The message from Mathieu Bouchard rises higher:
 MB> I'm glancing at recent advance in the possible
 MB> Alternative-Progressive wave, which i project as a mainstream trend
 MB> for 1998-2000 approx. (maybe 1999-2005 if we're lucky). Listen to the
 MB> latest singles of Radiohead and Bush, those both contain at least 16
 MB> measures of 7/8 each; Bush's is more just rock, about as Prog as Rush
 MB> on average;
Radiohead has perked my Prog ears up.  I've got _Pablo Honey_, which is
not Prog, but I do like it.  A friend of mine has the one with that
strange head on the cover and what little I heard of it was enjoyable.
Then, I heard this new song they have out now with that cartoon video
you mentioned.  It's darn close to Prog in the way that it has distinct
sections.
I think Bush is good and I like their latest album a lot, but I wouldn't
consider them Prog at all, really.  It's just 70s retro Rock with a more
modern feel.
 MB> Radiohead's latest cartoon videoclip has been banned; a
 MB> new version has been released, without the black kid squeezing the big
 MB> tit and with about half the blood of the diplomat cutting himself into
 MB> pieces. It's currently #10 in the canadian tv charts, still raising,
 MB> and it's got a real prog feel
OK, I guess I haven't seen the uncut version of the video.
 MB> Back to my stuff... personal top 14 albums
 MB> Happy Family                            Happy Family
I'm still having trouble with this one.  It's just a bit too heavy for
me.
 MB> Mekan*k Kommand*h                       Magma
I've heard this recently and really liked it.  I own _Udu Wudu_,
_Attahk_, _Live_, and _Kohntarkosz_, and that Mekanik Kommandoh sounded
every bit as good as any of those.
 MB> Nucleus                                 Anekdoten
Yea, this is a killer album!
 MB> Jongleries *lastiques                   Miriodor
Ah, yes, I got this recently, but I haven't had a chance to get into it.
I also have their self-titled, which is darn interesting.  The first
song I like very much.
 MB> Vemod                                   Anekdoten
Another favorite of mine.  This is a better "album" than _Nucleus_, and
by that I mean that the songs are in a better order, at least to me.
 MB> Hy*nteisi* voi rakastaa                 H*yry-Kone
I have this too and like the first song, but haven't gotten into the
rest yet.
 MB> Red                                     King Crimson
My favorite Crimson.
 MB> Dummy                                   Portishead
 MB> Post                                    Bj*rk
 MB> Haus der L*ge                           Einst*rzende Neubauten
What are these 3 like?  We seem to have very similar tastes.
 MB> Brain Salad Surgery                     Emerson Lake and Palmer
 MB> A Passion Play                          Jethro Tull
I'm not really an ELP fan, but I do like the whole "Karn Evil 9" thing.
As for Tull, I'm still trying to get into them, but _Passion Play_ is my
favorite so far.
 MB> Relayer                                 Yes
Absolutely stunning.  A few months back, I listened to this with a
friend (we were introducing another friend to Yes) and then we listened
to _Close To The Edge_.  I hate to admit it, and as good as _Edge_ is, I
like _Relayer_ better.
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