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Mr Crab has this to say
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11-16-2022 08:07 PM
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Split Enz were proggy before Finn Junior joined.
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aha! Classical music from hundreds of years ago.
Originally Posted by Peter C
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At least they were vaguely ominous
Johnny the little rotter was about as menacing as a wet tea towel
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I had no idea that music was so complicated. I had to go to the dictionary to figure out what some of you are saying...see the ball, hit the ball they say!
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Grand Silent System
Not influential (relatively recent Australian band) but influenced by prog-rock and the last band I discovered, a number of years ago, that sparked an interest (for me) in post-prog rock (I didn't know somebody still played music influenced by Prog). And by the way, guitarist Daniel Calabro's father (Tony Calabro) is a jazz guitarist and a jazz guitar teacher.
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Australia seems to be the centre of the progverse atm.
After catching them at Eurovision (lol) I’ve been quite enjoying Voyager, I’m not sure how much they’d appeal to the prog cork sniffers around these parts but they are definitely on the spectrum. I get the feeling that they just love a lot of different kinds of music… There’s a lot 80s synth pop in their sound too, along with Meshuggah. The appeal of Prog is largely about the eclectic and unlikely combinations as much as the musical cleverness for me… (such as going Djent at Eurovision haha)
They have been doggedly in the trenches for like twenty years supporting various big names - I hope Eurovision gives them a new audience…
I like their lead guitarist, Simone Mow
Last edited by Christian Miller; 05-21-2023 at 04:29 AM.
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Australian? Eclectic and unlikely combinations? Say no more, squire.
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Willow is doing some interesting stuff. Lots of 7 for some reason
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Live versions
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Gentle Giant was an influential, lesser known 70's band, blended rock and classical music:
Here is their second album:
Gentle Giant - Acquiring The Taste (full album HQ)? - YouTube
Gentle Giant Songs, Albums, Reviews, Bio & Mor... | AllMusic
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Captain Beefheart, Frank Zappa's friend, never gets old....
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My experience with all pedals post age-18 years. I was playing along with another very good but pedal-ridden guitarist on one week long gig and he complained that even though he knew they often made his sound worse, he couldn't persuade himself to dispense with them. Having said that, I heard him at another gig using them and he sounded the way we all hope pedals would make us sound. Originally Posted by Doctor Jeff
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"Tim Buckley .... He was produced by Zappa at one point."
Yes, his last album, which was arguably his worst, but that was probably not due to Frank's influence. Tim was getting more experimental at that time, breaking away from his pop/folk roots, and he died before he had time to refine his conception. Originally Posted by A. Kingstone
By the way, this thread stopped being about "influential" progressive rock bands a few pages ago, the music posted since then is derivative. Also, you've left out a few major Prog-Rock innovators such as The Soft Machine, Caravan, and Gentle Giant, whom I mentioned previously.Last edited by Mick-7; 06-14-2024 at 02:25 PM.
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From Brad Mehldau's album 'Jacob's Ladder', his interpretation of "Starship Trooper" from "The Yes Album" (with Cécile McLorin Salvant):
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From Brad Mehldau's album 'Jacob's Ladder', one of three cuts based on "Cogs in Cogs" from Gentle Giant's "The Power and the Glory" (with Becca Stevens):
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Not sure what Prog really means to everyone; to me it means hearing something I have not heard before (not derivative of something else, but still music music for sure). Usually also means patience for the music to develop (kind of unusual these days).
The biggest count of a single source in my record collection is KC (second only to Bach). For those of us who play guitar, if you haven't heard Michael Hedges or Steve Hillage... MH plays as if he started before he learned to talk (music his native first language), while SH plays as if taught by space aliens... I like both.
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Soft Machine are a jazz combo.
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At the time of the clips you posted they were, but that's a different band (with different personnel) than the original group that formed in 1967, which was considered a psychedelic or prog-rock band, and played on FM rock stations (not on jazz stations). They started delving into jazz/electronica music later on. I think they could be considered one of the first jazz fusion bands though - at some point labels become meaningless. Originally Posted by Litterick
Michael Hedges was certainly an innovator but so were guitarists like Leo Kottke and Robbie Basho who influenced him.
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The spirit of real prog has always been one of innovation, with the doors wide open. I love the way Kurt Rosenwinkel can seamlessly blend his rock and jazz roots. We're a long way from "Starship Trooper" (which I also love) here folks. So what connects Brad Mehldau and Steve Hillage? Just musing here.
Gutbucket is, according to wikipedia: punk jazz, avant-garde jazz, progressive rock, heavy metal. Also sludge metal, post-rock, punk rock, funk, Latin music, and klezmer (<didn't know that one). Whatever.
Piece called Tryst n' Shout, live
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The group had embraced progressive jazz by the Third album in 1970. The three remaining original members had been joined by Elton Dean, on alto and saxello. Originally Posted by Mick-7
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Yes, the labels begin getting really silly, don't they? - punk jazz, post-rock... maybe punk klezmer? I bet you could get kicked out of the kibbutz for playing that. Originally Posted by Peter C
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