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Posted: July 06 2009 at 11:08

1. Kayo Dot

2. maudlin of the Well

3. Aghora

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Posted: July 06 2009 at 00:52

lol @ the very consideration of possibilities.

hmmmm....

KC (moon child.... come on)
Sigur Ros (i'm even too vulgar to understand it properly)
GYBE

i could provide substance all day for this thread :D

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Posted: July 04 2009 at 23:13

HERE'S YOUR THREE!!!

HARMONIUM

GAZPACHO

SIGUR ROS

those guys sometimes put me to sleep, if I'm in the right mood...

I do love and adore the three of them though.

Edit- Oh my goodness graciuos. I forgot about Eloy. Sorry Gazpacho, Eloy is more 'boreing' than you are...

Edited by -Radioswim- - July 04 2009 at 23:15

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Posted: July 03 2009 at 20:32

^ I agree - bands that would bore a non progger would most likely be the self same bands that bore us.

So we won't be finding those bands amongst our favourites nor will it be any band that is remotely popular even to a minority, but somewhere in with all obscure prog bands there will be three bands that are so unimaginative and uninteresting that we've never liked them and can't even recall their names now.

What?

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Posted: July 03 2009 at 18:12

Atavachron wrote:

I can see Ayreon appealing to a high school crowd..

You misspelled appalling.

I'm bored by these, and i would imagine listening to this for a nonprogger must be extremely dull:

Eloy
Triumvirat
Kansas

I don't think the more extreme bands like Art Zoyd, Boredoms, Present or Faust (or VdGG)... are the strongest contenders to bore non-proggers. They might not like them very much, but that's not the same as being bored with.

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Posted: July 03 2009 at 12:33

Tangerine Dream
Art Zoyd
Gryphon

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Posted: July 03 2009 at 12:26

I know quite a few non-proggers who love Tangerine Dream.

There are any number I could say, but I'd probably go with some of the more avant artists (though those may appeal to those who don't consider themselves proggers, but enjoy chamber rock and forms of more experimental music). So what little this list is worth, and without thinking it through:

Faust
Boredoms
Hellebore

Damn, I promised myself that I wouldn't procrastipost any longer.

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Posted: July 03 2009 at 12:19

How can anybody be bored by the wonderful music of Bo Hansson? Gentle Giant!? King Crimson!? VDGG!?
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Posted: July 03 2009 at 12:17

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Who said Genesis? Probably the most popular and successful prog?

I don't think TD would bore nonprogies.

I thought ELP did Fanfare for the Common Man? Wasn't that popular?

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Posted: July 03 2009 at 12:12

progkidjoel wrote:

paganinio wrote:

Ayreon

If by "bore", you mean Scare, then yes.

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I'd take that list but replace Pendragon with Univers Zero.

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Posted: July 03 2009 at 11:59

probably eclectic prog acts, say GG, VDGG, KC ?

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Posted: July 02 2009 at 21:12

King Crimson

Definitely Genesis

Kayo Dot

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Posted: July 02 2009 at 21:09

Snow Dog wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

ELP
Tangerine Dream
Camel

But the list can go on and on.

I chose only popular bands

Bands like Yes, Genesis and Floyd don't count as they had commercial appeal a tsometime.

So did ELP

Not really.

Really

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Posted: July 02 2009 at 11:31

martinprog77 wrote:

dragonforce

I assume this was a joke since they arent even close to prog, but I actually think 'progheads' would find dragonforce more boring than your average listener

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Posted: July 02 2009 at 10:24

Snow Dog wrote:

progkidjoel wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

ELP
Tangerine Dream
Camel

But the list can go on and on.

I chose only popular bands

Bands like Yes, Genesis and Floyd don't count as they had commercial appeal a tsometime.

So did ELP

Not really.

Oh really?

By April 1974, ELP were top of the bill during the California Jam Festival, pushing co-stars Deep Purple to second billing. ELP's California Jam performance was broadcast nationwide in the US and is often seen as the summit of the band's career.

That isn't what I mean by commercial appeal.. So, yes, not really. I mean...I know they were freakin succesful for gods sake. I was around when it happened!

What I meant is they didn't do commercial music. Well they tried to. but it wasn;t a success.

Ah, now I understand what you mean.

Yes, Keith Emerson said in an interview on the Beyond The Beginning dvd that they were trying to obtain commercial success like Genesis did, but they weren't good at that.

Edited by Moogtron III - July 02 2009 at 10:25

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Posted: July 02 2009 at 06:16

progkidjoel wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

Moogtron III wrote:

Snow Dog wrote:

ELP
Tangerine Dream
Camel

But the list can go on and on.

I chose only popular bands

Bands like Yes, Genesis and Floyd don't count as they had commercial appeal a tsometime.

So did ELP

Not really.

That isn't what I mean by commercial appeal.. So, yes, not really. I mean...I know they were freakin succesful for gods sake. I was around when it happened!

What I meant is they didn't do commercial music. Well they tried to. but it wasn;t a success.

Edited by Snow Dog - July 02 2009 at 06:24