Progarchives and the world of boxes

I am late to this thread and didn't digest the original post but I think Frank Zappa put it well - crush all boxes on Barking Pumpkin Records.  I had a brief flirtation with prog snobbery but that faded.  I am a big tenter and will be until I die.

progmatic wrote: Usually 3 or 4 CDs with unreleased tracks, a book, and maybe a DVD or BluRay. LOL

Oh, a box set. Thank you.

rogerthat wrote: ................ And given the current political situation in India, we are all on better terms with each other than ever before because one usually has to be a liberal of some sort to be a rock fan in India.

I mostly agree with the original post. I think that music is not a subject to argue about and it to be enjoyed and discussed with civility because it is not a competition. However, to stop short of being a hypocrite I will say that when I see my peers listening to modern day hip hop I can't help but wince at the ignorance being spoken in the lyrics and the lack of musical sophistication. Although I get the urge to criticize their taste I never actually do it, but I do tend to be a bit judgmental when I see somebody listening to music I deem as "lowbrow". Probably something I should work on.

Mosh. I assure you that your "psychic" friend, is no more able to talk to dead people than I am...Boxes are used for convenience, in areas where arbitary rules are required. Examples are mostly time related...However, boxes to hold subjective qualities are notoriously overlapping...but are used for convenience of trying to herd the cats of prog...

Edited by M27Barney - February 26 2020 at 11:37

M27Barney wrote: Mosh. I assure you that your "psychic" friend, is no more able to talk to dead people than I am...Boxes are used for convenience, in areas where arbitary rules are required. Examples are mostly time related...However, boxes to hold subjective qualities are notoriously overlapping...but are used for convenience of trying to herd the cats of prog...

l'm reminded of a story I heard on the radio relayed by an astronomer. This anecdote is to the best of my recollection with some embellishment, no doubt. He was at some sort of function and was approached by a seemingly wealthy Texan. The Texan asked, "What do you do, I'm in oil." The astronomer replied, "I'm the Astronomer Royal". The Texan replied, "Really, wow, so you tell the Queen her fortune? That's fascinating. Hey, got any predictions for me?" The astronomer replied, "Oil prices will continue to fluctuate over time". The Texan looked unimpressed. Feeling awkward, the astronomer said, "You might have misheard me, I'm the Astronomer Royal, not the Astrologer Royal, but we also make predictions using astronomical data". "Oh, "said the Texan, "All right then", and walked off. I wondered if the Texan was joking and the astronomer didn't get the joke, or, well, I could see that being an easy mistake to make, especially in a crowded room. Royal Astrologer does have a historical ring to it.

And some of the greatest psychologists may well be psychos, not sure how many might claim physic abilities (not the reputable ones, at least). The Psychic Psychologist could make for a fantastic TV series. Throw in a Hannibal Lecter-like psychologist and it could be gogglebox gold.

Edited by Logan - February 27 2020 at 10:25

Logan wrote: By the way, when it comes to boxes, I like the ones best that you can think outside of.

In my professional opinion (as a technical business analyst) the human mind is very much evolved to try and place as much as possible into comfortable sets/groups. Like I have opined before, a lot of laws that are based on arbitary ages, do so, because it is not practicable (in law) to have continuous parameters that would create far more grey areas than fixed statutory gauges...True genius IS thinking in a way that nobody has yet thought of...but still avoiding metaphysical nonsense to back up those ideas...