[Methem]

Well, there's also a song by Massive Attack on the Moon, or at least used to be. They aren't progressive rock either. (I myself got three MA albums, and "Hymn of the Big Wheel", one of their early tunes, is still one of my favourite songs.)

As for BB, not exactly my cup of tea, but I've liked some of their material in the past. Got one album from the early 1990s, "Check Your Head" or whatever it's called, which I bought when I was a teenager. That's indeed pretty noisy for most parts, if I remember correctly (the CD is "somewhere" in my apartment). But I've also heard a tune or two of their more mellow and jazzy stuff and thought it was pretty nice.

As for "harmless instrumentals", perhaps "Machine Gun" (the song) by the Commodores would be a suitable addition. Some of the keyboard/synth moments are nice, IMO.


-Meth'