Gays and Prog Rock

kenethlevine wrote: I didn't like ABBA at the time, but confess I enjoy them now.  And for prog quotient, has anyone heard their song "Eagles"?

Yes, I love "Eagle", but prog? Perhaps in the lyrics?

Regarding people who want an admins to close this thread, or think that it is disrespectful. Please read all the pages, this thread is suprisingly thoughtful, sensitive and downright intelligent.

I was watching this thread from the beginning and at first I thought, oh no a bunch of pointless gratuitous speculation on musicians who may or may not seem a bit 'swishy'.

Instead what has happened is a very nice and suprisingly mature (for PA, ha ha) discussion and some heart-warming frankness that makes this thread one of the coolest I have seen on PA ... ever.

Edited by Easy Money - May 29 2009 at 13:59

Naw, serously get in touch with your feminine side. Understand compassion a bit more. Buy some flowery shirts. Get a facial and your nails done.

mrcozdude wrote: moshkito wrote: Hi,   If I was the Administrator on this board ... I would have removed this topic ... as inappropriate and dis-respectful of people's personal sexual preferences, if not even relationships. I suppose that the following topic will be that they are not people, too!   Thx I don't see hows it disrespectful when the thread has been started by an openly gay man and knowone is poking fun or being homophobic. Over sensitive people piss me off.

moshkito wrote: Hi,   If I was the Administrator on this board ... I would have removed this topic ... as inappropriate and dis-respectful of people's personal sexual preferences, if not even relationships. I suppose that the following topic will be that they are not people, too!   Thx

I didn't like ABBA at the time, but confess I enjoy them now.  And for prog quotient, has anyone heard their song "Eagles"?

Rocktopus wrote: This guy I used to know (who's a gay Residents/Kraftwerk-nutter) said that the worst part about being gay is ABBA!

I personally have no reason to think that one's sexual orientation has anything to do with one's taste in music.

kenethlevine wrote: I'm another gay member, although normally I only discuss it if the topic comes up.  For instance, in a pm, when a member found out I was from Montreal, he told me I must have lots of stories about Montreal women, at which point I set him straight.      I haven't met many other fans who are gay but I am also a fan of folk music and there are more of us there.  In fact, one buddy and I often joke about how, in our perfect world, a gay vacation cruise would feature Maddy Prior (of Steeleye Span) as entertainment instead of some overwrought Streisand or Celine wannabe!  I too applaud catfood03 and hope you stick around.

Catfood03, you said you like the heavier stuff of Mike Patton. Did you know that Roddy Bottum, the keyboardplayer in Faith No More was more or less the first to come out as gay (in 1993) in metal?

Gorgoroth's Gaahl must be the first to come out of the Norwegian (or any) Black Metal scene.



A side note, but among the 20th century composers there's quite many: Benjamin Britten, Aaron Copland, Karol Szymanowski, Samuel Barber, Leonard Bernstein, Gian Carlo Menotti, Francis Poulenc, Manuel de Falla, John Cage, John Corigliano and moog pioneer Walter (Wendy after the sex change) Carlos mm...

This guy I used to know (who's a gay Residents/Kraftwerk-nutter) said that the worst part about being gay is ABBA!

kenethlevine wrote: In fact, one buddy and I often joke about how, in our perfect world, a gay vacation cruise would feature Maddy Prior (of Steeleye Span) as entertainment instead of some overwrought Streisand or Celine wannabe!  I too applaud catfood03 and hope you stick around.

I'd rather be entertained by Geddy Lee impersonators than Cher ones (well, hmmm maybe I should think that over).

Thanks, I hope to be around here for awhile (I've got some more reviews I want to write!)