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Abstrakt 
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Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Soundgarden Status: Offline Points: 18292 |
 Topic: SPECIALISTSPosted: May 16 2006 at 09:48 |
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How much knowledge do you need to become for example "Krautrock Speciallist"?
Do you only need to know when bands got together,
or something like the schools the members went to... Thanks!
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Snow Dog
Special Collaborator 
Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995 |
Posted: May 16 2006 at 09:51 |
Just blag it...... |
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Abstrakt
Forum Senior Member
Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Soundgarden Status: Offline Points: 18292 |
Posted: May 16 2006 at 09:56 |
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what is blag and why?
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Snow Dog
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995 |
Posted: May 16 2006 at 10:12 |
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blag verb (blagged, blagging) slang 1 to rob or steal something. 2 to scrounge something; to get it for nothing • blagged his way into the club. noun a theft or robbery; a scrounge. blagger noun.
ETYMOLOGY: 1930s. |
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Wilcey
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 10:13 |
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Looks like you blagged that nicely Snowie!
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Abstrakt
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 10:21 |
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but why should it blag it?
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Snow Dog
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995 |
Posted: May 16 2006 at 10:39 |
You are turning what was initially a light hearted comment into hard work!  |
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Tristan Mulders
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Joined: September 28 2004 Status: Offline Points: 1723 |
Posted: May 16 2006 at 12:21 |
Hi there, I guess it depends on what your current field of knowledge is regarding the genre. Before we even started the first specialist team, which was the prog metal one, I only created a rought outline of a possible separation of the prog metal genre (because too many bands and styles cannot be considered as one genre) and this was finetuned with others and I was asked to join the team because I simply know quite a lot about prog metal. We only require that you know what you're talking about, musically seen, I don't think you should know the birth names of the artists etc.. |
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erik neuteboom
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Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: May 16 2006 at 13:18 |
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Since 1992 I write reviews for progrock magazines and progrock sites, my experience is that you have to 'know your classics' (Seventies symphonic rock dinosaurs) in order to be able to analyse symphonic rock music, most readers wants to read comparisons with Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, ELP and King Crimson because they are searching for matches. One of my frustrations is that most of the readers (also on Prog Archives) are not really adventurous, in fact they are very conservative and love to listen to one certain kind of symphonic rock. It's my challenge and joy to present them less known bands and perhaps that's why I am now a symphonic rock specialist because I have always (from 16 years old, around 1976) searched for more than the known symphonic rock so I started to discover Italian, Japanese, USA, Spanish and all other worldwide symphonic rock bands by reading progrock mailorder catalogi and foreign progrock magazines. You can check out my more than 700 reviews on this site, for me it's also an amazing number but it just flows out of my head because I am happy when other symphonic rock fans appreciate the less know symphonic rock |
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Tristan Mulders
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 14:25 |
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I also like to listen to a variety of music, not only different types of prog but also various electronica things, it's not all metal for me, although that's my specialist position around here. I can easily enjoy a good piece of symphonic prog or space rock or post rock
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Abstrakt
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 15:24 |
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Thanks alot!
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Tristan Mulders
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 16:55 |
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You're welcome
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 17:55 |
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And now let's wait for non-Dutch specialists opinions ...
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Tony R
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 18:02 |
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I dislike most of the so-called Classic-era Prog Dinosaurs,but am very familiar with their work.
I never class myself as an expert on any genre (because I am not-simple as that) but I know what I like.... |
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Snow Dog
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 18:14 |
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......and I like what I know,
Getting better, in your wardrobe...... |
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Tony R
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 18:20 |
.......stepping one beyond your show (?) (err I think...  ) |
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: May 16 2006 at 19:00 |
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Hey, Wales or UK, now I want to see some constructive contributions (and no misleading emoticons |
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PROGMAN
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VIP Member Joined: February 03 2004 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 2664 |
Posted: June 07 2006 at 07:31 |
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I like to read about bands and artists and gather info that way, plus my way of knowing bands is by discovering them, this site and other sources have influenced me to know more about bands I know and don't know.
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Abstrakt
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Joined: August 18 2005 Location: Soundgarden Status: Offline Points: 18292 |
Posted: June 07 2006 at 10:26 |
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i think i'm too young to be something like that now
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Tristan Mulders
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Posted: June 07 2006 at 13:03 |
how old are you then? |
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