King Crimson songs are so complicated. For example Epitaph XScR9QR0gGQ And I have a question. Do you find classical music full of c**p and w*n**ry?

These are couple of Porcupine Tree's songs. I just want to show that this genre isn't so rigid as some of you may think. These also aren't "the best songs", they have so many good songs that it would be difficult for me to choose even the best ten ;-). ok. Here is a catchy, not complicated one. Open Car yu7KttQb8IQ Here is just a beautiful song :-) :wub: Trains ujjK-KMT_qI&feature=related Here is a little bit longer and maybe more complicated. Start of Something Beautiful. 3ArFiVjEv9Q&feature And here is something older from the 90's to show you how band can be creative and evolve with time. If you like Pink Floyd I would be surprised if you don't like this one. Waiting ZNNNiOiWC_U and this is almost pop music ;-) Piano Lessons 9CvxoeasJ2E Hate Song (antidote to all love songs ;-)) :wub: G4pdBpmEYms I LOVE this diversity. They play what they want, not what they should to be cool ;-)

I like progressive rock. I'm not the maniac of this genre tho. Some of my favourite bands are progrock. Pink Floyd, Marillion (with Fish), Camel, Rush, King Crimson, Porcupine tree (this band is truly great). And I like a lot of bands which are prog rock related like Tool, Opeth, Dead Can Dance, Riverside... honestly, I don't understand why so many people hate this genre and simultaneously claim to like Pink Floyd. It's like some kind of Schizophrenia :blink: Of course this kind of music require much more involvement from the listener and sometimes you have to listen to the same song several times to fully appreciate it. I'm also aware that in England this kind of music is very uncool at the moment, but I don't give a s****. And it's definitely not some prehistoric genre from 70's. there is a lot of bands now but they are underground, not in mainstream world. And progressive doesn't mean "complicated" (well maybe a little bit too ;-)) but rather evolving, prog bands nowadays tend to derive influences from other genres. In fact I like this kind of music more than some indie bands which know only four chords and 4/4 rhythmic meter ;-) Now, shoot me, I don't care ;-)

Not my cup of tea, sorry.

I agree with you. You said everyting I wanted to say :D I have a question. Did they write this song themselves or someone did it for them?

so you judge rock bands (and their music) by the lenght of band members hair? :blink: could you be more specific which long haired idiot-'rockers' do you mean? Cos for me they at least can play guitars very well not like in some indie bands...

yeah, you're right but I've got the impression that no one here bothers to check his music and his lyrics :(

I have to post this video. I think It's quite rare. Jeff performing Eternal Life and Kick Out The Jams (hehe he was total nut sometimes ;-)) JXlADdgqUo8

I have to post this video. I think It's quite rare. Jeff performing Eternal Life and Kick Out The Jams (hehe he was total nut sometimes ;-)) Kick Out The Jams

Only 5, thats imposibble to choose really. So it should only be rock songs, right? ok, lets see...hmmm... Led Zeppelin - Achilles Last Stand -ArWLI908i4 Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks 4-AanPHMbC4 Jeff Buckley - Grace GYIuR4MER5o Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond vyqgjCKm9nQ Tool - Ænema uCEeAn6_QJo but overall it's impossible to choose only five songs... :wacko:

/\/\/\ well, not much to argue about. Your list is pretty good Cool you have Led Zeppelin on first place :yahoo: I'm not sure about Thin Lizzy being in top ten tho. And yeah I forgot about The Velvet Underground (heven't listened to it since I was a teenager) but yeh they shoud be in top ten.

lol...Is this that obvious? Yeah, I don't like him at all :angry: and thank you for your welcome :-)

ok, you have right about Hendrix, if you want he can be on second place, right after Led Zeppelin :-) I didn't mention Bowie because I thought that the pool was only about bands, not solo artists. Just thought I'll do it in equally parts and all kinds of metal should be mentioned ;-) I wouldn't mind if these black/death metal bands were in the third ten tho. I'm not big fan of Napalm Death so probably that's why I skiped them ;-) Oh, and the pool is about "the best bands", what does it mean? If the pool was about the most influential and well known bands then you have 100% right. But you have to agree that my list is way better than Kerrang's ;-)