Prog Rock - Recommendations

hungaroaddick

PragueAddick said:

PeteF said:

Mountain Nantucket Sleighride Get on it big fella

That's a truly wonderful album and I play the haunting title track regularly, but does it count as prog rock? I mean maybe it does, I am just pleasantly baffled by how we define it.

@hungaroaddick What is the Canterbury sound?

This is what wikipedia says: The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury Sound) is a subgenre of, or sibling to, progressive rock. The term describes a loosely defined style of music created by a number of improvisational musicians, some of whom were based in the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

These musicians played together in numerous bands, with ever-changing and overlapping personnel, creating some similarities in their musical output. Many prominent British avant-garde or fusion musicians began their career in Canterbury bands, including Hugh Hopper, Steve Hillage, Dave Stewart (the keyboardist), Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, and Mike Ratledge. Over the years, with outside musicians joining Canterbury bands, and new bands all over the world adopting a 'Canterbury sound', the term has come to describe the musical style rather than a regional group of musicians.

I have the BBC documentary Prog Britannia to thank for discovering most of this. Although I did get there myself following up The Bruford Tapes and Dave (not that Dave Steward) Stewart on YouTube.

cashncarry

Crispy Ambulance,and Dumpys Rusty Nuts, just love the names

PragueAddick

I think I need to get hold of Prog Britannia...

Cheers, @hungaroaddick

Oliver Street

Everything so far plus Darryl Way's Wolf, Magma, East of Eden (1969 album) and Egg

rememberbillybonds

Would Stackridge be classed as prog rock?

eaststandmike

Have "Close to the Edge" by Yes belting out whilst typing this.

bobmunro

eaststandmike said:

Have "Close to the Edge" by Yes belting out whilst typing this.

Stunning album from an incredible band. I saw them on the Close to the Edge tour in 72.

BDL

In light of the Pink Floyd Thread - erm....BUMP!

CharltonMadrid

Chris Squire's solo album Fish Out Of Water is a jazz prog classic. Bill Bruford, Patrick Moraz and Mel Collins all feature - great stuff.

BDL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwfGi_Qomc8 Bloody love this

rememberbillybonds

Upset a few now- have a few Yes albums and like them a lot. Now the but, they are about the most boring band I ever saw. Live they were very good but emotionless. 

JamesSeed

hungaroaddick said:

Mountain Nantucket Sleighride Get on it big fella

That's a truly wonderful album and I play the haunting title track regularly, but does it count as prog rock? I mean maybe it does, I am just pleasantly baffled by how we define it. @hungaroaddick What is the Canterbury sound?

This is what wikipedia says: The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury Sound) is a subgenre of, or sibling to, progressive rock. The term describes a loosely defined style of music created by a number of improvisational musicians, some of whom were based in the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. These musicians played together in numerous bands, with ever-changing and overlapping personnel, creating some similarities in their musical output. Many prominent British avant-garde or fusion musicians began their career in Canterbury bands, including Hugh Hopper, Steve Hillage, Dave Stewart (the keyboardist), Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, and Mike Ratledge. Over the years, with outside musicians joining Canterbury bands, and new bands all over the world adopting a 'Canterbury sound', the term has come to describe the musical style rather than a regional group of musicians. I have the BBC documentary Prog Britannia to thank for discovering most of this. Although I did get there myself following up The Bruford Tapes and Dave (not that Dave Steward) Stewart on YouTube.

I was at school in Canterbury in the early seventies and was a fan of the Canterbury scene bands. I saw Hatfield & The North at the Gulbenkien Theatre in around '73. Had a few of the albums. Should have hung on to more of them!

harveys_gardener

James, surely they were Caravan then? Hatfield came later. Land of Grey and Pink.

Bangkokaddick

rememberbillybonds said:

Would Stackridge be classed as prog rock?

Odd band. Wouldn't know where to classify them. Certain tracks were pure prog, Purple Spaceships Over Yatton for example, but they incorporated pop, jigs, singalongs and folk rock in their repertoire as well. Saw them live several times in their heyday, always put on a good show.

AppyAddick

Just love "Going for the one" by Yes it's a brilliant work of genius.