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The Quiet One 
Prog Reviewer
Joined: January 16 2008
Location: Argentina
Status: Offline
Points: 15745
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 Posted: March 16 2012 at 13:07 |
 The Truth wrote:
Seems like I've run out of things to say regarding progressive rock. It really helped me expand my musical tastes but I don't think I'm purely a progger anymore. |
This.
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Negoba
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 24 2008
Location: Big Muddy
Status: Offline
Points: 5208
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 13:43 |
I think this kind of board / forum probably maxed as a form of communication a few years ago. Lots of previously monstrously busy boards I frequented have also slowed way down.
Facebook is part of it, the economy is part of it, and the natural equilibrium of limited audience. There was a huge void for many of us that PA filled. But the number of folks who haven't found PA but would totally love it will be exhausted. And once you've tried out all the cool music here you'd never heard of before, what then?
And it doesn't feel like it's dying to me.
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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Vibrationbaby
Forum Senior Member
Joined: February 13 2004
Status: Offline
Points: 6898
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 14:10 |
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All the excitement that went with hunting down albums back in the mid 16th century is gone with the internet. You can find anything fast and tire of it fast. I think the average attention span has diminished. People have the attention spans of chimps with all this tweeting, blogging and tevting to people they don't even know. They would rather talk to electronic entities than real live people. It's the age of me, myself and I with facecrap mycrap and other crap. They can't focus on one thing anymore. I guess this affliction has affected this site as well just as it has other sites. This age of information is going to eat us alive sooner or later
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lazland
Prog Reviewer
Joined: October 28 2008
Location: Wales
Status: Offline
Points: 13249
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 14:28 |
This is still a very busy forum, certainly compared to, say, Progressive Ears, or (ahem) certain jazz or metal forums.
I enjoy it as much as ever, and, perhaps, sometimes less is more in terms of quality posts and comments.
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Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org
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Guldbamsen
Special Collaborator
Retired Admin
Joined: January 22 2009
Location: Magic Theatre
Status: Offline
Points: 23098
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 14:58 |
There are some things you just can't kill. You can't kill oregano either. There'll always be a few in downtown Naples throwing it on their pizza.
Personally I come here for the reviews and the cool people. I certainly won't shed any tears for the lack of voters in the current poll tournaments, or the what's-its-name what is prog - or is Dolly Parton prog, Yes prog, Cantalope melon prog? There are a lot of people here who come for the music, not to ruffle feathers like I've seen a fair deal of - and maybe we're just seeing an increase in content rather than a decrease in posts...
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
- Douglas Adams
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Tuzvihar
Special Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator
Joined: May 18 2005
Location: C. Schinesghe
Status: Offline
Points: 13489
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 15:10 |
Vibrationbaby wrote:
All the excitement that went with hunting down albums back in the mid 16th century is gone with the internet. You can find anything fast and tire of it fast. I think the average attention span has diminished. People have the attention spans of chimps with all this tweeting, blogging and tevting to people they don't even know. They would rather talk to electronic entities than real live people. It's the age of me, myself and I with facecrap mycrap and other crap. They can't focus on one thing anymore. I guess this affliction has affected this site as well just as it has other sites. This age of information is going to eat us alive sooner or later
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 Well said, Sir!!
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"Music is much like f**king, but some composers can't climax and others climax too often, leaving themselves and the listener jaded and spent."
Charles Bukowski
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Catcher10
Forum Senior Member
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Joined: December 23 2009
Location: Emerald City
Status: Offline
Points: 17498
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 16:34 |
I'm too busy listening to prog  ..........Honestly I am, I have recently added a lot of new audio equipment and that's all I do now....Sit and listen, especially to stuff I have discovered here.....Its brilliant!
Back to listening!
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Slartibartfast
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam
Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 29625
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 16:56 |
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The excitement of hunting hasn't died due to having new weapons. Having said that I do miss the old ways.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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rushfan4
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Joined: May 22 2007
Location: Michigan, U.S.
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Points: 65938
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 16:59 |
I think it is all the  from the 60's and 70's that is killing PA off.
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Slartibartfast
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Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam
Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 29625
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 17:07 |
rushfan4 wrote:
I think it is all the from the 60's and 70's that is killing PA off. |
I'm gonna have to blame it on  and  and  so what the hell? let's have us some 
Edited by Slartibartfast - March 16 2012 at 17:09
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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stonebeard
Forum Senior Member
Joined: May 27 2005
Location: NE Indiana
Status: Offline
Points: 28057
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 17:10 |
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All things tend toward chaos.
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Dean
Special Collaborator
Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout
Joined: May 13 2007
Location: Europe
Status: Offline
Points: 37575
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 17:19 |
Entropy isn't what it used to be. 
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What?
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Slartibartfast
Collaborator
Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam
Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 29625
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 17:56 |
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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zappaholic
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 24 2006
Location: flyover country
Status: Offline
Points: 2822
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 20:05 |
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It's my fault. Any forum that I join starts to go to sh*t the moment I join.
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"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken
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Atavachron
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Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 64353
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 20:19 |
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if this place were clogged with new members and posts we'd be complaining about overcrowding, too many reviews being posted, bad polls, sniping, and the the "good ol' days" when you could just enjoy yourself
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Triceratopsoil
Forum Senior Member
Joined: April 03 2010
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 17995
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 20:21 |
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Henry kilt it
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Atavachron
Special Collaborator
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Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 64353
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Posted: March 16 2012 at 22:00 |
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^ I didn't even know he was Scottish
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darkshade
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Joined: November 19 2005
Location: New Jersey
Status: Offline
Points: 10964
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Posted: March 17 2012 at 00:34 |
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It's because Walter is not here anymore.
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Atavachron
Special Collaborator
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Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 64353
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Posted: March 17 2012 at 01:32 |
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it might help if we were allowed to post photos of our genitals but nooooo, that would be "inappropriate" or "gross"
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UMUR
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Joined: October 19 2007
Location: Denmark
Status: Offline
Points: 3010
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Posted: March 17 2012 at 02:37 |
lazland wrote:
This is still a very busy forum, certainly compared to, say, Progressive Ears, or (ahem) certain jazz or metal forums. |
You´re certainly right about that  
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