Hog Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Metal Hammer says that these bands are the future of progMuseToolSpocks BeardPorcupine TreeOpethThe Devin Townsend Band The Mars VoltaWhat do ya think of that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Rumour has it that Mike from the Cavern has started a Prog band... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 How dare they miss out Dream Theater, the leaders of 21st century prog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Originally posted by ragudave:Rumour has it that Mike from the Cavern has started a Prog band... The latest news is that it's Mike, Phil (Hookers Green), Len Atom and Sandy (Electric Tibet). It's got me excited!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satyam Shivam Sundaram Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Originally posted by Alan Cynic:The latest news is that it's Mike, Phil (Hookers Green), Len Atom and Sandy (Electric Tibet). It's got me excited!!! It might not be prog... It will just be what ever comes out when/if the creative sparks fly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ragudave Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Originally posted by Satyam Shivam Sundaram:It might not be prog... It will just be what ever comes out when/if the creative sparks fly! Just watch that Mike doesnt start you doing Fall covers - as they seem to be his latest obsession... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satyam Shivam Sundaram Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Originally posted by ragudave:Just watch that Mike doesnt start you doing Fall covers - as they seem to be his latest obsession... Covers of any band is strictly forbidden!I have quite a back log of ideas just waiting to be brutalised...Looks like it'll be late summertime before anything happens though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palmer_eldritch Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Well i love Tool and Porcupine Tree are totally awesome. Dream Theatre probably should be on the list, though they are a bit shite at times (i.e. "The spirit carries on", worst song ever, lyrically, musically, and in all cheesyness) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dayeth Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Opeth are the future of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Of The Fall Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Opeth and Porcupine Tree are the way forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Satyam Shivam Sundaram Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Originally posted by Demon_Of_The_Fall:Opeth and Porcupine Tree are the way forward I haven't heard Opeth, but if Porcupine Tree are the way forward... the future looks regressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demon Of The Fall Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Originally posted by Satyam Shivam Sundaram:I haven't heard Opeth, but if Porcupine Tree are the way forward... the future looks regressive! you might want to listen to some of there newer (non floyd stealing) stufftheir album In Absentia is greatoh and if you call yourelf a music fan you should at least try opeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Muse ??????what the fuck is going on there ?indie bullshit metal hammer can kiss my fat hairy fucking prolapsed arse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
less_than_stu Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 ToolPorcupine TreeThe Mars VoltaDefinitely agree with those three! Muse aren't really prog though. They're quite individual, but I wouldn't go that far. The rest, I've not heard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Muse do have elements of prog in their music though. Like some of the classical influences and the structure of the songs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Originally posted by thesultanofswing86:Well i love Tool and Porcupine Tree are totally awesome. Dream Theatre probably should be on the list, though they are a bit shite at times (i.e. "The spirit carries on", worst song ever, lyrically, musically, and in all cheesyness) DREAM THEATER!The Spirit Carries On is far from their worst song. It is musically and lyrically brilliant. So what if the first few lines sound cheesy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 There was also a similar article in this months Record Collector. It mentioned some of the bands mentioned above such as Muse, Tool and the Mars Volta. Other bands mentioned included Radiohead, the Cooper Temple Clause and a few others I cant remember. Oceansize are sort of prog, such as the structure of the songs and things. They are worth checking out. Also, even though they were one of the first prog bands, King Crimson are still going and seem to do something new instead of sticking to what they were doing in the 70's. Their last album was sort of prog metal influenced. They also went on tour with Tool a few years back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 I'll have to check out the Mars Volta. I've heard them and prog mentioned in the same sentence a lot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 The Mars Volta are definitely worth checking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Craig_HexPen* Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 they missed us out and i wouldnt really say muse are prog.....are they ?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mouse Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 I think because Muse are really unique they thought "oh lets call them prog because they sound slightly weird!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bryn Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Muse is different as in the guitarsit has an original approach guitar - their music is tedious as hell tho.I dont think I'm into the whole modern prog scene. I have a dream theatre and an opeth album but I never listen to them, just find it kinda boring - especially dream theatre. Had some good opeth back in the napster days but generally ten minute songs with predictable growling parts puts me off. As far as Mars Volta go - ehh??? I saw them live and it was pretty damn uninspiring to me. As i say, just an opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Muse do have elements of prog in their music. The classical influences (Space Dementia and the one with the strings from their last album) epic songs (Apocalypse Please, Stockholm Syndrome, Citizen Erased, New Born etc), the song structures, like the sort of through composed songs such as Citizen Erased and Cave (although not as through composed as some Yes or Genesis songs!), their use synths in a prog sort of way, and quite a few other things. Saying that, some of their songs are not that prog, but 70's bands such as ELP who were definitely a prog band have some songs that are not that prog. But generally I'd say it would be safe to call them prog. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jester1470 Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Porcupine Tree are immensely dull, I can't stand Steve Wilson, he's an arrogant pratt. As someone pointed out there's nothing particularly forward looking about Porcupine Tree, I mean come on their keyboard player is Richard Barbieri from Japan ! Steve Wilson got his first big break touring as support to Marillion and he's produced stuff for them and wrote and produced Fish's weakest album 'Sunsets on Empire'.The future of prog - Spock's Beard, nope, they'll falter now they've parted company with Neil Morse. The bands that'll take prog into the 21st Century are the bands that were around in the 80's/90's Queensryche, Marillion, Fish, Dream Theater, also worth checking out the John Young Band, very good, www.youngjohn.co.uk, quite regressive but good. I'm surprised they missedf Radiohead they are the niggest prog band out there. I would classify Muse as prog, they come from many ofthe same influences as Queen who were progressive in the beginning. Course all bands should be progressive, in the truest sense of the word moving forward all the time. Foe bands in the classic prog mould, there's Jadis, Jump, and the newly reformed It Bites. If you want to hear something that has been described as prog from out very own local songstress Jo McCafferty, who despite not being prog has played with some of prog's foremost musicians such as Steve Hogarth, John Young, Fish, Richard Barbieri, and many others. http://www.jomccafferty.com/unflashed/sounds/Jo%20McCafferty-Fighting.mp3its not prog imho but some people here might like it, CheersStuart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted May 3, 2004 Report Share Posted May 3, 2004 Spocks beard without neil morse is awful !!!!Snow is by far the best album they have done so far !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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