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rushfan4 
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When I walked into the gym this morning they were playing Video Killed The radio Star and when I walked out they were playing a song from Supertramp. Not sure what they played in between as I had my own tunes playing but I suspect that these were about as close to prog as I am going to hear at the gym.
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Garden of Dreams
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Posted: August 22 2011 at 10:47 |
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That is cool. It is such a beautiful song. I'm actually listening to it now because of your post.
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Just give it all an hour by the concrete lake.
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Manuel
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Posted: August 22 2011 at 10:44 |
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I play some soft prog at my business, specially the ones that go well with relaxing/soft atmosphere music. Some Rick Wakeman, Steve Hakett's classical stuff, etc. People love it and sometimes ask about it.
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wilmon91
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Posted: August 22 2011 at 07:13 |
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Cool. My dad got her in -97 when she was 3-4 years old. She must have had some traumatic time growing up because she was a bit afraid and sensitive. But she died 2 years ago from some kidney problem. She was called Kattis  (Katt = Cat).Edited by wilmon91 - August 22 2011 at 07:14 |
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AbrahamSapien
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Posted: August 22 2011 at 07:05 |
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I think I've written this somewhere before, but the bell in our grammar schoolis DT's Wait For Sleep. Pretty awsum isn't it?
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Thommy Rock
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Posted: August 22 2011 at 06:30 |
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Shorlty before disembarking from an aeroplane I half asleep realised that the tune quietly playing on the cabin's PA system was an instrumental version of Peter Hammill's "Just good friends". I love this sad song, but it wasn't exactely the most uplifting experience to start a few days holidays.
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"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible" FZ
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TODDLER
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Posted: August 22 2011 at 00:17 |
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 That is true. The screaming violin of David Cross. I figure this probably happened because someone in the office was into prog and tuned into an underground Philadelphia station when the owner was out. No one complained about the music and that's what tossed me through a loop hole. |
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Andy Webb
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Posted: August 22 2011 at 00:08 |
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I heard Roundabout on the radio yesterday. Although it's not all that surprising, I was pleased that the whole 9 minutes was played and not some ridiculous edit.
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Anthony H.
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 23:46 |
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I once heard a Zorn/Frith improv playing at an old folks' home.
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cstack3
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 23:32 |
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This post is pretty mind-boggling!! I'd think that David Cross's violin screaming would have ripped a few heads off in that crowd!!
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TODDLER
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 22:20 |
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Back in 73' I was working at a venue which was very Frank Sinatra. Very wealthy customers were sitting and eating their lunch. Larks Tongues In Aspic started playing and I thought I was going to have a stroke
Then the entrie album played and I was looking for a reaction from the customers, but they didn't seem to notice. Then the DJ announced from the radio station that it was the new King Crimson album. It was really strange. How could these well dressed snooty people eat gourmet food during "Talking Drum' you might wonder? I think the memory is pretty laughable.
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 21:41 |
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prog4evr
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 20:53 |
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Just last week, I was sweating my butt off working out on the eliptical machine at the YMCA and - much to my pleasant surprise - the title cut to LLDOB was being broadcast - from a local classic rock station no less! These are the precious moments in life that one lives for...
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cstack3
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 20:11 |
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I was in a very large sporting goods store a while back & "Hocus Pocus" was blazing on the PA! That was nice, I always loved that song!
So, what else could I do but listen to it 10 or 20 times when I got home? It's amazing how commonplace prog was in the early-mid '70's, when many bands had AM singles. Flash, Yes, ELP, Focus, and others come to mind. Later on in the '80's, we had singles by GTR, Saga, Genesis (urf, sans Gabriel) etc. I'm sorry that Bob Fripp never figured out the singles-hit-formula, I think he worked at it pretty hard.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 19:42 |
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Yes!
A cab driver once was playing Pat Metheny. And a couple of months later, the same cab driver played The Doors, we talked a bit, he was surprised I remembered him I think. Having listened to Cantaloop (the US3 tune sampling Hancock) at a beach with loud speakers caught me by surprise. Ok, it wasn't actual jazz playing in a summer context, but still it was pretty cool. Can't remember any other, but I'm sure there were some more, prog-oriented moments.
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The_Jester
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 18:00 |
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Watchers of the Skies playing at a McDonald's. It's also the starting chords of some Macintosh computers.
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 17:20 |
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I've walked on East Hastings while listening the GYBE that street inspired, fit all too well. Not a fun place to visit is the least you could say... |
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 16:31 |
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Thank you! This just reminded me of another one-The old CBS Sports Spectacular show used to use ELO's Fire On High as it's theme song.
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cstack3
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 10:34 |
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Great thread!
In 1979, I was in Constanta, Romania (Ceaucescu's era) on a tourist bus, and I heard the driver's radio play "Awaken" by Yes! Very surreal. Most recently, I was walking into a restaurant and heard a bit of Jon Anderson's acoustic Yes work on the PA system. That was very cool, as I was planning on his "Voice of Yes" concert! Don't know who was programming that music, but thanks!
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presdoug
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Posted: August 21 2011 at 10:28 |
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just remembered something else
one Sunday morning in 1977, our family stopped at a gas station in Willowdale, just north of Toronto, Canada
Playing inside the station was what must have been a bootleg live Rush recording from maybe a year ago
i knew it was a bootleg, because it featured a song on the recent All The World's A Stage album, which i had at that time and was familiar with, but there was something distinctly different about it, maybe the speed of the track, or a bit of extra instrumental music with it that was not on the official live one
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