All the US could every produce was "Christian rock" and honky-tonk "stay with your man" country music about sick dogs and cheating wives
It's probably time for me to apologize for that statement - I'm sorry! You guys have produced a couple of decent musicians. Generally not conforming to my personal taste, though, that is the problem.Well - we (the U.S.) have Bob Dylan. And every single blues musician in the Delta South and beyond that influenced every. Single. Band. In this thread. There would never have been a Led Zeppelin, a Rolling Stones, a <insert your fave band here> without Robert Johnson. Muddy Waters. B.B King.
I rest my case.
And Joni Mitchell, who was more of a songwriter than a singer, but changed music forever.Well - we (the U.S.) have Bob Dylan. And every single blues musician in the Delta South and beyond that influenced every. Single. Band. In this thread. There would never have been a Led Zeppelin, a Rolling Stones, a <insert your fave band here> without Robert Johnson. Muddy Waters. B.B King.
I rest my case.
I have one CD with Dream Theatre. One. I wanted to like it. But it was not good. It wasn't properly progressive. It started out alright, instrumentally, but then I heard the vocals, and it went downhill from there on. I was in doubt if I had bought something in the heavy genre.Oh and IS.... You asked what has America ever done for progressive... Ever heard of Dream Theater? Sheesh
Well, I'm just saying ...!Progressive rock came to be appreciated overseas, but it mostly remained a European, and especially British, phenomenon. Few American bands engaged in it, and the purest representatives of the genre, such as Starcastle and Happy the Man, remained limited to their own geographic regions.[248] This is at least in part due to music industry differences between the US and Great Britain. Radio airplay was less important in the UK, where popular music recordings had never been played on official radio (as opposed to on pirate radio) until the 1967 launch of BBC Radio 1.[249] UK audiences were accustomed to hearing bands in clubs, and British bands could support themselves through touring. US audiences were first exposed to new music on the radio, and bands in the US required radio airplay for success.[250] Radio stations were averse to progressive rock's longer-form compositions, which hampered advertising sales.[251] Cultural factors were also involved, as US musicians tended to come from a blues background, while Europeans tended to have a foundation in classical music.[252]
I have one CD with Dream Theatre. One. I wanted to like it. But it was not good. It wasn't properly progressive. It started out alright, instrumentally, but then I heard the vocals, and it went downhill from there on. I was in doubt if I had bought something in the heavy genre.
From Wikipedia's Progressive Rock article, section North America:
Well, I'm just saying ...!
My exact feeling on Dream Theater regarding the vocals. Totally ruined them for me. I do have the instrumental Liquid Tension Experiment, which I did like, as it was free of James Labrie's vocals.I have one CD with Dream Theatre. One. I wanted to like it. But it was not good. It wasn't properly progressive. It started out alright, instrumentally, but then I heard the vocals, and it went downhill from there on. I was in doubt if I had bought something in the heavy genre.
From Wikipedia's Progressive Rock article, section North America:
Well, I'm just saying ...!
Man on the Silver Mountain?Lol... I was being kind of tongue in cheek actually... I'm not a great fan of Dream Theater either. Honestly, when I think progressive rock, first thing I think about is mid 70's Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore trading blues/renaissance infused licks with Tony Carry, Jon Lord or some other organ/synth prodigy over the soaring vocals of a young Ronnie James Dio... Stargazer, Gates of Babylon, Kill The King
Probably one of my favorite Dio performances outside of his run with Black Sabbath.Yep! That one too lol
I'm glad I'm not the only one who gave up on Dream Theater because of Labrie. I never thought his style fit the music that the band was playing. He's not a bad vocalist, but his voice doesn't have the muscle that the music warrants. There's my two cents.My exact feeling on Dream Theater regarding the vocals. Totally ruined them for me. I do have the instrumental Liquid Tension Experiment, which I did like, as it was free of James Labrie's vocals.
That's a good way to put it. Upon my first listen, I pretty much cringed when the vocals kicked in.I'm glad I'm not the only one who gave up on Dream Theater because of Labrie. I never thought his style fit the music that the band was playing. He's not a bad vocalist, but his voice doesn't have the muscle that the music warrants. There's my two cents.
Probably one of my favorite Dio performances outside of his run with Black Sabbath.
As much as I like Blackmore, I like Iommi a bit better. I admit my bias: The Mob Rules album is probably my favorite album of all time. Dio's vocals are just ****ing righteous from beginning to end, especially on 'Falling off the edge of the world'.