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Poll Question: is the average prog fan pompous in their views about music ?
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25 [36.76%]
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    Posted: February 22 2007 at 09:29
Oh we are lightening fast to label a band pompous and we do so in a half negative way ... So lets allow the mirror of judgment to reflect back upon us are we Prog fans pompous in our beliefs and expectations when it comes to music ... is art imitating life or is life imitating art  ... 
maybe its "us"  that causes the populous to largely ignore our musical genre because they think we are "pompous"  not the artists after all  

 are we an entirely pompous genre by nature,  this is the question ? Shocked

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Is there a "we are pompous half the time" option?
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Frankly it would be beneath my dignity to reply to such a trivial and meaningless poll.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Frankly it would be beneath my dignity to reply to such a trivial and meaningless poll.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Originally posted by prismalife prismalife wrote:

Is there a "we are pompous half the time" option?
One ... pompous half the time coming right up !   Thumbs%20Up
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Not pompous, but this prog fan is a proud one.  How can one not be proud to listen to such exquisite music that is miles high above the garbage the majority of human beings listen to ?
 
Unless that's a pompous attitude... Confused
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Originally posted by Melomaniac Melomaniac wrote:

Not pompous, but this prog fan is a proud one.  How can one not be proud to listen to such exquisite music that is miles high above the garbage the majority of human beings listen to ?
 
Unless that's a pompous attitude... Confused
Yeah you kinda shot yourself in the foot with that remark LOL
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Didn't Pink Floyd play Live and Pompous?

Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.
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Originally posted by Masque Masque wrote:

Originally posted by prismalife prismalife wrote:

Is there a "we are pompous half the time" option?
One ... pompous half the time coming right up !   Thumbs%20Up
 
I'll vote for that. I usually am proud to listen to progressive rock but at other times I find myself yearning for Neil Young or Bob Dylan. And agreeing with my brother on certain elements of progressive rock. Embarrassed
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Most I know are. That does, unfortunately, include myself.
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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 22 2007 at 11:04
Originally posted by Masque Masque wrote:

Originally posted by Melomaniac Melomaniac wrote:

Not pompous, but this prog fan is a proud one.  How can one not be proud to listen to such exquisite music that is miles high above the garbage the majority of human beings listen to ?
 
Unless that's a pompous attitude... Confused
Yeah you kinda shot yourself in the foot with that remark LOL
 
LOL I know... (opens mouth, inserts foot...)Shocked
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everyone's either pompous or already defeated. humility has been cut out of the range of human mental states so you'll get contrition at best. ;)

basically put me down for pompous
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YES, we are. i try desperately not to be. but if i look back at my 20odd years
as a prog guy i must have been a real prat most of the time...
progressive rock and rural tranquility don't match. true or false?
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A proghead eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast 'n' pompous, got me?
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I'm not pompous. I'm just an enlightened and superior human being.

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Yes, we are pompous... prog-rock is pompous
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Most of the time but not always
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Originally posted by Philéas Philéas wrote:

Most I know are. That does, unfortunately, include myself.


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Edited by Man With Hat - February 22 2007 at 15:23
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Points: 198 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 22 2007 at 16:12
Maybe if we exclusively focus on prog, instead of admitting less complex/creative/unusual styles of music, but saying "some music" is better than "some other music" isn't necessarily pompousness, just a matter of perception which can be right or wrong, depending on the arguments and motives. Then again, it's more of elitism, there. Guess pomp might just be closer to ignoring society's rules, because you discovered Close To The Edge or parading about in your underwear because Van der Graaf earned you that...errrr...pedestal.

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