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jean-marie View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 17:25

PA is a great site were i can find most of the things i love, read reviews about my favourite albums from poeples every where in the world i can talk, exchange ideas, discover......Well for sure i spend too much time on it, but as the records take too much space in the room all the magazines ( thousands) are in the attic, today i don't need to buy magazines anymore ( or just a few)

Man With Hat View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 17:27

Lost most of my money.

But in a good way. Found many excellent bands/cds, met some cool people (most of whom seem to have left the site for one reason or another), and wasted many-a-hour. Probably the biggest benefit was winning that Zappa Plays Zappa review contest event thing.

Sexual favors are a give in as well.

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trackstoni View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 17:42

harmonium.ro wrote:

trackstoni wrote:

Padraic wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Sexual favours.

You're welcome.

Nice to hear that !!! it's in fact my favorite site , no matter what ! i'm back now , to learn more & more from people like you . I'M REALLY PROUD OF THIS SITE !! and looking forward to be in direct contact , in these lovely Forums , to exchange our experiences & knowledge about Music in general . I'm proud of you all ! Antoine /

I think he's hitting on you, Colin. Wink

WHAT IF !! are you jealous !? or Wot !? Wink

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friso

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 18:19

For me it was about discovering music, beginning to understand the development of the genre and learning to write reviews in English. I'm 22 years old and I don't have a lot of friends who appreciate the music like I do, so it's nice to have a place were my musical taste and behavior is commonly accepted.

Progosopher View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 18:37

For years, prog rock was my favorite style/genre of music, and then I drifted away from it for more jazz and classical and mainstream rock. A buddy of mine and I connected over a shared appreciation of Yes, and he helped refan the flames of Prog. This site has definitely fanned them some more.

I come here to both impart and information and knowledge, and have learned about a number of new artists (at least new to me), some of which have become regulars and favorites. Without this site, I would not have come across them. It has COMPLICATED my life in many ways, but as with my marriage, I would not have it any other way. So, this site is definitely worth my while.

And what is with all these freebies and sexual favors? Am I missing out on something? Should I start coming to this site when the missus isn't looking? Should I send out my stats?

The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

trackstoni View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 18:40

friso wrote:

For me it was about discovering music, beginning to understand the development of the genre and learning to write reviews in English. I'm 22 years old and I don't have a lot of friends who appreciate the music like I do, so it's nice to have a place were my musical taste and behavior is commonly accepted.

nice to hear that from you Friso , cause we're here to communicate and learn from each others , it's maybe the only spot in this earth that we care about , so , keep on the good moves !

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Triceratopsoil View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 18:41

I'm sorry I mentioned them Tongue

harmonium.ro View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 18:43

Progosopher wrote:

And what is with all these freebies and sexual favors? Am I missing out on something? Should I start coming to this site when the missus isn't looking? Should I send out my stats?

The prog. dating service!

works wonders

trackstoni View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 18:47

Progosopher wrote:

For years, prog rock was my favorite style/genre of music, and then I drifted away from it for more jazz and classical and mainstream rock. A buddy of mine and I connected over a shared appreciation of Yes, and he helped refan the flames of Prog. This site has definitely fanned them some more.

And what is with all these freebies and sexual favors? Am I missing out on something? Should I start coming to this site when the missus isn't looking? Should I send out my stats?

No my friend , you're not missing anything , we're only here to communicate & learn from each others experiences , it's a real wide world , we need more than a life time to discover half of it , we're trying our best to discover & enjoy more the thing we all like , cause this kind of music will never die , it's living in our spirit , all around this globe !

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trackstoni View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 18:49

harmonium.ro wrote:

Progosopher wrote:

And what is with all these freebies and sexual favors? Am I missing out on something? Should I start coming to this site when the missus isn't looking? Should I send out my stats?

The prog. dating service!

works wonders

I LIKE THIS WOMAN Harmonium !!

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Triceratopsoil View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 18:57

lolwut

trackstoni View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 19:04

Triceratopsoil wrote:

lolwut

can you really respect , and explain what do you mean by LOLWUT , cause i'm not living in Scotland ! i barely have a spot in the Middle East !

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Drew

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 19:08

I'm missing out on all the sexual favors... Ouch

Slaughternalia View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 19:08

Progarchives is pretty cool. If I hadn't found it, all this time I've spent finding new music would have otherwise been wasted looking at stupid youtube videos or jerking off. Not that I don't still find time for those things

I'm so mad that you enjoy a certain combination of noises that I don't

JJLehto

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 19:37

Slaughternalia wrote:

Progarchives is pretty cool. If I hadn't found it, all this time I've spent finding new music would have otherwise been wasted looking at stupid youtube videos or jerking off. Not that I don't still find time for those things

Candidate for post of the month Big smile

Earendil

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 19:43

Triceratopsoil wrote:

lolwut

zappaholic View Drop Down

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 20:06

Since joining PA I've become twice as intelligent, three times as handsome, my hair smells terrific and I'm no longer tiny!

But seriously, I've learned about quite a lot of fine and interesting music.

The opportunity to annoy and irritate hundreds of people from all over the world is just one of the little perks.

Edited by zappaholic - July 05 2011 at 20:15

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Epignosis

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 20:16

Eärendil wrote:

It's nice to be able to talk about music that literally nobody you see during the day has even heard of. I've actually discovered many of my favorite bands from this site too. All the people are bad-looking but they're nice enough. Smile