Covid-19 Invitational Tournament-Heavy Hitters #1 |
Post Reply | Page <12 |
Author | ||
rushfan4
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 65934 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
|
||
|
||
Raff
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24391 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
|
Though I sincerely hope these polls will pick up steam (and I intend to participate in all of them), I think the number of responses so far for a poll based on new prog music is quite good. Of course, it would be nice if people who have no interest in this, or just don't find the music to their taste, kept it to themselves. This is a general remark, not aimed at anyone who posted here.
|
||
mathman0806
Forum Senior Member Joined: June 06 2014 Location: United States Status: Online Points: 5955 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I like the Wilson tune and Phideaux. Voted Wilson.
|
||
Grumpyprogfan
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 09 2019 Location: Kansas City Status: Offline Points: 10032 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
The Wilson tune is the worst. Phideaux, the best. Never been a fan of Muse. Neal and APP meh.
Thanks for doing this and I hope more members join in. Current music is severely overlooked here. Any chance others can suggest some tunes? Edited by Grumpyprogfan - July 23 2020 at 10:26 |
||
suitkees
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 19 2020 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 8694 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Thank you for your efforts, rushfan, it'll pick up steam. Took me to find the right moment to listen to them. Voted for Phideaux, more because of lack of originality with the others and also because I am discovering Phideaux only very recently. Hesitated a moment with Muse though; this incites me to listen to their album. Never got into neither Neil Morse nor Steven Wilson's solo efforts - theses songs won't change that. And Alan Parsons is quite disappointing here, imho, a bit too cheesy. I will try to follow and vote in this tournament !
|
||
The razamataz is a pain in the bum |
||
Rick1
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 14 2020 Location: Loughborough UK Status: Offline Points: 2787 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Wow! A prog song about Manchester? Get's my vote!
|
||
Meltdowner
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 25 2013 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 10215 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I only knew Permanating but voted for Phideaux, it's easily the best one. The rest sounds too artificial to me. I have no problem with Wilson making Pop though, I really like Stupid Dream and Lightbulb Sun.
|
||
rushfan4
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 65934 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Alright, so day one didn't exactly "shock the world" but maybe it'll pick up steam as we go. Thank you for those who have voted and commented. There has to be an audience out there for these songs. I know that the crowd gets pretty excited for Permanating on the Steven Wilson live DVD. There's gotta be some folks from Manchester that are like "dude he's singing about us! *devil horns*. I love listening to the epics and the complex chord changes as much as the next PAer, but I've always felt that our prog friends can also write damn fine catchy "pop" tunes as well. I think that the feeling amongst all of us old-timers is that this forum has grown really stale with all the conversations about Genesis, Jethro Tull, Yes, Rush, King Crimson and all the 70's bands. There is room for discussion about other artists and that is really what I am trying to start with this tournament. I am trying to "introduce" you to songs from the last three years. I get there are those of you that are going to hate these songs because there are no out of tune saxophones or oboes or that they aren't using vintage mellotrons or moogs and that there are those of you who heard Genesis play in 9/8ths so nobody else is allowed to do that because they are just being but hopefully, there are some of you out there who just like to hear a good song. Anyhow, here's hoping for more discussions and I will be adding the next bracket soon. Cheers!
|
||
|
||
iluvmarillion
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 09 2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3236 |
Post Options
Thanks(1)
|
|
Ok, I admit I love Permanating.
|
||
Sacro_Porgo
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 15 2019 Location: Cygnus Status: Offline Points: 2052 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I love Muse. Their new album is great. Algorithms is yet another showcase of Matt Bellamy's beautiful arrangements.
|
||
Porg for short. My love of music doesn't end with prog! Feel free to discuss all sorts of music with me. Odds are I'll give it a chance if I haven't already! :)
|
||
Raff
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24391 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Great idea! In spite of what some people may believe, I do like a well-written, catchy song. I actually liked three out of five songs in this poll: Phideaux and SW I was already familiar with, and APP was a pleasant surprise. On the other hand, Muse didn't do a lot for me, and Neal Morse is just not my cup of tea, even when he's not preaching . I think this time I'll go with APP, though I am also tempted to vote for SW, whose Beatles-influenced song I have always liked.
|
||
Man With Hat
Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I wouldn't go as far and say I hate them (although that SW track is particularly garish), and I certainly don't love to hate anything. It's just this type of stuff is generally not what I look for in music. I will keep poking my head in to the future ones nevertheless.
|
||
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
||
rushfan4
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 65934 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
|
||
|
||
Manuel
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 09 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 12352 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
From this list, Phideaux.
|
||
Man With Hat
Collaborator Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166178 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
I somehow get the impression this will not be a contest for me.
|
||
Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
||
rushfan4
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 22 2007 Location: Michigan, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 65934 |
Post Options
Thanks(0)
|
|
Hello and welcome to the Covid-19 Invitational Tournament. I have selected 120 songs from 120 different artists and I have "invited" them to participate in this tournament. The concept is that you are "The Man" and you have the power to influence the mainstream world to fall in love with a song from a progressive rock band. Whilst I know that we would prefer that this hit song be a 25 minute epic or a 3-minute masterclass in dissonance all of the songs that I have chosen are of the 5 minute or less variety (I cheated and picked a couple of slightly longer songs but most of them are 5 minutes or less). All of these songs have been released in the last 3 years (a couple that I chose that were released in 2017, so may be slightly more than 3 years). I have broken the songs into 24 brackets of 5 songs each. There are 6 different categories and 4 groupings of each category. Once the totals are tallied the 4 winners of each bracket plus one wild card will move on to the next round. I have chosen the songs either because they are catchy, they have good lyrics, they can be danced to, they have a good hook, or mostly just because I like the song. This means that most of the songs are from crossover, symphonic, or Neo, but hopefully there will be a few surprises along the way.
I will add one poll per day for the next 24 days. My thought is that the polls will remain open until the end of August at which time I will start the 2nd round. My goal is to hopefully introduce you to something new that maybe you have not heard. I hope that you have as much fun participating as I had listening and creating this tournament. The number of new songs released in the past three years is ridiculous and I could not possibly have heard all of them so I apologize if I miss songs that you think might be better choices or if you think that there are better choices of songs from a band that I selected. Please share other options, and who knows, if people enjoy this tournament, a follow up can be created using songs that you suggest.
Anyhow, to get started here are five songs from what I am calling the Heavy Hitters bracket. These are all well-known bands, many who may have had mainstream success or at least very popular within the prog community. Please try and have fun with this. If you are a PA lurker, please sign up and add your votes. The more the merrier. |
||
|
||
Post Reply | Page <12 |
Forum Jump | Forum Permissions You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot create polls in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum |