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Guldbamsen 
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 Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:38 |
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^but he sorta gets the gist of the term?
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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Padraic
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:37 |
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This Dad is really not a fan of dad-prog.
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timothy leary
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:31 |
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A non Dad trying to describe the pinnacle of Dad prog, what are you going to do with these whippersnappers^
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Guldbamsen
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:26 |
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The Flower Kings pretty much sums up dad-prog for me, but then again that's just me.
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“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”
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infandous
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 12:24 |
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Well, The Flower Kings can't qualify, as they are so far the only band I've played for my 12 year old son that didn't get a negative reaction. His exact words were, "this music isn't too bad Dad". Usually he asks me to turn it down / off / switch to his favorite radio station.
As to Dad Prog in general, I applaud this thread! Though I'm not really a fan of much of what is being categorized here as Dad Prog, I do like IQ (who certainly fit that category), but they are my one concession to Neo Prog.........the rest I find terribly dull. I have listened to the Fanfare & Fantasy CD (loaned to me from a friend), and so far it does nothing for me and strikes me as "typical" Neo Prog. |
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VOTOMS
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 05:41 |
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My dad favorites are U2 and Talking Heads. Nowadays, he listen to Foo Fighters and Red Hot Chilli Peppers.
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M27Barney
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 05:35 |
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I listened to part I last night and I was far more impressed than I was for the first spin that's for sure. I also took out Lifesigns and will have to listen to the Shadow Circus that I found whilst filing away the new one I'd bought. I still have a couple of dozen CD's that I haven't spun! And probably 100 that I have spun just once!!!
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Roj
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 03:06 |
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Rob, I'd recommend you to definitely not buy EE Part2. It's nowhere near as good as Part 1. Apart from the opening track it's pretty lame and watered down in comparison. If you didn't like Part 1 then Part 2 is a total no no. Part 2 is a real step down after the quality of their last 3 releases, in my humble opinion. Whilst BBT fit the bill perfectly, my post was not meant to be complimentary of Part 2 which is as I pipe-and-slippers prog, as opposed to dad prog  . |
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BirdzzZ on day Flu
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Posted: January 17 2014 at 00:47 |
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I've always thought of dad-prog as falling more in place with dad-rock or like cheap art rock.
Pink Floyd is the perfect dad-prog band imo: progressive but radio friendly. Money the dad-prog anthem. Songs with that kind of accessible quirkiness dads use to impress their 13 year old kids. |
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infocat
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 22:53 |
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Hopefully soon to be added to PA, Lost Kite is some real dad prog, being the product of a father/son team!
Listening to Fanfare & Fantasy right now, FWIW! |
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proggman
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 17:01 |
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I really like this dad-prog. Maybe I should also say that I am not a dad.
Edited by proggman - January 17 2014 at 20:04 |
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When he rides, my fears subside.
For darkness turns once more to light. Through the skies, his white horse flies. To find a land beyond the night. |
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richardh
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 16:13 |
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Glass Hammer
Gordon Giltrap and Oliver Wakeman and I enjoy David Minasian , Nick Magnus , Big Big Train occasionally I take a trip on the wild side with Kansas or Kayak
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silverpot
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 15:18 |
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I'd like to nominate Airbag. I've just discovered them and since I like it, it must be Dad-prog.
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M27Barney
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 13:58 |
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David Minasian, I think I have that in my collection too....Jebus! I've got dad-prog permeating throughout my CD collection. Have I suddenly morphed into that late-middle aged man who fantasizes about doing a spot of market-gardening with Felicity Kendall ???
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lazland
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 13:37 |
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Love it
 To the excellent suggestions thus far, how about the likes of Nick Magnus, David Minasian, and, of course, the great Marillio's. Discerning music for the discerning Dad
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HolyMoly
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 12:45 |
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How about Happy the Man? They go down easy with the morning coffee and paper.
They're also one of the few prog bands my dad (nearing age 70) likes, so there's something. Of course, he also likes King Crimson's Lizard, so you never know. |
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Tom Ozric
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 12:33 |
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I've always thought Alan Parson's Project had a 'dad-prog' vibe to it.....
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M27Barney
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 12:18 |
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Oh, and I approve of the "Bluebells" track -Nice to see that they happily repeat the title of the song - all the way through - very thoughtful of those dads with the on-set of Alzheimer's - Don't want dad forgetting the title do we !!!
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M27Barney
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 12:15 |
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I was just thinking about this logically (as you do) - I reckon that any CD that has a sudden burst of "strangeness" cannot be classified as dad-prog. Thus a track like "I am the Sun" (Pt 1) is happily trundling down the dad-prog rails then...whammo - you have a weird-bit, I am not averse to a bit of ambience but "SILLYNESS" is not allowed (Imagine the bowler hatted geezer from Monty Python at this juncture) - Or league of gentlemen - "Whats all this, this is a dad-prog track for proggy-dads" WE'LL have no STRANGENESS here !!!
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bloodnarfer
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Posted: January 16 2014 at 12:04 |
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This thread is my hero. Make a new sub please.
for neo how about IQ - Frequency and Pendragon - Pure. Sounded pretty 'dad proggy' if I understand the term, but sometimes you're just in the mood. Lots of modern symph... do the Flower Kings count as dad prog? |
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M27Barney wrote:
. Great idea for a thread.Can I nominate Big Big Train, and especially EE Part 2, the epitome of pipe-and-slippers prog.