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Gerinski
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Topic: How was PA in the very beginning? Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:18 |
I wonder if there are still members around senior enough (not about age but in period knowing about PA) to tell us how was PA in the beginning. Was it significantly different than now? Who was adding albums and bios, and writing the early reviews, M@x himself and a few helpers? Was the look of the homepage similar? (I can imagine than the header collage came quite later courtesy of a member whose name I do not remember but who posted a few such collages). Was there a forum from the beginning? It would be amazing if anyone would have kept screenshots of how the site looked like in the past but I guess that's too much asking for... Edited by Gerinski - August 14 2014 at 13:18 |
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Epignosis
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2007 Location: Raeford, NC Status: Offline Points: 32484 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:21 |
See for yourself.
https://web.archive.org/web/20020726140505/www.progarchives.com/ https://web.archive.org/web/20040401154238/www.progarchives.com/forum/ Edited by Epignosis - August 14 2014 at 14:13 |
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rdtprog
Special Collaborator Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5145 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:22 |
If i understand it was nothing! |
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Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.
Emile M. Cioran |
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Gerinski
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 10 2010 Location: Barcelona Spain Status: Offline Points: 5128 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 13:31 |
^ the links point to nowhere
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Epignosis
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: December 30 2007 Location: Raeford, NC Status: Offline Points: 32484 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:13 |
I edited the links. They should work now. |
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rdtprog
Special Collaborator Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5145 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:18 |
Ouch! i wouldn't go back...
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Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.
Emile M. Cioran |
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Dayvenkirq
Forum Senior Member Joined: May 25 2011 Location: Los Angeles, CA Status: Offline Points: 10970 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:20 |
Wow ...
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PrognosticMind
Forum Senior Member Joined: August 02 2014 Location: New Hampshire Status: Offline Points: 1195 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:22 |
WOW, do I love the internet archives...
Looking at how websites appeared over a decade ago is one of my favorite internet activities, lol. Thanks for sharing those links!
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The Doctor
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 23 2005 Location: The Tardis Status: Offline Points: 8543 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:28 |
There was intrigue, there was violence, there was sex. And that was just my posts.
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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The T
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:36 |
Basically, tons of Yes vs Genesis polls and no one yet saying they had been done to death.
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ProgMetaller2112
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 08 2012 Location: Pacoima,CA,USA Status: Offline Points: 3145 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:46 |
^^^. It is a cool thing to see PA in its infancy
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“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
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Gerinski
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 10 2010 Location: Barcelona Spain Status: Offline Points: 5128 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:51 |
Cool! that's just what I meant. Love the "sub-genres tab", Neo, Prog-Metal, 70's Classic Prog and Symphonic. That's the way many of us used to see it back in time |
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Gerinski
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 10 2010 Location: Barcelona Spain Status: Offline Points: 5128 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:58 |
And a thread about Mariah Carey with 18 pages
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HackettFan
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 20 2012 Location: Oklahoma Status: Offline Points: 7946 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:59 |
I wasn't here for it, but that's really an interesting look back.
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ProgMetaller2112
Forum Senior Member Joined: December 08 2012 Location: Pacoima,CA,USA Status: Offline Points: 3145 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 14:59 |
Mary Carey
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“War is peace.
Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.” ― George Orwell, Nineteen Eighty-Four "Ignorance and Prejudice and Fear walk Hand in Hand"- Neil Peart |
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The Doctor
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 23 2005 Location: The Tardis Status: Offline Points: 8543 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 15:03 |
OMG...I remember the old Mariah Carey thread. That ended up being the general chat thread, which was later named the Velvet Room.
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I can understand your anger at me, but what did the horse I rode in on ever do to you?
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HolyMoly
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26133 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 15:06 |
She's Danny Carey's mom, isn't she?
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Tuzvihar
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 18 2005 Location: C. Schinesghe Status: Offline Points: 13535 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 15:07 |
Oh yeah! Those were great days! It all started before this new Prog
explosion and there were very few Prog bands around so we were focused
mostly on old stuff. And PA was a rather niche website - a real hidden
gem! I sometimes miss that atmosphere... On the darker side, there were
some really nasty trolls as well.
And one more thing: you could actually download mp3s and not just stream them. Those days are all gone now but one thing's still true When I look and I find I still love you... BTW, it's hard to believe it will be my 10th anniversary in May next year! |
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
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Catcher10
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: December 23 2009 Location: Emerald City Status: Offline Points: 17533 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 15:12 |
Nice.....
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The Doctor
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 23 2005 Location: The Tardis Status: Offline Points: 8543 |
Posted: August 14 2014 at 15:12 |
^Mine will be in June. BTW, thanks for giving a shout out to us nasty trolls.
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