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Modrigue 
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Joined: January 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 1125 |
 Topic: Darren Lock - Prog Review (Youtube reviews)Posted: April 06 2016 at 05:29 |
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Sorry if he has already been mentionned, I did not see a topic about him.
For those who don't know Darren Lock, he's a progressive rock fan posting albums video reviews on Youtube for quite a long time now: His reviews are often pertinent and humoristic. He also performs risky action scenes with his swiss knife, battling against overpriced prog music box-sets and decorticating their contents  . This can save your money up. There are some TV shows series reviews on his channel and original compositions too.Viewing his videos is quite recommended
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Hrychu
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Joined: November 03 2013 Location: poland? Status: Offline Points: 4140 |
Posted: April 06 2016 at 15:47 |
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The guy's great. I love his vids despite having opposite views on modern prog.
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A_Flower
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Joined: April 18 2015 Location: 2112 Status: Offline Points: 1199 |
Posted: April 06 2016 at 23:12 |
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Oh I love Darren! Been subscribed to him for months now! He has good opinions and can be very funny! But before you look into him, make sure that you know he doesn't like any American bands, he doesn't like Gentle Giant, most of Rush's career, and he hates ELO. Also, he occasionally calls Jethro Tull Jethro Dull
Oh yeah, watch his Love Beach review, it's hilarious!!! |
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johnners
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Joined: November 03 2012 Location: Gillingham Kent Status: Offline Points: 2 |
Posted: April 07 2016 at 10:02 |
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Yes, I dip into Darren occasionally though makes very disparaging remarks about Steven Wilson. I know music is very subjective but he doesn't give the guy a chance!
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Friday13th
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Joined: April 30 2013 Status: Offline Points: 284 |
Posted: April 08 2016 at 16:15 |
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Darren has given me some good memories. As you said, he likes to exaggerate and poke fun. I like hearing his often negative opinion of many popular prog artists like Frank Zappa, Gentle Giant and "Jethro Dull"
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micky
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Posted: April 09 2016 at 06:08 |
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hah....thief.... I was the one who coined Jethro Dull (© Micky 2005)
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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meggamuffin
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Joined: April 10 2016 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 7 |
Posted: April 10 2016 at 07:12 |
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Seems to spend all his time waffling on about the fanbase of bands and artists instead of the music and when he is talking about the music the word w**king does come up a lot and to stop people from sending rude messages the odd "it's not that I don't like this kind of music, I can appericate x and w but this doesn't do it for me" does come up too. His humor, even if a bit too hyperbolic and derivative of David Brent, makes me laugh alot! Should stick to the home-y coffee vids..
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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RIO/Avant/Zeuhl & Eclectic Team Joined: March 16 2007 Location: Boston Status: Offline Points: 20204 |
Posted: April 10 2016 at 07:54 |
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He's occasionally humorous but he does talk a lot of nonsense about King Crimson & Cardiacs. He can get a bit tedious.
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Ian
Host of the Post-Avant Jazzcore Happy Hour on Progrock.com https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/ |
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meggamuffin
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Joined: April 10 2016 Location: England Status: Offline Points: 7 |
Posted: April 10 2016 at 10:23 |
He wasn't that wrong about Cardiacs imo... Would love to see him do Sing to God, that would be a corker of a review.
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progrockdeepcuts
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Joined: August 14 2013 Location: West Virginia Status: Offline Points: 394 |
Posted: April 30 2016 at 10:59 |
As always, you have a talent for understatement. |
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Listen to older shows here: mixcloud.com/progrockdeepcuts/ |
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ProgressiveHypocrite
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Joined: June 14 2015 Location: Hagerstown, MD Status: Offline Points: 29 |
Posted: June 18 2016 at 11:19 |
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Yes, but Rolling Stone was the magazine that said in the 70's : "Remember, Tull rhymes with dull."
Frig Rolling Stone.
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Michael P. Dawson
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Joined: April 22 2016 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 197 |
Posted: June 18 2016 at 12:02 |
IIRC the L.A. Times used the same line in their review of the Passion Play tour back in '73.
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Buy this thing!
https://store.cdbaby.com/Artist/MichaelPDawson |
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RoeDent
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Joined: September 08 2009 Location: Wales Status: Offline Points: 850 |
Posted: June 20 2016 at 11:09 |
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He criticizes most of the music I love, so I don't even bother with him anymore.
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Project Nightscape
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Joined: May 28 2016 Location: Oregon USA Status: Offline Points: 30 |
Posted: June 20 2016 at 14:15 |
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To be kind, his tastes tend to be very idiosyncratic. After viewing a good one-third of his reviews, I couldn't pinpoint his key aesthetic principles beyond a base desire for koan-like perfection--songs that are technically- and structurally-daring, lyrically-imaginative, immaculately-produced and emotionally-involving with no hint of commercial interest or at the opposite extreme, self-involved navel-gazing. He's far less useful as a cultural barometer than, say, Lester Bangs, who, even at his most scathing, was both more entertaining and instructive.
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https://projectnightscape.bandcamp.com/releases
www.nightscapeseries.com In music the passions enjoy themselves. - Nietzsche |
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ProgReview
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Joined: July 09 2016 Location: Loughton, Essex Status: Offline Points: 1 |
Posted: July 09 2016 at 08:23 |
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Speak of the devil and he's sure to appear! Huzzah!
It is I, Darren, the Prog Review fellow. Interesting to hear your thoughts. Sorry I cannot sometimes meet your lofty expectations. The reviews are meant to be entertainment - a mere distraction from your impending mortality. I don't have an agenda. I like what I like and I like what I know. I don't cover King Crimson anymore, so you are safe to drop by. I would love to Sl*g off the Cardiacs some more but their fans are of the rabid variety who give me the heebie-jeebies... But maybe one day, eh? No, I am not Lester Bangs - he got paid for what he did. I just get the drippings of YouTube's nose - you pay peanuts, you get monkeys and then me. ;) But big thanks to Mr Modrigue for speaking so kindly of me and promoting my channel. You are gentleman amongst men. I salute you! Prog on! |
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ALotOfBottle
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Joined: February 17 2016 Location: Lublin, Poland Status: Offline Points: 1990 |
Posted: July 09 2016 at 08:53 |
Hello, Darren. We are delighted to have you on Progarchives. I hope you enjoy your time here!  Prog on! |
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GKR
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Joined: January 22 2013 Location: Brazil Status: Offline Points: 1376 |
Posted: July 09 2016 at 10:19 |
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Although I am a Tull fanatic, I do enjoy your JT reviews. Welcome, man.
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- From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.
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Modrigue
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Joined: January 14 2007 Location: France Status: Offline Points: 1125 |
Posted: July 09 2016 at 10:39 |
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Welcome aboard Darren, and prog on!
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rdtprog
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Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Offline Points: 5134 |
Posted: July 09 2016 at 13:18 |
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Darren always said that he never goes on any forums, looks like only PA can make him change his mind...
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Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.
Emile M. Cioran |
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