a prog bar?
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Topic: a prog bar?
Posted By: danriske
Subject: a prog bar?
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 15:33
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Has anyone ever heard of, or been to a bar
that features progressive rock music? It is a dream of mine to start a
prog bar featuring psychedelic prog (gong, amon duul II, guru guru,
hawkwind, nektar, magma, etc.). I really dont think this would be a
very successful bar considering the low popularity of prog and these
obscure bands but was wandering if anyone has seen or knows of a prog
bar that is doing well in the states. Krautrock, or german acid rock, is my favorite prog genre at the moment but I fear that this is one of the least popular forms of prog (very low in deed). Please let me know if this bar would stand a chance.... |
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Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 15:47
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Would you really spend your nights in a place full of mostly men playing their air guitar/drums/keyboard/bass at every favourite song? Hell should be something close... ------------- 
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 15:49
| Go ahead! Drunk people listen to anything. |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 16:05
I had a similar idea, in my case it was a space-rock bar... Never really went beyond the idea, though...  ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 21:21
Maybe in Amsterdam , where the anti-smoking laws are less strict 
------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 21:28
Well I was at a bar and they had this digital jukebox so that for only a dollar or so, you could play any song they had. I considered playing "Merry Go Bye Bye" to scare off the drunks.  -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Unix
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 21:28
It's a great dream to have... but I don't think it would be very successful 
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 21:59
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A couple years ago a guy opened one here in Lima, it was called "The Retro Tull", he broke I believe.
Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 23:40
I agree. It's unfortunate, but true. You need a broad clientele in order to be successful.
And there's the proof. ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
Unix wrote:Posted By: Proletariat
Date Posted: May 16 2007 at 23:45
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Actually we do have a bar here that plays phyce (the not prog kind) and stoner rock but also lots of Space rock and a good deal of other types of prog. However it really dosn't count as it is a hookah bar. ------------- who hiccuped endlessly trying to giggle but wound up with a sob |
Posted By: Kotro
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 09:17
Love it. Tell me where. ------------- Bigger on the inside. |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 19:06
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Whoo-ho! I'm starting a prog-club in a nice pub, at the end of the month! . A friend and me can have it as often as we like, which probably means 1-2 times a month. Every evening will be sort of loosely themed. All genres will be played. (except neo-and progmetal). ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: May 17 2007 at 22:39
I have the same Idea for YEARS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! too.!!! but I am an wost case thatn you when I move back to my home land Dominican Republic where may 10% of the whole coutry population never heard the Beautifull word PORGRESSSIVE ROCK, but what I know for sure believe me take my words that I might take awhile to get popular ,but once it does it will stay like that as long I keep it open. Why? 1.it gonna be a very rare place so the visitor are gonna be selective and faithful and spread the word like a cancer 2. Fans of the Prog world will visit it even if they don't live there. 3.Is one in a in Million. 4. I gonna keeep it a very artistic place where painter musicians poets any artist can do what ever they want( well drugs is gonna be very limited) if any.. to keep the prog spirit alive sort of UFO . Whao How beautiful is to DREAM!!!!!
Any way GOOD LUCK go for it !!!!!!!!! That's what we need you know we are a big and international family!!!! ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 10:10
Bergkeller-Reichenbach, Germany....... pretty cool little prog bar!
But hey, Darksideof, if you ever get that one open in the dominican Republic post news here....... we keep promising ourselves a trip over there one day, you never know, we might pop in!
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Posted By: danriske
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 12:43
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darksideof: those are very inspiring words! I hope that is true that it would be successful because of the rarity. that makes me very excited to start a prog bar now! |
Posted By: danriske
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 12:47
You are a sorry, sorry, man. there is more to this world than picking up drunk chicks. |
Posted By: paolo.beenees
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 12:52
Were I talking about sexuality? There is more in this world... than your own world! -------------
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 13:01
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Many moons ago,way back in the 70's,I used to frequent not one pub not two but three that had Prog' nights.
Two were in S.E. London and another,The Green Gate was in Hackney.Loads of 'idiot' dancing,army great coats and pachoulli oil. ------------- 
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Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 22:22
you're Welcome Fam!!! And let me know where is gonna be located. I curently live in the USA Bronx ny. sounds awesome!!!!!
Let me give you this scenario: Tomorrow I am going to see Porcupine Tree God's willing at the nokia theater in Times square NYC. Some of us form the forum are going to meet at hopefully we might hang out before or after the show for a couple of drink. If I and many others prog fans know about any bar that play prog music where do you think we wlll be heading? get my point so go for it and again let us all your family in prog know!!!  ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 22:27
Awesome dude !!!!! thanks alot I defently do!!! Can you imaging listening to your favorite album in the whole prog-world at a beautiful beach? 
Well maybe not this album!!! but in a place like this!!!  
it might take awhile of this dream to come true but It'll defently happen in severals years from now. I hope we keep in contact here.!!!! ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: May 18 2007 at 22:40
Prog is about friendship and sharing our love of the music. too bad most women don't apreciate the music genre as we all men do, but we surely enjoy some casual sex with them if they're drunk!!!!  ------------- http://darksideofcollages.blogspot.com/ http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/ https://www.facebook.com/pages/Darksideof-Collages/ |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: May 20 2007 at 15:28
Sounds like a dream.  -------------  
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