3 Rivers Progressive Rock festival,Pittsburgh,USA

Well my list of favorites go from a long while ago but:

1. Genesis
2. ELP
3. Kansas
4. Return to Forever
5. Yes
6. Mahavishnu Orchestra
5. Everyone else that is remotly like these

Garion81 wrote: Roland113 wrote: Did I say Giddy... :) Thanks Belgarion...I'm obviously rather excited about The Beard and Neal, though The Flower Kings excite me just as much.  To a lesser extent, I'm looking forward to IZZ and The Rocket Scientists.  Sadly, I know very little about the local Pittsburgh bands, nor the other two nationals (Gong and California Guitar Trio).  I'll probably end up seeing 7 of the ten bands, all ten is a bit too much time to spend in one place... Giddy... For the record, I'm thinking that Neal and the Beard should reunite and play Snow.  To the best of my knowledge, Neal left before there was ever a chance to tour.  Also, I think it's enough of a compromise...I would think it's Christiania enough for Neal. Watch, after all the hype, they won't play together...that would be my luck ;)   Your one of the very few who know what my user name  is from and I have been using it for 12 years!   I think they would play a song.  Neal never left on bad terms but to be fair it the do play together they should play a Snow medley since they never did that one live together.   I have seen both Izz and The Rocket Scientists at Calprog and they are both pretty good.  RS played in 2006 on three weeks notice when Presto Ballets drummer quit and they did pretty good for that little time together.  (The drummer was reading charts) I can imagine time has only made them better.  IZZ is fantastic and I really like that band a lot and am very fortunate they will be back at Calprog again this year.    Anyway have lots of fun! Saturday the 23rd is my birthday so have a cold one for me.

Excellent and happy birthday to you.

Yes, the Belgariad and mallorean are a great  set of books, Shoot, I think I read the third book of te Belgariad in one day on a porch swing.  . o O  (ahh yes, the good old days when I had lots of time)

A Snow medley would be great.  Either way, Neal's solo stuff is fantastic prog music, honestly, I'm a little leery of the potential for preachyness, but I understand, Neal's message is very important to him.  He still is a fantastic musician and songwriter.

All this and The Flower Kings...woowoo.

Seriously, my favorite bands:

1)  Genesis
2)  Spock's Beard
3)  The Flower Kings
4)  Frost*
5)  Dream Theater

Dream Theater used to be 3rd but Systematic Chaos did nothing for me.

Nonetheless, I saw Genesis last year, Spock's Beard and The Flower Kings this year...I'm loving it.

Roland113 wrote: Did I say Giddy... :) Thanks Belgarion...I'm obviously rather excited about The Beard and Neal, though The Flower Kings excite me just as much.  To a lesser extent, I'm looking forward to IZZ and The Rocket Scientists.  Sadly, I know very little about the local Pittsburgh bands, nor the other two nationals (Gong and California Guitar Trio).  I'll probably end up seeing 7 of the ten bands, all ten is a bit too much time to spend in one place... Giddy... For the record, I'm thinking that Neal and the Beard should reunite and play Snow.  To the best of my knowledge, Neal left before there was ever a chance to tour.  Also, I think it's enough of a compromise...I would think it's Christiania enough for Neal. Watch, after all the hype, they won't play together...that would be my luck ;)

Did I say Giddy... :)

Thanks Belgarion...I'm obviously rather excited about The Beard and Neal, though The Flower Kings excite me just as much.  To a lesser extent, I'm looking forward to IZZ and The Rocket Scientists.  Sadly, I know very little about the local Pittsburgh bands, nor the other two nationals (Gong and California Guitar Trio). 

I'll probably end up seeing 7 of the ten bands, all ten is a bit too much time to spend in one place...

Giddy...

For the record, I'm thinking that Neal and the Beard should reunite and play Snow.  To the best of my knowledge, Neal left before there was ever a chance to tour.  Also, I think it's enough of a compromise...I would think it's Christany enough for Neal.

Watch, after all the hype, they won't play together...that would be my luck ;)

ooooohhhh, color me excited.

Spock's Beard followed by Neal Morse...I scored my tickets within moments of finding out that Neal was added.

Golden Spiral, I'm south of the city, about an hour.

I'm giddy at the thought of seeing them both.....

Giddy I tell you, down right giddy.

I kinda feel bad not going to this since it's so close to home, but I really don't like any of the bands...

Hmm... this is interesting, though I wish there were more bands I was interested in since it's so close to home, but then again I'm not widely known for my love of neo-prog .

Hey Roland113, what part of pittsburgh are you from?  I live in the south hills.

Has anyone heard anything more about thsi festival?  No website  updates for a month now, and no one her's been talking it up.

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Another Band has been added to the 3RP - 3 Rivers Progressive Rock Festival  - lineup