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Rick Robson 
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 Posted: January 12 2015 at 08:19 |
 Meltdowner wrote:
^ Two tracks from 'The Soft Parade'? Do you also like that album? 
I don't have a problem listening to Prog with anyone, even the crazier stuff 
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Nah, also here at work people are aware and respectful towards different tastes in music, an important and essential point I guess, at least to start a prosperous relationship, as three months ago a coleague of mine gifted me some gigabytes of Kansas and Opeth in mp3, guess what? I still didn't listen to anything of them  , naughty corner for me . We are talking almost everyday, interesting also that she is an inveterate fan of baroque music, which proved to be difficult for me to get into.
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Gerinski
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Posted: January 12 2015 at 11:20 |
In my youth I liked quite a lot of non-prog (mainly pop-rock and heavy metal) but few of it has stood the test of time, I mean, I was quite a big fan of AC/DC, UFO, MSG, Scorpions, Rory Gallagher etc but few of all that appeals to me anymore (although I can enjoy some of it now and then as nostalgia). And in many cases the non-prog I liked was more individual popular songs rather than full albums, which in many cases I did never listen to, such as liking songs such as Gerry Rafferty's Baker Street but never having listened to the whole LP.
But to name a couple of non-prog albums I still love (besides Beatles stuff):
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life Lou Reed - Rock'n'Roll Animal, Berlin, Live Wings - Venus And Mars Mr. Big's debut Most of The Police Most of Dire Straits ...
BTW does anybody know an album by Nightranger guitarist Jeff Watson called Lone Ranger? it's a delight for guitar lovers and it features Allan Holdsworth and Steve Morse as guests in a couple of tracks, not too much shredding and although not really prog it can be appealing to many prog fans I guess (dreadful cover art though  )
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porcupinemorning
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Posted: January 14 2015 at 13:01 |
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Kill me but I adore Lana Del Rey. Know all the songs and sing them under the shower hahaha. Beside of that I like some metal, rock stuff for example Behemoth, Decapitated, Carach Angern, Motorhead, Steel Panther, Orange Goblin, Kyuss, The Doors etc.
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dr wu23
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Posted: January 14 2015 at 15:18 |
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Currently listening to Robert Plant's new one as well as his older radio 'hits' like Big Log, Heaven Knows, and 29 Palms.
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One does nothing yet nothing is left undone.
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SteveG
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Posted: January 14 2015 at 15:20 |
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^You can't go wrong with early solo Planty.
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Cristi
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Posted: January 30 2015 at 03:48 |
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leaving metal aside, these are some bands I enjoy:
Simple Minds (they have a lot of good music, they alone deserve a topic around here)
A-ha (been listening to them since I was a kid, still do)
Depeche Mode (Music for the Masses is a masterpiece)
Chris Rea (love his voice, his music relaxes me quite a bit)
Dire Straits (need I explain anything?)
The Police (another band of my teenage years, still play their hits every once in a while)
Jamiroquai (their 90s work is pretty awesome)
Toto (especially for Lukather who is a great guitar player)
U2 (they have a ton of good songs, but overall, most of their albums are uneven, more or less)
Mike & the Mechanics (same situation as U2)
Duran Duran (their debut album is great and their best work)
Talk talk (their first two albums are poppy but nevertheless great stuff)
The Fixx (some good stuff as well)
Phil Collins (he's got a lot of good songs as well)
Air (I only listen to The Virgin Suicides (Soundtrack) these days, but it's a nice band)
Bruce Springsteen (he's got a massive discography, I sometimes listen to some of his 70s and 80s work)
and there's more but I'll get back to it, plus some metal bands deserve to be mentioned as well
Edited by Cristi - January 30 2015 at 05:34
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: January 30 2015 at 05:29 |
 This one surprised the hell out of me! The singer sounds like a hybrid of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen and the music itself bears resemblance to heartland rock, indie and electronic dream pop, How's that for a mix eh?
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TeleStrat
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Posted: January 30 2015 at 06:36 |
It would probably be easier for me to organize by decade. I'll keep the lists shorter by doing multiple posts and trying to limit my choices.
The 60s The Beatles Rubber Soul - 1965 Yesterday and Today - 1966 Revolver - 1966 Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet - 1968 Let It Bleed - 1969 Sticky Fingers - 1971 (I know, not 60s) The Jeff Beck Group Truth - 1968 Beck-Ola - 1969 The Yardbirds For Your Love - 1965 Having A Rave Up - 1965 The Animals The Animals - 1964 (US) Animal Tracks - 1965 (US) The Kinks (late 60s - early 70s) Arthur (Decline and fall...) - 1969 Lola Versus Powerman... - 1970 Muswell Hillbillies - 1971 Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan - 1963 Another Side Of Bob Dylan - 1964 Highway 61 Revisited - 1965 Bringing It All Back Home - 1965 Blonde on Blonde - 1966 Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced - 1967 Axis Bold as Love - 1967 Electric Ladyland - 1968
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: January 30 2015 at 06:59 |
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I've always assumed that Prog fans constitute a pretty broad church re their lack of puritanical zeal and embrace and tolerance of other genres etc so is the need for a 'Non Prog Music Forum' indicative of some sort of perceived malaise in the cognoscenti? (that's Italian for niche weirdo)
Is it possible that people discuss Non prog Music on Non Prog Music web sites?
We already have a category for artists that the members like, but are unable to inveigle their way into any fully fledged Prog genre. It's called 'Prog Related' - lobby your local Admin for guidance
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SteveG
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 10:39 |
^See. I knew Peter, Paul and Mary were prog related!
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Cristi
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 10:50 |
ExittheLemming wrote:
Is it possible that people discuss Non prog Music on Non Prog Music web sites?
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i don't know why I feel the need to reply to this, but I can't help it. why does it bother you that people discuss their non-prog preferences? how is this even a bad thing? BTW, you are in the "general music" section of PA, one can discuss whatever kind of music they like here. I've never liked people that just listen to ONE kind of music. It just does not show open-mindedness (whatever that kind of music might be). There's plenty of non-prog music out there that deserves to be listened to, if you ask me. So why not talk about it?
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SteveG
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 10:56 |
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^Disregard the naysayers and speak thy own mind!
Edited by SteveG - January 31 2015 at 18:09
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 16:07 |
Cristi wrote:
ExittheLemming wrote:
Is it possible that people discuss Non prog Music on Non Prog Music web sites?
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i don't know why I feel the need to reply to this, but I can't help it.
why does it bother you that people discuss their non-prog preferences? how is this even a bad thing?
BTW, you are in the "general music" section of PA, one can discuss whatever kind of music they like here.
I've never liked people that just listen to ONE kind of music. It just does not show open-mindedness (whatever that kind of music might be). There's plenty of non-prog music out there that deserves to be listened to, if you ask me. So why not talk about it?
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I agree. There's certainly nothing wrong or unhealthy about discussing ANY type of music on PA, it just surprises me that more people don't use specialist sites like say, MMA or JMA etc to discuss certain genres. (Same goes for the political or current affairs threads on PA, but I don't object to any of this, it's just an observation, not necessarily a criticism) BTW if you like or dislike people based on their musical preferences then www.dairy_products.com have a 'lactose intolerant' section just for you  
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Cristi
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 16:18 |
ExittheLemming wrote:
Cristi wrote:
ExittheLemming wrote:
Is it possible that people discuss Non prog Music on Non Prog Music web sites?
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i don't know why I feel the need to reply to this, but I can't help it.
why does it bother you that people discuss their non-prog preferences? how is this even a bad thing?
BTW, you are in the "general music" section of PA, one can discuss whatever kind of music they like here.
I've never liked people that just listen to ONE kind of music. It just does not show open-mindedness (whatever that kind of music might be). There's plenty of non-prog music out there that deserves to be listened to, if you ask me. So why not talk about it?
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BTW if you like or dislike people based on their musical preferences then www.dairy_products.com have a 'lactose intolerant' section just for you
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aaaaahhhhhhhhhhh, you know what I mean, it just did not come out right; but with people that just like that ONE kind of music (in our case), have fixations, are purists, most conversations just go bad, awkward and so on. It's happened to me (every day life or on music forums).
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SteveG
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 18:00 |
ExittheLemming wrote:
I've always assumed that Prog fans constitute a pretty broad church re their lack of puritanical zeal and embrace and tolerance of other genres etc so is the need for a 'Non Prog Music Forum' indicative of some sort of perceived malaise in the cognoscenti? (that's Italian for niche weirdo)
Is it possible that people discuss Non prog Music on Non Prog Music web sites?
We already have a category for artists that the members like, but are unable to inveigle their way into any fully fledged Prog genre. It's called 'Prog Related' - lobby your local Admin for guidance
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To cut to the chase Ian, the reason I set up this thread was to see what type of music prog fans listen to when they take a break from prog listening. Something that's not easy to figure out on a general music site. You dig?
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ExittheLemming
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 19:21 |
SteveG wrote:
To cut to the chase Ian, the reason I set up this thread was to see what type of music prog fans listen to when they take a break from prog listening. Something that's not easy to figure out on a general music site. You dig? |
(OK, makes sense) Right on daddio
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Rick Robson
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Posted: January 31 2015 at 19:54 |
 This beautiful woman is a great artist, besides having a big talent as a singer of course, great music!
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"Music is a higher revelation than all wisdom and philosophy." LvB
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SteveG
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Posted: February 01 2015 at 12:25 |
^Hubba hubba!  And she can sing, too? Sweet.
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