Post by Eva Yojimbo on Jan 31, 2020 21:43:44 GMT
I'll be loose with both terms and say "anything that could potentially count as prog from the last ~20 years."
Been catching up on some of it myself and have been pleasantly surprised and disappointed in about equal measure. Among the pleasant surprises, I've really come to love Big Big Train. They seem to have the best balance of "classic prog" sensibilities (emphasis on melody and harmony) without sounding too dated. Lots of people say they sound like Genesis, but apart from their singer sounding a bit Gabriel-esque, I don't hear it much in the music, and I think the very English lyrics owe as much to The Kinks. In any case, their English Electric Pts. 1 & 2 are among my favorite albums of this century. Here's a couple tracks:
Also checked out the supergroup The Sea Within. Their lone album is a mixed bag, but I loved this track:
Another favorite new band is Thank You Scientist. Among all the new(ish) prog bands I've heard, they sound the freshest; perhaps what I'd imagine would happen if Snarky Puppy decided to imitate Rush. Just listen to the funk/prog groove on this:
Finally, a recent discovery I treasure is the reunion between vocalist John Arch and guitarist Jim Mattheos from Fates Warning. Arch/Matheos is basically just Fates Warning with their singer from '82-'87, but this is still some of the best recent prog metal I've heard, as is all of Fates Warning's material:
Been catching up on some of it myself and have been pleasantly surprised and disappointed in about equal measure. Among the pleasant surprises, I've really come to love Big Big Train. They seem to have the best balance of "classic prog" sensibilities (emphasis on melody and harmony) without sounding too dated. Lots of people say they sound like Genesis, but apart from their singer sounding a bit Gabriel-esque, I don't hear it much in the music, and I think the very English lyrics owe as much to The Kinks. In any case, their English Electric Pts. 1 & 2 are among my favorite albums of this century. Here's a couple tracks:
Also checked out the supergroup The Sea Within. Their lone album is a mixed bag, but I loved this track:
Another favorite new band is Thank You Scientist. Among all the new(ish) prog bands I've heard, they sound the freshest; perhaps what I'd imagine would happen if Snarky Puppy decided to imitate Rush. Just listen to the funk/prog groove on this:
Finally, a recent discovery I treasure is the reunion between vocalist John Arch and guitarist Jim Mattheos from Fates Warning. Arch/Matheos is basically just Fates Warning with their singer from '82-'87, but this is still some of the best recent prog metal I've heard, as is all of Fates Warning's material:
