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kingcrimsonfan
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Topic: top ten overrated prog songs Posted: June 29 2011 at 00:14 |
Just wondering what you guys think of how many overrated prog songs there are
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Queen By-Tor
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 13 2006 Location: Xanadu Status: Offline Points: 16111 |
Posted: June 29 2011 at 01:43 |
grr... overrated is completely subjective.
I personally think The Battle Of Epping Forest is too silly for its own good, but that doesn't change anything. Many other people probably think that "The Camera Eye" by Rush is overrated - but I heart it to pieces. Whatever. People will post their lists and feelings will be hurt. Although, knowing the nature of the forum these days it will just be people posting lists without looking at the ones already posted. No discussion - just narcissistic w**kery. |
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ExittheLemming
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 19 2007 Location: Penal Colony Status: Offline Points: 11415 |
Posted: June 29 2011 at 04:16 |
Here's a list of songs/pieces that I believe are very highly regarded by many prog fans but leave me completely cold
(I guess it's my loss c/f nacrissistic w***kery) 1 - Close to the Edge Yes - the string of pearls that dreamed of being a diamond tiara 2 - Thick As a Brick Tull - the parody that came to represent what is being parodied 3 - Arrow VDGG - the tortured artist bites the hand that feeds him 4 - Moonchild Crimson - stoned hippy amateurish noodling 5 - Echoes Floyd - stoned hippy professional noodling 6 - Lizard Crimson - how to stretch going from straight to swung time in 20 minutes 7 - In My Time of Dying Zep - gives 'interminable dirges' a bad name 8 - Interstellar Overdrive Floyd - good loving home required for affectionate little orphan riff 9 - Formentera Lady Crimson - stoned hippy semi pro noodling 10 - Elektrolurch Mutation Guru Guru - smug hippy garbage If anyone feels sufficiently narcissistic today, head over to the Rogues Gallery thread and indulge yourselves. Get the hand lotion ready fellas.... Edited by ExittheLemming - June 29 2011 at 04:26 |
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dr prog
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 25 2010 Location: Melbourne Status: Offline Points: 2449 |
Posted: June 29 2011 at 05:17 |
genesis-musical box
jethro tull-my god pink floyd-any colour you like camel-lady fantasy gentle giant-a cry for everyone magma-mdk yes-awaken van der graaf-lighthouse keepers king crimson-easy money king crimson-fracture
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someone_else
Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: May 02 2008 Location: Going Bananas Status: Offline Points: 24032 |
Posted: June 29 2011 at 06:36 |
Have to think about it. A few songs come to my mind immediately, so I place these on top of my list:
(likely to be cont'd) Edited by someone_else - June 29 2011 at 06:44 |
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Frederik
Forum Groupie Joined: June 19 2011 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 50 |
Posted: June 29 2011 at 16:31 |
I can't quite get my head around A Plague Of Lighthouse Keepers... I've only heard it a couple of times but I keep coming back to it, cuz despite disliking some of the parts, I adore some others... It's confusing Oo
I'm still a pretty recent prog fan so I still dunno which songs will stand the test of time. Even so, I think The Cinema Show is A LITTLE BIT overrated,
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The_Jester
Forum Senior Member Joined: September 29 2010 Status: Offline Points: 741 |
Posted: June 29 2011 at 16:50 |
Fly From Here Fly From Here Fly From Here Fly From Here Fly From Here Fly From Here Fly From Here |
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Slaughternalia
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 17 2011 Status: Offline Points: 901 |
Posted: June 29 2011 at 17:14 |
Nobody likes Moonchild
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I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't
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Slaughternalia
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 17 2011 Status: Offline Points: 901 |
Posted: June 29 2011 at 17:21 |
I agree with all of these except Plague of Lighthouse Keepers and The Musical Box. I hate Awaken, never got into Magma, and Cry For Everyone is average (for Gentle Giant)
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I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't
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Evolver
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 17:24 |
As for the rest of the songs mentioned, I like most of them, even Moonchild.
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infocat
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Posted: June 29 2011 at 21:18 |
"Supper's Ready"
Seriously. It's just seven or so small song strung together. No cohesion. |
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zravkapt
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Posted: June 30 2011 at 06:45 |
21st Century Schizoid Man
I Talk To The Wind
Epitaph
Moonchild
In The Court Of The Crimson King
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 1-5)
Welcome To The Machine
Have A Cigar
Wish You Were Here
Shine On You Crazy Diamond (parts 6-9)
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DavetheSlave
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Posted: June 30 2011 at 06:58 |
No tracks come to mind - personally can't stand the entire Metallica tracklist or Tool's so any 10 from those 2 artists. Sorry to those who enjoy them - just personal preference.
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Guldbamsen
Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: January 22 2009 Location: Magic Theatre Status: Offline Points: 23098 |
Posted: June 30 2011 at 08:46 |
The only thing I agree with you here is Moonchild Have to say that I enjoyed your review of Islands immensely - even if I don´t necessarily agree with you. The only thing funnier is perhaps your written rendition of the tracks on The Commercial album by The Residents - which literally had me spraying yellow secretions in my mamelukes. I also prefer a nice sandpaper w**k to the slippery hand lotion technique, where you have no grip at all...
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: June 30 2011 at 08:48 |
I have never been fond of Epitaph from the ITCOTCK, which seems to be a fan fave around these parts. Too sugary for my tastes perhaps.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Junges
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 19 2006 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 623 |
Posted: June 30 2011 at 10:09 |
Pink Floyd - Sheep
Pink Floyd - Pigs (Three Different Ones)
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ghost_of_morphy
Prog Reviewer Joined: March 08 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 2755 |
Posted: June 30 2011 at 11:03 |
Cute. A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers still gets my vote.
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Green Shield Stamp
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 17 2009 Location: Telford, UK Status: Offline Points: 933 |
Posted: June 30 2011 at 13:34 |
Karn Evil 9 (welcome back my friends to this interminable nonsense that seems like it will never end)
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Haiku
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Logan
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Posted: June 30 2011 at 13:49 |
It took a me a while to fully warm up to "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" (I also only like parts of it at first), but after a while I loved it. I think you'll probably love the whole thing at some time (and then maybe not love it later on). After having taken a break from Pawn hearts for a few years, I returned to it and really fell for the whole album (I loved Man Erg from first listen). A year ago I was playing A Plague incessantly, but then I got tired of it (and then I got rather tired of VdGG generally). As for Cinema Show, I used to ador that but mostly went off Genesis. Anyway, I migth say Deep Purple's Child in Time. I like it, but much prefer It's a Beautiful Day's Bombay Calling, and prefer Vince Wallace's Bombay Calling to that. I think a fair amount of Renaiisance overrated because the group lifted from composers (and some of the best themes comes from others). "Hamburger Concerto" is another that lifted and is less great because of it. For nme the most overrated are often those which are unoriginal (themes were taken from others) yet get praise for their greatness. |
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Just a music fan passing through trying to fill some void. Various music I am into now: a youtube playlist
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KingCrimson250
Forum Senior Member Joined: October 29 2008 Status: Offline Points: 573 |
Posted: June 30 2011 at 14:18 |
Pink Floyd - Dogs Pink Floyd - Pigs (Three Different Ones) Pink Floyd - Sheep I've always found Animals to be undeserving of the high praise heaped upon it. All the tracks on it are very similar - they're even all in the same key of Em (except for Dogs, which is played in Em but on a tuned-down guitar). Similar verse structures, similar atmospheres, similar synthy interludes in the middle of the songs... I loved it the first few listens but the more I hear it the less interested I get. Despite this, it seems to be hailed as a masterpiece of prog. |
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