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Rabid

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 14:35

WTF is Radiohead?

"...the thing IS, to put a motor in yourself..."

CinemaZebra View Drop Down

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 14:40

Atavachron wrote:

...you start making obscure references to King Crimson in the middle of a conversation about shoes.

lol That's easily the best one yet.

Zombywoof

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 14:46

Blacksword wrote:

You think musicanship is more important than songwriting.

You feel superior because you like bands no one has heard of, instead of feeling mildly dissapointed that you cant discuss music with most of your friends.

I used to agree with the first one, but now it has changed. Of course, it is a matter of opinion, but now I think musicianship is just as important as songwriting. It doesn't matter to me how well written a song is, if it's not played well, I won't enjoy it; though if it's played well and the songwriting is poor I won't enjoy it either.

As for the second one, I used to agree with the first part, but now I agree with the second; though I've gotten a few friends on board. Wink

Edited by Zombywoof - May 25 2010 at 14:47

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Atavachron View Drop Down

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 22:48

KingCrimson250 wrote:

psarros wrote:

Atavachron wrote:

...you think Pink Floyd represents Prog.

This...

what the f**k was that all about? pink floyd are one of the most succesful, influential and proggy prog bands ever. just because something sold well doesn't mean it is bad (or good though).

pull the stick out of your ass and get a sense of humor

idiotPrayer wrote:

name one band that represents prog CONSIDERABLY BETTER than pink floyd

are you joking? I can name six: ELP, Yes, King Crimson, Jetho Tull, Genesis, Gentle Giant

Edited by Atavachron - May 25 2010 at 22:49

Triceratopsoil View Drop Down

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 22:56

Atavachron wrote:

idiotPrayer wrote:

name one band that represents prog CONSIDERABLY BETTER than pink floyd

are you joking? I can name six: ~~ELP, Yes, King Crimson, Jetho Tull, Genesis, Gentle Giant~~ Magma, Can, Van der Graaf Generator, Henry Cow, Univers Zero, Gong

Fixed :D

CinemaZebra View Drop Down

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 23:07

Captain Clutch wrote:

Atavachron wrote:

idiotPrayer wrote:

name one band that represents prog CONSIDERABLY BETTER than pink floyd

are you joking? I can name six: ~~ELP, Yes, King Crimson, Jetho Tull, Genesis, Gentle Giant~~ ~~Magma, Can, Van der Graaf Generator, Henry Cow, Univers Zero, Gong~~ Rush, Frank Zappa, Tool, Hawkwind, PFM, Le Orme

Fixed :D

Just adding more.

InClouds

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Posted: May 25 2010 at 23:52

idiotPrayer wrote:

psarros wrote:

Atavachron wrote:

...you think Pink Floyd represents Prog.

This...

what the f**k was that all about? pink floyd are one of the most succesful, influential and proggy prog bands ever. just because something sold well doesn't mean it is bad (or good though). name one band that represents prog CONSIDERABLY BETTER than pink floyd

I think it's pretty absurd to think that any one band could sufficiently represent all of progressive music. It's especially absurd to think that band would be Pink Floyd. Tongue

Falx

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 01:39

InClouds wrote:

idiotPrayer wrote:

psarros wrote:

Atavachron wrote:

...you think Pink Floyd represents Prog.

This...

I think it's pretty absurd to think that any one band could sufficiently represent all of progressive music. It's especially absurd to think that band would be Pink Floyd. Tongue

Yeah. It's obviously King Crimson Tongue

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VanderGraafKommandöh View Drop Down

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 01:39

Originally posted by Any Colour You Like

Any Colour You Like wrote:

When you have 4000 + posts on this forum, and you still don't know who the heck the James is name-dropping.

When you think Henry Cow is a man, rather than a band
When you think all music after 1989 isn't worth listening to
When you think Peter Hammill is David Bowie (my mate thought this)

Edited by James - May 26 2010 at 01:48

idiotPrayer View Drop Down

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 06:48

InClouds wrote:

idiotPrayer wrote:

psarros wrote:

Atavachron wrote:

...you think Pink Floyd represents Prog.

This...

I think it's pretty absurd to think that any one band could sufficiently represent all of progressive music. It's especially absurd to think that band would be Pink Floyd. Tongue

i didn't mean they reprensent prog much better than anyone else, i just meant that they do represent prog very good. not fully, but one band cant do that alone.

here's another one: when you think that prog is about songs that are hard to play

Blacksword View Drop Down

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 07:06

InClouds wrote:

Blacksword wrote:

When you think Phil Collins was the founder member of Genesis, and that Mama was their debut single.

You think Jethro Tull is the name of the lead singer, and not the name of the band.

You think musicanship is more important than songwriting.

You feel superior because you like bands no one has heard of, instead of feeling mildly dissapointed that you cant discuss music with most of your friends.

Sadly, I used to be guilty of most of these.........

I must admit, in my teens I used to take a strange delight in listing bands that no one at school had heard of...

These days when I'm asked to name bands I like, when I meet people, I go the oppositie way and wrack my brains to think of prog bands they HAVE heard of!

Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

ten years after View Drop Down

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 07:34

James wrote:

Any Colour You Like wrote:

When you have 4000 + posts on this forum, and you still don't know who the heck the James is name-dropping.

When you think Henry Cow is a man, rather than a band
When you think all music after 1989 isn't worth listening to
When you think Peter Hammill is David Bowie (my mate thought this)

When you think Henry Cow is a children's TV show.

When you are not surprised that Jethro Tull is filed under 'T' in a record store.

When you think Capability Brown was a gardener.

When you think Van Der Graaf Generator is spelt wrong.

When you think Genesis stopped being a good band when Phil Collins left.

The Runaway View Drop Down

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 09:30

ten years after wrote:

When you are not surprised that Jethro Tull is filed under 'T' in a record store.

When you think Capability Brown was a gardener.

Landscape artist, LANDSCAPE ARTIST! Just kidding, they're one of my favorite bands. But, you're allowed to think they were a gardener even if you're not a prog newbie, a lot of people don't know them.

Trendsetter win!

The search for nonexistent perfection.

DisgruntledPorcupine View Drop Down

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 10:28

KingCrimson250 wrote:

When you think Dream Theater is progressive

Are the DT trolls gonna start popping up now?

Anyway...

When the majority of people don't gaze at you in confusion when you start talking about music.

When your drum set has less than 15 drums.

You think Yes is a reply to a question.

and finally...

You still don't know what's for supper in Supper's Ready.

Edited by DT-PT - May 26 2010 at 10:33

DisgruntledPorcupine View Drop Down

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 10:31

Gerinski wrote:

When you write in a Yes forum about that great singer John Anderson.

When you spell Jon Anderson with an H.

Sorry couldn't resist.

octopus-4

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 11:26

InClouds wrote:

idiotPrayer wrote:

psarros wrote:

Atavachron wrote:

...you think Pink Floyd represents Prog.

This...

I think it's pretty absurd to think that any one band could sufficiently represent all of progressive music. It's especially absurd to think that band would be Pink Floyd. Tongue

It's absurd because Pink Floyd are above anybody else. Prog can't represent Pink Floyd Tongue

I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution

UndercoverBoy View Drop Down

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 11:28

James wrote:

Any Colour You Like wrote:

When you have 4000 + posts on this forum, and you still don't know who the heck the James is name-dropping.

When you think Henry Cow is a man, rather than a band
When you think all music after 1989 isn't worth listening to
When you think Peter Hammill is David Bowie (my mate thought this)

I can see why he would think that, as apparently Bowie is an admirer of Hammill. And you know, the ending of "Lost" is similar to "Ashes to Ashes" (or at least according to my misunderstanding.) LOL

InClouds

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 11:31

octopus-4 wrote:

InClouds wrote:

I think it's pretty absurd to think that any one band could sufficiently represent all of progressive music. It's especially absurd to think that band would be Pink Floyd. Tongue

It's absurd because Pink Floyd are above anybody else. Prog can't represent Pink Floyd Tongue

Touche.

Edited by InClouds - May 26 2010 at 11:32

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 13:14

I still remember the face my friend made, when he asked me what kind of music Genesis plays and since I didn´t quite know how to describe it, I said: "Well their music is classified as symphonic prog." I still think it´s kind of an ugly word and try not use words like that outside of this forum.

I like my eggs boiled and that´s it!

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Posted: May 26 2010 at 13:16

DT-PT wrote:

When your drum set has less than 15 drums.

hahaha, the one i use has four...