There are many types of prog rock bands, ones that utilise different genres from blues to jazz to metal to synthpop (not really but yaknowwhatimean?), so I'll list ones that may be more what you're looking for first and a few that may be of interest but might not be.
Porcupine Tree Oceansize Riverside Okkervil River Anekdoten The Pineapple Thief Phideuax Frost* Rush Pink Floyd Alcatraz King Crimson North Atlantic Oscillation
There are many types of prog rock bands, ones that utilise different genres from blues to jazz to metal to synthpop (not really but yaknowwhatimean?), so I'll list ones that may be more what you're looking for first and a few that may be of interest but might not be.
Porcupine Tree Oceansize Riverside Okkervil River Anekdoten The Pineapple Thief Phideuax Frost* Rush Pink Floyd Alcatraz King Crimson North Atlantic Oscillation
freek666
Since you included Riverside, you automatically win the internet
Oh boy, you are in for a massive genre, but a lot of the stuff you will not hear about from the mainstream media. Rush and Pink Floyd are obvious. Porcupine tree: also have various different ypes of songs, with atmosphere and layered/classical style compositions. Anathema: Same as above. Ozric Tentacles: Psychedelic. Dream Theater, Opeth, Aggalloch, OSI, Mastodon: are mostly metal, but with a number of slower songs. Riverside, Lunatic Soul: Polish prog. Amplifier: post rock/prog. Tides from Nebula, Animals as Leaders: Relatively lighter Instumentals, more focus on chords higher up. Antimatter, Pinapple Thief, Karnivool: Somewhat standard rock feel to them. Genesis: ol'school prog. Nosound, Gazpacho, Noman: More on the slower/emotional side. Katatonia: Not really prog, but still enjoyable. Nine inch nails: Still classify with their dark/ industrial sound. Tool: Heavily focused on the bassline. More names on demand :P
Dream Theater - Metal Rush - Rock Neal Morse - Christian Prog Rock Spocks Beard - Rock Seventh Wonder - Metal Andromeda - Metal Between The Buried And Me - Metal Camel - Rock The Flower Kings - Rock Haken - Rock Koyaanisqatsy - Instrumental Metal Liquid Tension Experiment - Instrumental Rock/Metal Myrath - Metal Symphony X - Metal Pink Floyd - Rock Transatlantic - Rock
[QUOTE="ghoklebutter"]King Crimson, Rush, and Pink Floyd are my favorite progressive rock bands.Lockedge
Gonna add Genesis to this list, and Gentle Giant.
To go more in depth, if you're interested in the more polished-sounding Collins era, get Duke and Wind and Wuthering.
If you're more interested in the less accessible Gabriel era, check out Foxtrot and Selling England By The Pound. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is the one that gets the most attention, but I honestly find that album to be pretty uneven.
HOW THE FVCK HAS NO ONE MENTIONED EMERSON,LAKE AND PALMER???????????
and Atomic rooster for that matter.
WhiteKnight77
Or Yes!
Well, I personally can't stand Yes's prog rock. Funnily enough, I think they are better as a pop/rock band. I'd take Owner of a Lonely Heart over Roundabout any day.
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