progressive valentines
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Topic: progressive valentines
Posted By: soundscape
Subject: progressive valentines
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:16
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Does progressive rock have a place on Valentines day? Has anyone ever wooed a loved one with a particular piece of proggy goodness. What about sexuality? How many progressive rock songs are there about sex? I am trying to gather up a decent group of progressive songs for my valentines show. I know Phil Collins is kind of a shoe in, but I am sure there are other love songs out there. Anyone have any thoughts on the matter? Woody
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:29
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Does prog have a place on Valentines day..?
Not really, unless you want to woo someone with some awful mushy ELP ballad, but I cant see it myself. My intended valentine would probably be wooed with Van der Graff, which probably explains why I've managed to avoid marriage so far...or has marriage avoided me.. ? 
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:35
^^^ Debbie, the young manager of a nearby Youth Hostel and I had to attend a meeting 2 hours drive away, yesterday.... on the way, she played me The Verve: Urban Hymns...to retaliate, I played her Circus Maximus: Isolate... ...not sure she was too impressed....------------- 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: Kim?
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:44
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At least a few Jethro Tull tunes - Fires at Midnight is pretty valentine-ish for example. Hunting Girl as well, but it's a little more kinky. |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:50
Well, our own romantic song is KC's "Starless"... I know it sounds a bit odd, but there is a reason why we are so attached to it. It was playing in Micky's car stereo as he drove me to Dulles Int'l Airport the evening of Nov , 2006 - at the end of our first two weeks together. Since then, it has become our song.
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:50
Richard Ashcrofts voice is like nails on a blackboard to me!  Some of the songs on that album aren't bad, though...
I'm sure she loved your choice of music. You're probably 'in' there, Jared. 
Why not try 'Frances the Mute' next time, she'll be all over you like an ill fitting suit.  
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fandango wrote:Posted By: puma
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:53
| 'Golf Girl' by Caravan |
Posted By: jonirob
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 12:56
In 1971, I was in the middle of a turbulent relationship, during one of the "lows" I sent her a note, which just said: "We're all awash in a sea of blood, the least we can do is wave to each other". Stolen straight from the VDGG album cover. It seemed to do the trick until a few weeks later she spotted the quote, needless to say we're not together anymore.  ------------- 
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Posted By: unclemeat69
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 13:18
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Yes -And You And I (or, more conventional The Rhythm Of Love)
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Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 15:09
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Genesis - The Cinema Show Genesis - Counting Out Time Ayreon - Day Nine: Love Pain of Salvation - Disco Queen!!!!! ------------- 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: rushfan4
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 15:26
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Rush - Ghost of a Chance / Secret Touch ------------- 
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Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 15:47
Ghost of a Chance!!  Beautiful song. 
Rush have a few, actually, 'Tears' 'Different Strings',OK they're not really love songs, but they're quite soppy.. 
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Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 15:49
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Valentine's day sucks major dong. Sorry about the foul language, but it really does.
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'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..' |
Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 15:52
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'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..' |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 16:00
I agree.. great song ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 16:37
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Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 16:46
| I'm surprised that Lady Fantasy and Nights In White Satin haven't been mentioned. |
Posted By: soundscape
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 18:49
Which album is Fires at Midnight on?
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 18:51
oohhhhh... good one... surprised I didn't think of that either... ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Evans
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 19:02
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'Let's give it another fifteen seconds..' |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 19:05
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ahhh... a simple one.. easy to overlook.. nothing beat the heartfelt voice of Stevie Winwood. Traffic- Love ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 19:26
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"Broken Hearts are for Assholes"-Frank Zappa "Crew Slut"- Frank Zappa "The Dead Flag Blues"- Godspeed You! Black Emperor "Titties and Beer"- Frank Zappa "Some Mist"- Behold...the Arctopus "The Shiver (pts 1-3)"- UneXpect :D ------------- 
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Posted By: micky
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 19:29
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hahahha.... yeah... let me play Crew Slut for Raff on Valentines Day. That'll get the ol' engine revin' hahhaha Hey Hey Hey all you girls in these Industrial towns I know you're prob'ly gettin' tired Of all the local clowns They never give you no respect They never treat you nice So perhaps you oughta try A little friendly advice And be a CREW SLUT ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: unclemeat69
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 19:30
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^ Sex - FZ Honey, Dont You Want A Man Like Me - FZ Penis Dimension - FX Why Does It Hurt When I Pee? - FZ ------------- Follow your bliss |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 19:31
that cinches it- Valentines Day I'm listening to only Zappa all day 
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Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 20:11
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My Funny Valentine - Miranda Sex Garden (last track on http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=10224 - Suspira )
Blackest Eyes - Porcupine Tree (It's so erotic when your makeup runs)
Forbidden Colours - David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto
Julia Dream - Pink Floyd
If - Pink Floyd
Julie With... Brian Eno
May I? - Kevin Ayers
Lady Rachel - Kevin Ayers
For My Lady - Moody Blues
Face Of Melinda - Opeth
Windowpane - Opeth
non-prog:
Mansun's Only Love Song - Mansun
Love Will Tear Us Apart - Joy Division ------------- What? |
Posted By: heyitsthatguy
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 20:13
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I thought that Blackest Eyes is about rape and the lyrics somewhat support that with the van etc. maybe its just me though -------------
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Posted By: cookieacquired
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 20:25
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You guys forgot Bobby Brown
Zappa's tale of love, sensuality and the american dream
happy valentine's day! ------------- 
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 20:34
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The perfect choice is Love to Love You by Caravan. but there's always Tourniquet Man. -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 20:58
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Colosseum - Valentyne Suite
....wait, what?
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Posted By: ClemofNazareth
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 21:38
I think you mean Day Eleven. Day Nine is 'Playground' (an instrumental). ------------- "Peace is the only battle worth waging." Albert Camus |
Posted By: fighting sleep
Date Posted: February 07 2008 at 23:25
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Well, there's Jethro Tull's "Wond'ring Aloud" which is very short song but lovely in it's own way. King Crimson's "Matte Kudasai" and "The Power to Believe: A Capella".
On the creepier or funnier side of the tracks would be (as was already mentioned) much of FZ's catalogue. There's Porcupine Tree's "Sleep Together"; Mr. Bungle have the subtly thought provoking songs of "Love is a Fist" and "The Girls of Porn".
Of course, if you're willing to go Proto, you'll find LOTS of stuff. Most any Beatle's song will do.
Better though, are a few songs in Spirit's repetoire: "I Got A Line On You", "Morning Will Come", and "Aren't You Glad" are all begging to be covered in more modern ways!
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Posted By: Kim?
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 06:25
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I came to think of some Hatfield and the North as well.
'Didn't matter anyway' from Rotter's Club, for example, is nice song:
It didn't matter anyway
We'll meet again some other day Till then keep well You'll be in my dreams Goodnight, goodbye, bye for now... |
Posted By: EnglishAssassin
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 06:52
| I'm astonished no one's mentioned the most obvious song: The Great Gig in the Sky... |
Posted By: soundscape
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 08:20
So my question is, did you pass this off as your own words? Or did she simply leave when she discovered it was VDGG? ------------- Listen to the best in Progressive Rock at www.thedividingline.com |
Posted By: soundscape
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 08:23
I do not believe I know this one. Which album is this song from?
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Posted By: soundscape
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 08:29
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[QUOTE=fighting sleep]Well, there's Jethro Tull's "Wond'ring Aloud" which is very short song but lovely in it's own way. King Crimson's "Matte Kudasai" and "The Power to Believe: A Capella".
On the creepier or funnier side of the tracks would be (as was already mentioned) much of FZ's catalogue. There's Porcupine Tree's "Sleep Together"; Mr. Bungle have the subtly thought provoking songs of "Love is a Fist" and "The Girls of Porn".
I am not so sure about "Sleep Together". It seems to me this is a song about committing suicide together. Perhaps that is romantic, but I am not seeing it. I think Ptree is a tough place to find a love song. Wilson's world seems very bleak at best. The closest I get is maybe "Heartattack in a Layby" as the guy sits and thinks of his wife during his heart attack, and then finally gets to go home.
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Posted By: soundscape
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 08:34
Isn't this a song about Death? It contains quotes like "I'm not frightened of dying, why I should I be"
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Posted By: keiser willhelm
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 11:19
I dont think ive ever listened that closely to the spoken word of that song to get the meaning out of It. the melody alone is beautiful enough to be sung (if you can hit the high register of the singer then you are missing a y chromosome) or at least played. Personally, Ive always thought the song was very sexual. Agreed with the proto, the moody blues have many love songs as do the beatles. As for my own suggestion, This Heart of Mine (I Pledge) by Pain of Salvation. For those who like Aphex Twin, "Windolicker" is certain to get the blood flowing. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/KeiserWillhelm" rel="nofollow - What im listening to |
Posted By: EnglishAssassin
Date Posted: February 08 2008 at 11:21
True enough, but it's renowned to the point of being clichéd as a smoochy making-out song. There's probably some terribly clever point about the psychological connection between sex and death to be made there. |
Posted By: Sckxyss
Date Posted: February 09 2008 at 05:17
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How about Dün - Eros or King Crimson - Heartbeat
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Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: February 09 2008 at 05:43
It's from their last Seventies album, When the Eagle Flies. BTW, when posting in another thread some time ago, I thought of another song I love, which I find very romantic... UK's "Rendezvous 6:02". |