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Bigbobby10
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Topic: Most overrated/overhyped prog album(s)? Posted: March 10 2017 at 12:51 |
What do you think the most overrated or overhyped album is to you.
For me it will always be Wish you were here, I never really got why it is considered one of the best in prog rock, I don't think it is even the best by Pink Floyd. Other than Shine on You Cray Diamond, the albums seems very bland to me.
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Posted: March 10 2017 at 16:38 |
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Manuel
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Posted: March 10 2017 at 17:42 |
Most of the Prog Metal stuff is quite difficult for me to digest. Too much repetition, solos are quite similar, and I can't see much inventiveness in the genre. Of course it's a very personal opinion, but no matter how much I've tried, I cannot get into the genre, and find all the classic metal albums that are compared to the classics of Progressive Rock, are simply not even close.
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Catcher10
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Posted: March 10 2017 at 17:52 |
All of them..close this thread please.
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: March 10 2017 at 19:03 |
Catcher10 wrote:
All of them..close this thread please.
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Ditto...these freaking "Overrated" threads are giving me the absolute sheets.
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Bigbobby10
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Posted: March 10 2017 at 19:51 |
BarryGlibb wrote:
Catcher10 wrote:
All of them..close this thread please.
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Ditto...these freaking "Overrated" threads are giving me the absolute sheets.
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more sheets will be needed, there can never be too many threads on overratedness. If you are sick of it, just don't come to the thread, very simple.
You don't have to waste your time complaining when you can just not come.
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Bigbobby10
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Posted: March 10 2017 at 20:04 |
Manuel wrote:
Most of the Prog Metal stuff is quite difficult for me to digest. Too much repetition, solos are quite similar, and I can't see much inventiveness in the genre. Of course it's a very personal opinion, but no matter how much I've tried, I cannot get into the genre, and find all the classic metal albums that are compared to the classics of Progressive Rock, are simply not even close. |
that my my thoughts, I have tried but can't get into prog metal, the whole genre is just eh for me.
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Posted: March 11 2017 at 06:01 |
I don't understand all the love for Genesis, but probably a lot of people would consider overrated the albums in my own top 100 list. Reading about prog-metal, which I don't distinguish from heavy prog, let me suggest the last Riverside: Love Fear and the Time Machine. I listen to prog since the early 70s and that album is now in my top 100 together with Ayreon's The Human Equation
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Posted: March 11 2017 at 06:06 |
As I wrote (wearily) on another poll. Each to their own. I lived through the late 70s when prog became pretty much reviled. We need to stick together! There are a number of bands that are regularly lauded here (without naming names) that have little merit. There are others that are not really prog at all, but people seem to salivate over them. Each to their own.
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Posted: March 11 2017 at 06:55 |
BarryGlibb wrote:
Catcher10 wrote:
RUSH!!!! All of them but Caress of Steel..close this thread please.
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Ditto...these freaking "Overrated" threads are giving me the absolute sheets.
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ditto
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verslibre
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Posted: March 11 2017 at 08:42 |
BarryGlibb wrote:
Catcher10 wrote:
All of them..close this thread please.
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Ditto...these freaking "Overrated" threads are giving me the absolute sheets.
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Three Sheets to the Wind & Wuthering Three Sheets for the Broken-Hearted A Farewell to Sheets
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Catcher10
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Posted: March 11 2017 at 14:21 |
verslibre wrote:
BarryGlibb wrote:
Catcher10 wrote:
All of them..close this thread please.
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Ditto...these freaking "Overrated" threads are giving me the absolute sheets.
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Three Sheets to the Wind & Wuthering Three Sheets for the Broken-Hearted A Farewell to Sheets |
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Catcher10
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Posted: March 11 2017 at 14:25 |
Bigbobby10 wrote:
What do you think the most overrated or overhyped album is to you.
For me it will always be Wish you were here, I never really got why it is considered one of the best in prog rock, I don't think it is even the best by Pink Floyd. Other than Shine on You Cray Diamond, the albums seems very bland to me. |
Ok...since you are new, I will play in your sandbox. For starters please define "overrated or overhyped", what it means to you....Then we'll go from there. Your examples/reasons are too vague, because you think something is "bland" means its "overrated or overhyped"
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Posted: March 12 2017 at 09:43 |
Manuel wrote:
Most of the Prog Metal stuff is quite difficult for me to digest. Too much repetition, solos are quite similar, and I can't see much inventiveness in the genre. Of course it's a very personal opinion, but no matter how much I've tried, I cannot get into the genre, and find all the classic metal albums that are compared to the classics of Progressive Rock, are simply not even close. |
Simply you read my mind !
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BarryGlibb
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Posted: March 13 2017 at 02:17 |
Bigbobby10 wrote:
BarryGlibb wrote:
Catcher10 wrote:
All of them..close this thread please.
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Ditto...these freaking "Overrated" threads are giving me the absolute sheets.
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more sheets will be needed, there can never be too many threads on overratedness. If you are sick of it, just don't come to the thread, very simple.
You don't have to waste your time complaining when you can just not come. |
You don't have to waste your time writing about someone complaining. As you have only been here on PA about 3 seconds maybe you should realize that contributors all love each other here on PA. Spread the word!
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Jeffro
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Posted: March 13 2017 at 04:48 |
Bigbobby10 wrote:
Manuel wrote:
Most of the Prog Metal stuff is quite difficult for me to digest. Too much repetition, solos are quite similar, and I can't see much inventiveness in the genre. Of course it's a very personal opinion, but no matter how much I've tried, I cannot get into the genre, and find all the classic metal albums that are compared to the classics of Progressive Rock, are simply not even close. |
that my my thoughts, I have tried but can't get into prog metal, the whole genre is just eh for me. |
Me as well. I was a fairly large metal head in the 80s and listened to a lot of Iron Maiden but the whole prog metal scene just eludes me. I want to like it but can't get into it
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Kepler62
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Posted: March 13 2017 at 07:15 |
All of it is crappy. The only reason we all listen to this garbage is because we don't have lives.
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Catcher10
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Posted: March 13 2017 at 09:00 |
Catcher10 wrote:
Bigbobby10 wrote:
What do you think the most overrated or overhyped album is to you.
For me it will always be Wish you were here, I never really got why it is considered one of the best in prog rock, I don't think it is even the best by Pink Floyd. Other than Shine on You Cray Diamond, the albums seems very bland to me. |
Ok...since you are new, I will play in your sandbox. For starters please define "overrated or overhyped", what it means to you....Then we'll go from there. Your examples/reasons are too vague, because you think something is "bland" means its "overrated or overhyped" |
Ok times up PA youngling , gave you the option to justify your question but yours is no different than all the other "overrated" posts we see here.
As said earlier...Please close this thread.
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Bigbobby10
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Posted: March 13 2017 at 18:01 |
Jeffro wrote:
Bigbobby10 wrote:
Manuel wrote:
Most of the Prog Metal stuff is quite difficult for me to digest. Too much repetition, solos are quite similar, and I can't see much inventiveness in the genre. Of course it's a very personal opinion, but no matter how much I've tried, I cannot get into the genre, and find all the classic metal albums that are compared to the classics of Progressive Rock, are simply not even close. |
that my my thoughts, I have tried but can't get into prog metal, the whole genre is just eh for me. |
Me as well. I was a fairly large metal head in the 80s and listened to a lot of Iron Maiden but the whole prog metal scene just eludes me. I want to like it but can't get into it |
I feel, didn't mean to come off as rude, I just get a little salty when people complain about threads like these.
All love from me, sorry my dude!
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uduwudu
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Posted: March 14 2017 at 03:26 |
Nothing is over rated. You get many albums and artists that are underrated or even incorrectly rated - usually in a confusion over genre (prog / hard rock) versus sales format (classic rock).
Where is the limit on over rating and why? Granted one can hear too much of something (apparently Rush, Floyd, Zeppelin - except me) find it interesting that people blame the music and the artist for this rather than their listening habits or the medium by which it is over heard - usually radio I think.
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