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Oh and on a side note, I had no idea that The Mars Volta were from Texas. Thank you for that. I'll be slapping some BBQ sauce on that fact and digest it the best I can.
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 01:19
progbethyname wrote:
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Oh and on a side note, I had no idea that The Mars Volta were from Texas.
Thank you for that. I'll be slapping some BBQ sauce on that fact and digest it the best I can.
Yo welcome! BTW, Larry Coryell is from Galveston, TX:
^ dear God it's Mahavishnu meets Miles. Pretty technical stuff there. That kind of music I need headphones to really get into it cause there is a lot going on, and for me that is not a bad thing. Anyway. Cool links and the Texas video was hilarious. Love it when he reaches for the can of chili. Lol now that's Texas baby!
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 02:30
cstack3 wrote:
twosteves wrote:
For me--bottom line no matter what state a prog band comes from--the vast majority are not to my taste creatively.
I'm afraid I have the same opinion of most bands reviewed on PA! Really good prog is rare indeed, which is why I like this site - it gives me new directions to explore.
Now please excuse me, I have to put on some of that South Texas symphonic music....
I thought those guys had a 2-3 drummer line-up, or was that a temporary thing?
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 05:28
Atavachron wrote:
somehow I suspect if I'd been in high school when grunge was happening I'd have liked it
I was past 30 when "Ten" came out, and i still belive its a masterpiece.
There is a special energy in that album, an energy that was very needed at the point in time.
A great sound too.
Is it better or worse than the prog albums of the period ?
Well it dosent matter, in art diffrent artists are supposed to complemet each other. Not copy each other.
Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 13:50
moshkito wrote:
presdoug wrote:
Are you guys familiar with Bloodrock?
Haven't heard from them in years ... I mean YEARS!
On Sat. March 12th, 2005, they reunited for a reunion concert at a place called the Ridglea Theater, and it was filmed and presented on dvd, though it is pretty hard to locate. Unfortunately, the original drummer and one of the guitar players are dead, now.
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 16:00
The.Crimson.King wrote:
presdoug wrote:
Are you guys familiar with Bloodrock?
Ya Bloodrock...When I was a kid, their song "DOA" used to scare the daylights out of me and I swore I'd never get on an airplane
Oh man! That's me exactly. My brother (ten years my senior) and his pals would take over the family stereo when my folks were out for the night and play records. I'd try to blend into the background so they didn't kick me out (think Eddy, Wally, and Lumpy telling the Beav to get lost... but with pot and booze). One night they played DOA. "I remember, we were flying low and hit something in the air..." This was around '73 or '74, I was around nine years old and it scared the sh*t out of me. I've never forgotten!
As far as Texas... Just the fact that Roky Erikson and the Elevators are from there covers that state tenfold for cred...
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Posted: September 03 2013 at 23:12
This is quite a comprehensive article on the subject of guitarists from Texas....however, you'll only see "progressive" mentioned a couple of times.
This was interesting:
Tragically, founding member and lead guitarist "Dimebag Darrell"
(Darrell Lance Abbott) was shot and killed while playing onstage with
his band Damageplan on December 8, 2004.
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