Punks Hate Prog.

NetsNJFan wrote: This putz can go f*ck himself.  he brings out (some) valid points about prog, but these mean nothing without context, especially when placed in such a biased environment.  he obviously has very little knowledge of 'music' (classical, jazz, etc.), and instead believes music solely means entertainment/pop.  if he was so disgusted by the works of Yes, no doubt classical music would disgust him even more (being even farther removed from the 3-chord thrash he desires).  it's really too bad that all he looks for in music is the simplest common denominator, and the fact that he can't see that 'punk' has 'sold-out' much more than prog ever could have.  putz.

it also makes no sense...why would you want to limit yourself to one style of music?, i dont, i love many forms of hard rock and classic rock, alternative rock and grunge, prog rock of course, blues, jazz, some country and bluegrass and some metal and yes even punk...you really have to be pretty damn stubborn to limit yourself to one genre and then say everything else is crap...but a lot of punks and metalheads are like that, and thats why they piss me off sometimes.

boo boo wrote: hey i like ac/dc. =(

dont worry about it, hells bells is awesome

Hangedman wrote: From what I understand it isnt prog he dislikes it bands that break the mould and try something different. im surprised hes a punk fan and not an ac/dc (the band that admitted they are making the same album every year) fan

hey i like ac/dc. =(

bogdan. wrote: for begining I agree with BaldFriede. "Bands like Genesis and Yes indeed had turned into dinosaurs, and it is no wonder that the rise of punk coincided with the creative decline of Genesis, Yes, ELP and other bands. And there was a creative decline! They had sold out." Second. Most of you people are wrong. The fact is that you do not understand PUNK movement, as punks does not understand PROG movement. It is basicaly the same. True PUNK and PROG (Dead Kennedys(NOT Sex Pistols), GBH, The CLASH(NOT NO-FX, or some other pop-punk), Early Yes, Genesis, Rush...)contradict to pop music, punk with its atitute (PUNK is not music, its just muvement), prog with its music. This guy, who wrote that article, he did't ctritisize the prog music, he critisized some of prog artists and their thinking. For examle The Beatles (or Metallica nowadays), who were making their albums to earn lots of money. That pisses him off.

im sorry but i disagree...when the beatles made revolver and sgt pepper they were breaking away from their old formula, their ambition was not to make money because their new music wasnt commercial, their ambition was to break musicial boundrys, which they did...if punk rockers hate prog because they dont understand it, i wouldnt be surprised, they probably have the incapability, it may be because they lack the intellect or brain cells to understand the meaning of prog or the ambitions of progs greatest bands, perhaps because they dont like songs with big words that they dont know how to spell, pronounce or understand...ok, thats enough laughing at the expense of punk for me...also im pretty sure that guy was bashing prog.

The Miracle wrote: EVERYONE GO HERE

You cant send hate mail to someone for expressing an opinion about his taste in music.

Whatever happened to freedom of speech.....?

Peace.

No seriously,this kind of person always wants to impose his own taste in music on other people,that's all.His basic argument appears to be that "pop" songs shouldnt be more than 3 mins long and should be based on basic "rock n roll" chord progressions.Which means that by about 1970 all that could be said and played would have been done,to death.
Everyone has the right to be culturally vacuous,this guy just takes it to extremes.