Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
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Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
I rewired my living room speakers last week and to test them out I grabbed a random record and came up with Close to the Edge by Yes. I put it on and my girlfriend commented that I picked the most white sounding music she's ever heard.
I did not like prog growing up. The young punk in me detested it, but I had friends who liked it. As I've grown older I'm less judgmental about music and I've allowed myself to like some prog rock.
Thoughts on the genre?
I did not like prog growing up. The young punk in me detested it, but I had friends who liked it. As I've grown older I'm less judgmental about music and I've allowed myself to like some prog rock.
Thoughts on the genre?
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
I really like what I like. I really dislike what I don’t.
I love a lot of King Crimson. Goblin’s soundtrack work rules. Van der Graaf Generator is excellent. Some Camel.
ELP, Yes, early Genesis? Do nothing for me.
I love a lot of King Crimson. Goblin’s soundtrack work rules. Van der Graaf Generator is excellent. Some Camel.
ELP, Yes, early Genesis? Do nothing for me.
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
I love Owner of a Lonely Heart.
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
It's mostly terrible.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
I want to give it a go and it just so happens that Close To The Edge is on Deezer. From what I know of prog rock, I'll report back by midnight at the earliest.
Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
Fuck me I was right, the opener is over 18 minutes long
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
Ditto.
Generally, the further one gets from 70s prog, the more likely I am to like it (e.g., post-rock).
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
I do enjoy some King Crimson.
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
Yeah. I limited what I used to fairly mainstream 70s prog, but there’s a lot of later stuff that comes out of prog stuff that’s pretty great. A lot of post-rock, math-rock, and certain more extreme kinds of metal have elements of prog. And of course, a lot of Krautrock is just German prog.Dr. Medulla wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 5:01pmDitto.
Generally, the further one gets from 70s prog, the more likely I am to like it (e.g., post-rock).
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
Yes fits that billWestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 4:22pmI rewired my living room speakers last week and to test them out I grabbed a random record and came up with Close to the Edge by Yes. I put it on and my girlfriend commented that I picked the most white sounding music she's ever heard.
I did not like prog growing up. The young punk in me detested it, but I had friends who liked it. As I've grown older I'm less judgmental about music and I've allowed myself to like some prog rock.
Thoughts on the genre?
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
From The Beginning is the only prog rock song i knowingly like but it is pretty damn good to be fair and clocks in at a more than tidy four minutes and spare change.
Do like a bit of old Jethro Tull too but not sure that strictly counts as prog rock.
Do like a bit of old Jethro Tull too but not sure that strictly counts as prog rock.
Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
Dunno, does early Queen count as "prog rock?" Probably not. Other than that, I hear Jenny Haan's Lion are pretty good.
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Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
Obviously betting without Toby Keith.WestwayKid wrote: ↑28 Jun 2020, 4:22pmmy girlfriend commented that I picked the most white sounding music she's ever heard.
Putting a little stick about. Putting the frighteners on flash little twerps
Re: Your song is 5 minutes, that's just my intro - the PROG ROCK thread
Are Tool and Mars Volta prog? I can get behind some of their stuff.
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