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Hercules 
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Joined: June 14 2007
Location: Near York UK
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 Posted: September 24 2016 at 18:09 |
 micky wrote:
 yeah... f**king Camel it is... so select a 5th division Prog band with one of the worst vocalists in prog to best represent prog to newbies.
no wonder prog has such a bad name.. between Genesis and f**king Camel fans pushing their favorites as representative of prog to the unwashed masses.
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You're American, I believe. This may explain your total lack of taste.
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A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
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Magnum Vaeltaja
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Posted: September 24 2016 at 19:18 |
^ This is gonna be good  |
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when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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mechanicalflattery
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Joined: August 08 2016
Location: Seattle
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Posted: September 24 2016 at 19:41 |
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
^This is gonna be good |
*Pulls up a chair, puts feet up, pops open a cold one*
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BarryGlibb
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Joined: August 28 2010
Location: Melbourne, Oz
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Posted: September 25 2016 at 04:11 |
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Song: Thick As A Brick
Album: Thick As A Brick
Band: Thick As A Brick (an obscure Jethro Tull tribute band from Albania (!))
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uduwudu
Forum Senior Member
Joined: July 17 2007
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Points: 2601
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Posted: September 25 2016 at 06:08 |
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Took a slight liberty. Well, several really.
Recommendations for the progressive rock new person.
Song (vocal): Starless - a great song, brilliant water torture tension building guitar solo, monumental climax
Instrumental: Los Endos - a fine example of many layers, textures and detail.
Album (Vocal): The Dark Side Of The Moon - Thematic variety, conceptual continuity and a universal appeal.
Band (Vocal): Yes. Able to create extended works and later condense the ideas into song form. Full of excitement and imagination.
Band (Instrumental): Univers Zero. Particular mention of writer Andy Kirk. Death walks among you....
One musician: Frank Zappa. Does to people lyrically what DSOTM did for them. Composer, uncompromising, attracted the best musicians.
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micky
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Posted: September 25 2016 at 06:15 |
mechanicalflattery wrote:
Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:
^This is gonna be good |
*Pulls up a chair, puts feet up, pops open a cold one* |
sorry to disappoint.. no flame war here. Hercules and I have a thing going on. Something born of jealously I suppose  I know he wants me...wants to be the Big Mick.. he has long been jealous of me kicking ass on cool genre teams... trailblazing for the site.. all while throwing cool parties at ELP World fanHQ's where all the hot women come... all while the poor guy is stuck on the Neo team and falling asleep at his desk at Camel World fanHQ as him and his geeky Camel fans play Bingo at their parties and wonder why none of the women they invited to their parties showed.... Hah.. they were at my parties watching the cool crew snort lines of coke, drink bottle of Jack, and drive the cars of newest initiates to our club into the pool of the Piazza di Prog.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Davesax1965
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Joined: May 23 2013
Location: UK
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Points: 2826
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Posted: September 25 2016 at 09:19 |
It's whatever you like at the moment. Which might change tomorrow.
Pointless question. New thread, please.
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2dogs
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Joined: December 03 2011
Location: England
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Points: 705
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Posted: September 25 2016 at 09:53 |
I'm sure I didn't say Electronic Meditation .
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octopus-4
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RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams
Joined: October 31 2006
Location: Italy
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Points: 13358
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Posted: September 26 2016 at 08:38 |
Song - Echoes (PF) Album - Close to the Edge Band - i can't tell, but not Genesis for sure.
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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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Modrigue
Prog Reviewer
Joined: January 14 2007
Location: France
Status: Offline
Points: 1125
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Posted: September 26 2016 at 08:41 |
Song : Yes - The Gates of Delirium Album - Pink Floyd - WYWH Band - Pink Floyd
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AZF
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 17 2012
Location: Wirral
Status: Offline
Points: 1079
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Posted: September 26 2016 at 11:05 |
uduwudu wrote:
Took a slight liberty. Well, several really.
Recommendations for the progressive rock new person.
Song (vocal): Starless - a great song, brilliant water torture tension building guitar solo, monumental climax
Instrumental: Los Endos - a fine example of many layers, textures and detail.
Album (Vocal): The Dark Side Of The Moon - Thematic variety, conceptual continuity and a universal appeal.
Band (Vocal): Yes. Able to create extended works and later condense the ideas into song form. Full of excitement and imagination.
Band (Instrumental): Univers Zero. Particular mention of writer Andy Kirk. Death walks among you....
One musician: Frank Zappa. Does to people lyrically what DSOTM did for them. Composer, uncompromising, attracted the best musicians.
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I can't come up with anything better than that and might put Third for instrumental after I've gone to listen to Univers Zero! EDIT: Wow! Atomic Zero Universal Univers Zero! The list stands!
Edited by AZF - September 26 2016 at 11:38
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DeadSouls
Forum Senior Member
Joined: February 28 2016
Location: Chile
Status: Offline
Points: 4255
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Posted: September 26 2016 at 13:09 |
Song: Lady Fantasy - CamelAlbum: Selling England by the Pound - Genesis Band: King Crimson
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thepurplepiper
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Joined: September 25 2016
Location: Ireland
Status: Offline
Points: 36
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Posted: September 26 2016 at 17:52 |
micky wrote:
yeah... f**king Camel it is... so select a 5th division Prog band with one of the worst vocalists in prog to best represent prog to newbies.
no wonder prog has such a bad name.. between Genesis and f**king Camel fans pushing their favorites as representative of prog to the unwashed masses.
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Camel certainly aren't 5th division prog. I think they'd make for a decent introduction actually; considering a lot of their music is instrumental (some prog vocalists, including Camels', can be quite iffy) and they have a dearth of extremely lengthy, epic pieces. Instead you could throw on a record and be met with some immediately good music wrapped up in tight songs. And why would Genesis give prog a bad name? They're probably the most famous band within the genre outside of Pink Floyd, and their earlier albums are masterpieces... later records can be pretty good, also.
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Rednight
Forum Senior Member
Joined: January 18 2014
Location: Mar Vista, CA
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Points: 4807
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Posted: September 28 2016 at 11:17 |
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Song: Supper's Ready
Album: Red by Crimso
Band: Goblin
(today)
Edited by Rednight - September 28 2016 at 11:18
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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Barbu
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Joined: October 09 2005
Location: infinity
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Points: 30845
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Posted: September 28 2016 at 13:23 |
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Autumn
Hero & Heroine
Strawbs
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Rednight
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Joined: January 18 2014
Location: Mar Vista, CA
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Points: 4807
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Posted: September 28 2016 at 14:12 |
micky wrote:
yeah... f**king Camel it is... so select a 5th division Prog band with one of the worst vocalists in prog to best represent prog to newbies.
no wonder prog has such a bad name.. between Genesis and f**king Camel fans pushing their favorites as representative of prog to the unwashed masses.
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Camel a "5th division Prog band"? Well that's just plain poppycock, madam.
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"It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno
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RoeDent
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 08 2009
Location: Wales
Status: Offline
Points: 850
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Posted: September 28 2016 at 14:24 |
Song: The Light - Spock's Beard Album: Milliontown by Frost* Band: Pink Floyd
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HosiannaMantra
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 14 2016
Location: Croatia
Status: Offline
Points: 206
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Posted: September 28 2016 at 15:23 |
Song: Colosseum - "Valentyne Suite" Album: Yes - "Close to the Edge Band: King Crimson
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Bigbobby10
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Joined: September 27 2016
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 28
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Posted: September 28 2016 at 16:25 |
Song: Pink Floyd- Summer 68' Album: Rush- Hemispheres Band: King Crimson
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Project Nightscape
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Joined: May 28 2016
Location: Oregon USA
Status: Offline
Points: 30
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Posted: September 28 2016 at 18:55 |
My approach would be to select examples likely to appeal to folks with largely mainstream tastes. To me, that means more neo-prog/space rock/symph-prog than other, more challenging forms of prog (ROI/avant, etc.)...
Song: Marillion, "Lavender/Blue Angel/Heart of Lothian" Album: Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here Band: King Crimson (early/classic period and 80s revival period)
Fairly safe choices, I know, but as others have noted, these kinds of selections seem to be dictated by the question.
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