(July 17, 2012 at 8:40 pm)Simon Moon Wrote: I am a fan of most musical forms that are complex, musically sophisticated, require a high level of musicianship, long form compositions. Within these parameters, there a quite a few genres and sub-genres I listen to.
I hardly ever listen to music as background. The vast majority of my listening is active listening.
The following are the genres I enjoy -
Jazz-fusion - artists like; Return to Forever, Alan Holdsworth, Mahavishnu Orchestra, OHM, Brand X, Alex Machacek, Spaced Out, Scott McGill and the like...
Progressive rock (past and present)- Gentle Giant, King Crimson, PFM, Happy the Man, National Health, Anglagard, Magma, Genesis (nothing after Wind and Wuthering), Opeth, Underground Railroad, Echolyn, Banco, Frank Zappa, The Thinking Plague, Henry Cow. So, so many more...
Progressive metal - Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation, Prymary, Leprous, Zero Hour, Haken, Vanden Plas, Andromeda, Suncaged...
Technical Metal - Spiral Architect, Atheist, Cynic, Aghora, Spastic Ink, Behold...the Arctopus, Meshuggah, Blotted Science, Canvas Solaris...
20th century, contemporary, avant-garde classical - Stravinsky, Prendereki, Ligeti, Schwantner, Xenakis, Bartok, Krenek, Varese, Barber, Berg, Webern, Carter, Wuorinen...
I am bored by all forms of pop, mainstream rock, blues, country, rap, etc.
Just so you know (I know I might sound a little pushy here), but I honestly believe anyone who loves progressive metal owes it to themselves to look up Ne Obliviscaris.
Now, that the flow is stalled,
The breath is held, the framework built,
Do the clock's hands fly, or remain still?
The breath is held, the framework built,
Do the clock's hands fly, or remain still?
