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zravkapt 
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 Topic: What makes 'prog' NOT boring?
Posted: December 27 2015 at 09:35 |
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Okay, it's that time...let's talk about all the totally awesome stuff about porg. What makes you want to listen to it in the first place? Screw what other people think.....
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RoeDent
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 09:54 |
I don't know a lot about porg, but I can say what I love about prog. 
It's simply music that offers more. More depth. More variation in feeling, even within a single song. A great prog epic is like a movie in sound. It has moments of drama, reflection, surging energy, and a sense of flow to it.
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micky
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 10:21 |
'prog fan'!!!  
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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JD
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 10:30 |
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Man, I can't believe I'm saying this but...
'cause it make my brain work.
I know, I know, most rock music is designed for the exact opposite effect, but if my little grey sponge isn't engaged when I 'listen' to music I find it uncomfortable. Back ground or activity filled music is very different and I suppose that's part of why I listen to other genres.
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zravkapt
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 10:35 |
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I find the best kind of porg stimulates both my brain and my booty.
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DDPascalDD
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 11:42 |
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Pork? That's awesome stuff indeed!
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zravkapt
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 11:55 |
 DDPascalDD wrote:
Pork? That's awesome stuff indeed! |
I'm not a fan of pork. I'm not Jewish/Muslim/vegetarian, but I avoid the stuff as much as possible. Do you know how much pigs are similar to humans? Everytime someone asks a cannibal what human flesh tastes like, they always say it tastes like pig.
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WeepingElf
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 13:41 |
RoeDent wrote:
It's simply music that offers more. More depth. More variation in feeling, even within a single song. A great prog epic is like a movie in sound. It has moments of drama, reflection, surging energy, and a sense of flow to it.
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Yep. These are features that prog shares with few other music genres, and why I like it. Prog is a fascinating auditory journey, and good prog offers something new to discover each time you listen to it.
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Imperial Zeppelin
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 13:43 |
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The butt-shaking drumming of course
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 13:45 |
JD wrote:
Man, I can't believe I'm saying this but...
'cause it make my brain work.
I know, I know, most rock music is designed for the exact opposite effect, but if my little grey sponge isn't engaged when I 'listen' to music I find it uncomfortable. Back ground or activity filled music is very different and I suppose that's part of why I listen to other genres.
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In this case, I'm quite happy just to agree with what everyone else says. Otherwise I might be forced to admit the answer is "I dunno, I just really like it, you know?"
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Hercules
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 14:03 |
Porg is dirty movies with a Rick Wakeman soundtrack.
Not my scene.
Prog, however IS my scene because it moves my rhythm organs and stimulates my brain.
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DDPascalDD
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 14:34 |
zravkapt wrote:
I'm not a fan of pork. |
Said the bloodthirsty ice cube.
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Kati
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 15:18 |
Hercules wrote:
Porg is dirty movies with a Rick Wakeman soundtrack.
Not my scene.
Prog, however IS my scene because it moves my rhythm organs and stimulates my brain. |
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Kati
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 15:20 |
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Atavachron
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 20:17 |
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Because it's so friggin good.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Kati
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 20:20 |
people who stop being snotty to others while showing the best side of prog do open great avenues to newcomers 
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Kati
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 20:20 |
Atavachron wrote:
Because it's so friggin good.
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Manuel
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 09:44 |
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For me, is quite simple. It's the experience of listening music meant to be listened.
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1so-static
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 11:41 |
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One element to keep it interesting is swapping time signatures 5:8 to 4:4 to 3:4... for example "Money" by PF was composed in 7:4 until it reaches the solo and slaps hard into a 4:4 rhythm .... and keep away from repetitive scales
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 12:06 |
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Because it makes me happy, I stuff that makes me listen, has depth, has changes of tempo & mood, an absence of crappy lyrics & harmony vocals
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