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Phulax-Wolfgang
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Topic: Does intelligence matter? Posted: February 27 2011 at 15:47 |
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When I listen to Prog, I'm stimulated by listening to the time
signature, instrumental timbres, lyrics subject etc. Yet some of my
'peers', dare I use the word, simply cannot comprehend the song's
beauty. They enjoy the bog-standard 4/4 run of the mill pop song. These
people are noticeably 'thick as a brick'
so does intelligence play a part in liking Prog? I am of a certain
intelligence, due to my abilities and performances in a variety of
subjects, and I took Greek and Latin at GCSE. Unsurprisingly, my
Classics (Greek & Latin) teacher rather likes Yes, Genesis and PF,
and he is incredibly intelligent. I have noticed that I am the only
Prog-wizard amongst my peers. So I can't honestly conclude my hypothesis
from my own experiences. Can anyone else give me any back-up or tell me different?
PLEASE READ MY POST ABOUT THE MID/END OF PAGE 5, BEFORE YOU COME ON THE BOUNCE! Edited by Phulax-Wolfgang - March 01 2011 at 17:15 |
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Proletariat
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 30 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1882 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:14 | |
nope |
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who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob
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Tapfret
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 12 2007 Location: Bryant, Wa Status: Offline Points: 8576 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:18 | |
Yes it does. I am clearly not smart enough to enjoy Dream Theater anymore.
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Phulax-Wolfgang
Forum Newbie Joined: July 06 2010 Location: Liverpool Status: Offline Points: 37 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:18 | |
I'm sorry, could you please digress. Is that a simple answer to my overall query, or the last part asking about your own experiences? |
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The Truth
Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 19 2009 Location: Kansas Status: Offline Points: 21795 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:22 | |
I'm sorry, I know plenty of idiots who listen to prog. The idiocy is well spread between the different genres.
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The Sleepwalker
Prog Reviewer Joined: February 03 2009 Location: The Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 15141 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:24 | |
Open mindedness does matter. Not just to prog but to any non-popular music genre. Intelligence... nah, don't think so.
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Tapfret
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: August 12 2007 Location: Bryant, Wa Status: Offline Points: 8576 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:26 | |
One most also take into account that IQ is merely the measure of ones upper limits of intelligence. There is, in fact, no lower limit. One can be a genius listening to Mahavishnu Orchestra but return to the kitchen and attempt to clean a running blender with his fingers.
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RoyFairbank
Forum Senior Member Joined: January 07 2008 Location: Somewhere Status: Offline Points: 1072 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:28 | |
Progsters are possibly more intelligent, but there are plenty of bands who either are not intelligent in Prog (too many to give example), or who are misinterpreted completely by the masses (Pink Floyd), or who are somewhere in between the two (Rush, seriously people) or who have particularly strong (charting) connections with mainstream music (many, including Yes, Genesis, Supertramp, Rush again, Pink Floyd a little.. etc.)
Catch my drift? You don't have to even have good taste to enjoy Prog stamped stuff. |
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UndercoverBoy
Forum Senior Member Joined: November 10 2009 Location: Tulsa, OK, U.S. Status: Offline Points: 5148 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:29 | |
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The Truth
Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 19 2009 Location: Kansas Status: Offline Points: 21795 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:30 | |
Notable mention: The illiterate Captain Beefheart. |
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Phulax-Wolfgang
Forum Newbie Joined: July 06 2010 Location: Liverpool Status: Offline Points: 37 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:32 | |
Is a decent attention span a more necessary part for enjoying prog would you say?
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Bonnek
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 01 2009 Location: Belgium Status: Offline Points: 4515 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 16:35 | |
a minimal form of musical intelligence maybe, you might still suck at math or languages or social skills Edited by Bonnek - February 27 2011 at 16:36 |
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The T
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 17:05 | |
Another confused ego who thinks prog-listening is a sign of intelligence. There's plenty of geniuses listening hip hop and quite a lot of idiots litening to prog.
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40footwolf
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 08 2010 Status: Offline Points: 651 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 17:06 | |
People can like prog without understanding why they like it and I know some prog heads who are dumb as hell so I would say no, intelligence has no bearing on whether somebody enjoys prog or not.
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Heaven's made a cesspool of us all.
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Phulax-Wolfgang
Forum Newbie Joined: July 06 2010 Location: Liverpool Status: Offline Points: 37 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 17:30 | |
I'm not trying to improve my intelligence status by stating my musical taste, I'm just curious to see if there's a relationship between academic ability and music taste. I've seen ones go on about Metal and Classical, but none on Prog. The more academically able of my friends seem to enjoy indie, Eminem, Girls Aloud, The Prodigy, Raconteurs, Guns 'N' Roses etc. But going on the musical intelligence affair, a boy who sits by me in registration, is fantastic at various instruments absolutely loves G'N'R, The Libertines and The Pretty Reckless. Which puzzles me. As he completely disregards Prog. |
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40footwolf
Forum Senior Member Joined: March 08 2010 Status: Offline Points: 651 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 17:48 | |
He probably just doesn't like the aesthetics of the genre.
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Heaven's made a cesspool of us all.
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The Pessimist
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 13 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3834 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 17:54 | |
Nope. I'm thick as pig sh*t.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
Arnold Schoenberg |
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Evolver
Special Collaborator Crossover & JR/F/Canterbury Teams Joined: October 22 2005 Location: The Idiocracy Status: Offline Points: 5482 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 17:58 | |
Actually. In women it is true. Only intelligent women love prog.
For men, it's an indication of how well endowed we are.
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Trust me. I know what I'm doing.
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iluvmarillion
Forum Senior Member Joined: February 09 2010 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 3236 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 17:58 | |
I met a destructive artist back in the 70's who used to place severed pig heads outside art galleries. His IQ was at least double mine and I asked him why he listened to disco music. He told me he loved the blandness of it.
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Phulax-Wolfgang
Forum Newbie Joined: July 06 2010 Location: Liverpool Status: Offline Points: 37 |
Posted: February 27 2011 at 18:14 | |
He sounds like a marvellous character |
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