What do you all think of prog metal?
Personally I love bands like
Threshold
Dream Theater
Symphony X
Planet X
Personally I love bands like
Threshold
Dream Theater
Symphony X
Planet X
Progressive Metal
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WeekendWarrior
Patriot
i like prog.
my favorite bands within the genre is dream theater and threshold (the new album is very good).
my favorite bands within the genre is dream theater and threshold (the new album is very good).
Cool.....I also like bands like Enchant, Spocks Beard, Digital Ruin.
I hope to do a cover of a song by YES as a bonus track for the next album
I hope to do a cover of a song by YES as a bonus track for the next album
WeekendWarrior
Patriot
WeekendWarrior
Patriot
WeekendWarrior
Patriot
what about doing a cover of the song "alone" by heart?
make it a power ballad!
..or do a ultra fast power metal version of it, hehe..
make it a power ballad!
..or do a ultra fast power metal version of it, hehe..
Prog Metal is awesome depending on the band. Like most Metal genres, it varies depending on who it is you're listening to. At least that's been my expierence.
Yeah, I agree Athallus. I think one of the major factors is...wait for it....SONGS! Many progressive metal bands change time signature, key etc just for the hell of it sometimes. At least that's the way it see.
Yeah I agree. Music is and always has been about one thing more than anything else: FEEL. Some bands have it, some don't. But the ones that do are on top.
Kalmakoff
Prototype of Simplicity
Prog metal is awesome!
Some of my favorites are
Dream Theater
Vanden Plas
Pain of Salvation
Symphony X
Ayreon
Dreamscape
Shadow Gallery
Andromeda
...and many more.
Some of my favorites are
Dream Theater
Vanden Plas
Pain of Salvation
Symphony X
Ayreon
Dreamscape
Shadow Gallery
Andromeda
...and many more.
Madrigal
MetaNOId
Hehehehe.... Symphony, you have touched my weakest and softest spot with this question - for prog metal is my most-most-most favoured style of all music, with Threshold being my most-most-most-most favoured band of all (how great seeing them listed as faves by some others here, too!).
To me, they combine highly complex arrangements (and not being too "clinically overly technical"!) with mountains of depth and substance and power and emotion - but still always being very "song-based" in such a perfect manner as never heard in any other band before or after.....
So, yeah... Prog rules.... most my faves most of you have already listed - I'd throw in RUSH for completion sake, since I've not seen anywhere mentioned yet.
Hey, Symphony! You'll cover a YES song???!!! "Owner of a lonely heart" surely would ROCK (has that one been covered at all as of yet??) - or how about "Changes" ?? (my personal fave on 90125 - and your cover would have to be off this album, don't you think?)
To me, they combine highly complex arrangements (and not being too "clinically overly technical"!) with mountains of depth and substance and power and emotion - but still always being very "song-based" in such a perfect manner as never heard in any other band before or after.....
So, yeah... Prog rules.... most my faves most of you have already listed - I'd throw in RUSH for completion sake, since I've not seen anywhere mentioned yet.
Hey, Symphony! You'll cover a YES song???!!! "Owner of a lonely heart" surely would ROCK (has that one been covered at all as of yet??) - or how about "Changes" ?? (my personal fave on 90125 - and your cover would have to be off this album, don't you think?)
hehe...Madrigal....as you may have gathered I'm the "proggy" member of Power Quest.
I'm not sure if anyone has covered "Owner of a lonely Heart" or not....it's getting harder to find quality songs that haven't been interpreted by someone else. "Changes" is another possibility..I hadn't thought of that.
Threshold are great for all the reasons you mentioned and the fact that they are regular, down to earth guys. Recording our album with Karl Groom was an awesome month for us.
I'm not sure if anyone has covered "Owner of a lonely Heart" or not....it's getting harder to find quality songs that haven't been interpreted by someone else. "Changes" is another possibility..I hadn't thought of that.
Threshold are great for all the reasons you mentioned and the fact that they are regular, down to earth guys. Recording our album with Karl Groom was an awesome month for us.
Madrigal
MetaNOId
Does that mean you are trying to bring in some "proggy" elements into Power Quest then (or have you already? - I only heard one of your tracks so far....) I think a *slight edge* of it suits almost every Power Metal band and makes it more special.
Errrm.... and may I ask the rather stupid (sorry if even ignorant!) question what your instrument is in PQ ?? All I know is that it's NOT the bass, hehehehehe.......
Yeah, Threshold being the most down-to-earth, friendly (and let me add a female "gorgeous") blokes does add to it all, and I can imagine it must have been just great having Karl as your producer -- he's pure *magic* at the desk indeed and will surely have given PQ a MIGHTY, CRISP and FAT sound !!
Any funny or interesting stories???
-- I nicked the pic of him off your website already, hehehehehe!
Errrm.... and may I ask the rather stupid (sorry if even ignorant!) question what your instrument is in PQ ?? All I know is that it's NOT the bass, hehehehehe.......
Yeah, Threshold being the most down-to-earth, friendly (and let me add a female "gorgeous") blokes does add to it all, and I can imagine it must have been just great having Karl as your producer -- he's pure *magic* at the desk indeed and will surely have given PQ a MIGHTY, CRISP and FAT sound !!
Any funny or interesting stories???
-- I nicked the pic of him off your website already, hehehehehe!
There are a couple of moments on the album and one track in particular where we diversify somewhat! But I personally feel that the song in question is the strongest one.
I'm the keyboard player in the band...certainly not the bass!
There are one or two amusing tales from the recording sessions but shoudl I divulge them? hmm.....
No problemo about the pic....help yourself to any of 'em!
I'm the keyboard player in the band...certainly not the bass!
There are one or two amusing tales from the recording sessions but shoudl I divulge them? hmm.....
No problemo about the pic....help yourself to any of 'em!
Madrigal
MetaNOId
Once I got your album I'll tell you which track I'll like best and then let's see if it matches with the one you mentioned !
Aha... the keyboarder! May I ask what you play? Are you a "Korg-ician" as well?
Hmmmm... maybe you can tell me those stories in private, if they are a little too... erm... "private" ??!!
Cheers - the pics on your site are really nice indeed! You guys of PQ all look really cute, too.... but so thin and skinny!!! Don't you have any females to feed you properly (like mothers, grannies, girlfriends or the like?!) ?
Aha... the keyboarder! May I ask what you play? Are you a "Korg-ician" as well?
Hmmmm... maybe you can tell me those stories in private, if they are a little too... erm... "private" ??!!
Cheers - the pics on your site are really nice indeed! You guys of PQ all look really cute, too.... but so thin and skinny!!! Don't you have any females to feed you properly (like mothers, grannies, girlfriends or the like?!) ?
Madrigal.....yep 'fraid so! Another Korger! Currently playing a Trinity Pro and Prophecy as my main kit. Although I'm going to branch out to include some Nord keyboards (as used by Derek Sherinian) for the next album. It's a case of finding some money though...as always!
The stories aren't particularly sordid at all...more stupid and silly....I'll tell you a couple sometime!
Slim...haha...not thin and skinny! hehe! And yes, we do get fed properly...well some of us anyway!
On the subject of long posts...I prefer longer messages. Kinda gives you something to think about
The stories aren't particularly sordid at all...more stupid and silly....I'll tell you a couple sometime!
Slim...haha...not thin and skinny! hehe! And yes, we do get fed properly...well some of us anyway!
On the subject of long posts...I prefer longer messages. Kinda gives you something to think about
Madrigal
MetaNOId
Hey, KORG RULES!!!
And *you* rule, too, for saying you kinda like long posts!!!! Wow... you know, I'm always feeling somewhat embarassed about mine being so verbose often..... (well, not meaning I always have good things to say that make you think! But just... well... ramble-ramble-ramble.... for I love to look at things from ALL angles... and.... ah.... BLAH.... could get lost already again!!! Help!! hahahahahaha)
Erm...no insult meant about your "slim" shapes! Hehehehehe.... it just stroke me as "blimey, they ALL look thin!" - that's all! Maybe it was just the light on that particular picture - maybe it's because one tends to get used to the picture of mainly overweight people dominating every landscape or town by now!
hehehehe... nah, really nothing wrong with your image or looks otherwise.... hey.... you're British after all, and Brits.... like Korg or long posts.... RULE!!!
This was probably my strangest post ever!!!
And *you* rule, too, for saying you kinda like long posts!!!! Wow... you know, I'm always feeling somewhat embarassed about mine being so verbose often..... (well, not meaning I always have good things to say that make you think! But just... well... ramble-ramble-ramble.... for I love to look at things from ALL angles... and.... ah.... BLAH.... could get lost already again!!! Help!! hahahahahaha)
Erm...no insult meant about your "slim" shapes! Hehehehehe.... it just stroke me as "blimey, they ALL look thin!" - that's all! Maybe it was just the light on that particular picture - maybe it's because one tends to get used to the picture of mainly overweight people dominating every landscape or town by now!
hehehehe... nah, really nothing wrong with your image or looks otherwise.... hey.... you're British after all, and Brits.... like Korg or long posts.... RULE!!!
This was probably my strangest post ever!!!
Madrigal
MetaNOId
Ah yes.... and about the stories.....
Will you ever "tech" for Threshold on one of their tours so that you can tell me *personally* perhaps.....????
Will you ever "tech" for Threshold on one of their tours so that you can tell me *personally* perhaps.....????
