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This website is clear evidence that prog is not dying out. Smile
I generally listen to artists by going through them alphabetically.
This is who I've added to my Prog Britannia YT Channel since September 11th:-
 
Jon Anderson (20 albums)
Barclay James Harvest (26 albums)
Camel (18 albums)
Deep Purple (29 albums)
Electric Light Orchestra (20 albums)
Fruupp (4 albums)
 
I'll have 9 albums coming up next by David Gilmour. Smile
 


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

This website is clear evidence that prog is not dying out. Smile
I generally listen to artists by going through them alphabetically.
This is who I've added to my Prog Britannia YT Channel since September 11th:-
 
Jon Anderson (20 albums)
Barclay James Harvest (26 albums)
Camel (18 albums)
Deep Purple (29 albums)
Electric Light Orchestra (20 albums)
Fruupp (4 albums)
 
I'll have 9 albums coming up next by David Gilmour. Smile
 
Well, I'm happy to see pretty much everyone saying it's not dead. My modern prog project is not a waste of time! Big smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

This website is clear evidence that prog is not dying out. Smile
I generally listen to artists by going through them alphabetically.
This is who I've added to my Prog Britannia YT Channel since September 11th:-
 
Jon Anderson (20 albums)
Barclay James Harvest (26 albums)
Camel (18 albums)
Deep Purple (29 albums)
Electric Light Orchestra (20 albums)
Fruupp (4 albums)
 
I'll have 9 albums coming up next by David Gilmour. Smile
 
With all the albums that you've been purchasing Paul, I'm sure there's at least a slight up tick in prog's popularity lately. Smile
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^ I already have two albums by Fruupp on CD, and having listened to all four of their superb 5-star albums on YouTube today, I'm now itching to go out and buy their two remaining albums. Smile
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Yup, what I said.
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

This website is clear evidence that prog is not dying out. Smile
I generally listen to artists by going through them alphabetically.
This is who I've added to my Prog Britannia YT Channel since September 11th:-
 
Jon Anderson (20 albums)
Barclay James Harvest (26 albums)
Camel (18 albums)
Deep Purple (29 albums)
Electric Light Orchestra (20 albums)
Fruupp (4 albums)
 
I'll have 9 albums coming up next by David Gilmour. Smile
 

So those bands are evidence that prog isn't dying? Hardly a raft of modern bands. I thought Gilmour only had 5 albums.

Or is this a merely a marketing push of your youtube channel? Looking to increase your subscribers from one? Is that Father Christmas or Floydian Pink Rose?


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^ David Gilmour has four studio albums and five video albums, making nine albums in total. Smile
 
 
My single subscriber to my Prog Britannia Channel is actually a Chinese robot called Gwangi. Tongue


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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ David Gilmour has four studio albums and five video albums, making nine albums in total. Smile
 
 
My single subscriber to my Prog Britannia Channel is actually a Chinese robot called Gwangi. Tongue
Why did this Gwangi subscribe? Do you know?
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ David Gilmour has four studio albums and five video albums, making nine albums in total. Smile
 
 
My single subscriber to my Prog Britannia Channel is actually a Chinese robot called Gwangi. Tongue
Why did this Gwangi subscribe? Do you know?
My techie friend down at my local computer store said Chinese robots are automatically  programmed to subscribe to any new YouTube channels, although no one knows why. It's a Chinese puzzle. Smile
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ David Gilmour has four studio albums and five video albums, making nine albums in total. Smile
 
 
My single subscriber to my Prog Britannia Channel is actually a Chinese robot called Gwangi. Tongue

Is a video album a dvd?
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The simple answer is no, Prog is not dying out, but is has, as it must, changed over time.

The power of the internet lies in the fact that nothing is ever truly lost. I can look up music by the latest best-selling hip-hop artist or by an obscure 70s band (Fuzzy Duck is on YouTube). This makes more music more widely accessible that ever before. It also, as has been mentioned before, it allows more artists to get their music out to the public. Whether the public pays attention or not is another matter. In fact, there is so much out there, accessibility is compromised. Abundance is not always a good thing. 

There is a difference between quality and quantity. Sure, there could be a thousand new prog bands but if they all sound the same, or sound like a band of the past, if that is the case, then the quality comes into question, especially if innovation and uniqueness is part of the criteria. J.S. Mill said that anyone who has experienced the higher quality pleasure (his topic) would never be completely satisfied with the lower quality pleasure. My own experience matches this. But note that the lower quality pleasures are still pleasures. Yes, Vangelis, and Jethro Tull are all my favorites, but I still enjoy down 'n dirty rock 'n' roll such as Grand Funk Railroad and Kiss when I am in the mood.
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Is a video album a dvd?
Yes, the five David Gilmour DVD's are listed as video albums on Wikipedia.
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Originally posted by Progosopher Progosopher wrote:

The simple answer is no, Prog is not dying out, but is has, as it must, changed over time.

The power of the internet lies in the fact that nothing is ever truly lost. I can look up music by the latest best-selling hip-hop artist or by an obscure 70s band (Fuzzy Duck is on YouTube). This makes more music more widely accessible that ever before. It also, as has been mentioned before, it allows more artists to get their music out to the public. Whether the public pays attention or not is another matter. In fact, there is so much out there, accessibility is compromised. Abundance is not always a good thing. 

There is a difference between quality and quantity. Sure, there could be a thousand new prog bands but if they all sound the same, or sound like a band of the past, if that is the case, then the quality comes into question, especially if innovation and uniqueness is part of the criteria. J.S. Mill said that anyone who has experienced the higher quality pleasure (his topic) would never be completely satisfied with the lower quality pleasure. My own experience matches this. But note that the lower quality pleasures are still pleasures. Yes, Vangelis, and Jethro Tull are all my favorites, but I still enjoy down 'n dirty rock 'n' roll such as Grand Funk Railroad and Kiss when I am in the mood.
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I'm a big fan of low quality pleasure...........
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:


Is it safe to say that prog has stabilized over the last 15-20 years?


I'd agree with that, not trending up or down.

More like the past 10 years imo. 
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Prog has been dead for a long time , long live prog.
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Dying out? Coming back? It has always been, and my guess is that will always Be!
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Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

Prog has been dead for a long time , long live prog.


Prog is dead, but long may it it live... so long live prog in the afterlife?
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Originally posted by A Crimson Mellotron A Crimson Mellotron wrote:

Dying out? Coming back? It has always been, and my guess is that will always Be!

I hope so...
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It's not dead to the 100,000 people who are fans. 
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