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tamijo
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 07:40 | ||
Not only modern "prog metal" ballads are cheesie, we also got some cheese dripping Anderson song along the way.
Infact i was begging my record dealer, to get me the first edition vinyl, instead of the second edition he had on stock. Just because i wanted the otherwise great album, not to start with this. I was crazy about Yes/Anderson, back then, but this and a few other tracks was too slimy. Nowadays i generally find Yes to be a bit cheesie, but still like to listen to them, now and then.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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HackettFan
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 09:18 | ||
Hmm... I think of anything cheesy as being commercialized. Frank Zappa expounds upon the term cheese inside one of his album jackets. I can't remember which album, You Are What You Is maybe. It's been a long time since I read it, but it still guides my interpretation of the word.
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AlexDOM
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 09:42 | ||
Return of the Giant Hogweed by Genesis comes to my mind.
It's such a fun song
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Snow Dog
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 09:46 | ||
But not "cheesy"
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The Doctor
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 10:53 | ||
I think of cheesy as being way over the top. Rick Wakeman performing an ice show of King Arthur comes to mind as the cheesiest of cheesy prog.
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darkshade
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 11:21 | ||
A little earlier in his discography, but do you remember Suzy Creamcheese? |
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bb1319
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 11:34 | ||
Suzy Creamcheese, this is your conscience speaking. |
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"I'd say that what we hear is the quality of our listening." -Robert Fripp
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rogerthat
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 11:37 | ||
Another Day by the same band. Your Own Special Way...even Mad Mad Moon to some extent. I think Collins's rendition is the culprit in both cases. |
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cstack3
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 11:54 | ||
Agreed. "Your Own Special Way" by Genesis on W&W always comes to my mind as cloyingly sweet cheese. This definition of "cheesy" seems to nail it down for me: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=cheesy "This is an important word and nobody has it right yet. What it means is: Trying too hard, unsubtle, and inauthentic. Specifically that which is unsubtle or inauthentic in its way of trying to elicit a certain response from a viewer, listener, audience, etc. Celine Dion is cheesy because her lyrics, timbre, key changes, and swelling orchestral accompaniment telegraph 'I want you to be moved' instead of moving you." Edited by cstack3 - July 13 2012 at 11:56 |
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HolyMoly
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 12:11 | ||
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HolyMoly
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 12:13 | ||
I used the word "cheesy" in college to describe guys who hit on girls all the time. For music that I consider a bit embarrassing for its ingratiating manner with an absence of irony, I use the word "corny".
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Gerinski
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 12:39 | ||
Funny how we all have such different perceptions.
To me cheesy has never had anything to do with music being overblown or pretentious.
That someone says that ELP, Wakeman or Genesis Return of The Giant Hogweed is cheesy is completely against my perception of the term.
I have always associated the term to pseudo-prog which has a lot of commercial and pop leanings, perfect examples being the poppiest songs in Neal Morse's Lifeline such as The Way Home, God's Love and Children Of The Chosen (and having nothing to do with the religious lyrics, I mean the musical style).
Or the poppiest songs of Moon Safari (such as The Gods of Flowers Past in Blomljud which even with a lenght of nearly 10 min it's clearly based on pop chord progressions and melodies but with prog arrangement).
Ayreon indeed have a few cheesy ones.
In other words songs which are basically pop songs and then arranged into a proggy fashion by adding a couple of time breaks here and there, a gilmouresque solo, the instrumentation etc.
Although the cheesiest prog band must surely be Bunchacheeze Edited by Gerinski - July 13 2012 at 12:42 |
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cstack3
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 12:55 | ||
TURN IT OFF!! TURN IT OFF!! Indeed, that is EXACTLY what I was getting at!! Dripping with...melted cheese! Some prog compositions have deliberate humor/excess worked into the composition, one of my favorites being "Hocus Pocus" by Focus! They serve up some real prog-gouda....the goofy looks, whistles, and yodels of TVL are interspersed with some blazing fusion guitar lead by Jan Akermann, making for an amazingly fun & legit experience!! Ian Anderson and Tull also do the cheese frequently & deliberately (Did anyone else see the "War Child" tour, with the animal-themed costumes? Jaw-dropping, but NOT cheese!!). Excess can be a valuable tool in composition, but as Big Elf demonstrates, playing two distorted Mellotrons at once does not constitute fine dining!! Great thread by the way, thanks for contributing!! What would be King Crimson's cheesiest moment? "Moon Child" comes to mind.... Wakeman certainly seems to be the Cheese King on this thread! "King Arthur" set to ice....ugh!
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HolyMoly
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 13:10 | ||
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Smurph
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 13:30 | ||
I love Bif Elf haha
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Smurph
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 13:32 | ||
I disagree. I actually prefer this lack of warmth. The overproduction is good, if you are able to have other albums with raw production. It's about picking and choosing in my opinion.
I prefer more overproduced stuff so that when you go to see it live it has the warm raw feeling. I loooove noise in production. I want lots of noise. And when prog get's cheesy it can kick ass. Think of the last track from Banco's Io Soto album. Cheesy as hell. Amazing as hell and heaven. Edited by Smurph - July 13 2012 at 13:33 |
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Ambient Hurricanes
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 13:55 | ||
Moonchild isn't cheesy at all, it's dreamy and contemplative.
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Manuel
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 13:56 | ||
Very Funny. Where can I get me one?
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altaeria
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 13:59 | ||
For me-- music is like pizza. The media and the general public may insist that Alt Rock and Punk is "cool"... but they can't convince me that a breadstick and a jar of tomato sauce is a quality pizza. |
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Smurph
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Posted: July 13 2012 at 14:02 | ||
Ha- Alt rock has way more cheese. As well as punk in my opinion.
Really, that kind of music is just cheese and no tomato sauce on top of a cardboard crust.
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