Brit Bands

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I was reminded by anoither thread of a couple of British bands that never did much stateside and thought I'd make it my mission to introduce America to these excellent bands.

The Enid I've already mentioned.
But I'll mention them again just to keep them front and center and here's some more info.
The Enid's page
"The only band on the planet to have successfully fused rock based music with the power, dynamics and scale of symphonic classical music. They are the absolute masters of their art and their achievements over more than twenty years of creative work set them apart from everything else which calls itself progressive."
- The Guardian

The other one which I think would fit well here is the Welsh Rock Band (that's almost an oxymoron) Man.

Man's home site. Man's history

Their style is more 70's prog. Guitar based with some complex arrangements and progressive structures.

For me, their signature track is "Many are Called but Few get Up" which has one of the best executed false endings I've heard. Nearest stylistic comparison perhaps would be Wishbone Ash which I know is pretty popular here.