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    Posted: October 07 2006 at 23:25
As popular as neo prog tends to be, many 'old schoolers' don’t seem to be very taken with the style. Is this a generational gap or simply a matter of taste?
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In my case, a matter of taste, a dislike of cheesy keyboards, cases of awful singing and vocals and a general lack of proggy moments in a lot of cases.

Not all neo-prog is like that, but a lot I've heard is.
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Posts: 21341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2006 at 23:32
Originally posted by Geck0

In my case, a matter of taste, a dislike of cheesy keyboards, cases of awful singing and vocals and a general lack of proggy moments in a lot of cases.

Not all neo-prog is like that, but a lot I've heard is.

That's all opinion.Wink
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I don't like cheesy keyboards in any type of music, not just neo-prog.

However, cheesy keyboards seem to one of the sum of the parts, that make neo-prog what it is.
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Posts: 21341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2006 at 23:37
Originally posted by Geck0

I don't like cheesy keyboards in any type of music, not just neo-prog.

However, cheesy keyboards seem to one of the sum of the parts, that make neo-prog what it is.

That's all opinion.Wink
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I LOVE THE CHEESY KEYBOARDS!!!!
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Find me some neo-prog without keyboards and I'll listen to it.
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Originally posted by Geck0

Find me some neo-prog without keyboards and I'll listen to it.

So you're saying one of the defining factors in all neo-prog is that there has to be a cheesy keyboard presence? I ask you, listen to some modern neo prog a la Strangefish or Saens and tell me if you hear cheesiness.Stern Smile
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I said keyboards, not cheesy keyboards... do those two bands use keyboards? Wink
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Posts: 21341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 07 2006 at 23:49
Originally posted by Geck0

I said keyboards, not cheesy keyboards... do those two bands use keyboards? Wink

Well yes they do, but you're not going to find a neo band that doesn't have keyboards.Wink
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That's my point!

I want a neo-prog band without keyboards! Wink
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Originally posted by Geck0

That's my point!

I want a neo-prog band without keyboards! Wink

Well you can't have one unless you start one yourself!Angry

Stop being so difficult and start being a bit nicer towards the genre, because I can go on all day about how much Robert Wyatt and Peter Hammill suck.Wink


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There aren't many naff VdGG demos, so ner! LOL
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Posts: 21341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2006 at 00:03
Originally posted by Geck0

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I could like VdGG for reasons other than Hammill, ya know.Wink
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Well you've listened to them more than I have, so Hammill must be a significant factor. Wink
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Posts: 21341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 08 2006 at 00:09
Originally posted by Geck0

Well you've listened to them more than I have, so Hammill must be a significant factor. Wink

That's on Last.fm, which I've had a lot longer than you and you've been listening to VdGG for a lot longer than I have.Wink
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    If the music is good, I don't care what the genre is. I have found a few neo bands that I like.
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Indeed I have, I played VdGG much more when I had less CDs and didn't have my last.fm plug-in.
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