What annoys me the most in Prog...

Honestly? It has got to be the endless discussion on what exactly prog is

anything by VDGG---

I guess the dull options.

Unfare of me to comment really, but, rapid fire drumming usually has be thinking - gosh that's impressive, is that a drum machine? for about 30secs  or a minute until I start thinking, 'won't someone please make it stop!'

CPicard wrote: Between the options of this poll and the thread about "why prog isn't as successful as metal as an industry", maybe we should ask to the admins to erase the Tech/Extreme Prog Metal ressources from the database. Maybe we should also erase the Experimental/Post Metal bands, and maybe Progressive Metal too.

I'm sure there are some here who might agree, for my part I recognize that PA has grown way beyond Prog to include a lot of music, so if the Metal stuff goes then why not Jazz / Fusion or Prog Folk (another genre I don't full understand the legitimacy of or need for. So no, leave them in and let the site attract more participants. I believe in tolerance and the right of an individual to make their own choices, understanding that not everyone will agree. That's why I don't go ballistic when the ELP bashing begins.

Jon Anderson voice and the 80's, ELP's 8-bit keyboard too.

Between the options of this poll and the thread about "why prog isn't as successful as metal as an industry", maybe we should ask to the admins to erase the Tech/Extreme Prog Metal ressources from the database.
Maybe we should also erase the Experimental/Post Metal bands, and maybe Progressive Metal too.

LakeGlade12 wrote: None of the things on the list annoy me really. I guess apart from the good old mellotron I'm not that big on keyboard solos, so I will go for that.  The OP should be saying What annoys me the most in Prog METAL.

Again, as I stated, these elements appear in some bands that are classified as other than "Prog Metal" incl. Heavy Prog, Crossover and sometimes, certainly to a lesser degree, Symphonic.

But for the record, yes, I am not a huge fan of the Metal genre. That being said, I have enjoyed some pieces by Symphony X and Adagio to name a few. But at the end of the day the Growly Screamy vocals really send me heading for the eject button more than anything else.

Thanks for all the feedback.

Tom Ozric wrote: Meltdowner wrote: Machine gun drumming, even more annoying than growly vocals. Hey buddy !! I take it you don't like Dream Theater ??

Not a big fan, but I don't recall any drumming I found very annoying: if the drums are on background I don't mind, but I heard many songs where the "machine gun drumming" is really loud in the mix, it's like the drummer is hitting me in the head instead