SPECIALISTS
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Topic: SPECIALISTS
Posted By: Abstrakt
Subject: SPECIALISTS
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 09:48
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How much knowledge do you need to become for example "Krautrock Speciallist"?
Do you only need to know when bands got together,
or something like the schools the members went to... Thanks!
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 09:51
Just blag it...... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Abstrakt wrote:Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 09:56
| what is blag and why? |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 10:12
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blag verb (blagged, blagging) slang 1 to rob or steal something. 2 to scrounge something; to get it for nothing • blagged his way into the club. noun a theft or robbery; a scrounge. blagger noun. ETYMOLOGY: 1930s. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 10:13
Looks like you blagged that nicely Snowie! 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 10:21
| but why should it blag it? |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 10:39
You are turning what was initially a light hearted comment into hard work!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 12:21
Hi there, I guess it depends on what your current field of knowledge is regarding the genre. Before we even started the first specialist team, which was the prog metal one, I only created a rought outline of a possible separation of the prog metal genre (because too many bands and styles cannot be considered as one genre) and this was finetuned with others and I was asked to join the team because I simply know quite a lot about prog metal. We only require that you know what you're talking about, musically seen, I don't think you should know the birth names of the artists etc.. ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 13:18
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Since 1992 I write reviews for progrock magazines and progrock sites, my experience is that you have to 'know your classics' (Seventies symphonic rock dinosaurs) in order to be able to analyse symphonic rock music, most readers wants to read comparisons with Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, ELP and King Crimson because they are searching for matches. One of my frustrations is that most of the readers (also on Prog Archives) are not really adventurous, in fact they are very conservative and love to listen to one certain kind of symphonic rock. It's my challenge and joy to present them less known bands and perhaps that's why I am now a symphonic rock specialist because I have always (from 16 years old, around 1976) searched for more than the known symphonic rock so I started to discover Italian, Japanese, USA, Spanish and all other worldwide symphonic rock bands by reading progrock mailorder catalogi and foreign progrock magazines. You can check out my more than 700 reviews on this site, for me it's also an amazing number but it just flows out of my head because I am happy when other symphonic rock fans appreciate the less know symphonic rock |
!Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 14:25
I also like to listen to a variety of music, not only different types of prog but also various electronica things, it's not all metal for me, although that's my specialist position around here. I can easily enjoy a good piece of symphonic prog or space rock or post rock  ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 15:24
| Thanks alot! |
Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 16:55
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You're welcome
------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 17:55
And now let's wait for non-Dutch specialists opinions ...  ... !
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 18:02
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I dislike most of the so-called Classic-era Prog Dinosaurs,but am very familiar with their work. I never class myself as an expert on any genre (because I am not-simple as that) but I know what I like.... |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 18:14
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......and I like what I know, Getting better, in your wardrobe...... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Tony R
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 18:20
.......stepping one beyond your show (?) (err I think...  ) |
Posted By: erik neuteboom
Date Posted: May 16 2006 at 19:00
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Hey, Wales or UK, now I want to see some constructive contributions (and no misleading emoticons |
Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 07:31
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I like to read about bands and artists and gather info that way, plus my way of knowing bands is by discovering them, this site and other sources have influenced me to know more about bands I know and don't know. ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH 
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Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 10:26
i think i'm too young to be something like that now 
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Posted By: Tristan Mulders
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 13:03
how old are you then? ------------- Interested in my reviews? You can find them http://www.progarchives.com/Collaborators.asp?id=784 - HERE "...He will search until He's found a Way to take the Days..." |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: June 08 2006 at 02:06
i'm just 13  don't know much about prog, but i know what i like
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