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Lozlan 
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 Posted: October 04 2010 at 22:12 |
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Personally I don't really believe that musical genres have polar opposites. I suppose you could refer to a brand of music that specifically developed in response to another variety, but in prog's case that makes the answer sort of obvious.
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rico2010
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 00:57 |
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should be punk
prog kill pop, pop kill prog |
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Billy Pilgrim
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 03:18 |
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Yeah I'd say todays pop music lacks creativity and soul, which are to things that make prog in my opinion!
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TheClosing
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 03:56 |
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Conceptually pop music is the opposite of prog.
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Textbook
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 04:12 |
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Well of course it's true that nouns generally don't have opposites. I mean a teacher is not the opposite of a student. The opposite of a student would be someone who doesn't attend classes to learn. And the opposite of a cat would not be a dog, it would be something that did not have a head, fur, four legs and a tail. So it doesn't really work.
It's just fun to play around with the idea.
And yes, conceptually pop music is the opposite of prog but in practice as I've already said I find it to be pub rock because pop does actually change and evolve and occassionally get some real innovative and creative figures. Pub rock does not. It can't.
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Luca Pacchiarini
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 04:19 |
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cha cha cha?
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mono
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 04:30 |
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Rock itself has no opposite, as it is a defined style. It's like trying to find the opposite of a potato...
So I would consider the opposite of progressive music. And that would simply be static or regressive music, because I take progressive here in its more global sense (not in the sense of progressions/complexity/vituosity which is a part that doesn't interest me much). |
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ProgBob
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 06:17 |
I don't think this makes any sense without defining precisely what you mean by 'pop' and 'prog'. Although most pop is crap, there is still room for invention and innovation in a 'poppy' context. Conversely, just because the label 'prog' can be attached to something does not automatically imply it is superior in any sense. It means that it conforms to a particular style but it could still be a turgid, uninspired piece of music. |
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Pelata
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 10:02 |
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Evolver
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 10:09 |
Opeth, perhaps?
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Icarium
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 10:34 |
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I am totaly agree with Textbook, Pub rock seems like the logical choice, bands like Stones, Quo and AC/DC have the oppesite aproach as Progrock.
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Catcher10
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 12:12 |
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Christmas carols....
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rogerthat
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 12:29 |
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Pub rock, which I tend to dub basic rock and roll. Pop at its best can be every bit as cutting edge and innovative, if not more than, as progressive rock.
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Varon
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 13:37 |
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Difficult question ... Maybe russian popmusic???
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CPicard
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 14:01 |
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Twirp music.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 14:14 |
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crap
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Catcher10
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 14:28 |
Slurpyburpfart...u can do better than that, I've seen it...comeoooon!!
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rushfan4
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 14:41 |
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For me, post rock seems to be the opposite of prog rock. For one it isn't really rock, and for two, it seems to be about fitting as few notes as possible into long songs, where prog rock tends to try and fit as many notes as possible. Well that sounds more like speed metal, but I am more referring to, the multi-instruments playing at the same time, with guitar, bass, keyboards, saxophones, violins, etc... whereas, post seems to be just a guitar holding notes or a violin holding notes. My post rock sampling is pretty small, but that is my impression of the genre. It just seems to be the opposite of what I listen to prog rock for.
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Icarium
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 14:42 |
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the correct answer is Modern Talking, Aqua, Vengaboys, Toy-Box,
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40footwolf
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Posted: October 05 2010 at 14:58 |
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I think if a prog band is doing it right, NOTHING is the opposite of progressive rock.
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What Music Genre is the opposite of Prog Rock?
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