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Dopeydoc 
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 Posted: January 25 2017 at 13:13 |
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ELP, no contest.
Greenslade has made just one excellent album, the first one
ELP has made many
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geekfreak
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Posted: January 25 2017 at 12:16 |
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dr prog
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Posted: January 10 2017 at 14:47 |
Fanfare is a bit daggy. They used it for channel 7 sports for about 10 years in Melbourne lol. Emerson should have stuck to organ and piano. Don't like his synth sounds much.
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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Flight123
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Posted: January 10 2017 at 13:49 |
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One example is Tarkus, went to number 1 in UK and 9 on Billboard. . .
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dr wu23
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Posted: January 10 2017 at 11:51 |
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Are you kidding? Number 1 albums plus 'Fanfare' as a hit, their influence went beyond prog. One of the greatest! |
Number one albums where.....on what pop charts..?  My old friends over 60 know who they are but no young people do unless they are into music deeply. None of my daughters, 32, 37, or son in law 34 ever heard of them until I enlightened them. I visit a local used vinyl music store on a regular basis and you'd be surprised how many don't know who ELP were. A few will say....I've heard of them but don't know any of their music. I'm sorry but 'old farts' like myself know them but the younger generation simply don't know. Of course the same goes for Greenslade since no one has ever heard of them other than some young prog heads I know.
Edited by dr wu23 - January 10 2017 at 11:54
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Flight123
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Posted: January 10 2017 at 10:20 |
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Are you kidding? Number 1 albums plus 'Fanfare' as a hit, their influence went beyond prog. One of the greatest!
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dr wu23
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Posted: January 10 2017 at 09:36 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:
Greenslade is not that good. |
Agreed. They're really not. An imminently forgettable band, that people did indeed forget. |
Ahem....it's eminently forgettable .....if you are going to insult someone at least spell it correctly. btw....both bands are basically unknown to the public at large.....and proggers do indeed know both bands. I ask people with mainstream tastes all the time if they know any prog bands and I bring up big names....some know Genesis, Yes, Floyd, Tull...but very few have ever heard of ELP.
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dr prog
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 22:32 |
The Dark Elf wrote:
Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:
Greenslade is not that good. |
Agreed. They're really not. An imminently forgettable band, that people did indeed forget. |
Nursery cryme is not that good
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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mechanicalflattery
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 22:05 |
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Both groups have aged incredibly poorly, but at least ELP can be memorable. Greenslade can be enjoyable, but nobody outside of this website has any reason to bother remembering them. It's prog for people who insist on only listening to 70's prog and that have already listened to everything else.
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The Dark Elf
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 21:38 |
Upbeat Tango Monday wrote:
Greenslade is not that good. |
Agreed. They're really not. An imminently forgettable band, that people did indeed forget.
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...a vigorous circular motion hitherto unknown to the people of this area, but destined
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dr prog
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 20:07 |
verslibre wrote:
dr prog wrote:
ELP is half the reason why people call prog pomptious and pretentious. Most prog isn't like this at all.
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Yes is the other half, right?  Prog is not a cul-de-sac...it's the highway to the stars! |
Nah some early Genesis is |
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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verslibre
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 15:52 |
dr prog wrote:
ELP is half the reason why people call prog pomptious and pretentious. Most prog isn't like this at all.
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Yes is the other half, right? Prog is not a cul-de-sac...it's the highway to the stars!
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Wanorak
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 15:52 |
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No contest, ELP.
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A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!
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noni
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 15:44 |
I hate comparing 2 great bands like this!... To me, ELP had classical influences while Greenslade were more traditional 70s prog and quite unique...
Greenslade for me. I'm a huge fan of Dave Greenslaade with his own style. The same goes to Keith Emerson.
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dr prog
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 15:33 |
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ELP is half the reason why people call prog pomptious and pretentious. Most prog isn't like this at all.
Edited by dr prog - January 09 2017 at 15:33
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All I like is prog related bands beginning late 60's/early 70's. Their music from 1968 - 83 has the composition and sound which will never be beaten. Perfect blend of jazz, classical, folk and rock.
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verslibre
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 15:26 |
ELP! Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tarkus Trilogy Brain Salad Surgery ^Some of the best albums to be released under the Prog banner!
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dr wu23
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 14:52 |
Terrapin Station wrote:
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the melodies and songs by Greenslade are more interesting. |
Definitely not my opinion.
Heck, I wouldn't say there's a better melody anywhere than the melody of "Trilogy" for example.
Emerson had a natural knack for great melodies, but his thorough grounding in the music of composers like Copland, Prokofiev, Tchaikovsky and Mussorgsky had an important influence on him, too.
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You mean he had a great knack for stealing melodies from the classics...... ...the same way that Zep did for the blues.
btw...the 'pop' songs that actually made them money and sold albums were written by Lake. 
Edited by dr wu23 - January 09 2017 at 14:54
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Barbu
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 14:41 |
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 14:23 |
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Greenslade is not that good. They might have two passable records, but the rest of their discography is way behind most pop acts of the time. I know a lot of prog fans are in the mood/ambience/short song/direct lyrics period brought back by Porcupine Tree, and vote accordingly.... but that's not the essence of prog rock, and I'd rather have epics, weird time sig changes and virtuosity. ELP is light years beyond Greenslade, a much better band in every respect.
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Two random guys agreed to shake hands. Just Because. They felt like it, you know. It was an agreement of sorts...a random agreement.
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Man With Hat
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Posted: January 09 2017 at 09:56 |
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