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Posted: July 27 2007 at 13:35 |
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I ask this for fun and to kill time, but also because I'm aware it's easy to kill conversations this way - when some Deerhoof-t-shirt-wearing indie kid asks me who my favourite band is, I say King Crimson - it's not true, but I do like them very much and said indie kid stands a better chance of having heard of them, whereas if I said Present that might conclude the conversation with an "er, oh." Do you see what I mean?
perhaps you're prepared to extoll the virtues of a truly overlooked band to anyone who asks? Me, I compromise. ;P
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 14:08 |
There CAN be cases when your favorite band is somewhat famous, like in my case... So, even though most people have not heard of Dream Theater, some at least have heard of them because a friend who plays guitar or is a musician says they're wonderful.... I've met a few people that knew of the NAME Dream Theater in that way.... But, anyway, I always say it.
When people start asking "what are your other favorite bands" that's when things get complicated: The Flower Kings, though famous for us proggers, are just as unknown for the common person as Bacamarte. And when I say Genesis, I QUICKLY clarify: "the 70's Genesis, not the one you've heard with Invisible Touch"...
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 14:19 |
I instantly fall into a shock-like state when I realize that the person
in question will always remember me as someone whose favourite band is
[...], so having carefully pondered for a while whether I should answer
"King Crimson", "Tangerine Dream" or "The Smiths", I end up mumbling
something inaudible with a paralyzed expression on my face. 
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 14:30 |
Thankfully, my favourite band is Metallica  But I enjoy talking to people about the prog music I listen to, especially if they seem to be half interested... though I won't be naming too obscure bands, maybe just scratching the surface, telling them a bit about KC, Genesis, Yes, DT, Opeth and the more fcommercially succesful bands I know.
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 14:31 |
my friends are indie heads so I answer truthfully BECAUSE the band is obscure
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who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 14:31 |
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I just tell them Rush.
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 14:33 |
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No one ever does.
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 14:36 |
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I say "Marillion." They say "who?" I say "f**k you."
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 14:38 |
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I usually say a relatively famous band.
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 16:19 |
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Truthfully. I'll either say Rush or Genesis, as they are joint faves. Depends on what I'm listening to most at the time.
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 16:24 |
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I answer with pride: Led Zeppelin. But it's not like that would have any effect on anything, most people in this part of the world barely know anything about classic rock.
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 16:33 |
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I say ELP and almost to a person I get "who?" in reply..
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 17:09 |
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I always answer truthfully. King crimson it is! I consider them obscure, simply because they are highly unknown to the general public. They are outright famous in the world of progressive rock though.
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 20:21 |
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Always truthfully, even if it does seem that I'm the only one to have heard of Pain Of Salvation poutside of PA.
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 20:29 |
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Well my favorite band is relatively well known. I've even seen Radiohead played on the channel MTV hits, which is usually the most pop a channel can get (it was a special on animation, but the fact remains, they are well known). So yeah, I always say Radiohead
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Posted: July 27 2007 at 20:42 |
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How many of you have had to explain that your favorite band is Genesis with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett? Steve who? Genesis? Oh you mean that short bald guy! Invisible touch, right?
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Posted: July 28 2007 at 03:45 |
 JesusisLord wrote:
How many of you have had to explain that your favorite band is Genesis with Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett? Steve who? Genesis? Oh you mean that short bald guy! Invisible touch, right? |
I've been there many times.. These days I kick off by saying "I like Genesis. That's everything they did between 1970 and 1980. I should point out I do NOT like Invisible Touch" You can see the grin forming on their lips the moment you say Genesis.
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Posted: July 28 2007 at 03:51 |
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you waffle over the fact that you have no favourite band etc.
And then I let them know I like esoteric music by bands that they have probably never heard of. Then I name some and they agree with me that they have not heard of them.
Occasionally they know of them and then the conversation goes on in earnest.
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Posted: July 28 2007 at 03:57 |
I SHOULD answer "truthfully...famous," because almost everyone seems to have heard of Tull, if not heard them.
But I'm gonna answer the Dio one. 'Cause that's the most metal answer. And I do often invoke Satan hands when talking about the Tull.
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Posted: July 28 2007 at 09:26 |
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IMO I think its really cool to dish out bands that NO ONE has heard of. It truly sends them to a point where they're are like....woah....who are you?
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