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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2011 at 20:20
Originally posted by Horizons Horizons wrote:

Albums with way too many songs. 14+

I agree with this wholeheartedly except when all tracks run as one track (i.e. Hazards of Love, 17 tracks). But albums like Frederik Thorengal's Special Defects of Beyond Twilight's For the Love of Art and the Making with 20+ (or fricken 40+ with the latter) piss me off. Just combine the tracks, already! Especially with FtLoAatM, which is only 36 minutes long and has 43 tracks! WTF!


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Points: 488 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2011 at 20:34
Originally posted by popeyethecat popeyethecat wrote:

Bands who tick the superficial "prog" boxes, but lack substance. Also, people who are fooled by this - "This song is 10 minutes long! Wow! So proggy!" ¬¬ Especially when the song is only long because it repeats too many times!!

Oh, and people who think that all progressive artists took drugs in order to write their music. True of some, not of all...this sometimes makes people surprised when I say I don't do drugs, but like progressive rock. It makes sense to me!
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Points: 488 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2011 at 20:45
Originally posted by Lark the Starless Lark the Starless wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

People who insist that you haven't heard it properly until you've heard it on vinyl.


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I don't say that, however there are just a couple items recorded in the early 70's that you do LOSE some of the recording when it was transfered to cd. Genesis's "Can-Utility & the Coastliners is the perfect example. The cd version does not carry that initial deep bass note. This is the only song I ever say "You must hear the vinyl."
There is even a disclaimer on those cd's stating that the source of recording may not fully reproduce etc etc.
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Points: 488 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2011 at 21:06
Well, after reading all the whining going on and on and on about Labrie and DT, Spocks Beard etc. Could you do better? DT was originaly 3 guys fresh out of school that knew how to play their instruments. They wanted to do something different. They succeeded in doing that. I don't like ALL DT. I do like Lebrie, I think he has a healthy voice. I don't think Morse is a fantastic vocalist but he IS passionate and knows how to write music. Check "The Wind and the Rain" from it's not too late. He fades out his own vocals. Brilliant.
 
Spocks Beard not progressive? Give me a break.
 
Al Stewart makes great usage of saxaphone, as did Gerry Rafferty. You could even throw Segar in their.
Also if you notice some crazy sax on Zappa's "Hot Rats" album. Love it.
 
I don't like every song made by ANY band, but I usually like something from just about EVERY band.
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Points: 1584 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 15 2011 at 22:16
Originally posted by Steven Brodziak Steven Brodziak wrote:

Originally posted by Lark the Starless Lark the Starless wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

People who insist that you haven't heard it properly until you've heard it on vinyl.


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I don't say that, however there are just a couple items recorded in the early 70's that you do LOSE some of the recording when it was transfered to cd. Genesis's "Can-Utility & the Coastliners is the perfect example. The cd version does not carry that initial deep bass note. This is the only song I ever say "You must hear the vinyl."
There is even a disclaimer on those cd's stating that the source of recording may not fully reproduce etc etc.


One example on that same album is the tapping section in Supper's Ready.  When I heard it on vinyl I was like "So that's what it really sounds like!!"  You can hear each instrument more individually.


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Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2011 at 11:42
Originally posted by andyman1125 andyman1125 wrote:

Originally posted by frippism frippism wrote:

Soaring guitars and lush keyboards. Whenever a band has that in their page I tend to stay away... 

...but.... but that's the single most important quality of symphonic rock! ConfusedLOL

Well and Neo-Prog as well. Flame War!!! No. No offense meant. Well some but no over-generalization. I'll just keep rambling until this becomes less awkward.
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Points: 9869 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 16 2011 at 12:35
Originally posted by Steven Brodziak Steven Brodziak wrote:

Well, after reading all the whining going on and on and on about Labrie and DT, Spocks Beard etc. Could you do better?

One doesn't have to be a musician, let alone a better musician, to express an opinion on the music of some musicians.  This "can you do it" business that's tossed about on the net is quite ridiculous.  
 
Originally posted by Steven Brodziak Steven Brodziak wrote:

I don't like every song made by ANY band, but I usually like something from just about EVERY band.

You wouldn't possibly want to be called out on that, would you? Especially in the era of bedroom projects and bands.
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