Prog’s appeal to women

Starette wrote: cuncuna wrote: Starette wrote: *sigh* I don't wanna say too much here because this topic is one that keeps repeating. And repeating. And repeating. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15780& amp; amp; amp; amp;KW=Women http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14993& amp; amp; amp; amp;KW=Women http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11139& amp; amp; amp; amp;KW=Starette Thank you for making me feel VERY SPECIAL anyway- knowing that I'm a rare speciman because I'm a GIRL who loves prog. You are not a rare specimen. Those who starts threads like this one are just not looking "prog-girls" (?) in the right place. Most of my friends (many girls in that cathegory) are related to arts in one way or another, and weird music is always passing by. For crying out loud- that's ALWAYS been my point Thanks for the most awesome word Friede I FEEL GEBAUCHPINSELT!! Wooooooooo! GEBAUCHPINSELT all the waaay!!!!

But then again who cares. I also have friends that are very much into "elevator Jazz", or hard pop music (even Michael Jackson). Music is suppossed to be something to enjoy before dying. There's no point on start researching for things like this. The starter of the thread will miss all the fun (not to mention the large amount of ladys that are going to run away from him because of the obsession with music they really don't like). Much more strange phenomenon to investigate: I'm an heterosexual man. therefore, I have a penis. But the idea of watching another penis makes me sick. I'n not an homofobic or anything like that, it's just that this penis paradox is very misterious to me. I mean, if I already have one, ¿why it bothers me so much to even think about the sight of another?...

FuzzyDude wrote: Met my wife at a Frank Zappa concert.

I... I think that music helped me while trying to reach my actual girlfriend's atention. I don't have a great voice (or even an listenable one). Nevertheless, the music genius of Violeta Parra's "Que pena siente el alma" (What a sorrow the soul feels) was enough to finally show Mercedes how much I loved her... and how horrible my voice was. So, I don't know about prog music, but folk music works fine (¿or I got kissed because it was that or keep listening to the loud feedback I have as a voice?).

ViolinCyndee wrote: Not sure if I even posted here before but don't wanna go through 7 pages!! HAHAH! Anyway......I am ALL woman and LOVE prog!!  I love many facets of prog including prog metal, fusion, spacerock, etc!!!!!!!!  Cyndee

Hi there, Cyndee. I visited you band's website a couple weeks ago. Congratulations and keep working... love the violin 

cuncuna wrote: ViolinCyndee wrote: Not sure if I even posted here before but don't wanna go through 7 pages!! HAHAH! Anyway......I am ALL woman and LOVE prog!!  I love many facets of prog including prog metal, fusion, spacerock, etc!!!!!!!!  Cyndee Hi there, Cyndee. I visited you band's website a couple weeks ago. Congratulations and keep working... love the violin

Thanks!!  I actually don't have a band other than a spacerock band I play with occasionally called Scattered Planets.  You probably went to my solo electric violin site.  I am glad you enjoyed the music!  Thanks for listening!!  I am recording very soon--starting my 2nd album tomorrow night, actually and am pretty psyched about it!!! 

Cyndee 

Starette wrote: cuncuna wrote: Starette wrote: cuncuna wrote: Starette wrote: *sigh* I don't wanna say too much here because this topic is one that keeps repeating. And repeating. And repeating. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=15780& amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp;KW=Women http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=14993& amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp;KW=Women http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11139& amp; amp; amp; amp; amp; amp;KW=Starette Thank you for making me feel VERY SPECIAL anyway- knowing that I'm a rare speciman because I'm a GIRL who loves prog. You are not a rare specimen. Those who starts threads like this one are just not looking "prog-girls" (?) in the right place. Most of my friends (many girls in that cathegory) are related to arts in one way or another, and weird music is always passing by. For crying out loud- that's ALWAYS been my point Thanks for the most awesome word Friede I FEEL GEBAUCHPINSELT!! Wooooooooo! GEBAUCHPINSELT all the waaay!!!! But then again who cares. I also have friends that are very much into "elevator Jazz", or hard pop music (even Michael Jackson). Music is suppossed to be something to enjoy before dying. There's no point on start researching for things like this. The starter of the thread will miss all the fun (not to mention the large amount of ladys that are going to run away from him because of the obsession with music they really don't like). Much more strange phenomenon to investigate: I'm an heterosexual man. therefore, I have a penis. But the idea of watching another penis makes me sick. I'n not an homofobic or anything like that, it's just that this penis paradox is very misterious to me. I mean, if I already have one, ¿why it bothers me so much to even think about the sight of another?... Perhaps you were sexually abused as a kid?

No. At least, not in a literally sense. Now, if you think about all those sexually explicit references that are allways floating around (TV comercials and stuff), maybe I was "culturally abused". But that's another issue. Perhaps I'm a bit homofobic, though I don't hate homosexuality (I have a few homosexual friends, and their sexuality is never an issue).

NotAProghead wrote: chromaticism wrote: gdub411 wrote: A  female co-worker just today defined progressive rock as anti-social music that appeals only to people who are at least a little socially retarded. I guess The Mars Volta-Francis the Mute and Pink Floyd's Uma Gumma were a little too much for her.   I'd agree to that.  Well, here's a response to your female co-worker:  Why need to go to or envy being with a utterly conventional, pop-poisoned, mindless society ruled according to the whims of herd mentality when you can have a more interesting one right here composed of people who actually read and think?  Of course, when she says "socially-retarded" she is actually praising us in return; at least it makes us aware of how good our musical tastes are and how disgustingly bad theirs. Really The Mars Volta and Ummagumma are too much. If chromaticism played some more accessible things he could receive better definition of progressive rock from that lady.

As I said in other thread, try some Robert Wyatt or some Sigur rós. More soft aproach, and a more close style..