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    Posted: August 25 2008 at 13:34
ok, i know that this is a controversal topic, but i got some bands that i really can't listen to.

YES for example, the album magnification got a excellent instrumental work, but the vocals just pisses me off.

another band that everybody really loves is pink floyd, but i don't know why.

btw, i respect all opinions about
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mm I can see with you on yes - even though I grew up with them could never properly get into them

are you talking within the prog rock realm specifically or within all genres?
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You aren't alone in this, but I have never understood how someone can dislike Pink Floyd and still say they like Prog. That band has single-handedly spanned many different styles of Prog, from Symphonic to Space-Rock to Heavy Prog to Jazz-Rock. But hey, to each their own, I guess.
 
Maybe you just haven't given them much of a chance?
 
 
As for YES, they are the most overrated Prog band in history. I love maybe two or three of their albums, and the rest I can either take or leave.
 
Having said that, however, you can't really use Magnification as a reason to dislike them. Everyone knows Yes hasn't done anything extraordinary since Going For the One, so modern Yes material really won't serve as a good example of their work as a whole. I can't say I really blame you, though. Yes has long been a band that either annoys people or sets the new standfard to beat for others. It's just one of those things.
 
 
As for me, I guess The Mars Volta is a good candidate. I loved their first album, but everything else from them has been rather lackluster in my opinion. I just don't see the appeal.
 
 
 
 


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What did Pink Floyd do that was jazz-rock?

Serious question, not accusatory.
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There is no band that I don't like that everybody else likes.
Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I observed before. It can be much like that with music for me; immersed in experiencing the moment.
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for me, it is probably Ayreon...
 
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

There is no band that I don't like that everybody else likes.
 
that's why you're such a highly valued member of PA, Logan...Wink
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I know what you mean about Yes. At first I couldn't really tolerate the vocals either, but they grew on me eventually. I pay more attention to the instrumental side of things with Yes anyway.

I've never gotten into the heavier metal groups like Opeth or Between the Buried and Me, but I guess that's because the vocal style throws me off.
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Points: 4900 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 25 2008 at 15:27
Originally posted by NaturalScience NaturalScience wrote:

What did Pink Floyd do that was jazz-rock?

Serious question, not accusatory.
 
I've always thought the Barret years had a Jazz influence in their style and structure. But that's just my opinion, of course.
 
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