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Frets N Worries 
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There was an old thread about this, but it lasted about 5 posts back in 2007, so I figured I'd make a new one. Tallest one I've found is Fish, standing at 6ft 5in (196CM). Anyone else?
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Necrotica
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Posted: November 11 2023 at 21:14 |
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If I remember correctly, Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon is around 6'7 or 6'8" (depending on which source you consult). That's the tallest one I know of
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Posted: November 11 2023 at 22:11 |
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to reach the old Modular Moog? Rick Wakeman is I think 6ft 3in (my height)
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Posted: November 12 2023 at 03:09 |
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Fish [ derek dick ] is 6'5'
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Posted: November 12 2023 at 04:01 |
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What about the most handsome ones?
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Posted: November 12 2023 at 05:05 |
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Chris Squire had to be up there (pun intended) at 6'5"!
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Posted: November 12 2023 at 06:56 |
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Don't know his full height, but Triumvirat's Juergen Fritz is very tall!
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Mike Rutherford is 6'3". I divided myself up into two groups: meatballs and dish drying racks.
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Posted: November 12 2023 at 08:18 |
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Neil Peart and Chris Squire were 6' 4"
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That is a tall man. I thought I read somewhere once that the Dutch on average were the tallest people.
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"The wind is slowly tearing her apart"
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I'm also 6'3" (if I'm lucky since I seem to be shrinking as I get older- lol) but I used to be 6'4". I think Chris Squire was 6'3" also and Fish was reported to be 6'5". I can't think of any others. This is kind of a weird topic anyway.
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Yep. That's what is says on google so we'll go with that. If we were to have a thread on shortest prog rockers then Jon Anderson might be on there.
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Posted: November 12 2023 at 08:48 |
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Had my photo taken with Marco Minnemann. Marco is several inches taller than me but shorter than my son. I'm guessing Marco is 6'3 to 6'4.
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I have a nephew who is about 6'5". He's not a prog fan (that I know of) and doesn't play basketball but he does ultimate frisbee and used to be in the marching band. He goes to USC. His older brother is also tall (about 6'4") and also not into prog (like his father and brother- I'm the only one-Lol) and works at a auto parts store and goes to a local college. He's also not into sports but is also a musician (plays guitar). Their mother is also not a prog fan and is 5'11 (my brother is about 6'1") and used to play in the school band (and was also an athlete)
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I don't think my son is a prog fan. My son has a side hustle at a major concert arena. He tells me he can score tickets for Moi. However, mostly dinosaur non-prog bands play there. I am considering hitting him up for Alice Cooper tickets. My son is 6'9". He played basketball through his sophomore year. However, it was because the coaches pestered him to play. FlowerKingCrimson, you were born into a tall family like mine. I'm four inches taller than my husband. When my husband, my son, and I get together it reminds me of this cartoon family. (Not the violent part...just the height differences) Edited by omphaloskepsis - November 12 2023 at 09:34 |
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Posted: November 12 2023 at 09:38 |
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Peter Blegvad of Slapp Happy & Henry Cow - 6'7"
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I read (quite recently) that they were the Danes. |
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My dad is (or at least was) 6'2" and my mom is (or was) about 5'8". Yes, most of us are on the tall side. I'm guessing you are maybe 6'1" or 6'2"? My cousin's ex-husband was probably about three inches shorter than her (she's 5'10"). Alice Cooper would be cool. I'm glad to see he's still at it. I'm guessing he's maybe 5'10". Not every tall person should play basketball imo. I did when I was younger (but not on a school team just for fun) but I was never very good. It is my favorite sport to watch though. Likewise, with prog, not everyone who has a relative who likes prog should be forced to listen to prog. I pestered my brother for years to give it a chance and listen to it (and he apparently did listen to some stuff at times but begrudgingly) but overall he never really took to it. He does like Yes to a degree and saw them with me about three times and saw King Crimson with me once but that's about it. He's older than me by three years (usually you would think it's the older sibling who's into prog but that's not the case with me) but he's more into singer/songwirter and alternative stuff and maybe some classic rock (mostly imo because of his wife).
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Yeah, I'm almost 6'1". Tall for a woman. I was self-conscious of my height as a girl and a teenager. Not so much anymore. My husband loves prog as much as I do. He's more into Krautrock and RIO than me. I like Italian and Crossover more than he. |
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Posted: November 12 2023 at 11:28 |
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I've got a cousin who is 6ft 9, taller than anyone else on this list
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