The Prog Education Thread (metal, pop, punk, rock, genre)

Seltzer · 01-12-2006, 03:07 AM

Very well done. That's brilliant.

I think you should mention that no-one is allowed to comment on Queen's classification until they've heard more than the greatest hits. Otherwise, I know there will be retarded people jumping on and claiming that Queen is a pop band because of Another One Bites the Dust and Radio Ga Ga.

boo boo · 01-12-2006, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Seltzer

Very well done. That's brilliant.

I think you should mention that no-one is allowed to comment on Queen's classification until they've heard more than the greatest hits. Otherwise, I know there will be retarded people jumping on and claiming that Queen is a pop band because of Another One Bites the Dust and Radio Ga Ga.

That would be like saying Yes are a pop band because of Owner Of A Lonely Heart and Leave It.

Agreed.

PS. I wish i could have bolded the bands whose material i own on MP3, but i couldnt keep it under the 10000 character limit, and im like Quentin Tarantino, i hate to edit....Im off for now, tomorrow i will give a complete list of bands whose songs i have on MP3.

boo boo · 01-12-2006, 01:19 PM

I will keep bumping this thread until its a sticky.

PS. I apologise for the short in the title, lol.

hookers with machineguns · 01-12-2006, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

I will keep bumping this thread until its a sticky.

Too late.

Good job. A very good read.

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Mahavishnu Orchestra
Return to Forever

YES!!

sleepy jack · 01-12-2006, 01:41 PM

No prunk!? Jeez

Very nicely done though.

riseagainstrocks · 01-12-2006, 03:15 PM

sorry i ididn't sticky it. i got off right before you pmed me i guess.

anyway, well done. and very long. haha.

EDIT: oh and Dragonforce is prog metal. and amazing at that!

Laces Out Dan! · 01-12-2006, 07:48 PM

This has actually helped me out a lot .... me being a guy who is very interested and loves the Genre of Prog and all of its Sub-Genres ... ... My favourites are Jethro Tull, KingCrimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Symphony X, Muse, YES, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd, and Rhapsody...their may be some in which i had forgotten but those are some of my favourites

IamAlejo · 01-12-2006, 08:57 PM

Is Coheed and Cambria really proggy? Or just the last album?

And no ATDI?

cardboard adolescent · 01-12-2006, 09:20 PM

I only have a few suggestions, such as that you might want to mention Birdsongs of the Mesozoic under avant-prog, because they seem to typify that genre better than a couple of the bands you mentioned. Also, Slint is a really important Math Rock band, so you probably don't want to leave them out.

A great read, a little biased towards punk (you don't shed light on the other side of the argument, being that progressive rock was pompous and self-indulgent), but overall a great overview.

Seltzer · 01-12-2006, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cardboard adolescent

I only have a few suggestions, such as that you might want to mention Birdsongs of the Mesozoic under avant-prog, because they seem to typify that genre better than a couple of the bands you mentioned. Also, Slint is a really important Math Rock band, so you probably don't want to leave them out.

A great read, a little biased towards punk (you don't shed light on the other side of the argument, being that progressive rock was pompous and self-indulgent), but overall a great overview.

I believe you mean "biased against" rather than "biased towards".

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Seltzer Fish in the percolator! Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Hobbit Land NZ Posts: 2,870	Very well done. That's brilliant. I think you should mention that no-one is allowed to comment on Queen's classification until they've heard more than the greatest hits. Otherwise, I know there will be retarded people jumping on and claiming that Queen is a pop band because of Another One Bites the Dust and Radio Ga Ga. __________________ In the Court of King Crimson \| Last.fm \| RYM

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riseagainstrocks Music Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: DC Posts: 3,320	sorry i ididn't sticky it. i got off right before you pmed me i guess. anyway, well done. and very long. haha. EDIT: oh and Dragonforce is prog metal. and amazing at that! __________________ One note timeless, came out of nowhere...

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01-12-2006, 09:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
cardboard adolescent ;) Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: CA Posts: 3,503	I only have a few suggestions, such as that you might want to mention Birdsongs of the Mesozoic under avant-prog, because they seem to typify that genre better than a couple of the bands you mentioned. Also, Slint is a really important Math Rock band, so you probably don't want to leave them out. A great read, a little biased towards punk (you don't shed light on the other side of the argument, being that progressive rock was pompous and self-indulgent), but overall a great overview.