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SignalToNoise View Drop Down

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Joined: October 01 2006
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Posted: April 21 2007 at 09:32

Used to think that Camel were a canterbury band.

I am Swiss, so don't kill me for this!

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 09:39

I used to think I would never like nothing apart from Mike Oldfield, Genesis or Pink Floyd.

laplace

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 09:56

before doing a little exploration online, I associated the word "zeuhl" with a action/platform game with a lollipop tie-in I once played on the Amiga 600.

Rocktopus

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 10:15

I thought I already knew most prog.

I didn't think any relevant prog had been made in the last 20-30 years.

I used to just not care about prog-metal (DT - style). Now I hate it.

Before I had heard any of it, I was certain all other Zeuhl would be uninteresting Magmacopies.

The only bands I really associated with RIO, was Henry Cow and Univers Zero.

Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me

Philéas

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 12:46

When I discovered this site a year ago I was surprised to see that Led Zeppelin wasn't included in Prog Related (yet).

I was also surprised to discover that Van der Graaf Generator was a Prog band. At the time, I had never heard them, but I recognized the name. I had read it a couple of times in the Jimi Hendrix biography by John McDermott and Eddie Kramer, and I assumed they were just another late 60's Psychedelic Rock band.

I thought it was stupid to have Deep Purple in Proto-Prog (I still do).

kazansky

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 12:51

i used to think that oldies music are awful...

The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us.

Mikerinos

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 13:06

1. I was much more easily-amused musically. Pretty much every prog discovery at the time absolutely amazed me and I always though "Wow, this is so awesome and different!" for bands even now I don't think much of (Rush, ELP, Kansas).

2. I thought most prog bands were incredibly obscure. Gentle Giant and Van der Graaf Generator were considered two VERY obscure bands by myself when I was new. Now they might be obscure for high school students, but not at all for most serious fans of music.

3. I used to be able to listen to the same albums more at a time. I would never get sick of them. Now, while I don't get sick of albums I really like, most 3 star or under albums don't get too many plays in my rotation. I buy a lot more (and download rare stuff), so I have more selection to listen to.

That's pretty much it. I miss being new on my prog journey in some respects, since thinking about it is pretty nostalgic, but I do like being knowledgeable and having a more diverse taste (prog and non-prog).

Edited by Bluesaga - April 21 2007 at 13:07

chamberry

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 13:12

When I discovered PA and Prog with it I thought that music made in the early 70's and late 60's would sound like crap. That's why my first albums from Jethro Tull was Roots to Branches and my first KC album was The Power to Believe.

fuxi

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 13:21

SignalToNoise wrote:

Used to think that Camel were a canterbury band.

Not such a terrible mistake, is it? What with Richard Sinclair appearing on Camel albums and all that...

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Joined: October 19 2006
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Posted: April 21 2007 at 14:04

I used to think that only Rush was progressive rock. Embarrassed

(Well you try to not get that idea after only listening to one progressive rock band for more than a year and not hearing mention of any other band)

Oh and I also used to think I would never touch anything with Phil Collins in it. Until I heard Gabriel-era Genesis.

Maga

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Joined: December 18 2005
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Posted: April 21 2007 at 14:08

Snow Dog wrote:

I thought people liked me.....

lol

"be honest and unmerciful"

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Posted: April 21 2007 at 14:11

I also thought people who had over 10000 posts had way too much time on their hands and were weird

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Posted: April 23 2007 at 20:45

I used to think that Ange were the uncontestable leader of french prog. I still believe so, but I've found out how to state it more clearly as an opinion. I did get a lot of feedback, though , that led me to some interesting french bands.
The other newbie nostalgia is coming on like a storm of seeming logic, only to find out that you're thought of as a tempest in the tea pot. That & the fact that sarcasm doesn't translate well in written communication. Ouch

Edited by pantacruelgruel - April 23 2007 at 20:46