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Raff ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24392 |
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Hear, hear! ![]() ![]() ![]() I'm one of those who heartily dislike the definition and think it's stupid, as well as offensive. Many prog acts may have been self-indulgent, but they sure knew how to play and entertain their audiences. Punk prided itself on its inability to do the former, and I've never been very keen on the way they had of entertaining their audiences (such as spitting, for instance). But that's just me... |
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gr8sho ![]() Forum Newbie ![]() Joined: August 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 11 |
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Just curious, then would the Beatles be included in this definition?
I think the OP was making a point about the bands and the music. Over here in the states, being called a dinosaur is generally considered as having a negative connotation. So if you like the music, it should follow that you would not want to hear it referred to as pre-historic or extinct.
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Sacred 22 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1509 |
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They are in a win win situation as I see it. They can say what they want and that's what bothers me.
I have a headful of all kinds of info on this. This has been one of my biggest interests my whole life. I know corruption is a major problem but my fear now is what we are in store for with Globalization.
Anyway, this is not a great place to discuss this sort of thing, but I will say that most people have their heads firmly planted in the sand.
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moonlapse ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: May 15 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 464 |
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Calling something a dinosaur usually carries negative connotations so I don't think it's a good idea really. Also I simply don't like the term and it conjures up images of something that is big and slow-moving - like old computers or something.
And here's Webster's most relevant definition of dinosaur: "one that is impractically large, out-of-date, or obsolete". Not a very flattering one, I'd say. A lot of the great music made during that period is simply timeless, not dated or obsolete at all. |
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micky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46828 |
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the hard evidnece is being suppresed, if I understand correctly, but those nitwits in the White House who have political reason for this NOT to be a major issue... go see Gores movie on Global Warming if you have the chance.... high marks from everyone who has seen it... except those who have a vested interest in it NOT being a pressing concern... |
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Sacred 22 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1509 |
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The Dinosaur part I can agree with. The rest........well the jury is still out.
I don't believe that Global Warming exists. I think it's another of the many ploys by the "Pant Loads" that run this planet to secure more control. There is no hard evidence to support it at all, yet it has been accepted as truth. We once thought the world was flat to.
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micky ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 02 2005 Location: . Status: Offline Points: 46828 |
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well said Fred...smartest thing I've seen posted here tonight.... |
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Kleynan ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: January 28 2006 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 720 |
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They were big, and anyone not willing to admit, that they are extinct, is a denier. Thus: DINOSAURS!
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Sacred 22 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: March 24 2006 Status: Offline Points: 1509 |
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Naw, that era should be known as BDT, or Before Dream Theater.
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gr8sho ![]() Forum Newbie ![]() Joined: August 20 2006 Status: Offline Points: 11 |
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I've never heard this term used to describe music of this era. Dinosaurs are extinct last I knew and I don't see this term serving any useful purpose. I do NOT listen to dinosaur music.
Signed PFM, Genesis, etc. enthusiast.
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mystic fred ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 13 2006 Location: Londinium Status: Offline Points: 4252 |
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I quite like the term "Dinosaurs", i don't find it derogatory at all - it's quite a compliment! Dinosaurs were great survivors, beautiful, gigantic, intelligent, resourceful....... like Prog!
Look at it this way - Dinosaurs were the most successful species that ever inhabited this planet, they were here for millions and millions of years, recent research reveals they were much more resourceful and intelligent than most gave them credit for. The great meteor catastrophe theory continues to gather credibility and if it wasn't for that they would still be here (some survived, Crocodiles, Lizards, Birds, Fish, Insects...and one tiny mammal). Dinosaurs were a key development in evolution until Man only really entered the scene only 100 thousand years ago, in that short time he's managed to enslave the planet and f**k it up with pollution, and global warming is now at danger level.
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Rando ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: April 08 2006 Location: Bay Area Status: Offline Points: 472 |
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Honestly, I don't think it's offensive to call them Dinosaurs, actually more in tribute.
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- Music is Life, that's why our hearts have beats -
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bhikkhu ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 06 2006 Location: A² Michigan Status: Offline Points: 5109 |
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It used to bother me when I was younger, and the term was first being used. People would say, "Why do you listen to that dinosaur rock?" I would tell them that it was because it was better than most of the modern garbage they listened to. In particular, this applied to people that were into the '80s hair metal bands. Now it doesn't bother me too much. Plus, I don't hear it as often. Many younger people are listening to the classics as well. Not just prog, but good '80s bands too. I see high school kids with The Clash, Joy Division, and The Cure on their book bags. I guess it's okay being a respected dinosaur, but I prefer classic, or founder.
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moodyxadi ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: November 01 2005 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 417 |
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They're surely dinosaurs in terms that the average guy has to do a lot of dig to find information, tgheir works and people who like them. Of course I'm referring to the old days before the internet has come, but hey, these were my days in the f***ing 80's. they're out of their time now as well, living in a kind of Jurassic Park created to them and their public. However, some of the work of these bands is paradigmatic and, in this sense, beyond time restrictions: Magma's MDK era, Yes' Close to the edge, Genesis' TLLDOB. Although PFM is one of my fav groups I can't think that tgheir work could be considered as remarkable as those cited above by the eyes of the average informed person. Sorry for that.
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Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante.
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bruin69 ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: February 15 2006 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 319 |
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So we should call ourselves dinophiles instead of prog fans??
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Moogtron III ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: April 26 2005 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 10616 |
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I do think 'dinosaur' is offensive, somebody who couldn't adapt to ... the changing musical styles. Punk indeed. But it's not only offensive, but also incorrect. Bands like Genesis, Yes and King Crimson could adapt, in the case of Genesis and Yes in particular: more than some people would want them to. The dinosaurs themselves have a thick skin, so they can have it, no offense taken, and I suppose they like it when somebody digs their bones. We, the dinosaurlovers, should be proud of our tastes.
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Logan ![]() Forum & Site Admin Group ![]() ![]() Site Admin Joined: April 05 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Status: Offline Points: 33119 |
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I wouldn't use the term dinosaurs for these classic prog bands.
They aren't something that paleontologists, in particular, would
dig.
Some call these classic rock bands fossils, but I think classic prog is something everybody should have the chance to dig. I sure do dig them |
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My 1960 to 2024 youtube playlist, one track per act and one track per year.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4Jq6bFhyET |
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Mikerinos ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: August 11 2005 Location: Planet Gong Status: Offline Points: 8890 |
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IIIIIIIIIIIII'MMMM A DINOSAUR
SOMEBODY'S DIGGING MY BONES |
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Pneubauer ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() Joined: January 16 2006 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 256 |
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I dont think its that they 'had small brains' or were dumb/slow... whatever...
It might be that but I think its more based on the fact that Dinosaurs are 'old' / 'prehistoric' and they'll go 'extinct'. Becoming 'exctinct' is something that a lot of bands DO NOT WANT TO DO. I think King Crimson's 'Dinosaur' is a funny play on their being called Dinosaurs... well... Im actually sure it is, cause I read it somewhere... I just forget where... Great song too... I cant stop listening to it lately. |
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Heptade ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: May 19 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 427 |
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Sorry folks, but the term "dinosaur" is a silly punk era term that is definitely derogatory when used in that way, so I wouldn't say it's not offensive.
Hence, I would say these bands were not dinosaurs. I don't like I Can't Dance or any of Yes's post 1980 stuff, but they had the right to continue making music, even if it didn't reflect the tastes of Buzzcocks fans. Perhaps "forefathers" would be a nicer term! |
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And all the rest is just bullsh*t -Steve Kilbey |
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