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Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 2:22pm
by WestwayKid
Prog Rock: good, bad, depends?

I would say I definitely "hated" it as a snot nosed teen punk, but I've softened my stance on some Prog bands as I've gotten older. My cousin convinced me to check out Yes a few years ago. Jon Anderson was no longer in the group...but they played 3 albums from start to finish. I didn't think I'd like it, but I kind of did.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 2:30pm
by Flex
Depends. There's some truly awful stuff out there under the prog rock monicker, but that's the ELP shit I can't stand. King Crimson and Hawkwind alone are proof that the genre can rule, tho.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 2:33pm
by WestwayKid
Flex wrote:
17 May 2018, 2:30pm
Depends. There's some truly awful stuff out there under the prog rock monicker, but that's the ELP shit I can't stand. King Crimson and Hawkwind alone are proof that the genre can rule, tho.
I was going to mention ELP as one of the prog bands I really hated. I think it can be very inventive and interesting, but then it can be very indulgent and boring. I like some of the stuff Genesis did when Peter Gabriel fronted the band - very imaginative and weird - but not boring.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 2:40pm
by eumaas
I'm a big synth guy but wow do I hate ELP.

I guess some Yes and early Genesis is OK. To be honest, I much prefer German prog ("krautrock") to the British stuff.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 3:04pm
by JennyB
I kind of like ELO, but I pretty much hate all prog.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 3:05pm
by eumaas
Give me Can over any of that UK stuff (even King Crimson).

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 3:28pm
by Dr. Medulla
It depends greatly on the artist and the definition. eumaas mentioned Can, which I love, and others have cited ELP, which I can't stand. I'm generally favourable to "art rock," which is a kissing cousin of prog, so, yeah, depends.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 3:57pm
by Heston
JennyB wrote:
17 May 2018, 3:04pm
I kind of like ELO, but I pretty much hate all prog.
I'd say ELO were a pop band though I don't know all their songs. I don't like Prog at all.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 3:58pm
by Heston
eumaas wrote:
17 May 2018, 2:40pm
I'm a big synth guy but wow do I hate ELP.

I guess some Yes and early Genesis is OK. To be honest, I much prefer German prog ("krautrock") to the British stuff.
There's an early Genesis song called "I Know What I Like In My Wardrobe" which I really like. Apart from that everything I've heard from the Gabriel-era has been horrific.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 4:02pm
by eumaas
Heston wrote:
17 May 2018, 3:58pm
eumaas wrote:
17 May 2018, 2:40pm
I'm a big synth guy but wow do I hate ELP.

I guess some Yes and early Genesis is OK. To be honest, I much prefer German prog ("krautrock") to the British stuff.
There's an early Genesis song called "I Know What I Like In My Wardrobe" which I really like. Apart from that everything I've heard from the Gabriel-era has been horrific.
again, I don't really care for that stuff. I am just being conciliatory.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 4:02pm
by 101Walterton
It’s not my cup of tea.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 4:15pm
by revbob
I won't say any single style or genre is all bad anymore. I favor some over others and tend not to favor a lot of the prog Ive heard. King Crimson has been mentioned and I do like some of their stuff. My brother went thru a pretty serious prog rock phase and as he was older and bigger and we shared a room I've heard my share of it. I do find a lot of it to be fairly boring, though I can appreciate the musicianship of some them.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 4:17pm
by Heston
Would Spirit of Radio by Rush be classified as Prog Rock? I love that one but hate Rush in general.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 4:19pm
by BostonBeaneater
Heston wrote:
17 May 2018, 4:17pm
Would Spirit of Radio by Rush be classified as Prog Rock? I love that one but hate Rush in general.
Apropos of nothing, when I was going through a divorce I woke up next to a woman that looked like Geddy Lee and fled Quincy at top speed.

Re: Music opinion/question of the week...

Posted: 17 May 2018, 4:30pm
by revbob
BostonBeaneater wrote:
17 May 2018, 4:19pm
Heston wrote:
17 May 2018, 4:17pm
Would Spirit of Radio by Rush be classified as Prog Rock? I love that one but hate Rush in general.
Apropos of nothing, when I was going through a divorce I woke up next to a woman that looked like Geddy Lee and fled Quincy at top speed.
Yeah but could she play the bass?