How many prog albums of 2006 did you listen to?
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Topic: How many prog albums of 2006 did you listen to?
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Subject: How many prog albums of 2006 did you listen to?
Date Posted: January 04 2007 at 20:57
I'm eager to find out how this poll turns out ...  BTW: I listened to at least 50.  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: January 04 2007 at 21:03
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Somewhere between 10-20. I spent most of last year discovering older bands and looking into more non-prog music. ------------- 
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: January 04 2007 at 21:03
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10 or so... I mostly listen to older stuff. -------------   |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: January 04 2007 at 21:10
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10ish. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: dAJaro
Date Posted: January 04 2007 at 21:26
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about 5 I was starting to discover all the old bands (except rush) in 2006 though. I hope to listen to more new albums this year. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/dAJaro/?chartstyle=basic10"> 
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Posted By: Magic Mountain
Date Posted: January 04 2007 at 22:11
| I checked the top 100 on this site and I bought and listened to 29 of them. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 04 2007 at 22:51
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At least 50 to 30 although most of them aren't on the archives. ------------- 
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: January 04 2007 at 22:57
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At least 50. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Spacemac
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 00:07
| at least 50 |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 01:28
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5-10, maybe a few more. I've spent way more time looking into '70s prog than modern.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 01:30
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10ish myself. ------------- 
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 01:34
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Alright, I'll admit it...I bought that one Mars Volta album that everyone was raving about. Not bad. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: progadicto
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 01:54
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Seriously... 27... I live in Chile, man... it's a hard work to buy albums or to find them on internet...
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Posted By: Bob Greece
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 02:08
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I'm not sure exactly but not very many. New albums are harder to find in shops and also more expensive so I spend most of my money on older albums. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/BobGreece/?chartstyle=basicrt10">  |
Posted By: white_russian
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 03:39
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somewhere around 20 i guess.
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 03:48
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My latest calculation shows 86 albums released in 2006, so voted for last option.
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Posted By: archivep
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 03:59
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I´ve tasted plenty of them but overwhelming majority is just worthless trash, after few seconds I stop to listen it... It´s really hard to find a good prog band now, in 2006 I found maybe 3 max 5 bands for the collection. |
Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 04:01
| I listened to 2 albums. The 2 albums I bought. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 04:23
dno realy been buyíng much none prog, but i gues around 10 at least most of it older stuff yeah  ------------- 
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Posted By: freekske
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 04:26
Not much I've been more interested in the old ones -------------  Yes it is!! 
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Posted By: CrazyDiamond
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 05:20
more than 150.  ------------- 
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Posted By: laplace
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 06:05
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somewhere between 5 and 10. I liked Zaar in particular. I don't like much neo-prog, prog-metal or post-rock so that excludes most relevant releases, I'm afraid. ------------- FREEDOM OF SPEECH GO TO HELL |
Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 08:29
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Only 2. Ars Nova - "Chrysalis - Force For The Fourth" & Trespass - "Morning Lights". I'm mostly intrested in 60'-70' music in fact. -------------  
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Posted By: Silhouette
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 08:40
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I think I've listened to about 30-35 prog albums released in 2006, perhaps more. Silhouette. ------------- Silhouette http://www.last.fm/user/Zammiz/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small - Profile @ Last.fm |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 09:38
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I voted for at least ten, but then I remembered that I heard a lot more than that. There were only about ten that really stuck with me. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 09:40
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over five, maybe over ten too. ------------- 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: Trickster F.
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 09:49
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Around 10, possibly more. ------------- sig |
Posted By: trauma0
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 09:53
same here  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/trauma0/?chartstyle=itunesrecent"> 
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Trickster F. wrote:Posted By: rushaholic
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 10:48
| I bought and listened to over 20 released in 2006. Bought and listened to a heck of a lot more this year that was released earlier though. |
Posted By: Prog-man
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 13:25
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The last option, I'm sure... ------------- Arriving somewhere but not here |
Posted By: Single Coil
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 14:23
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Only 5, which surprised me because I bought at least 40 CDs in 2006 !
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 14:26
about 8... that's par for the course for most years, to be honest...
...I can't afford any more, and frankly haven't the opportunity to listen to them, even if I did...  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 14:48
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Between 20 & 50 ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 16:17
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Sorry Mike -- not to be a stickler, but there isn't really an option there for me, as the poll jumps from "none" to "at least five," when I've maybe only heard one or two. Perhaps I should select "none"?  In any case, I'm at the low end of the scale. I tend to wait a while with new releases, and not too many of my old faves are still putting out quality material, anyway. I don't like to buy on pure speculation, so if I haven't heard it, I wait for reviews from people here whose tastes I trust. (Such was the case with "Power to Believe." I read that Maani & others liked it, so I bought it recently -- great stuff! My first Crimson purchase since Three of a Perfect Pair.  (Even then, Fripp and Belew are hardly new to me.) ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 16:19
Would I be right in assuming that most of the new releases/new artists in prog these days are from the metal end of the spectrum?  (You know I prefer that 70s sound.) ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 16:30
Pete here is the top 100 prog releases from PA by ratings for 2006. Yes there are a lot of PM releases but there seems to be a good mix across the spectrum
http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?year=2006 - http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?year=2006
I imagine even you might find one or two you might like.
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Posted By: The Rock
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 16:45
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I listened to about 200 prog and related albums in 06. ------------- What's gonna come out of my mouth is gonna come out of my soul."Skip Prokop" |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 16:45
Sorry about the poll options, Peter - I edited the first one.
I know ... metal had been around before I was even born, but you still think it's something for teenagers. Well, if it is for teenagers - then why should there be more metal today than - say - 20 years ago? There aren't more teenagers today than there were back then. Face it, Metal is not really related to age. True, some metal is raw and unsophisticated and angry and rebellious and goes well with adolescence and puberty, but there's also the type of metal that is inherently sophisticated, polished, technical, artistic, experimental, complex etc..  For the record: Judging by the albums entered in the PA database, there are 58 prog metal releases of 2006, vs. 56 (30+26) in the genres of Art Rock and Symphonic Prog Rock alone. I won't bother to query the remaining genres ... I'd estimate that Prog Metal is about 25% of all the new releases of 2006, not more.  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 16:47
Wow, so you virtually listened to every album that was released?  ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: eugene
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 16:56
Out of 86 albums I heard only 11 are from that end of the spectrum, so IMO you would not be right in this assumption.
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 17:09
| None, I think. |
Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 18:11
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I must have unlistened them already for non spring to mind. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 18:17
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15 albums this year, thats actually a record for me, but I hacnt been listening to music, seriously, long. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005  |
Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 18:57
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I listened to 3, and barely played through a fourth album: Tool - 10,000 days Mastodon - Blood Mountain Beyond Twilight - For The Love Of Art And The Making and barely played through The Mars Volta - Amputechture. will quite likely listen to quite a few more 2007 albums, though. ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 19:37
There were actually several that might appeal to you. I'm not a metal guy either, and I found some that are right up my alley. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 19:40
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10ish here too. Got 7 on CD.
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 19:56
To be honest from my 50 releases of 2006 there were less than 10 that could be concidered prog metal. Metal isn't the only new thing around you know?  -------------
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: January 05 2007 at 20:37
He doesn't Some older folks go by "all modern prog is metal" theory ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 00:27
 Guys, I just asked a simple question, and I asked it politely and respectfully. Maybe the answer was obvious to you, but it wasn't to me -- I don't buy much newer prog, as I said. Nor do I read many reviews, nor have I heard many of the newer bands out there. To be honest, I don't have too much interest in getting into a lot of new prog bands -- or many newer bands of any genre. I don't have unlimited money to spend on a luxury like music, and I have close to 2000 CDs, anyway. You may be much the same, one day. (And I wasn't asking about any one person's purchases, Chamber but about the year's prog releases, in general.) Please don't assume to know what I think, or try to drag me into a dispute along genre or generational lines. I do have feelings, you know, and that sort of hurt. ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 00:36
I feel for ya Rideout, even though you did cut me deep in my Ratings thread
Good thing I focus on the present huh? ------------- Beauty will save the world. 
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Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 11:58
I'm sorry Peter. It's just that I've been reading your resents posts and when talking about the youth of today it's always related to prog metal. I'm not offended by it, it's just that I don't like generalisations. I agree it wasn't the best way to say it and I'm sorry if I sounded harsh. That wasn't my intention. I know that you were talking about progs releases of the year and I'm pretty sure there's as much prog metal as there is symphonic, art rock, and others. (That would've been a better answer to your question. )Sorry for the assumptions too. My opinions were based on your posts and nothing more. No hard feelings? -------------
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 12:47
Just about 5...
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 12:54
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I'm going to list them, for my own sanity...
Prog:
Vanden Plas: Christ.0
Beyond Twilight: For The Love Of
Jadis: Photoplay
Tool:10,000 Days
ACT: Silence
Green Carnation: Acoustic Verses
Novembre: Materia
Non Prog:
Blind Guardian: A Twist In The Myth
Communic: Waves Of Visual Decay
Evergrey: Monday Morning Apocalypse
and I think therein lies the problem... I really can't manage more than 10, if I'm still to catch up on music from past years.. of which, I've probably bought further 20...
too much music, too little time...  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 12:57
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btw Mike, why are you collecting this information??
(I'm just being inquisitive...) ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Corporal Cleeg
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 14:19
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Between 10 and 20, awesome albums for 2006!
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 20:19
Good question.  Well, I'm just curious. Personally I'm kind of proud that I listened to so many albums of 2006 ... but that doesn't mean that I think that you have to devote that much attention to new releases. Back in 2005 I was totally obsessed with classic prog - I bought Yes - Close to the Edge, Genesis - Selling England by the Pound, Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick, Gentle Giant - Octopus etc. etc. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: January 06 2007 at 23:59
I've spent a lot of time on older bands this year too. I realized this, and decided to make an effort to check out some of the new stuff in the last few months. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 02:24
No, no hard feelings, Chamberry, and thanks. I swear I asked my question in good faith, with no double meaning, but I have since been roundly lectured by Mike En R. for this post and my question about the ratio of prog to prog metal in 2006 (he assumed I was attacking metal, and all metal fans again, but seems not to have read my reply to him from before Xmas, when I said I wouldn't speak of P Metal in a disparaging way again. Imeant it, and I always try to honour my committments, and/or my word.) That's right -- I was careful; to ask my question respectfully, and in polite, precise, neutral language, was teased a bit in response, felt hurt, said as much, then Mike PMs me to say "we answered politely, too. What's wrong with you?" I don't know why he felt he was involved, or that he could speak for you and Miracle, but I've had more than enough of this negativity, and being unflatteringly analyzed my Mike (I won't quote his PM further, but suffice to say, it wasn't nice, and he thinks the very worst of me, every time.) I have had enough of this -- logging on to be lectured and put down, to always be assumed to be insincere and insulting is too much, and, in all honesty, quite depressing for me. I also find the forum to be increasingly humourless and intolerant, and frequented by increasing numbers of seriosly hateful bigots, especially in the DNRTM section. I recently reported a grossly offensive post -- now deleted; I think it was in the religion thread -- that had been there for over a week. Though other regulars had posted after it, and must therefore have read it too, I was the ONLY one to report it. I am obviously more and more out of step with what people want this prog music forum to be!) In light of all this, I am leaving PA, as I don't want to share my time with people who so often make me feel so bad. When I hurt people's feelings here, even unintentionally, I apologise both publicly and privately (several folks will be able to attest to this). I was genuinely hurt to me so misread (and made fun of), last night, and logged on this morning to see if anyone might have apologised, but I get a nasty lecture from Mike again. A word of advice to others who may prefer older prog: never let it be known that you don't like today's metal, because that is ALWAYS a personal attack on poor Mike, and he will make his response "to the man," and not to your position. (You should probably also use his signature service, if you want him to like you.) The fun is gone, for me, so I leave you with good ol' Mike in my place -- enjoy his entertaining, always good-humoured posts! To my friends: you have my email. I will not post here again. (I say this publicly, as a man of honour and principle, to make any return less likely, and doubly awkward for me.) Enough. It's just music, and it's time for me to concentrate on real life, real friends, family, and the people who actually know, trust and love me. Goodbye, and good luck. Sorry again to any whom I might have unintentionally offended over the past few years. It won't happen again. Peter Rideout ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 06:44
Ok, fair enough ... but let me analyze my response to your post here:
So what did the other guys reply? They said that you're "older", that you might think that all new prog is bad and that most new releases are from the genre of metal. Is that so far from the truth? Saying that you prefer the 70s sound and can't really enjoy the new bands automatically makes you look old. When I first joined the forum and got into some arguments with philippe I thought he was at least 50 years old. Today I know that disliking new prog is not necessarily related to age, so I try not to make these assumptions. So if you really leave the forum ... do what you have to do, but I refuse to accept that it's because of something I said. I rather think that you should stay away from forums generally, because you seem to have some issues with accepting criticism and handling heated debates. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to:
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 08:04
yeah, there is always a fine balance to strike over this... on the one hand, there may be 10 new releases from bands I already like, each year, and want to buy.
on the other, there are new bands I'm discovering all the time which I like, and make it a priority to buy the back catalogue of...
but that means that next year, there will be 14 new releases I want to buy, because I have more favourite bands...
but money and time are a finite resource.... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:37
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I sometimes feel the need to bash Peter and Mikes heads together! Thieir posts have gone from misunderstanding to misunderstanding and from one supposition leading to another, for ages now!! Good grief guys!!!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:39
But if we make them like each other, what are we supposed to do for fun around here? ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:49
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^ Talking about music would be a good alternative.
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Posted By: Chris H
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:50
Who does that anymore??? ------------- Beauty will save the world.
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Posted By: progismylife
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 11:52
Certainly not Mike and Peter.  |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: January 07 2007 at 12:00
No one says they have to like one another. Peaceful coexistence is our best ambition. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: ozzy_tom
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 14:42
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Rescently I've heard another 2006 year album - "Perpetuum Karma" by Nexus. Really great recordfrom Argentina with long organ soloing. Sounds more like retro-prog than their previous album "Metanoia"..and this is a big plus for me :-). -------------
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Posted By: Penumbra
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 15:00
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Two. Paradox Hotel and A Place in the Queue. We simply don't get anything out here. Perhaps if I weren't lazy and actually followed a band, I'd be able to shop online. Oh well... maybe 2007 will be better.... I already have Solo Scriptura. ------------- The Holy Trinity of Symphonic Progressive Rock 
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 15:13
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I'm in the 20ish range, probably closer to 30. ------------- "One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. " |
Posted By: White Shadow
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 15:48
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wild orchids is the only album of 06 i listened to. ------------- [signature] |
Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 16:03
| I don't remember. Hardly more than ten though. |
Posted By: Nash
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 16:43
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at least 10 albums ------------- http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/191/sydbarrettg.jpg/" rel="nofollow">  |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: March 21 2007 at 17:31
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Just one I think, a sampler that I got from a progressive rock magazine. I must have listened to several 2006 songs, though: I listen to new cd's from my friends. I keep on discovering and buying late '60's and '70's stuff, though. The golden age of prog.
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