The Man behind Mandrakeroot
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Topic: The Man behind Mandrakeroot
Posted By: aramg
Subject: The Man behind Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 10:24
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Is it just me, or does he seem like a real character (in a good way)? His polls are creative, to say the least, and the conclusions (if not the entireties) of his reviews are always a pleasure to read. I've been visiting the site for a year or so now, and I don't think any member has made as big a contribution in such a short period of time as he has. I must say, if I ever venture to Italy, I'd like to meet him and have a discussion about music. Praises to the Mandrakeroot.  |
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 10:36
| I voted no, but only because I wouldn't like to meet any of my idols. |
Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 14:30
| Although I sometimes get angry with him because of the nonsense polls and because his album reviews are often difficult to read because of his language problems (it seems that he doesn't care about that, otherwise he could check some words with a dictionary at least), I have to admit that he seems to have a huge knowledge of prog music and classic rock music, so I think he must be an interesting guy to talk with after all. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 14:33
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I don't know if I'd like to meet, him, but MADRAKEROOT is super ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 16:58
Yeah, he makes me laugh  ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: R o V e R
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 17:16
you are Mandrakeroot.
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aramg wrote:Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 17:48
Mandrakeroot = 
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Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 18:09
Mandrakeroot = prog God.  ------------- 
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 18:09
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Yes I would, but first I'd like to learn Italian
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 18:46
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Funny man the MANDRAKEROOT.
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Posted By: GPFR
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 19:22
Me too. ------------- www.myspace.com/hail_peter 
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Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 19:46
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MANDRAKEROOT IS COOL !!
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Posted By: AtLossForWords
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 20:33
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Forever yours- MandrakeRoot
I'd rather talk abot wine than music with him. -------------   "Mastodon sucks giant monkey balls." |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 21:21
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I have never really been comfortable with threads or polls that deal with specific members. -------------  |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 21:27
I'll give you the reviews... I enjoy them.... but the polls....creative.....hahahhah. That deep purple keyboardist poll was shear genius... Jon Lord vs... who was that anyway.... as far as the question.... sure I'd love to meet him... any fan of Italian progressive... is a friend of mine. ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 22:07
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I agree with all the +++s, but I have had cause to wonder whether the prolific forum topics are more to do with the desire for prolifacy rather than substance . It's just a thought. In other words, posting a topic just for the sake of it.
AND I'd particularly like to meet him if he is a woman! ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 22:44
We all love Mandy! His reviews are the most entertaining, by far. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 22:54
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BTW, were is he?
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Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 23:02
The free translation site is probably down.  (Only kidding)  -------------
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: June 06 2006 at 23:09
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I enjoy his posts, make me laugh a lot, some are simply so weird that make my day.
If I go to Italy I would meet Raffaella (Ghost Rider) andask her ti visit Mandrakeroot, I won't feel cofortable without a translator
 Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 07:43
He uses an online translator. If you tried one e.g. babelfish, you will soon see the sort of rubbish they come out with. Mandy is obviously a very knowledgeable fan of prog and other music.
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 08:54
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a PA legend. ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH 
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 09:01
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Very uneven guy, IMO. Some of his polls are quite good, but also some of them is just WTF?? His posts are sometimes funny though. ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! http://www.last.fm/music/Exerior" rel="nofollow - EXERIOR Experimental tech/death/progmetal from Norway! |
Posted By: Dr. Evil
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 13:13
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Is Mandrakeroot a man or a woman???? What does Mandrakeroot mean?? Its making me nuts!! |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 13:20
| Mandrake Root is an old Deep Purple song. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 13:29
| Isn't mandrake a plant? |
Posted By: aramg
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 13:37
I really wish I could make that claim, but sadly, no. ------------- Aram |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 13:45
..and Mandrakeroot is the root of it. It was used for something medicinal. http://poto.com/item137759.ctlg - http://poto.com/item137759.ctlg |
Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 19:29
Good song !!
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Posted By: crimson thing
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 19:40
at the risk once again of spoiling someone's joke............the root of the mandrake plant is usually bifurcated & (to some) resembled a homunculus.......it was said that the dying scream of the mandrake root, when pulled out of the ground, made men mad.......... ------------- "Every man over forty is a scoundrel." GBS 
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Posted By: Dr. Evil
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 20:07
Yeah, and Mandrakeroot is quite MAD, he has a MAD mind  |
Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 20:13
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Great work CRIMSON THING! The root's shape is said to resemble the form of a man. It is said to have emetic and narcotic properties [hopefully more of the latter than the former]...........AND I just go under mrgd! ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |
Posted By: bamba
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 20:16
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Mandrakeroot seems to be a nice guy; a little bit mad.
(I also use sometimes an online translator but it sucks.) ------------- Learning Flute [Amigo de Manticore y Memowakeman] (primo)[IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2187/2437702285_fbb450500d_o.jpg |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 20:53
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I cant say Im a fan of Madrekeroot...I also thought he was a chick... But the I rememberd that Andrea in italian is male and not female as in spanish... ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: June 07 2006 at 21:43
Mandrakeroot is cool - a legend. I admire his/her determination to be understood and his/her large contribution to the Archives - keep up the great work Mandy!! -------------  "Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: June 08 2006 at 04:06
I'm a man because Andrea in Italy= Andrew ------------- 
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Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: June 08 2006 at 05:00
I know very few spanish people named Andrea but they are all female. |
Posted By: imoeng
Date Posted: June 08 2006 at 06:21
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Andrea Bocelli is a guy ------------- http://img360.imageshack.us/my.php?image=spmiw7.jpg">  
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Posted By: Phil
Date Posted: June 08 2006 at 08:35
| I vote yes. Hi MANDRAKEROOT, I love your bizarre polls, but mainly I love your entusiasim - it's quite infectuous. |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: June 08 2006 at 14:51
Seems like you've a lot of fans out there Mandy!! keep on proggin' my son!! -------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
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Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: June 08 2006 at 17:02
Yes, that's because he's italian.
el bothy said that Andrea was a female name in Spanish too, well it isn't. In Spanish Andrew= Andrés. Andrea is rarely used but it is a female name in Spanish.
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Posted By: mrgd
Date Posted: June 08 2006 at 19:55
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I would still like to meet HIM! [Maybe he should have kept us guessing for the intrigue] ------------- Looking still the same after all these years... mrgd |