Gentle Giant: Legends Of Progressive Rock

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the progressive flag was replanted in Scandinavia around 2000 - I find Opeth and Enslaved more interesting these days than obscure 70s bands or even King Crimson and Yes

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the progressive flag was replanted in Scandinavia around 2000 - I find Opeth and Enslaved more interesting these days than obscure 70s bands or even King Crimson and Yes

I wish I could say the same, but, alas, I don't like progressive metal nor do I like screaming vocals. Not very musical to me. Symphonic progressive rock is where it's at for me and the '70s proved to be the pinnacle of this truly all-encompassing genre.

[DavidW]

New Opeth doesn't have a lot of screaming.  They delve into multiple genres in single albums, and are very musical. 

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New Opeth doesn't have a lot of screaming.  They delve into multiple genres in single albums, and are very musical.

Emphasis on the bolded text. I've heard a few Opeth songs and thought "I wish I was listening to Genesis and Yes instead."

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Getting back to Gentle Giant...

Has anyone bought the new remasters? Man, these sound fantastic and I think Derek and Ray Shulman set in on the these remasters. They're a vast improvement over their older counterparts.

[DavidW]

Emphasis on the bolded text. I've heard a few Opeth songs and thought "I wish I was listening to Genesis and Yes instead."

You haven't heard enough.  I have albums that feature no death metal growling at all.  And if that is all that you reacted to, then you haven't truly experienced what I'm talking about.  I'm not talking just listen more either, you obviously have missed out on whatever you listened to in the first place.  Set aside your preconceptions of what you expected Opeth to sound like, and just listen to what they actually sound like.

Also, there is no point in comparing them to Genesis.  It is absolutely pointless.  They live in different musical spaces.  You might as well compare apples to oranges.  That is the thing about prog rock is that there is no defining feature!  What makes them special is that each band has their own drive to experiment and craft their own musical sound scape.  Genesis, King Crimson, Tool, Dream Theater, Rush, Opeth... what do they have in common?  Nothing on the surface, just a shared mentality about music making. So let's dispense with this horse race shall we?

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You haven't heard enough.  I have albums that feature no death metal growling at all.  And if that is all that you reacted to, then you haven't truly experienced what I'm talking about.  I'm not talking just listen more either, you obviously have missed out on whatever you listened to in the first place.  Set aside your preconceptions of what you expected Opeth to sound like, and just listen to what they actually sound like.

Also, there is no point in comparing them to Genesis.  It is absolutely pointless.  They live in different musical spaces.  You might as well compare apples to oranges.  That is the thing about prog rock is that there is no defining feature!  What makes them special is that each band has their own drive to experiment and craft their own musical sound scape.  Genesis, King Crimson, Tool, Dream Theater, Rush, Opeth... what do they have in common?  Nothing on the surface, just a shared mentality about music making. So let's dispense with this horse race shall we?

I know it's not a horse race just me simply telling you my preferences. Yeah, I know I haven't heard enough Opeth, but what I have heard did absolutely nothing for me. I unfortunately feel the same way about a lot of progressive rock happening these days. I just prefer 70s and 80s prog rock and haven't been impressed with hardly anything from the 90s and 00s except for the Hackett albums I mentioned on another thread.

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I really, really, really wish the self-titled debut and Acquiring the Taste would get a true remaster from Alucard/EMI like the other releases. I mean I just don't understand why this hasn't already happened?