The Proggiest 70s Band Working Today: WOBBLER (Dwellers of the Deep) Reaction/Analysis (Episode 457)
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2022
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In this episode of #thedailydoug, I'm listening to music by Wobbler for the first time on the channel. I first heard of this band earlier this year, when I heard Five Rooms for the first time. When our Guest DJ, Andrew, requested music from this same album, I was eager to listen to it again. And, I'm also listening to By the Banks, the first track on the album.
This band is a wonder...a mirage or sorts...their sound is reminiscent of the great prog rock of the 1970s, but it has a 21st century flair. If you've been longing for some new music that is written and performed with the same attention to artistry as your favorite classic bands, give Wobbler a try!
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This channel at its best.
Giving a band that REALLY deserves a bigger audience, and the audience to find them.
I had never heard of them before.
THANK YOU!
Go over to Pete Pardos RUclips page Sea of Tranquility, they rank the Wobbler albums, Pete would be a great guest if Doug had a show. 👍
@@gordy3714 frank zappa dumb all over
1st time Reply I have been right on you wobbler from album 1
Straight thru. Big ups for show.
Update since my last comment: I purchased all of their albums and I'm in musical heaven right now. These guys are so damn good!
Those wanting to investigate this band and do a deeper dive, we ranked Wobbler's discography about a year ago over on Sea of Tranquility: ruclips.net/video/fmue2f49G88/видео.html
Great to see you make an appearance here, Pete. I’m not the only one in these comments that discovered Wobbler through SOT! Doug was a guest on Sean Tonar’s SOAL night live….would be awesome if you could get him for a segment on SOT.
Hi Pete!
Lovely to see you here.
Thanks Doug. You made an old man feel 14 again. Can't wait to see them on the Old Grey Whistle Test.
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I heard Wobbler for the first time 7 weeks ago. I now own all their albums. I love them.
Doug, you noticed the Yes and Gentle Giant influence. But, on their earlier albums there's ELP, King Crimson, Caravan, Camel, Steve Hackett and a bit of Genesis. Yet, they still sound like Wobbler.
Reminds me of the band Yezda Urfa
Holy shit, are you sure that this is from 2020 and not 1973? I honestly lost count of how many classic prog bands I could hear influencing these guys. Thank you so much for introducing me to them. I'm going to check out their entire catalog right now.
Woah!! I have not heard these guys and I am in love at the very beginning of this video. Moving on! ❤️👍❤️
UPDATE: To all who requested this band and song, Thank you, thank you, thank you! I've heard their name but never heard their music before. This was a masterpiece of '70s prog today! Totally sharing with my Motown man turned progger husband!!! ❤️❤️
Glad it had such an impact on you prog friend
@@Taklalak It sure did!! ❤️
Doug's discord is full of hidden gems.
Their whole catalog is worth a listen. Their third album, “Rites at Dawn,” is probably my favorite.
@@markdrechsler5660 Finally another Rites at Dawn fan!
All of Wobbler's albums are good, but their 4th album "From Silence to Somewhere" is an absolute prog classic imo. Really glad to see you listen to some Wobbler on the channel! For anyone who's interested in more recent prog that's heavily inspired by the classics, I highly recommend the band All Traps on Earth (the new project of former Änglagård members, another classic prog revival band) who I consider to be, at least musically speaking, Wobbler's darker and more brooding Swedish cousin/rival.
Good call on ATOE.
Doug really needs to listen to some Änglagård, I have suggested it a few times in comments here on YT. The obvious choice would be to start with Jordrök.
"From Silence to Somewhere" is my favorite Wobbler album too.
Thanks for the All Traps recommendation…..currently streaming Drop of Light. That album cover…..holy cow!!
All Traps On Earth has much of interest, and Änglagård is one of the best ever - I'd suggest something from Epilog which for me reached another level. Both those seem more original to me than Wobbler where I hear homage to specific 70s prog bands.
The devotion of this group to Yes is notorious and obvious, but their sound is so pleasant and magical that makes them unique.
Reminds me of the band Yezda Urfa
NOPE. Kansas is the proggiest band from the 70s working today.
@@katesjanice Kansas never was prog in the first place.
Agree. It's like listening to Yes from another timeline.
@@jackbotsford8688 Oh my! You are so very wrong. Look it up in many places.
Thanks very much for this Doug. Never heard of this band before and its the best modern prog I have heard in years. Really, really good!
I generally don’t enjoy modern Prog but Wobbler has changed my mind. They definitely channel the Progressive Rock Classics but with their own sound. Can’t wait to hear more from Wobbler….
FINALLY you reacted to my favorite band
Thank you!!!
Love them too.
Just watched the videos Doug referenced. Absolutely amazing!!
I didn’t know them before this reaction. I’ve ordered 2 of their albums now. Thanks Doug !
Great band, jewel of the Norweigen prog scene.
And they're lovely folks!
Doug, you must check "From Silence to Somewhere", the title track of Wobbler's 4th album. IMHO, best prog song in decades
That's some Wicked Wobbly goodness! I am wowed by their musicianship. Encore!
You must listen to the last song on the album! Merry Macabre! It’s a masterpiece.
A masterpeice without a doubt. Cannot stop listening to it!
Agreed! The extended repeating baseline section near the end is phenomenal. I’d like to see Doug figure out the time signature(s) in that section. I’m not a musician, but I can usually pick the meter……but that section baffles me!
I've never heard of this band before. I am very impressed with this album, but then they are from Norway, and the Norwegian Prog Scene is rather excellent. So no real surprise over the quality of this!!! Really enjoying it a lot!!! 😀
Edited to add, the guitar and keyboard duel in Five Rooms reminds soooo much of Gary Moore and Don Airey from their time in Colosseum II...
I could list more than half a dozen excellent bands from Norway, a country with a population of just a little over 4 million, quite remarkable. Your Don Airey/Gary Moore comparison is interesting and I see where you're coming from. Desperado is one of my all time favourite tracks for that very reason, the chemistry between guitar and keys. (Not to mention John Mole's bass solo of course).
I'm so checking these guys out. Thanks Doug
I've loved these guys for years. Beautiful music.
Thank you so much! I knew you’d appreciate Wobbler. Their entire catalogue is outstanding.
Yesss thank you so much for checking out Wobbler! 🙌
Even the Rickenbacker played with pick! Just got to know this band through this video and am already in love with this band! Thanks a lot for the amazing content, Doug!
Love this album! Can't wait to see and hear Doug's reactions!
Love their whole catalog. This was my album of the year when it came out and I'm generally a metal guy. Thanks for the video, Doug!
Never heard of this band before. This is brilliant, Very Yes Thanks for introducing this band.
I'm glad you found this for us. This would never be played on the radio. The last time I heard anything new worth shelling out for was about 15 years ago, when my nephew turned me onto the Mars Volta.
Great to see this band get some attention! Been listening to them for years.
I absolutely adore this band. Been listening to them for a few years now and have had opportunity to chat with band members on FB. They seem to travel to Quebec every year and I've often considered making the trip to see them. They absolutely embrace the early 70's prog sound and do a fantastic job putting their own spin on this beloved style. To achieve this end, they almost exclusively use instruments of the era. They have become quite adept at fixing and maintaining this gear, especially the period keyboards, to help them achieve this truly authentic sound. Glad Wobbler and Dr. Doug have met... hopefully we will see them back on the show again soon... "From Silence to Somewhere" would be another great feature.
I love me some prog and I'd never even heard of these guys! Thanks for the heads-up, Doug :)
Im absolutely agree with your coments. Wonderful.
Very very awesome band.... very thanks for your recomendation Doug
Wow, what an introduction. The singer reminds me of early Peter Gabriel in his theatricality. The influences are obvious, but the band is tight AF and has their own sound. Added to my playlist.
I’m so glad you found Wobbler! And equally excited that more people are discovering this FANTASTIC BAND! I just happened to find them on one of my frequent web meanderings for new prog to absorb. I would also recommend another Scandi-prog band called OAK. A bit darker than Wobbler, but just as awesome.
Great show, it's fantastic that you included Wobbler. For me personally biggest prog band in the world and overall one of the best of all time. All five albums are phenomenal and show the wide range of the band and their abilities.
Doug. I can't thank you enough. Did not know Prog like this was being made now.
I've known of this band for ages, they are from a town not far from here after all. Never got around to listening to them, but now I think I'll have to check some more of their stuff. Thank you Doug!
Now it´s time for ANGLAGARD!
I agree.
Love that you have lyrics to ELP's Lucky Man on your wall. Heard it today on my awesome local radio station
Great band! Been following Wobbler since I heard of them in 2019. I love their entire catalog, and they are definitely one of the current prog torch bearers helping to carry prog through the 21st century. Looking forward to Doug digging into Wobbler some more.
I was listening to Wobbler and their first album «Hinterland» hundreds of times after I first heard it in the summer of 2006. Then after some time I kinda forgot about them/it and only now thought of them and started to listen to their last album. And I was taken straight back to that summer. Everything except the vocals (they obviously have a new lead singer) is like it is an extended version of their first album, which again is the best sign of quality that one could get.
Until this day I never heard about this youtube channel, and I’m now also amazed by the musical ear of Doug. I instantly subscribed of course and I will for sure come back to the channel every now and then. Doug; it would be cool if you could listen to the song Hinterland from their first album. It is almost 28 mins long, but as usual it sounds like a medley of a bunch of songs. I especially love the bass line at around 12-13 mins into the song. It gives me the goose buns evertime I hear it. You’ll know what I mean once you get there…
This is brilliant ! Thanks for the discovery Doug !
Thank you Doug!🙏💗for bringing this band to my ears/heart & mind. They are trooly kewl. Definitely prog. I hear Yes,King Crimson, Nektar, Cactus, Genesis and Tull. More than I can think of right now. 💚✌️👍
Oh man, the opening notes of the first song had me hooked. Where have they been since the '70s? Or rather, where have I been? Shades of Gentle Giant, Yes and Pink Floyd scattered throughout. New fan over here!
One of the things that as Doug said -- they're in the wrong decade -- this band writes as if they were in that era, but even more importantly they use period equipment, both instruments and amplifiers. It sort of authenticates their sound, but OTOH it shouldn't sound otherwise. I was introduced to Wobbler by the guys on the channel Sea of Tranquility, which is a great source if you want to be introduced to prog bands you never heard of.
Another SOT fan here! It’s how I heard of them! :-)
I've been a prog fan since the early 80's when as a young lad I went to a local garage sale, bought a table top am/fm stereo with a turn table and 8 track player, and the stereo came with a box of assorted albums and 8-track tapes. Yes Fragile, Close to the Edge, ELP's Brain Salad Surgery, Jethro Tull's Thick as a Brick and Aqualung, and finally Genesis Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. None of these I had never heard before, and I was instantly hooked.
I've really enjoyed your reactions and analysis of this great music, and, I have to thank you Doug for also introducing me to new bands that I've not heard before. I'll definitely be adding Wobbler to my listening mix.
Same here. I'm 51 and I started becoming a prog fan around 1983. Maybe earlier. I want to say that I discovered Yes through an uncle just before the release of 90125. I had bought Classic Yes on tape. At first, I didn't like it. However, it clicked when I played it again a few months later. I think I started getting into Rush about the same time.
@@DavidLazarus where I grew up, it was a rural farm community, the radio stations were mostly all country, pop, with a few stations playing polka on weekends.
The stereo I bought I later learned was owned by a older kid that was going away to college and needed to sell off some stuff to make room and get extra money.
To this day I am always looking for new prog bands that I've not heard before, especially the older bands. like Camel, Gentle Giant etc.
@@Keith_KC8TCQ - That's cool. Which ones are you familiar with? I might be able to introduce you to a few. There are even some newer ones that are not progressive metal that are great bands.
@@DavidLazarus well of the more modern ones I am a huge Porcupine Tree and Pineapple Thief fan, and as a drummer myself Gavin impresses the hell out of me. then there is Dream Theater, been a fan since I first saw them live on the Images and Words tour, then there is Transatlantic, Ayreon, Opeth, Spock's Beard to name a few
@@Keith_KC8TCQ - Hi. I replied to this yesterday and the darn thing bombed on me. So, this is "take two". I too enjoy Porcupine Tree as well as Steve Wilson's solo material and, yes, Gavin is an outstanding drummer. As for bands you might no know, there's the Italian band The Watch, Hats Off Gentlemen Its Adequate, Saga (a Canadian band) and Bozzio Levin Stevens. The Watch has a lot of original material. However, they are known for performing Peter Gabriel era Genesis on tour. They are simply amazing! Simone Rossetti is like Peter Gabriel v2.0! Though Nad Sylvan does as admirable job, I'm surprised that Steve Hackett didn't hire Simone for the Genesis Revisited stuff.
You might know Saga, but I figured they are worth mentioning as they never had a huge following here in the US. In fact, their biggest fan base is in Germany. Saga's first five albums are stellar as is their singular concept album Generation 13. Though all three members of Bozzio Levin Stevens are well known, it was a short-lived project that only lasted two albums. In my opinion, the first album, Black Light Syndrome, is the better one. The second album is too polished. Still good though.
The second song is really interesting, i will check out this band more as they are loyal to the prog style i learned to love since i was a teenager. I'm 61!
I’m a massive fan of Wobbler and it’s just amazing to see and hear other people especially Doug appreciate this under appreciated band. How amazing is it that a modern Nordic band to drag a sound from the 70’s to the modern day. To me Wobbler are simply genius and if you like please dig deep as their earlier stuff is just as good… or better!!
Never heard of Wobbler before. Gotta say I'm impressed. Will delve deeper!
Love love love Wobbler
Wobbler are excellent! Really enjoyable listen
I like it a lot !
Sons of Yes ! Belle découverte !
First time hearing them and already a fan. They must be time travelers from the 70ties 😂. But though their style is very much like Yes, ELP, Gentle Giant etc. it still sounds fresh and contemporary. Great Stuff!
I LOVE WOBBLER!!!!! ❤️
Hi Scot!
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Never heard these guys... EXCELLENT!
Some additional info: If there is one band who has captured the sound of the golden age of Progressive Rock (1969 - 1975) without sounding regressive or copycat, it is the Norwegian band Wobbler. The band has always had an energetic and youthful approach to the classic prog era, and has managed to blow new life into the genre.
Wobbler´s fifth offering is an exciting blend of carefully planned and jammed material that encompasses everything the band has done up to now. Dwellers of the Deep consists of four distinctive pieces and is a broad looking glass into Wobbler´s creative whims and playful exuberance. The album showcases the band´s mastery of dynamics and flow, with passages and themes veering from the scenic and serene to the downright rocking.
On the final track, Wobbler is in full blast, with a 19 minutes suite taking the listener through aspects of the darker sides of Wobbler´s sound.
The lyrical themes on the album deals with human emotion, and the ongoing struggle between juxtaposed forces within the psyche. An introspective voyage among the realms of memories, feelings and instincts, where the light is brighter, and the dark is darker.
The concepts of wonder, longing and desperation permeates the histories told, and the currents from the deep are ever present.
The production is open, detailed, warm and punchy, making the soundscape put together by the now seasoned sound alchemist Lars Fredrik Frøislie to an aural feast. New musical directions further the quintet’s burgeoning aural idiosyncrasies and solidify the band stature as one of the most exciting and interesting bands on the global music scene, independent of genre.
The opening of Five Rooms always gives me goosebumps!!
Cool, not heard of this band, p.s thanks for reviewing many of my songs
Thanks. Cool band. I hear both Yes' sounds and Gentle Giant's playfulness, as well as some Kansas (particularly in the keyboards). Good stuff. tavi.
That's another band you have got me to look at purchasing their music!
One of my top favorite modern prog bands. I came across them through Hinterland (2006). Norway, man... they know their music.
I love this band
Hmm . . . formed in 1999 with a focus on 70s prog, eh? I need to watch this video and quite likely checkout this band!
Incredible band, the kings of 21st century Prog. I've been into them since 2005, when hardly anyone knew them.
Holey Moley Doug! I'm going to get this album!
~ I've never heard of this band until today. From what's here, I like them.
I am not a Norse Mythology scholar but the snake at the end of the first song might be Jörmungandr or the "Midgard Serpent" (just a guess). Thanks for the reaction to this classic style 70's prog sounding band Doug. Very musicaly educational.
I saw them for the first time at NEARFest 2005, they improved quite a lot since then and never ceased to impress me.
Wow new wobbler album. Nice pick Doug!
when this started, I was like 'They sound like classic Yes and early Genesis!' This is the music I love. That Five Rooms tune I can't even BEGIN to count it!!! Sounds like 15/8 or something close
This is great! I've only been peripherally aware of these guys. This is gonna cost me $$ as wishlist has just grown by a few more albums.
A new band for me - thanks . Don't care if their music has a "been done" feel about it. Great that a band is still producing material that channels 70s prog.
Hear, hear!! Who cares??!! It's awesome, crunchy, chewy, proggy goodness!! Yum!
the amount of prog and prog metal coming out of Scandinavia these days is inspiring Wobbler Opeth Soen Gazpacho and more love it all
Doug, if you dig Wobbler, you should check out Anekdoten. Their songs Gravity, Wheel, From Within and Get Out Alive are my personal favorites, but all their stuff is amazing.
Love hearing your thoughts on music Doug, it's great to have a place to come explore a vast amount of music with a little musical analysis. I'm a huge fan of progressive rock and I'm really surprised I haven't heard these guys yet, so thanks for the tunes! One my favorite bands of these past 10 years has been a rock band called "Elder" and theyre a little along the lines of wobbler's progressive style but maybe with a little more heaviness due to the heavy distortion used on the instrumentals, but I'd love to hear your thoughts on some of their pieces. Could you perhaps check out their song "Lore" off of their "Lore" album? Could make for a good Metal Monday! Keep it up buddy and I hope you take care!
I never heard of them, I'm sooo in need of a catch up. What,... so quick ending, whiplash !!! lost with you, will need to learn more.
Best band ever!
Great! The piano reminds me parts of the Journey to The Centre of The Earth by Rick Wakemam
Wow, never expected to see Wobbler on a reaction video. They are a great band for sure. But they are not an anomaly. There is a very fertile prog scene, with some great bands. Some of my favorites are The Flower Kings, Cast, Nine Skies, Barock Project, The Samurai of Prog, Arabs in aspic and Evership.
Cheers.
i like it
Cool, Band from my country, very much Yes in their sound
Got some Wishbone Ash flavor to it too (IMHO) Course I'm a big Ash fan since forever (Pilgrimage one of the best albums ever produced...again IMHO) back to Wobbler my first time hearing them I am impressed and intend to take a deeper dive into them. Just a 71 year old retired Rocker of no consequence just a lot of time on my hands to re-visit old and and find New music I've missed since Radio became wall to wall Hip Hop and RAP Crap (sometime in the late 80s). Keep on keeping on Doug
Wobble on, Doug!
Thank you Andrew, thank you Doug. Never heard of Wobbler, but they get a Yorkshire(wo)man's 'that'll do', and there's no higher accolade than that. Satisfying to a Yes fan 😌. (PS Doug. When are you going to finish Topographic Oceans?)
Ahh! Same kind of bass as Chris Squire. The Rickenbacker 4001/4003😍
This band sounds great. They might be my new Yes. The bassist must be Squire's son he didn't know he had! I will check them out further. Thanks!
I hear echoes of Yes, Renaissance, and King Crimson, and I love it.
The best of 70s prog distilled into one band...
Wow, very good. I always hated the overuse of distorted guitars in today's prog rock. But this band is really tasteful in their approach.
Yess! Finally.
Gentle giant. Now that's one I haven't thought about in a long time I'm gonna have to go and dig out my old records lol
Reminds me of the band Yezda Urfa
Never heard of them I have to check them out thank you
Wow the temple on that opening track. Give em some raw hide chewy's.. It's just blistering thank you for Bringing them to my attention I appreciate it
Wobbler is such a good prog rock band, with remembrance to the classic prog era. It would be great to also check their previous album From Silence To Somewhere, specially Fermented Hours
Wobbler is amazing
great
These guys are from my hometown. I have a ticket for a gig this saturday. But alas, I cannot go 🙃🙃
A local band Discipline is an excellent prog band, they have sound similar. More dramatic perhaps. We were blessed with a prog scene during the early 90s here in the D.
They are really cool. At times I hear the influence of National Health, Yes and Gentle Giant, but they are all their own band.
Finally, the best band of today
Got the top prog albums on the shelf behind you, with a rather negligent exception: there's no 'Selling England' or 'The Lamb.'
The "low flute" you comment on at 9:14 is to my ears likely to be Mellotron. Lars uses 70s "vintage" keyboards almost exclusively including Mellotron, Minimoog and Hammond. He has quite a collection I understand! You also commented on the bass sounding like Chris Squire. Kristian plays a 70s Rickenbacker (prominent in the video) and I don't think the similarity is accidental.