amazing prog metal

by **jonny_boy34** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:42 am

Prog is amazing, but this band in this here thread isn't a great example of it, in my opinion. They're not as good as Dream Theater, and I don't even like Dream Theater, so therefore to my mind they're pretty rubbish, even though they're technically proficient. I want soul in my music, hence why Diagonal are one of the best new bands to emerge from the depths of hades.

by **Dian Wei** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 8:57 pm

jonny_boy34 wrote:Prog is amazing, but this band in this here thread isn't a great example of it, in my opinion. They're not as good as Dream Theater, and I don't even like Dream Theater, so therefore to my mind they're pretty rubbish, even though they're technically proficient. I want soul in my music, hence why Diagonal are one of the best new bands to emerge from the depths of hades.

by **Lev** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:27 pm

Metal Iain wrote:
Herzeleid wrote:Iain forgot Rush, how queer of him.

I don't mind Rush, to be honest; they just bore the arse off of me. Alex Lifeson's guitar playing irritates me too.

You seriously need to get a fucking grip.

by **James** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:52 pm

Yeah like Jon said the lack of soul is what it's all about for me. I don't care how good a band is on their instruments if their music has zero emotional appeal. I am sure there are lovely things to uncover in the prog genre, but it seems more than any other metal genre to be overwhelmed with soulless acts (along with 99% of brutal death metal), and this really turns me off.

by **thrashduck** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:54 pm

Some prog is shit dicks farting about for no reason.

by **Lev** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 9:58 pm

Dear me.

by **James** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 10:14 pm

Seriously, how can you like such musical turds?

Personally, I even struggle to get enjoyment out of bands like Atheist (although I certainly wouldn't say they lack the 'soul' factor), even though I have tried many times.

by **Lev** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:08 pm

I've never listened to Atheist properly really.

Dream Theater are just the best band in the world. I don't see how people can't see that.

by **Bangover** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:21 pm

James, listen to some Caravan or some Camel...emotional, so...

by **Lev** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:22 pm

And Rush. And Genesis. And all prog.

by **James** on Tue Jan 13, 2009 11:50 pm

Ben I wasn't denying there are prog bands out there who have some spark to them, my point was that the genre is so saturated with emotionless wankery that I can't be ringed with it. Dream Theater are lame; Rush are really cool but I've neglected their catalogue; I really like Genesis. Linear Sphere type prog is worthless though in my opinion.

by **Metal Iain** on Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:17 am

Dream Theatre's best songs - Another Day, The Silent Man, Lifting Shadows Off A Dream, etc - aren't even proper Prog. The only reason Another Day is so good is the sax solo. If you want saxophones in Prog, Supertramp are your band.

I don't mind Genesis. I think Invisible Touch is a pretty decent album. The stuff from the period when Peter Gabriel dressed as a giant daffodil, however, just doesn't appeal to me. As for Rush... I had to play Tom Sawyer in a pub-covers band once and thought it was alright. I downloaded their discography at one point but literally couldn't be bothered listening through it all because so little of it wasn't crap.

Really, though, Prog is a fucking sty. I mean, it spawned Focus. That's how bad Prog is.

And that's supposed to be good?

by **thrash metal maniac** on Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:42 pm

Focus are good.

Hocus Pocus is genius.

There.

Symphony X.

by **Lev** on Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:01 pm

Metal Iain wrote:

And that's supposed to be good?

Erm...yeah, that was bloody awesome.

by **thrashduck** on Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:06 pm

Well blates that's good, idiot.

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