Which is the girl´s favourite prog band?
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Topic: Which is the girl´s favourite prog band?
Posted By: desistindo
Subject: Which is the girl´s favourite prog band?
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:38
| Genesis, Collins era maybe? |
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:42
My girldriend's favourite prog bands (not that I've exposed her to too many, yet) are Porcupine Tree and Magma (hint: see sig  )
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:48
This is probably true. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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desistindo wrote:Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:49
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It depends on the girl. We have various females at PA, and they have disparate tastes. Some are into Krautrock, RIO/Avant, Zeuhl, Heavy Prog, you name it. As for my girl (six years old), she actually asks for me to put on Magma, but, then, she also asks for Mellow Candle, so.... As for Collin's fronted Genesis (the Collins' era), only the early albums are really Prog era, I think. I haven't noticed girls/women at PA extolling their love for Collins. I have for Christian Vander and others. ------------- 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: Padraic
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:50
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Shocking news: female prog fans have as varied a taste in music as males do. |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:50
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The girls I know are into Dream Theater, Tool, and Pink Floyd. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:52
Absolutely. I think Baldjean would agree, too... Maybe he was asking for fave prog band of non prog loving females, in which case I think Collins era Genesis would probably win out. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:53
It's funny, the girls I know like what I said (DT, Tool, PF), yet hate all other prog. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:54
It would only count if they liked Collins' Prog era Genesis, though (or the Prog side of Collins' fronted Genesis). ------------- 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: A Person
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:56
Yup, I have noticed an increased appreciation for folk, but maybe that is just a freak occurrence.  |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:56
So far, of the things I've exposed my girlfriend to listen, she has enjoyed Genesis (both eras), Dream Theater and Muse the most. It seems very difficult that she will get into Opeth ever  (because of the growling, you know...).
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:58
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I like Jethro Tull a lot, but I'm male so that's probably not useful to this discussion.
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 11:59
Well lets see what my mom likes.... PF, Tool, and Radiohead. She can't stand Dream Theater because she thinks they're a glam metal band (she even said they sounded like one in BCaSL). 
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Posted By: Easy Money
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:00
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A better title for this thread would be 'why do guys who get into prog-rock find women to be such a mystery'.
I seriously doubt that there is a 'brand' of prog-rock 'made for a woman' (ie like deoderants etc) just as there is not a brand of prog rock made for the guys. I guess the other question would be 'why do threads like this tend to show up on prog rock sites?' |
Posted By: Morningrise
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:03
| For grunge it would be easier for me though. It seems like a common pattern that of the girls I know, they mostly like Stone Temple Pilots and Silverchair the most. Don't ask me why. I don't have a clue. |
Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:03
Probably a small sample size, don't you agree?
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Posted By: Finnforest
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:03
That's such a great signature Alex. Very cool photo.  ------------- https://www.youtube.com/shorts/sQD8uhpWXCw" rel="nofollow - It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...Road Rage Edition |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:04
It's because male prog rock rock fans tend to be clueless when it comes to women and are looking for answers which they can't find in real life -- especially the socially inept ones (and let's face it, such communities attract the socially inept/ inexperienced) that spend their time on message boards rather than out there in the "real world". ------------- 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: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:08
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"The girl's" favorite prog band? As if all girls were the same? Sorry, but I'm with Padraic on this one.
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Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:09
I'm far from socially inept, and I can say that there are lots of girls/women out there who like a few prog bands (without even knowing what prog is). Most of them only like 3-5 prog bands, though. However, one or two of my female friends do like prog in general. One of my friends is really into prog metal and likes Dream Theater, Tool, Shadow Gallery, Psychotic Waltz, Symphony X, and more. Another one I know is into the older stuff like PF, Yes, Genesis, and even VdGG (which I introduced her to). Speaking of which, maybe I should introduce her to Magma. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:11
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...and post DSOTM Pink Floyd.
Thats about it...the above and Collins' Genesis. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:11
I'll be the first to admit my ineptitude. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:16
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This thread smells a bit like the old "Girls? In my Prog?" thema which rises from times to times in the forum. It reminds that, in high school, I knew a girl rather fond of alternative rock (think Garbage and that stuff), but which enjoyed Kraftwerk and covered Deep Purple's "Child In Time" with her band. I also should have talked a bit more with another girl who told me she liked progressive rock, especially Mike Oldfield. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:18
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The only overlap in musical tastes with my girl is Santana and not all Santana of course.
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:21
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There are no rules. My girlfriend is into blues, hard rock and AOR and she really dislikes prog, except for Pink Floyd. Eric Clapton is indeed her God. Since she's into Dire Straits, I tried some mild Tull as well as some radio-friendly prog, but she simply doesn't like it. When I want to annoy her, I play the most brutal avant rock stuff in my car stereo. To my surprise, she liked The Residents a lot! ------------- |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:29
You know what almost caused my wife to yank it out of the car player and fling it out the window: Philip Glass - Music With Changing Parts. I was not playing it to annoy her though. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:35
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^that's such a great record, Slarti
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 12:58
That's just because Lizzy singed up to PA
Thanks Jim  Your girls are nice, too... What prog do they like?  |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 13:02
True. I think June is a big fan of folk as well. |
Posted By: desistindo
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 13:10
| Hey, do you know any all female prog band? I ve though about that, but it will be interesting... |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 13:12
Wondeur Brass
Justine
Les Poules ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: DisgruntledPorcupine
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 14:13
| I just realized, the title asks which is "the girl's" favourite prog band. The way it's said sounds like he's referring to females as some sort of animal. |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 14:16
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My girlfriend likes Phideaux. She sings Crumble a lot. xD She's also a fan of the Decemberists, and random other bands here and there catch her fancy, although never enough for her to listen to when I'm not around.
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 14:56
Wow, I would almost consider this a sexist remark. My girlfriend hates Collins era Genesis, she thinks it's sh*t just like we do. Women aren't stupid and they don't just like sappy ballads 'n sh*t. i would say that just as many, if not more men like what we consider to be poor music over women. My girlfriend listens to the following prog bands: Isis OSI Opeth Mars Volta Rush Nightwish Jethro Tull (her favorite being Heavy Horses) Klaatu Tiles Mastodon 3 (the modern one) Coheed & Cambria Porcuoine Tree + Steven Wilson Radiohead (from Kid A onwards) Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Pink Floyd + Syd Barrett Solo Traffic The Decemberists So I'm actually quite offended by the ignorance in the OP. Come on prog people... this is why over half of you have never been with a woman. |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:14
I 100% agree with this post
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:15
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:26
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Yes, these kind of threads seem to be created by Calvin, unfortunetaly not moderated by Hobbes. And, of course, I'm talking about the comic "Calvin & Hobbes", not a philosophical dialogue between Calvin and Hobbes. Got it? |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:29
I prefered your ancient avatar ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:30
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Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:33
I concur. |
Posted By: VanVanVan
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:33
Might as well ask, what is the boy's favorite prog band? ------------- "The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen |
Posted By: The Sleepwalker
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:36
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Me like prog, wut the girl like? http://img251.imageshack.us/i/neanderthal.jpg/">  ------------- 
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:36
The same as the girl's favourite prog band. |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:37
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:48
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Then, what is the man's favourite prog band? And then, what is the woman's favourite prog band? What's the hermaphrodite's favourite prog band??? |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:49
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What's the plant's favorite prog band??
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:50
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What is a prog band's favorite prog band? OK, now we're just trolling.  |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:54
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Let's just conclude this thread by saying EVERYONE's favourite bands are Univers Zéro, Magma and Shub Niggurath.
Now, we're really trolling, Matt. You're right. ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 16:59
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I have no problem with this thread...but hey....I'm a sexist! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:01
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In a perfect world, women would know their place, doing chores to Housework Songs Vol. 24, feat. Phil Collins. Seriously people. How many of these threads do we need. Nuke it. |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:03
31 more!!! -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:05
At least!  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: MasterShake
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:08
| My best guess goes to Supertramp, for obvious reasoning... |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:11
Yeah... Very obvious reasons indeed! Like what? Because it's accessible?
Women can't like rewarding music? ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:12
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I presume that the thread originator's first language is not English so maybe you guys could lighten up. I presumed..like a few others that he was askin what prog our girlfriends/wives like. Thats how I answered anyway. Maybe I'm wrong tho.... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:13
Because it has the word tramp in it.  |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:13
What? Accessible music can't be rewarding? Seriously, I don't know why people get so uptight about these threads. Don't participate in them if the subject matter bothers you. -------------
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Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:14
But at least she's a Super Tramp. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:14
Yeah, that is kind of what I assumed. We had a thread like that a while ago. |
Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:16
....thats brilliant!------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:20
She's a very kinky girl. The kind you don't take home to mother. -------------
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Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 17:37
That's easy: Genesis, especially their Nursery Cryme period. ------------- |
Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 18:10
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Bah. The one response in the last year that I actually put any thought into and it gets buried by trolling. How ironic  |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 18:25
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Take a look at my girlfriend, she's the only one I got (bah dah dah dah)....
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 18:31
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Supertramp is awesome. Breakfast in America is awesome. If anyone actually listened to the lyrics they'd know that they're a lot more cynical than they let onto and they're actually quite dark. Don't make fun of the 'Tramp. |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 18:32
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How was that making fun of them?
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Posted By: Queen By-Tor
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 18:33
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never said it was. Just don't
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 18:36
Did you mean his former avatar? |
Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 16 2010 at 18:52
I would say "previous" avatar. -------------
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Posted By: ergaster
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 10:43
Um...what "girl"? I am a "girl"--well, maybe 40 years ago....what are you asking? |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 11:36
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 11:45
Yes, ergaster, when you were a little girl 40 years ago, did you listen to Genesis or Pink Floyd? |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 12:26
The Missus tells me that it depends upon the "mood of the night". Tonight, I think we'll have a montage, but she is partial to a lot of Oldfield, Gabriel, Yes, IQ, Porcupine Tree and quite a few others. In fact, the only one she hates with a passion is my favourite band - H era Marillion ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 12:46
 You found a good one.-------------
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Posted By: desistindo
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 14:52
| Yes, I know, my english is terrible. But what i real wanted with this topic was to know the girls opinion about that = PA girls members comments, since i know there is not such thing like an homogeneous musical taste for different genders (im not stupid), all i wanted to found was some similarity between the PA girls outline, and its sad that this was so misunderstood. But it could be my gramatical fault. And i started with the "Genesis Collins era" example cause my ex-girlfriend love it and i ask for many women in my city if they likes prog and the most close to that i ve got was songs like "Illegal Alien"; "Mama" etc, thats not exactly prog, i know... "Pardon me" if it sound sexist, but it wasnt at all my itention. |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 14:57
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Well in that case, knowing that there's about....six active women of this entire forum you could probably ask them. Sorry for misunderstanding.
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Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 15:04
Ohhh, I see. You should have explained that first off. |
Posted By: desistindo
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 15:21
| Yes, i know, but im lazy ato write in english. |
Posted By: Lizzy
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 15:36
| All righty, I guess I could have a go at this. My favourite prog band is Jethro Tull, but my overall favourite band is Queen. Now in terms of subgenres, Prog Folk is at the top, this including bands like Comus, Spirogyra, Mellow Candle, Loudest Whisper, The Pentangle, Tir Na nOg, Fresh Maggots etc etc. But then there's also the Zeuhl bunch which include Magma, Shub-Niggurath or Weidorje; RPI - QVL, PFM or Nouva Idea; then the usual suspects like Yes, Kansas, Pink Floyd, Zappa, Genesis (PG era), Caravan and so on. I cannot put them all down, but as far as I'm concerned they are pretty varied. :D |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 16:02
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my girlfriend's fave bands are Floyd, Supertyramp, Tangerine Dream and Moody Blues, but she also enjoys my specially-for-her-edited ITCOTCK, her favourite making love album. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 16:05
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"Specially-for-her-edited"? How so?
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Posted By: ergaster
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 18:34
Ah, well that's never gonna happen..... |
Posted By: ergaster
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 18:36
Hm. I heard Meddle when it first came out. How long ago was that? |
Posted By: ergaster
Date Posted: July 17 2010 at 18:43
Oh--a language thing. Okay, makes some sense now. I would argue the point that men and women like different things though. I think that might not really be true. When I first got into music that I really liked, made me think and stuff (it was only much later that I discovered this music actually had a name--"progressive"; before that it was just "the music I liked") my boyfriend at the time liked most of the same stuff--VdGG, Genesis, Floyd. But we did diverge on different things. He was a Zappa fan, I never much was, he *llloooovvveeeedddd* Rush and Queen, and I was meh on them. I don't think he was much into the folk-rock stuff I liked. I don't think it is a gender thing. I think it is a people thing. |
Posted By: ferush
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 16:15
| Rush, Marillion and Porcupine |
Posted By: JemJem714
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 16:46
| Well I'm a girl and I don't even know what I'm doing in this forum when clearly the only music I like is the Grease soundtrack and JLS.... |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 16:53
Grease is an awesome concept album. |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 16:53
GREASE SOUNDTRACK FTW -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 17:11
Ah....I got the meaning of this thread wrong then and everyone else is right. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 17:12
This is my exact taste. Does this make me *GASP* a girl? -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 17:13
Too much information.  ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow">
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 19 2010 at 17:18
No, it's written "ITCOTCK", not "ITCOCK". I'm going out (but, seriously, people, could you stop using this acronym? Visually, it can make people having wrong ideas about King Crimson). |
Posted By: enemyofthesundevils
Date Posted: July 30 2010 at 09:48
| My soon to be ex girlfriend is infatuated with Tool but fails to recognize them as a progressive band. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 30 2010 at 09:53
No, I'm pretty sure it's itchycock and you may want to consider getting a new girlfriend. |
Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 30 2010 at 12:09
In case of itchy cock, I think it's the girl who is the first to leave the flat, disgusted, furious and somewhat sad. Now that I'm in this thread, I would need an information from Alucard: wasn't it you who told me that you read somewhere that French bassist Joëlle Léandre talked about Genesis' Nursery Cryme in an old interview? |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: July 30 2010 at 14:57
If your girl has an itchy cock are you sure she's really a girl? ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: CPicard
Date Posted: July 30 2010 at 15:07
Well... Depends. If she's the cock between the thighs, I will have some doubts about her gender. But maybe she's just a hermaphrodite. If she has the cock in one hand and a cutting object in the other hand... I think I would slowly move closer to the door... |
Posted By: Jörgemeister
Date Posted: July 30 2010 at 20:38
i have to agree with this! and i happen to know a girl who likes Canterbury and jazzy stuff as well. ------------- |
Posted By: LionRocker
Date Posted: July 30 2010 at 21:05
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Pssst... Hey guys, this song scored me some extra cuddle time and "ooh, I like your taste in music" from my sweetie.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAmvg9f9cqk - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAmvg9f9cqk
See, the trick is you play them this instead of "Watcher of The Skies" or "The Plague of Lighthouse Keepers"! Chicks dig sensitive guys!
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Posted By: berger_king
Date Posted: July 31 2010 at 16:47
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I've known some female Tool fans.
My friend's mom loves Yes.
Most women I've known though, have absolutely hated Gentle Giant.
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