Progarchives.com Homepage
Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Bands, Artists and Genres Appreciation
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed: Anti-Religion Prog
  FAQ FAQ  Forum SearchSearch  Calendar   Register Register  Login Login

Anti-Religion Prog
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 456
Author
Message
  Share Topic Share Topic  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Epignosis View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
Eclectic Prog Team

Joined: December 30 2007
Location: Raeford, NC
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 30755 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Epignosis Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Topic: Anti-Religion Prog
    Posted: March 08 2012 at 21:49
Originally posted by Ambient Hurricanes

Originally posted by Slartibartfast

Originally posted by Epignosis


What does it actually mean to be made "in the image of God?"

Might mean nothing other than to have the conception of right and wrong.  
That's actually part of it.


I'm not sure I agree.

If this is true, then what is the meaning of eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil?

Please, answer (if you wish to) in the Christian Thread! 
Listen to the new Epignosis album for free- it's good for your health
Back to Top
Progarchives.com
Advertisement 		Sponsored links (registered users, log in to remove)
 
Fairieswearboots View Drop Down
Forum Newbie (< 5 posts)
Forum Newbie (< 5 posts)


Joined: March 10 2012
Location: adelaide
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Fairieswearboots Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 10 2012 at 02:05
Religion is all metaphor, very good subject for prog whether its anti or not. Definitely not worth arguing about. 
A band that comes to mind is Black Hole an Italian progressive doom metal band from the 80's who have a fantastic evil and atmospheric album call land of mystery. It has been re-issued on vinyl and is available at many metal distros. 
Back to Top
Textbook View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: October 08 2009
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3303 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Textbook Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 11 2012 at 20:41
Religion is certainly ripe grounds for lyrics as it's a potent admixture of philosophy and psychology.
Back to Top
moshkito View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 04 2007
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 4462 		Post Options Post Options   Quote moshkito Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2012 at 09:46
Originally posted by Textbook

Religion is certainly ripe grounds for lyrics as it's a potent admixture of philosophy and psychology.
 
 
Nahhhh ... religion is a topic to show how well we do not agree on anything at all ... and how we all do not even know what it means in the end! Me included!
 
I'm sticking to the funny side of life and am going to watch "Leif of Bryan" again ... it's much more progressive and fun than this discussion here!
Some old holy curmudgeon said from his holy trinity of a chapala ... none of the hits, none of the time ... is always better sex for your and your lover!

www.pedrosena.com
Back to Top
Slartibartfast View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 26021 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Slartibartfast Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2012 at 20:58
The greatest story ever told? Tongue  With aliens, big noses, and sh*t.  And let's not forget some full frontal nudity.  Very important.

Starless and Squeaky cats.



Edited by Slartibartfast - March 12 2012 at 21:04
Back to Top
Textbook View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: October 08 2009
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3303 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Textbook Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2012 at 22:06
Moshkito has a point, religion is also sometimes used as an excuse for an argument. But that is also good fodder for lyrics, how persuasive can you be as a lyricist?
Back to Top
octopus-4 View Drop Down
Collaborator
Collaborator
Avatar
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl Team

Joined: October 31 2006
Location: Italy/UK
Online Status: Online
Posts: 4510 		Post Options Post Options   Quote octopus-4 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2012 at 16:15
I haven't read the whole thread, honestly, so I may be saying something already said.

Fabrizio De Andre' - La Buona Novella and its revisitation from PFM: AD 2010 is a perfect example of a concept album against the catholic clerical view of the passion and it contains a prayer to Mary that's full of poetry....
RPI is full of this kind of things, because Vatican is there but La Buona Novella is surely the best in terms of lyrics.

Nobody mentioned Camel's Never Let Go...also that is a form of religion.

Not in a song but on the album's sleeve "In the Beginning Man created God..." it's on Aqualung
Curiosity killed a cat, Schroedinger only half.
Back to Top
dennismoore View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 19 2011
Location: America
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 746 		Post Options Post Options   Quote dennismoore Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2012 at 13:20
Originally posted by Textbook

I suppose you could call his Testify albums anti-religious in that they put me right off religion.
 
Amen brother!
"Yeah, people are unhappy about that - but you know what, it's still Yes." - Chris Squire
Back to Top
dennismoore View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 19 2011
Location: America
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 746 		Post Options Post Options   Quote dennismoore Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2012 at 13:30
Originally posted by Slartibartfast

The greatest story ever told? Tongue  With aliens, big noses, and sh*t.  And let's not forget some full frontal nudity.  Very important.

 
full frontal nudity???
 
Slarti my lad:
 
I really am trying(in general) to be a more enlightned, progressive, agreeable person these days(given the truly dark times we now live in)... 
 
but... 
 
As a huge Monty Python & Life of Brian devotee, I must vehimently disagree with you about the full frontal nudity in Life of Brian.  Seeing that skinny little tart Judith full frontal was not entirely a bad thing, but the full frontal of Brain was indeed a life-scaring moment for me and not one I would want another man to endure.
 
Ouch   Shocked   Angry  Unhappy
"Yeah, people are unhappy about that - but you know what, it's still Yes." - Chris Squire
Back to Top
Riuku View Drop Down
Forum Groupie
Forum Groupie
Avatar

Joined: June 17 2011
Location: Texas
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 56 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Riuku Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2012 at 10:01
I love Rush, Tool, APC, Jethro Tull, Porcupine Tree/Steven Wilson, Opeth.

I can't tell but sometimes Genesis seems to take a few attacks, like One for the Vine (blindly following). I argue that even Supper's Ready can be either religious or anti-religious. Also, Firth of Fifth?
 
They're on the archives and I consider them progressive but it seems they don't get any attention here, perhaps for being more "indie" than progressive but Circa Survive have an album called On Letting Go about letting go of Religion I think. Great lyrics on that one atheist or not.
Back to Top
Riuku View Drop Down
Forum Groupie
Forum Groupie
Avatar

Joined: June 17 2011
Location: Texas
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 56 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Riuku Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2012 at 10:07
Also, VdGG and Peter Hammill, I love them Tongue 
 
Have they been mentioned yet? The Lie, enough said.
Back to Top
Textbook View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: October 08 2009
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3303 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Textbook Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 21 2012 at 21:55

Rush's album Clockwork Angels has just been retitled "Religion Sucks The Balls, The Big Hairy Balls, Is That Clear Enough For Everyone Now Epignosis."
Back to Top
Ambient Hurricanes View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 25 2011
Location: Cotopaxi
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1986 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Ambient Hurricanes Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 22 2012 at 00:11
^I read your post and got so scared that I actually went to rushisaband to make sure that it wasn't true.
"The hero's journey is the journey from strength to weakness."

- John Green
Back to Top
Textbook View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: October 08 2009
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3303 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Textbook Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 16:25
I can't believe they still haven't changed that domain name. It's so lame.
 
I would pay my own money to make it rushisaf**kingawesomebandyouheardme.com
Back to Top
iamathousandapples View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 14 2008
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 152 		Post Options Post Options   Quote iamathousandapples Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 21:51
The Dear Hunter - No God
pretty much from sentence one. Although I guess one could debate whether that's an attack on religion or just a counterpoint to a commonly-believed criticism.

And that brings up a point that I just might be late to the party about, what necessarily constitutes a song to be anti-religious? Does it need to be a song specifically against religion in a to-the-letter definition, or can it also incorporate songs about not being religious and being thankful that they're not?


Edited by iamathousandapples - March 28 2012 at 22:01
Back to Top
Ambient Hurricanes View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: December 25 2011
Location: Cotopaxi
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1986 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Ambient Hurricanes Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 23:24
Originally posted by Textbook

I can't believe they still haven't changed that domain name. It's so lame.
 
I would pay my own money to make it rushisaf**kingawesomebandyouheardme.com

It's supposed to refer to how, every time somebody mentions Rush, people think he's referring to Rush Limbaugh.  Apparently Ed (the site owner) wanted to inform everyone that Rush was a band, not a talk show host.
"The hero's journey is the journey from strength to weakness."

- John Green
Back to Top
m2thek View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: November 12 2009
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 160 		Post Options Post Options   Quote m2thek Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 28 2012 at 23:51
Aqualung was (I believe) self-described as pro-religion/anti-church which is certainly related
Back to Top
Textbook View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: October 08 2009
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3303 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Textbook Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2012 at 02:01
They could go with rushisabandrushlimbaughisaninsufferablebagoffesteringexcrement.com
Back to Top
JJLehto View Drop Down
Prog Reviewer
Prog Reviewer
Avatar

Joined: April 05 2006
Location: New Jersey, US
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 32610 		Post Options Post Options   Quote JJLehto Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2012 at 02:37
I think the band Atheist may have some slightly anti religious sentiment. 
Witty Quote
Back to Top
Textbook View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member


Joined: October 08 2009
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3303 		Post Options Post Options   Quote Textbook Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 29 2012 at 03:24
Before being called Atheist, they were called Raging Atheists Avowing A Gory End, RAVAGE. (Yes, that's true.)
 
There's also the Swedish prog-black-metal group, Apostasy.
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 456

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.69
Copyright ©2001-2010 Web Wiz

This page was generated in 0.117 seconds.