Been really getting into a lot of the classic prog rock bands: yes, king crimson, gentle giant etc etc and boy what a "genre" I've been missing out on.
I was wondering if anybody had recommendations in this area - either offbeat or in line with the ones above, I especially like the eeriness/psycheldehic feel of tracks like ITCOTKK
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Van der Graaf Generator
How do we feel about Canterbury?
This is good
Ty for this thread
oh fuck, a dabbled in these guys a couple months ago and forgot about them, revisiting now, super cool.
Thanks to the rest too, will check all these out.
One sad thing about this genre is it seems that a lot of the classic bands are past their hey-day a bit, and you while you can still catch them live, it's harder to than it would've been 30 years ago.
On that note, does anybody know of any bands that still have a strong touring presence (bonus points for UK)?
eye-core
Hot (not really) take: Math rock, new wave, progressive metal, post-rock, psychedelic rock and post-metal are all progressive rock.
If you want bands like Yes that like using Tolkien allusions and cool synths, look up Camel and Starcastle. Starcastle is much more similar to Yes, though.
Renaissance and Curved Air are a lot more mystic than pompous, at least for me, and they're also lead by women.
Genesis, if you prefer Bible references to Tolkien.
Mahavishnu Orchestra and Soft Machine are good if you like jazz rock, also try Islands and Lizard by King Crimson if you haven't already.
Can and Neu! if you like progressive rock but either have a distaste for blues or want to listen to very dreamy, futuristic stuff. Same with the United States of America, in a way.
If you want progressive rock with some pop mixed in, then there's Kansas and Styx. A lot of Midwest prog was heavily inspired by pop, even though most times it fell flat. Also check out REO Speedwagon's first album; there's an absolute shit ton of progressive rock that appeared in the Corn Belt back when Yes was popular.
If you like dad rock, listen to Rush.
Definitely. Soft Machine, Egg and Quiet Sun are some of my favorite bands.