It is sad that you listen ONLY english so
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Topic: It is sad that you listen ONLY english so
Posted By: oracus
Subject: It is sad that you listen ONLY english so
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 13:59
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Please, i am tired to see people refuse to listen bands with lyrics written not in english. I m assured that prog bands with italian, german, french and more lyrics are a MUST if you want to call yourself prog lover. Please try, you will not regret it ------------- 
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Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 14:00
As a french speaker, I totally agree with you. English is fine but there is so many AMAZING bands who sing in other languages. *cough* Harmonium *cough* and many others   -------------  
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oracus wrote:Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 14:06
I have no idea to who you are refering. I and most of who I know here listen to Italian, French, Swedish, Finnish, Japanese, Spanish and German singing bands. In fact, more than 50% of the prog bands I listen to do not sing in English. Where did you get this idea? ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 14:09
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I have recently got into Italian prog, PFM, Banco Acqua Fragile etc & i love them to bits! I am now looking for another country that does prog music like the Italians! Any suggestions?
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Posted By: progadder
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 14:14
Along with the other replies, I cannot believe that anyone refuses to listen to prog because the singing is not English.
I have CDs where the singing is in French, Italian, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Spanish, Polish, Hungarian, Portugese, Welsh and even Scottish Gaelic!
That's the thing about prog, it's the music that is important. Wish I could say the same about my bete noir, rap!
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 14:16
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Why is this a matter of "refusal"...it's something of
choice...personally I don't know any case of someone abolishing an
album for being of foreign language...that his preferences are not
withing non-English album,that's a different thing...
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Posted By: eddietrooper
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 14:18
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I admit that I only listen to music sung in English. I've tried with other languages but I don't like it the same. It's a matter of musical education: since I was a child " quality rock music" has always been for me equivalent to "music in English". perhaps because Spanish rock is not as good, with some few exceptions. Even if there can be lyrics that I don't understand inmediately when listening to music in English, they sound good to me for the fact of being sung in English. English rocks!. I know that this is absurd but I feel it this way.
Anyway I'll keep trying, I promise.
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Posted By: Bulbous 45
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 14:49
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To me, music sung in a differant language dosen't matter. Good music is good music, regardless of what language its sung in ------------- all toasters toast toast |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 15:40
Dude, can you please help me find some of that band's music for a reasonable price? Where'd you get yours? -------------  |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 16:08
I bought it here:
http://synphonic.8m.com/index.htm - http://synphonic.8m.com/index.htm
see if it suits you. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 16:34
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I listen to Dutch music! I also am trying to get Storia Di Un Minuto and Per Un Amico by PFM. ------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 17:27
Actually, I live in Québec and, here, we can buy it everywhere. Even at Wal-Mart .But use http://www.amazon.com - amazon if you want it that badly (you should)-------------
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 19:51
I like other language musics. Personal favorites are German, Italian, and Latin.  ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 20:14
or ebay, that's where I found my Harmonium albums. ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Ghandi 2
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 22:37
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I don't "refuse to listen to it" so much as I don't particularly want music that's not sung in English, but more importantly, CDs from other countries are hard to find and expensive as a ****. ------------- "Never forget that the human race with technology is like an alcoholic with a barrel of wine." Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: Because in their hearts, everyone secretly loves the Unabomber. |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 23:04
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I absolutely agree, there are stupid jerks who do that. I don't listen to lyrics, I listen to voice. And anyway, that's a benefit: you can hate an Italian album for bad music, but you can't hate it for horrible lyrics! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: April 24 2006 at 01:46
I do want it very badly, but it would kill me to pay 40$ for a CD. Can someone maybe...upload the music for me? I have no idea how it works, but people have done it for me before. If anyone would care to do it, it would be greatly appreciated. ------------- |
Posted By: ~Rael~
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 23:22
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I haven;t listened to any music in a foreign language. The first band I ever heard in another language was Rammstien, and that left a really bad taste in my mouth. And I am still getting inot prog, and want to hear the english singing acts more than others. Just prefernce.
And saying that someone isn't a true prog fan if they don't listen to foriegn prog is just ignorant. ------------- I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress, I repeat myself when under stress . . . |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: April 27 2006 at 23:43
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Blieve me ... i listen sooo many italian bands, with italian lyris of course.. and lots of latin bands with lyrics in spanish ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: April 28 2006 at 16:45
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A good chunk of my collection features bands who sing in a foreign language, or even one of their own invention, such as Kobaian or Hopelandic. For all the sense they make, most of Jon Anderson's lyrics might as well be in Martian, and Italian prog wouldn't sound the same in any other language - just check out the English language versions of their 1970s classics. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: April 28 2006 at 17:59
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^ Heard any good Klingon prog lately? I love Italian prog... I'd never just listen to songs in my native language, which is English. I like listening to French and Japanese songs since I can already speak them rather poorly and so listening to it helps to improve my command of the languages. Really, though, lyrics have never mattered nearly as much to me as the music itself (with many pieces of music understanding the banal lyrics can decrease the enjoyment). If I really like a song sung in a language I can't understand, I will look for a translation. Moreover, I don't think English a very lovely language for singing -- aesthetically I tend to prefer hearing a song sung in, for instance, one of the romantic languages such as Spanish, Italian, French..... ------------- Watching while most appreciating a sunset in the moment need not diminish all the glorious sunsets I have observed before. It can be much like that with music for me. |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 00:05
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well, i listen to english, french, italian and german prog, and my least favorite one is my native language French! i don't know... maybe it is because it is a source of distraction, so that i less concentrate on music.
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Posted By: int_2375
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 06:05
| I give music a chance no matter what language its in, but to be honest I haven't found many non-english speaking bands that I like. Harmonium is one. Paatos is another. Like it or not, lyrics are part of listening to music, and if you can't understand them, your not going to get the full scope of the music. |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 09:23
You're right. But you can see the music in a different perspective because you don't have to be focus on the lyrics. An example might be Sigur Ros , They sing in hopelandic wich is an invented language ment for harmoni rather than meaning. ------------- 
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Posted By: freebird
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 12:59
Actually I am trying to get some more Music in other languages. (I am trying to get PFM & Harmonium) It is just more difficult to find non-english stuff (on e-bay etc.) because of the limited # released. (or so it seems).
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