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Syzygy
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Topic: Swing Posted: March 30 2005 at 11:24 |
Grew up with it as relatives were big fans. It's great to hear live, wouldn't listen at home though.
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'Like so many of you
I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'
Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom
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aqualung28
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Posted: March 30 2005 at 10:17 |
I'm talking oldschool
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"O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love
'n you should have us all
O' you should have us fall"
"Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart
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Certif1ed
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Posted: March 30 2005 at 07:12 |
Are we talking swing as in old school swing or neo swing as in the Skillet Lickers?
It's all good stuff!!
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Joren
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Posted: March 30 2005 at 04:59 |
Glass-Prison wrote:
Swing is cool, but we all know that fusion is where the real jazz is happening.
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What do you mean by saying "the real jazz"?
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Joren
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Posted: March 30 2005 at 04:57 |
aqualung28 wrote:
why was this, of all threads moved to discussions not related to music |
Because a thread has to be about PROG music to be in "Main Discussions" (according to what maani just said)
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aqualung28
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Posted: March 29 2005 at 23:54 |
why was this, of all threads moved to discussions not related to music
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"O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love
'n you should have us all
O' you should have us fall"
"Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart
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Man With Hat
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Posted: March 29 2005 at 23:20 |
Yes. Swing music is good good stuff. 2nd favorite genre of music, after prog of course
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Glass-Prison
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Posted: March 29 2005 at 21:56 |
Swing is cool, but we all know that fusion is where the real jazz is happening.
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Sun Tsu said: To fight and conquer in your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
Sun Tsu: The art of War
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Metropolis
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Posted: March 29 2005 at 21:12 |
In answer to your question, no, but ive never heard any and would not like to dismiss it out of hand
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We Lost the Skyline............
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Posted: March 29 2005 at 21:10 |
aqualung28 wrote:
Well, what're all of your thoughts on swing? There's going to be another poll regarding the topic in a moment too |
Swing?

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aqualung28
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Posted: March 29 2005 at 21:09 |
Well, what're all of your thoughts on swing? There's going to be another poll regarding the topic in a moment too
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"O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love
'n you should have us all
O' you should have us fall"
"Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart
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