Prog / Fusion Recommendations?

[unix-guy]

Also Blackfield if you’re into Steven Wilson’s work.

Also Steven Wilson's solo stuff.

The Raven That Refused to Sing is most excellent with Guthrie Govan, Marco Minneman and Nick Beggs on bass as well as a few other.

 

[unix-guy]

And if you like Porcupine Tree then I suggest The Pineapple Thief. Especially the most recent albums with Gavin Harrison on drums.

Also, Flying Colors is very good - especially the first album.

Steve Morse, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Dave LaRue and Casey McPherson on vocals.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Anyone have any info on prog jazz and prog ambient stuff?

 

[unix-guy]

Anyone have any info on prog jazz and prog ambient stuff?

I'm not sure I'd call it prog jazz or not... But Forq is a band I really enjoy.

 

[secondwindow]

And if you like Porcupine Tree then I suggest The Pineapple Thief. Especially the most recent albums with Gavin Harrison on drums.

Also, Flying Colors is very good - especially the first album.

Steve Morse, Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Dave LaRue and Casey McPherson on vocals.

+1 for Flying Colors!

 

[Piing]

Have you heard the latest Steve Hackett album "The Circus and the Nightwhale"?



It is a work that deserves to be auditioned entirely, not choosing random tracks.

 

[Sixstring]

How about just some good old fashioned Rush!

 

[Piing]

Maybe it is obvious. But in case you haven't yet given a chance to Marillion...

Prog without whistles.

 

[Corinthian]

I've been enjoying Thank You, Scientist recently.



This should be a playlist of the whole album.

 

[TSJMajesty]

Have you ever heard of Crack The Sky? They go way back, but still one of my favorite bands that hardly anyone's ever heard of.

 

[Piing]

I've been enjoying Thank You, Scientist recently.



This should be a playlist of the whole album.

Thanks for sharing. This is the first time I hear of that band.

Harmonizing a guitar solo with sax, trumpet, and violin is cool shit.

 

[Corinthian]

Thanks for sharing. This is the first time I hear of that band.

Harmonizing a guitar solo with sax, trumpet, and violin is cool shit.

Yeah they’re wild. Great players too!

 

[flageolet]

Pain of salvation:

Best older work is 'the perfect element part 1' and 'remedy lane'

'Panther' is more recent and totally different and awesome

 

[BROCKSTAR]

I'm not sure I'd call it prog jazz or not... But Forq is a band I really enjoy.

Really liking these guys. I hear some Weather Report and Return to Forever vibes in their stuff!

 

[bchampig]

My tastes are more old school so it’s early Genesis, VDGG, Nektar, Crimson, etc. For newer bands putting out music in the last decade, I like the bands Discipline, Anekdoten, and Wobbler. Those bands capture the flavor of the classic bands really well.

 

[DC11GTR]

Perhaps far heavier than you'd want, but this is my favorite band of all time. They're difficult to recommend to people who don't already like their heavy on the weirder side, but if you get 'em, you get 'em GOOOD! You have to dig pretty deep to get the full picture and to make things easier, I picked 3 from my favorite album of theirs (and one extra), but they have 3 records that are in my top 20. I toured with them on guitar for a bit in late '04 into '05 and had the time of my life. If our schedules line up, the drummer will be playing drums on the album I'm working on. And if the schedules don't sync... I'll wait until they do lol

 

[Fretboard-Racer]

Opeth! If you like heavier stuff, listen to their older records. If more mellow, check out the newer records.

Btw: i saw porcupine tree open for dream theater at their scenes from a memory europe tour.
And pain of salvation was opening for them on their six degrees tour.

 

[wesleyamltd]

Opeth
Scar Symmetry
Evergrey
Katatonia
Nevermore
Symphony X

 

[Hulkko]

Get to know the amazing Finnish guitarist legend Jukka Tolonen.

 

[BROCKSTAR]

Opeth
Scar Symmetry
Evergrey
Katatonia
Nevermore
Symphony X

Katatonia is one of my favorite bands!