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Topic: Dead Can Dance
Posted: May 25 2004 at 05:50

Surprisingly i found that the great band dead can dance are not in progarchives, arent they progressive rock or i misunderstood their music Cry

when i sell my life story, maybe i should write it first and do the living later 'cause life is so much cleaner on the page

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 07:38

Excellent space music that's (small p) progressive. Yes, to be sure.

I like DEAD CAN DANCE quite a lot and their music is often featured on the Hearts Of Space radio show. http://www.hos.com/index.html A musical resource that lovers of good music ought to know.

But is their music (large P) Prog RocK? I would have to say that it is not. That's no knock on them or their craft.

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 08:04

Dead can dance? - someone's been watching me at the clubs!

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 11:03

i like DCD very much but i dont think that they could bee called real prog-rock band...

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 12:33

I voted yes! Smile

Ermm Jazz fusion, Zappa, and so-called "progressive metal" are (generally) accepted as "prog" here, so why not DCD? Stern Smile

Whoops! The worms are escaping the confines of the can!

Problem: "Progressive" music remains undefined in any practical, workable sense (and will likely continue so) and the categorization of music is a very subjective thing!

I'm glad that deciding which artists make the prog "cut" is not my responsibility! You'll NEVER please all of the people all of the time! Confused

Edited by Peter Rideout

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 16:07

Peter Rideout wrote:

I'm glad that deciding which artists make the prog "cut" is not my responsibility! You'll NEVER please all of the people all of the time! Confused

You're forgetting one thing, uncle Peter! There actually is one way to please everybody...

add Mariah Carey to the archives! Woot!

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 17:43

^ Ha! That would especially please Ms Carey's (misscarries?) record company, young nephew Jordo!

Please Max, don't make me review that sh*te!

(Actually, it would probably be fun! You thought my Styx review was nasty? You ain't seen nuffin yet!)

Oops, now I've let the kitty out of the bag! It's true, assorted Newbies: I don't really like Mariah's Mew-sick! Can you ever forgive me?

Edited by Peter Rideout

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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 17:47

Peter Rideout wrote:

Please Max, don't make me review that sh*te!

(

Ya'know Max, that would be wonderful punishment for the dictionary weilding professor. Next time he trips up, a few hours of listening to a Mariahcareyathon would straighten the old bugger right up.

If that doesn't work, perhaps some Celine Dion would be in order?

Edited by danbo

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 18:02

danbo wrote:

Peter Rideout wrote:

Please Max, don't make me review that sh*te!

(

If that doesn't work, perhaps some Celine Dion we be in order?

^ Ha! LOL

What the H.E. double hockey sticks is that supposed to mean, Bilbo?

Physician, heal thyself!

Edited by Peter Rideout

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 21:18

I don't bellieve they don't belong to the genre called Progressive Rock, they are an excellent Celtic/Folk/Gothic/Medieval band with some progressive characteristics.

Even though I believe Dead Can Dance and Miranda Sex Garden could be included as Art Rock, there are other bands here that in my opinion are farther from Prog' than them.

Some Gothic bands are very close to the spirit of progressive rock.

But if you ask me if I believe they are prog', I must say I don't think so

Iván

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Posted: May 25 2004 at 21:36

Peter Rideout wrote:

danbo wrote:

Peter Rideout wrote:

Please Max, don't make me review that sh*te!

(

If that doesn't work, perhaps some Celine Dion would be in order?

^ Ha! LOL

What the H.E. double hockey sticks is that supposed to mean, Bilbo?

Physician, heal thyself!

What, what, I say, Looks perfectly correct to me..... Fargin' icehole!!!!

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Posted: May 26 2004 at 11:15

DCD is a great band, but I don't consider it as a prog band. However, Mr. Rideout has a point about the similarities towards other styles like jazz-fusion. Me myself think it's brilliant to see those bands in here. However, I consider jazz-fusion closer to prog than DCD, mostly because of the instrumentation and the musicians in those bands.

By the way, it would be really nice not to see a comment about Mariah Carey in every thread. I know it's fun, but there are already a few threads dedicated to it (her), please keep it in there.

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Posted: May 26 2004 at 11:51

hammar wrote:

By the way, it would be really nice not to see a comment about Mariah Carey in every thread. I know it's fun, but there are already a few threads dedicated to it (her), please keep it in there.

Joren,Peter & Danbo The Flatulent - consider yourself told!

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Posted: May 26 2004 at 14:48

^ Hey, no "smack" (or even laudanum) for me, Jim -- I'm trying to cut down on the opiates! Dead

I still think that DCD are as much (if not more) "prog" as Zappa or Dream Theater are. Stern Smile

(But I really don't care -- there are plenty of great, unarguably prog acts to review here!) Smile

Edited by Peter Rideout

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Posted: May 26 2004 at 15:33

Jim Garten wrote:

Smack botties & early to bed

Geez Jim, you crazy blighter! It just occurred to me that it's just as well that you don't have any progeny! Judging from the rather disturbing entry above, you would apparently put heroin in the poor little tyke's baby bottle, before skulking off to the all-night danceclub! For shame!

I guess that on the Waterboys' "Old England," when Mike Scott sings "children stare with heroin eyes," he's referring to your neighbourhood daycare, eh wot?

(And don't bother trying to cover your twisted tracks by telling me that "smack botties" refers to spanking! I know what you meant, sicko, and besides, spanking is illegal here too!) Angry

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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

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Posted: June 02 2004 at 13:05

they aren't prog, they are more world music and gothic, and they were unique, they were a start point in matching styles. a very nice band that has reached it's end.

peace

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Posted: June 25 2005 at 12:34

Dead Can Dance is GREEEEEEEEAT

They should be in progarchives

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Posted: June 25 2005 at 14:56

I voted no... But I'm not 100% sure. I've only heard a few of their songs and they sound more like some kinda ambient sounding music to me.

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Posted: June 26 2005 at 06:07

I really like this band but i think that they play ethnic music!

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Posted: June 26 2005 at 11:34

Great band, I would vote for the missing category Undecided. The problem with a category like Art Rock is that almost any band who do not produce your typical mainstream music can be included.

Poll Question: Dead Can Dance progressive?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes they are prog. and should be in progarchives.com	8	[33.33%]
No, they have nothing to do with prog.	16	[66.67%]
This topic is closed, no new votes accepted