Genesis

@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.

Omg you guys, I REALLY, REALLY REALLY want to like these new bands.

But I have listened, and NONE have lived up to the OG’s!

Help! 

@simonmoon 

Thanks for the suggestions. I will check them out. I might have missed it, but I didn't hear anyone mention Big Big Train. I bought their CD based on a recommendation, and I was disappointed. I seemed to imitate late 70's Genesis, but without the songwriting talent.

@Simonmoon x2 thanks for the recommendations especially the descriptions.   Will check out some.  Familiar with IQ.

Maybe not pure prog but I have been loving and impressed with Opeth's Pale Communion.  Amazing talent and sound.  Unlike earlier metal-grunting vocal style.  I'm sure metal heads will say they sold out.  

Love the my three sons avatar.  

So hard to recomend prog in the Genesis vein, but here goes, if you like early Genesis you might like these- 

Porcupine Tree "Stupid Dream"

Caravan "In the land of Grey and pink"

Strawbs " From the Witchwood"

Camel "Rain Dances"

@simonmoon - I saw Anglagard at Nearfest, three mellotron

viking prog, tho I prefer Anekdoten's spin on Viking Prog (my word).

All on utube but sometimes my favorite stuff took a few listens to digest and appreciate. 

If you like story/songs like 'Get 'em Out by Friday', I would recommend the one and only album called '9 Parts To the Wind' by a band called Strange Days back in 1975. Graham Ward, who plays guitar, sings, and writes all the songs would have been a perfect replacement for Peter Gabriel, in my opinion.... 

@larsman strange days, that's one completely unknown to me. Found it on YouTube. Pretty cool and very Genesis-like. Can't agree with the Gabriel substitute. Thanks for the tip. This record deserves a spin on my system. 

@richmon thanks for the recommendations. Camel and Strawbs never did it for me but thumbs up for Porcupine Tree and Caravan. Have a few PT albums and lots of Caravans. 5 strars for "For girls who grow...  Like "In the land of Grey and pink" a lot.

@bzawa - That's great that you checked out Strange Days, and I'm glad you enjoyed them. They put out that one album of 6 songs, and then disappeared; the keyboard player is/was in the Glitter Band (post Gary) but the others seem to have vanished without a trace. Such a shame, as Graham Ward was such an awesome songwriter/singer/guitarist. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAmCmNa-NSE

Love this tune!

@simonmoon 

Thanks for the suggestions. We seem to be like minded when it comes to prog. I've heard of most of the bands you mentioned, some I like (Anglagard, Anekdoten, Deus ex Machina Thinking Plague, Zopp) and some I don't (Haken, IQ, After Crying). 

Corima's Quetzalcoatl is new to me and I think it is very good. Will probably pick up a copy. Have you heard Ruins’ Symphonica or Koenjihyakkei's Angherr Shisspa?

The Omnific – Escapades is very good. Two bass players and drums.

Never heard of Il Tempio Delle Clessidre. Sampled it on YouTube and may purchase my own copy. Speaking of keys, you're probably familiar with Egg - if not I'd suggest you give them a listen

@mahler123 Good one! I get it. Not many Bible scholars here, apparently, haha.

@tomcarr - and their first album was called 'From Genesis to Revelation', so there ya go! 

@larsman  Good catch!