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dreadpirateroberts 
Forum Senior Member 
Joined: May 27 2011 Location: AU Status: Offline Points: 952 |
 Posted: July 05 2011 at 20:57 |
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I've been given access to a group of folks who like music that simply isn't for regular people, or people I know who claim to like 'a lot of music' but only really listen to 1 or genres.
Also, like many of us, I've found dozens of great bands and lost many, many dollars ! |
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We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
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Sheavy
Special Collaborator 
Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 28 2010 Location: Alabama Status: Offline Points: 2866 |
Posted: July 05 2011 at 23:33 |
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My benefit? Every single thing that makes this place what it is. Hope to be here for a very, very long time. Hope you don't hate me. |
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toroddfuglesteg
Forum Senior Member
Retired Joined: March 04 2008 Location: Retirement Home Status: Offline Points: 3658 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 05:44 |
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A certified sad person.
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Sean Trane
Special Collaborator
Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 19752 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 06:35 |
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Outside the obvious learning from bands
 and some great epic conversations from the database and the forum....
I'd say what I got most out of it was:
1- re-learn my written-English skills (I'd sort of forgotten them after 15y in French & duitch circles) through reviews
2- actually analyse for myself why I liked so much some music (and share it afterwards)
3- share my knowledge and increase my awareness about things that had escaped my radar
4- build-up the site's content (bios, additions, albums, reviewing, participation in decision-taking, etc...)
5- meet some good buddies and friends by attending festivals and special gatherings and meeting in flesh other members
OK, I'll have to admitt that hanging around the site and working for it was more fun between early 04 and late 07 (where I'd say I posted 9000 of my 11000 interventions
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 .... even if i must say that I'm less involved now than back then (but I'm quite active on JMA, though
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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oliverstoned
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 26 2004 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 6308 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 07:43 |
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...fame & glory
and new friends |
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octopus-4
Special Collaborator
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams Joined: October 31 2006 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 13457 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 08:30 |
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Where else could I find a so big collection of nerds like me ?
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Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half.
My poor home recorded stuff at https://yellingxoanon.bandcamp.com |
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Manuel
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12521 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 09:31 |
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It gave me a broader sense of the type of people who like prog, made me realize there's a difference between what's considered "Prog" and "Progressive" music, I got to know many great bands, and gives me an extra reason to sit in front of a computer for hours.
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tamijo
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 06 2009 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 4287 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 10:06 |
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Got a lot of new music, before i mostly knew about those all time classic's, KC PG GG Genesis Yes Tull ect.
Reading last 50 rewievs and other stuff found me gems like Mars Volta, Dredg and Riverside Pendragon and more.
And then also waisting some time reading those stupid forum treads, like this one.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Telinstryata
Forum Groupie 
Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 77 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 10:24 |
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This site has introduced me to so many classics (both new and old) that I didn't even know about. Before coming here my only experience with anything remotely progressive (or Prog) was some Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater and Pink Floyd. This site has introduced me to so many great artists that I would never have heard of otherwise. Bands like Pain of Salvation, Riverside, Opeth, King Crimson, classic Genesis (up until this site, my only experience with Genesis was the Phil Collins lead era), Devin Townsend, Yes, Jethro Tull, etc, etc, etc (the list goes on and on)...
I'm so thankful I came across this site. It has been a wonderful resource for finding new music. I don't say a lot in the forums, but I would like to say a thank you to all of you that do. I read many comments from you all and through your comments I am introduced to even more music than I would by casually browsing my way through the site. If I see forum posts where people get excited about a particular band or album I have never heard of, I certainly make sure it is the next thing I check out on this site. So, thank you to this site, to all involved in the forums, and all involved in keeping the site going.
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paganinio
Forum Senior Member
Joined: November 07 2008 Status: Offline Points: 1327 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 11:02 |
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1. I feel like a more progressive person than everyone else around me.
2. I get to see the amazing Death - Human (20th Anniversary Remastered Edition) advertisement, which drove me to relisten to that album several times, and falling in love with it. 3. I get to see the Neil Peart avatar and the Pink Floyd facepalm signature. 4. I have a place to express my recent admiration for Riverside. |
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lazland
Prog Reviewer 
Joined: October 28 2008 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 13365 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 12:24 |
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It gives me a great opportunity to spend money I haven't got, and then bore the wife sh*tless telling her how good what I bought was, or, better, annoying her by playing it
 Seriously, though, the greatest site on the net. I love the forum, reading very wise reviews, and also a marvellous chance to express myself by reviewing, something that has directly led to my writing other works. I've just finished a children's book - one day I'll be a bestseller and no longer a wage slave.
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Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
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Slartibartfast
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29625 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 12:36 |
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I would say this:
 but I already had one |
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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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trackstoni
Forum Senior Member
Joined: February 23 2008 Location: Lebanon Status: Offline Points: 934 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 14:00 |
Bravo , and i'll be the first to read it , cause sometimes i like children's stuff !!
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Tracking Tracks of Rock
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sturoc
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 04 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 124 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 19:07 |
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1. The Music that i thought may have existed Yet never knew where.
Groups like Indexi, Bardo Pond, Porcupine Tree, Anan Pass, etc etc 2. the People here: Highly informative, enthusiastic, dedicated to all genres of Progressive. Edited by sturoc - July 06 2011 at 19:08 |
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Icarium
Forum Senior Member
VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34055 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 20:09 |
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sex,
 & rock'n'roll...................... baby yeah. and the pruple dragons and 30 min guitarsolos and capes,on a serious note, it give me fantastic adventurous and creative music from all decades and a rich perspective of music in general, also a healthy dose of smugness ans self-assurance that my music taste is not narrowminded but I take it all. also all the nice persons whom seem to like almoust the same music as me,,,  Edited by aginor - July 06 2011 at 20:10 |
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Triceratopsoil
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 03 2010 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 17995 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 20:12 |
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You censored drugs but not sex?
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Icarium
Forum Senior Member
VIP Member Joined: March 21 2008 Location: Tigerstaden Status: Offline Points: 34055 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 20:28 |
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cause drugs is illeagal and im very against such substance, I have yet to trye the other one aswell, so no worry i don't know what im wishing it might be terrable (i certanly don't know).
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notesworth
Forum Groupie
Joined: June 03 2010 Location: Mississippi Status: Offline Points: 98 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 20:34 |
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I discovered music oracle WalterDigsTunes. Plus I got another web site to check when I'm bored.
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Mushroom Sword
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 28 2010 Status: Offline Points: 426 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 22:16 |
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Met a lot of very cool people. Got a lot of great new music relevant to my interests. And of course, like Triceratopsoil said, the Sexual Favors are an added bonus.
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 "I gazed into the eyes of the madman and I saw, and I saw,and I saw myself. |
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stonebeard
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 27 2005 Location: NE Indiana Status: Offline Points: 28057 |
Posted: July 06 2011 at 22:28 |
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Mostly the casual sodomy.
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