since the 1960's, I have seen such progressive rock bands such as pink floyd, yes, rush, king crimson, and several others. i didnt think that such a genre of rock existed anymore. i was checking out local music and came across this band called reflective scars. not bad for a bunch of youngsters. check out their myspace. the even look like runners lol
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Surely you can come up with a more discreet way to promote your band...
For real. The original post was bad enough, and then you bump it?
Prog Rockers...and promotion? (lol) that's a good one, I like that.
Dream Theater-Images and Words is a classic.
Umphrey's McGee is now carrying the prog rock torch.
a band doesn't have to sound like pink floyd to be
"progressive." in fact, that would make them "regressive," no?
The Mars Volta have the most distinctive, unique style (of any rock band that people have actually heard of) since Frank Zappa. They have taken music in completely new an origianl direction. Most people would say they suck (the same people that listen to top 40 music or songs that have four chords and are played exclusively in 4/4 timing) but after listening to their first album a few times I was obsessed and amazed.
I used to listen to Dream Theater all the time (I still do though not as much), and I would say that they have been "carrying the prog rock torch" since Images and Words. Also, the Liquid Tension Experiment (a side project of some of the members of Dream Theater) albums are awesome. I've listened to them dozens of times and they do not get old.
35 years on, Magma still is going strong. The live version of De Futura on the new Epok II DVD is killer, with Jannick Top on bass. There is no harder song in the prog canon anywhere.
But for general prog, there is Spock's Beard, OSI, Magellan, Dream Theater, Opeth, Green Carnation, Flower Kings, Translatlantic, etc. Umphrey's is more a jam band, though with prog leanings. Mars Volta is also good, as is Coheed and Cambria, if you like that kind of thing. Even Tool ought to be considered.
But Magma rules over all-
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lol i was trying to promote. the mars volat is our biggest influence by far. did anyone enjoy our tunes? we just got together and are working our asses off!
Soren,
I was a big "At the drive-in" fan. Aren't they related to Mars Volta somehow? I was just thinking that "At The Drive In" was a good modern Prog band.
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When At the Drive-In broke up, the two guys with the big fros started "Mars Volta". Pretty much the rest of the band started a band called "Sparta".
Anyone thinking At The Drive In is in any way prog is seriously delusional. At least with Mars Volta you have an admitted Rush influence.
I say, check out Porcupine Tree for real modern prog.
at the drive in is not prog-rock. volta is. whats up with this reflective scars band? anyone gonna comment?
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Well, you guys can play...the sound is decent. I'd say you need more experience with the songwriting and arrangements...I think the songs sound a bit too similar. Keep at it.
Here's our band, since this could be a band promo thread:
Oddly enough, our record label is in Maryland. Mainly for older rocker dudes though, hence Quiet Riot also being on the label.
Guilty Prog Pleasures:
Although they have their pop moments and they haven't been truly PROG since 1994, I still love Marillion.
thanks for the complement. we have many more songs out there but we chose to put the "prog" ones up. we have some other songs that are in unusual keys and time signatures and are very tool influenced.