Artist suggestions?

[Sinistas]

Hey,

Since I'm sure people here have researched this already, can anybody give me suggestions for artists in similar style to Opeth's clean material? Especially jazzier stuff like Face of Melinda. Thanks in advance!

 

[Embedded Phantasm]

umm...porcupine tree?

 

[crimsonfloyd]

Seriously, I've heard similar styles of jazzy acoustic music, but I have no idea who, but I too would love to know.

 

[Hope Leaves]

I wonder if anyone knows of any of these obscure 70's prog bands that inspired Mike with Damnation... If anyone knows please post some names

 

[OpenTheGates]

BTg is an instrumental Progressive/Jazz band from San Francisco. They use acoustic and electric guitars, and the drummer has one of the most unique kits I’ve seen. They make truly good music, and most important they are extremely tight live.
Go to the song stories link to hear streams of their songs.
http://www.bartrontylergroup.com/

 

[insaniTy]

dunno if this counts, but Agalloch always reminds me of that side of the mellower, acoustic-y stuff. check them out if you haven't already! they have a page on The End's website (www.theendrecords.com)
...i wouldn't say they're as musically complex as Opeth though. ...but still pretty damn wicked!

 

[DreamingofUr]

Agalloch rips dude! I love em! Their sound seems to lack aggression though. It seems to have the same mood all the time but still very good stuff. I'd just like to say PORCUPINE TREE rules!!!! GGGGrrrroooaar!!!

 

[MasterOLightning]

If you like songs like Still Day, and Patterns II, then you might like Elliott Smith. The albums XO and Figure 8 are pretty good. Some songs are reminiscent of the Beatles, though.

 

[Flood]

Agalloch + Mellow?

Their music sounds bleak

 

[The Evil Toucan]

Camel
King Crimson

 

[NFU]

I wonder if anyone knows of any of these obscure 70's prog bands that inspired Mike with Damnation... If anyone knows please post some names

here we go:


Camel - camel
Camel - mirage
Camel - moonmadness
Camel - the snow goose
Yes - Close to the edge
Yes - The yes album
Yes - Going for the one
Cressida - Self Titled
Cressida - Asylum
Renaissance - Ashes are burning
Renaissance - Turn of the cards
Gracious - Self Titled
Gracious - This is gracious
Triumvirat - spartacus
Grobschnitt - Rockpommel's land
Novalis - Vielleicht Bist Du Ein Clown
Locanda Dell Fate - Forse Le Lucciole Non
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
Genesis - Foxtrot
Emerson Lake And Palmer - brain salad surgery
Emerson Lake And Palmer - Self Titled
Emerson Lake And Palmer - Trilogy
King Crimson - Red
King Crimson - in the court of the crimson king
King Crimson - In the wake of poseidon
Spring - self titled
Still life - self titled
Utopia - Ra
Caravan - In the land of grey and pink
Affinity - self titled (good luck finding this, haha)
PFM - Per Un Amico
PFM - Storia Di Un Minuto
Nektar - Remember the future
Nektar - Recycle
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the moon
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
Rush - 2112
Rush - a farewell to kings
Rush - hemispheres
Soft Machine - Third
Van der graaf generator - Pawn hearts
Van der graaf generator - He to he who am the only one
Hawkwind - early 70s LPs
Atomic Rooster - Self Titled
Porcupine tree - every damn album



that should get you off to a good start on obscure prog from the 70s

 

[NFU]

some honorable mentions of less obscure 60s/70s bands, but perhaps you arent familiar yet:

later era beatles (revolver, abbey road, sgt. peppers, etc)
led zeppelin (1,2,3,4,houses,physical,out door, presence)
deep purple (fireball, burn, machine head, stormbringer, etc)
black sabbath (self titled, paranoid, master, bloody, sabotage, etc)

these arent exactly "prog" , but certainly toyed with the genre on occasion, and helped revolutionize the genres they were in.