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tamijo

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 14:51

Snow Dog wrote:

I always listen to a variety of music without thinking about the genre too much

This

Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours

lucas

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 14:52

I never spend a single day listening to only one kind of music.

And yes, there is a lot of good music outside prog (I like the following genres : synth-pop, punk, hardcore, ska, reggae, traditional metal, extreme metal, early hip hop, folk, blues (all eras), jazz (all eras), country (all eras), bluegrass, tango, fado, chaabi, flamenco, ambient, electronic, chanson française, AOR, gothic rock, post-punk, afrobeat, mbalax, fulani, qawali, heavenly, shoegaze, juju music, funk, soul, industrial, doo-wop, trip hop, psychedelic rock, rock'n'roll/rockabilly, sunshine pop, sefardic songs, classical music (all eras from early to contemporary), traditional music of central Europe countries (Bulgaria, Hungary, Poland, Romania), traditional music of mapuche ethnical group, some electronica and many more I can't think of right now).

When you love so many musical genres, you never get bored of music...

"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 14:56

lucas wrote:

I never spend a single day listening to only one kind of music.

When you love so many musical genres, you never get bored of music...

"Prog is Not Dead and never has been." (Will Sergeant, from Echo And The Bunnymen)

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 15:11

akamaisondufromage wrote:

colorofmoney91 wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

I always listen to a variety of music without thinking about the genre too much

Wanorak

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 15:13

I do take a break from prog. I always like listening to good pop like XTC, Crowded House, Split Enz, the Beatles, Travis or Keane.

A GREAT YEAR FOR PROG!!!

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 15:34

Snow Dog wrote:

I always listen to a variety of music without thinking about the genre too much

Ditto x4

I listen to all sorts of different music pretty much every day, I never really feel the need to lock into a genre or a band unless I prepping for a concert or festival.

My tastes within prog are broad enough that I could happily stay within prog and still be plenty varied enough if I ever felt the need.

It's more mood driven than anything else.

Dean

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 15:35

thehallway wrote:

akamaisondufromage wrote:

colorofmoney91 wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

I always listen to a variety of music without thinking about the genre too much

QF[QF[QF[QF[T]]]]

What?

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 15:36

I don't focus too much on what category what I listen to may or may not belong in. I don't suddenly stop listening to a body of things that might or might not be considered to belong or not belong any particular genre. I consider XTC to crossover prog BTW.

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 15:46

I have an exstremely wide range of musical tastes, so prog is not the only stuff i listen to.

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 15:52

CloseToTheMoon wrote:

I get sick of everything after a while. That's why my posts get spotty. I have a bad habit of being really into something specific for a few months at a time (or less) and then my mind is onto something else.

Good thing to know I am not the only one.

Hercules

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 15:57

Snow Dog wrote:

I just don't understand the love for The Smiths. I will never like them. I like Suede tho....

I'll go further - the whole bloody "Madchester" scene with the Smiths, Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Oasis and the like was the biggest crock of s**t I have ever heard.

I listen to lots of other genres (mainly folk/Celtic like Runrig, Clannad, Capercaillie and also US acts such as Springsteen, Petty, Toto, Fleetwood Mac and the like). But I always come back to prog.

A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.

presdoug

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 16:47

When i want a change from prog, i listen to classical music (symphonies, opera, piano, violin) or hard rock and heavy metal

akaBona

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 16:48

prog has always been my main source of enjoying music, but there is so much other genres can offer. so regularly I turn to fusion, blues rock, west coast, classical and folk. actually I don't care about genres, I just want to hear good music!

Edited by akaBona - December 11 2011 at 16:49

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 17:15

Yes, I tire of it sometimes, which I can do for all the various genres and sub-genres I listen to. Fortunately, with a large and eclectic collection, I have no lack of listening material. The biggest challenge is often choosing something in particular!

The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty"

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 17:18

^Haha - I feel much the same. So difficult to spot one single tree in the forest.

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 17:22

Dean wrote:

thehallway wrote:

akamaisondufromage wrote:

colorofmoney91 wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

I always listen to a variety of music without thinking about the genre too much

QF[QF[QF[QF[T]]]]

One more never hurts!

avestin

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 17:23

SaltyJon wrote:

Dean wrote:

thehallway wrote:

akamaisondufromage wrote:

colorofmoney91 wrote:

Triceratopsoil wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

I always listen to a variety of music without thinking about the genre too much

QF[QF[QF[QF[T]]]]

One more never hurts!

And another one...

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jampa17

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 17:35

Originally posted by progistoomainstream

progistoomainstream wrote:

For the past few months I have been listening to nothing but progressive music. The other day i decided to listen to Boston's debut album for a cahnge. I realized how good it was and how I have been denying myself a whole world of good music for months by only listening to prog. As a ressult of this, I have decided to go off prog for a month or so in order to expose myself to other genres of music (specifically Heavy Metal and Hip-Hop).

Have any of you ever felt the need to "quit" prog for a while?

I don't think too much in the genre that I listen to... I just pick up the album I feel it's right for the current day, no matter it's soft rock, heavy metal, thrash, alternative or grunge. But, sometimes I surprise myself that I have weeks without hearing any prog at all.

And it's OK, don't make a rule, just enjoy the music as you feel well and you'll be fine.

For instance, I'm hearing Jazz right now... Imagine that... I, Jampa hearing jazz... Shocked

But I'm enjoying it...

Change the program inside... Stay in silence is a crime.

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 18:07

I mix it up too. Listening to just one type of music isn't good for you.

(today I was listening to Negura Bunget, Immortal and Killdozer)

"Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken

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Posted: December 11 2011 at 18:10

Hercules wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

I just don't understand the love for The Smiths. I will never like them. I like Suede tho....

I'll go further - the whole bloody "Madchester" scene with the Smiths, Stone Roses, Happy Mondays, Oasis and the like was the biggest crock of s**t I have ever heard.

I listen to lots of other genres (mainly folk/Celtic like Runrig, Clannad, Capercaillie and also US acts such as Springsteen, Petty, Toto, Fleetwood Mac and the like). But I always come back to prog.

Oh for f**k sake! You think THe Smiths were part of the 'Madchester' scene? Mad for it? Get a grip man! Wrong era wrong type of music.

Help me I'm falling!