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allan Duul II 
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 Posted: January 12 2008 at 23:02 |
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Animals, Wish you were here and Dark side and most other floyd Lyrics. Apart from them, from my experience the lyrics have been utter sh*te. Though I do love the fun humorous lyrics of the Canterbury Scene. Oh and Magma of course :P
I usually prefer my Prog Rock as instrumental as possible, as unless the lyrics are either inspiering or amusing I don't pay much attention to them.
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ProgFrog635
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 22:27 |
 ProgBagel wrote:
Pink Floyds 'Animals'. Pain of Salvation's 'Remedy Lane'. |
Yeah, Animals is great, a bit Orwellian in concept but conceived brilliantly. One line in the song 'Dogs' really stands out to me:
"And when you loose control, you'll reap the harvest you have sown
And as the fear grows, the bad blood slows and turns to stone
And it's too late to loose the weight you used to need to throw around
So have a good drown, as you go down, all alone
Dragged down by the stone."
Awesome. Also, Close to the Edge...I can't even begin interpret that stuff  "Passed around a moment clothed in mornings faster than we see...." Haha, I'm not sure I know what it means, but it sounds good!
Thanks all for the replies!
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xhouse
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 21:16 |
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Peter Hammill, specifically "the Lie" from Silent Corner and the Empty Stage.
http://www.sofasound.com/lyrix.htm
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Between Thought and Expression Lies True Perception
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cynthiasmallet
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 19:38 |
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Just about every track from the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
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Would you like to watch TV, or get between the sheets, or contemplate the silent freeway, would you like something to eat?
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tszirmay
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 19:26 |
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Most obviously Sinfield's poetry both with KC, PFM and solo (on which he says :The Sea Goat casts aquarian runes through beeds of mirrored tears). Then Fish both with early Marillion and on his stupendous debut solo "The Vigil", Ian Anderson is loaded with humor, sarcasm and at times a little innuendo. Waters can write (or is that Wright?), the sadly departed Robert Calvert of Hawkwind, the weird Daevid Allen of Gong, the highly underrated Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music, Guy Manning and in French, the inimitable and irrascible Christian Decamps of Ange. Decamps & Sinfield rule, though.
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Avantgardehead
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 18:40 |
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A handful of King Crimson stuff. "Lizard", "The Letters", "21st Century Schizoid Man", and many others come to mind.
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http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian
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moonlitbay
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 18:23 |
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Evergrey: The inner circle
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A reunion.......it will never happen in my lifetime!!
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ProgBagel
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 18:22 |
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Pink Floyds 'Animals'. Pain of Salvation's 'Remedy Lane'.
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moonlitbay
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 18:21 |
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He knows you know, and Sugar mice by Marillion.
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A reunion.......it will never happen in my lifetime!!
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moonlitbay
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 18:20 |
Daniel Gildenloew's Pain Of Salvation.
The lyrics on the album Remedy Lane is fantastic and really moving.
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A reunion.......it will never happen in my lifetime!!
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Chicapah
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 18:12 |
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Been listening to "Wish you were here" and am convinced that Waters' lyrics are still as amazing and viable today as they were 30 years ago.
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"Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain
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ProgFrog635
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Posted: January 12 2008 at 18:08 |
If you could pick some prog rock songs with the best lyrics, which songs would you choose? In terms of literary quality, sophistication, originality, or just sheer eloquence?
The reason I'm asking is because I'm planning on writing a thesis on prog rock as a literary movement, and am in the process of compiling a list of great prog songs (or albums) that showcase the lyrical genius of prog rock. There are SO many, I'm having trouble picking a few that really, really stand out. The lyrics of Peter Sinfield, for example, or Jon Anderson, come to mind, but I'm trying to think of some specific songs to interpret and would gladly appreciate any input...specific lines too!
Oh yeah, I've been a member on here for a long time, but haven't made hardly any posts, so I figure now is a good time to start. 
Thanks!
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Best prog lyrics? (literary or otherwise)
