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    Posted: April 02 2005 at 07:23
Its a Prog..................ish album
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 07 2005 at 07:00
Originally posted by Beau Heem Beau Heem wrote:

Originally posted by mirco mirco wrote:

Has been discussed already. In my opinion, it has prog elements, even if it laks of one defining instrument, synths (and proudly remarked by Queen).


Lacks a defining instrument?

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instrument facists favourite clause...

Progressive rock can and will be played with all possible instruments. Whether keyboards are used or not has nothing to do w/ the categorisation.

2 bagpipes, a recorder and 3 flugelhorns - sounds like a prog band, right?

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I'm just telling that an instrument larlgely used by prog bands is the synthetizer, and the sound textures that it brings helps in the developing of prog atmospheres. On the other hand, can you name some truly progressive bands which absolutely discards the use of synths?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 07 2005 at 04:52
progshine: iam a big fan of Queen, i like all songs of them !!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 07 2005 at 04:52
Queen II has prog emelents without doubt. Queen should be in the progarchives imho, because there are a lot of bands which have less prog elements !!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 07 2005 at 03:44
Originally posted by mirco mirco wrote:

Has been discussed already. In my opinion, it has prog elements, even if it laks of one defining instrument, synths (and proudly remarked by Queen).


Lacks a defining instrument?

What the f?
instrument facists favourite clause...

Progressive rock can and will be played with all possible instruments. Whether keyboards are used or not has nothing to do w/ the categorisation.

2 bagpipes, a recorder and 3 flugelhorns - sounds like a prog band, right?

Cheers

-Beau


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 07 2005 at 03:17
Originally posted by Possessed Possessed wrote:

Queen is a ROCK band. It's OK to start a topic and discuss a band not in the archives. But this endless argument about what is prog and what is not prog is never going to satisy everyone. There will be one camp that says yes and another that says no. Then again others will say rock with prog tendencies, etc. WE ALL LISTEN TO MUSIC OUTSIDE OF PROG. And that is a good thing.

 

 

Er... that's right - that's why we have a discussion forum - to discuss it... if everyone just agreed all the time, there would be no need for the discussions...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 17:30

Strange but not prog, that's my vote (the much anticipated one)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 17:14

Queen is a ROCK band. It's OK to start a topic and discuss a band not in the archives. But this endless argument about what is prog and what is not prog is never going to satisy everyone. There will be one camp that says yes and another that says no. Then again others will say rock with prog tendencies, etc. WE ALL LISTEN TO MUSIC OUTSIDE OF PROG. And that is a good thing.

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 17:01

Hi Everybody,

I think Queen II has some Prog elements, but still soaring a hard well worked band at that time.

Yes, I love Queen too.

And what about my topic about "Brian Wilson Smile"? I'm still waiting answers there...

Best Greetings... 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 16:22

Not really prog overall. There's too much pop and glam in their catalogue to be considered a prog band. However I would agree that Queen II  - Night at the opera have significant prog elements and are great albums.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 16:21
I can hear Boston, but never thinking of it as a prog band...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 16:17

mirco wrote:

Has been discussed already. In my opinion, it has prog elements, even if it laks of one defining instrument, synths (and proudly remarked by Queen).

 

Did'nt Boston proudly remark about exactly the same thing?

 

 

 

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 16:08

Bohemian Rhapsody is an amazing piece of music - it's just overplayed.

First 5 Queen albums = Prog, IMO, with special consideration to most of the others, especially Innuendo.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 15:57

I can totally accept queen to listern to.

Queen

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yes.as soon as Bohemian Rhapsody was out i was out....I detest that track so much,get on my tits like 'Stairway to heaven does.

 

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 15:56
Has been discussed already. In my opinion, it has prog elements, even if it laks of one defining instrument, synths (and proudly remarked by Queen).
Please forgive me for my crappy english!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 05 2005 at 15:45

I'm a greatest fan of Queen, and I just heard one more time the album from 1974 II, and the question came to my mind.

It is a prog album?

Absolutelly Yes! I said. It is totally different from the others albums, divided in The White Queen (As It Began), and The March Of The Black Queen.

And more question, somebody have played Ogre Battle:The March Of The Black Queen a RPG for PlayStation, is it a lot of coincidence?

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