Genesis

I’m a huge fan of everything from Trespass up through Wind and Wuthering.

Everything after that is pretty bad, or worse, IMO.

It is also my opinion that they lost a lot more, musically speaking, when Steve Hackett left the band, than when Gabriel left the band.

For me, it is not the Gabriel era vs the Collins era. It is the Philips/Hackett era vs the post Hackett era.

Hackett and Philips both did solo albums that are much better that any Genesis album of the post hackett era.

My favorite albums are, SEbtP and The Lamb.

@akgwhiz 

Now that we have Genesis fans here,  any good "newer" groups that fill that niche for you?  I’ll throw out Riverside.   Start with their first 3 "trilogy" CDs.  Go from there.  Recommendations welcome!

Don’t get me started with recommendations of great modern prog!

I’m a huge prog fan from the 70’s, and from the modern era, I could go on for pages.

Anglagard -- Swedish band who are most often credited with starting the prog revival starting in the 90’s. Only 3 albums. Bits of Genesis, King Crimson, Gentle Giant.

Anekdoten - another Swedish band. Early albums were a bit heavy, King Crimson influenced. Then they got a bit more ambient, but their latest is more like their earlier stuff.

Haken - British band that really blends classic prog and prog-metal well. Usually quite complex. Entire band has chops from hell.

IQ - The best band to come out of the neo-prog movement of the 80’s.  still going strong with some of their best material coming from their most recent recordings.

After Crying - Great band from Hungary. Mostly in the chamber-prog vein. Got a bit more symphonic on later albums. Incredible musicianship.

Deus ex Machina - Italy. Amazing band that may be a bit too close to fusion for a lot of prog purists. Vocalist has a 5 octave voice, entire band is killer.

Echolyn - USA. Early recordings are the best, but all are good. Multi-part vocals a bit like Gentle Giant.

Corima - USA. Firmly in the Zeuhl subgenre of prog. Killer intense Magma influenced prog with great violin. A bit in the challenging, deep end of prog.

Sleepytime Gorilla Museum - USA. Even further in the deep end of prog. Avant-prog. Dissonant and a bit "thorny" sounding. Not for the faint of heart, but worth the effort.

Thinking Plague - USA. See description for Sleepytime Gorilla Museum.

Zopp - England. If you’re a fan of Canterbury prog, i.e., National Health, Caravan, Hatfield and the North, this band is a must.

Il Tempio Delle Clessidre - Italy*. Retro Italian prog with the amazing Elisa Montaldo on keys.

I could list plenty more.

* Some of the best prog ever, came from Italy, and still does.