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Deadwing 
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Worst, Porcupine Tree Fear of a Blank Planet - "An xbox is a god to me", etc
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I prophesy disaster
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I'm a little curious as to specifically why... that whole track is very anti-religious.
In Australia (at least), ELP's version of "Fanfare for the Common Man" became synonymous with sporting events for decades following the Montreal Olympics in 1976. On television, I sometimes hear parts of "Karn Evil 9" played in shows set in the '70s. |
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No, I know how to behave in the restaurant now, I don't tear at the meat with my hands. If I've become a man of the world somehow, that's not necessarily to say I'm a worldly man.
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Hugh Manatee
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 21:30 |
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Yeah, the backstory to those lyrics is better than the lyric itself, and it wasn't so bad as to prevent them naming a whole tour after them. Personally I cringe when I hear: "How did he lose Six Million Jews." As for "Lucky Man", Lake wrote those lyrics when he was 12 and it was nothing more than a filler to begin with. It was only the magnificent first take moog solo at the end that lifts it above mediocre (and if I'm not mistaken, it is probably ELPs best known/ most popular song). Yes, Lakes lyrics have always been somewhat soft around the edges, however the debut does feature Lakes best lyrics (IMHO) with both "Take a Pebble" and "Knife Edge".
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I should have been a pair of ragged claws
Scuttling across the floors of uncertain seas |
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cstack3
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 19:29 |
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There is quite a bit in prog-related - Queen's "Fairy Feller's Master Stroke," Uriah Heep's "Wizard" etc. However, the lyrics of Yes, King Crimson and Genesis, although fanciful, do not go down the rabbit hole of fantasy in the form of Dungeons & Dragons etc. Beats the hell out of me how that started!!
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I prophesy disaster
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 19:12 |
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Even Van der Graaf Generator had "Necromancer". Actually, I find the association of prog with fantasy somewhat off-putting, though I'm ok with science fiction in prog. Edited by I prophesy disaster - September 17 2023 at 19:16 |
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mathman0806
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 18:42 |
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I often don't pay much attention to lyrics, but the good lyrics quoted for Rush do stand out. I like the lyrics from Between the Wheels:
You know how that rabbit feels Going under your speeding wheels Bright images flashing by Like windshields towards a fly Frozen in the fatal climb But the wheels of time Just pass you by Wheels can take you around Wheels can cut you down And I have a hard time with the lyrics in Dog Years: In the dog days People look to Sirius Dogs cry for the moon But those connections are mysterious It seems to me While it's true that every dog will have his day When all the bones are buried There is barely time to go outside and play Dog years, it's the season of the itch Dog years, with every scratch it reappears Dog years, for every sad son of a bitch Dog years, with his tail between his ears |
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Frets N Worries
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 18:15 |
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Pink Floyd:
Worst: I though I though of everything Best: just the entirety of 'Time' |
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The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.
Let the Dragon ride again on the winds of time... |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 18:07 |
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The ELP ladder thing has some other deeper significance. I don't remember the details but if you google it it might pop up.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 18:05 |
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Rush (both from the song territories with the last one from the Manhatten project):
Best: "A whole wide world an endless universe yet we keep looking through the eye glass in reverse. Don't feed the people but we feed the machines. Can't really say what international means. Worst (and from the same song): "Better people better food better beer." Also from same album: "All the brightest boys to play with the biggest toys."
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cstack3
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Yeah, that one always struck me as pretty damn bad!!  He could have used "puff adder" (One of the most widespread venomous snakes, puff adders are native to Africa and parts of the Saudi Arabian peninsula), "bladder," "fatter" (certainly applied to Greg Lake) and so forth. Those all would have been better than "ladder."
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Classic, Richard Dawkins would be proud of you for that one !Edited by JD - September 17 2023 at 16:13 |
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Psychedelic Paul
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The best and the worst lyrics all in one song....
ELP - Still You Turn Me On Every day a little sadder A little madder Someone get me a ladder
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 15:18 |
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Comparing Neal Morse's friend to fairies and elves is like comparing homepathy to magic. :) Anyway, if you want some real prog fantasty shіt there's always Three Magicians Suite Part 1 by Banzai. Edited by Hrychu - September 17 2023 at 15:19 |
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Because nothing screams Prog as much as Blind Guardian.   Prog, and I think Prog fans, have often been very associated with the fantasy genre generally by people. So you have things like Uriah Heep's Demons and Wizards, Hawkwind music, numerous references to Lord of The Rings (Camel with Nimrodel..., Rush with Rivendell...). I heard someone once ask something like, "As you like Prog, does that men you are also into Dungeons & Dragons?" I think it's broad fantasy stereotype associated with Prog, and with kinds of heavy rock and power metal.... And I think the cape and costumes add to that fantasy image. Edited by Logan - September 17 2023 at 11:38 |
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Two Tracks Per Many of My Fave Acts: A Youtube Playlist
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cstack3
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Why do so many prog-critics complain about lyrics regarding "Fairies," "Elves" etc.??
I'm hard-pressed to think of any prog music with those lyrics!
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Posted: September 17 2023 at 10:56 |
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this one never gets old
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“I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do. And for those who like country music, denigrate means to ‘put down.'” – Bob Newhart
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Frets N Worries
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^Nothing Oasis did is worse than 'slowly walking down the hall, faster than a cannonball, where were you while we were getting high?"
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The Wheel of Time Turns, and Ages come and pass. What was, what will be, and what is, may yet fall under the shadow.
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