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DEzerov 
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 Topic: Define prog elite, please.
Posted: October 21 2005 at 09:43 |
 ivan_2068 wrote:
What is really funny is that you are amazed to find the so called "Prog' elite" in a place named Prog Archives, what you wanted to find here Britney fans?
This site was created by the Prog elite and for the Prog elite, if
you don't want to find so many Prog snobs, you may go to the Backstreet
Boys fan club or The Phil Collins Paradise.
Iván
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I have a question. Can someone give me an authoratative definition of "prog elite?"
And... maybe someone can tell me if I am fortunate enough to qualify for such a title.
I shall list a few of my holdings, recant a few shows that I've seen,
and define genres of non-prog music that I find most
offensive......This should be a good starting point to determine how
"prog-elite" I am.
Holdings:
A least 2/3 of the Frank Zappa Catalogue
Virtually all Yes, Moodies, ELP, Genesis (all eras), Steve Hackett,
Univers Zero, Spock's Beard, Henry Cow,
The Flower Kings, classic PFM, classic Banco, Mike Oldfield, Pat
Metheny, The Beatles (non-prog)
Many from Gong, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Caravan, National
Health, Hatfield and the North, Weather Report, Can, Tangerine Dream,
Passport, Ange, Ozric Tentacles,Pink Floyd, Hawkwind, Melting
Euphoria..........close to 2000 titles in all, 90+ % prog.
The Shows:
To name a few - Yes (10X), Moodies (4X), ELPalmer/Powell (3x), Genesis,
Rundgren's Utopia, Stacastle, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd (3X)
Dislikes:
Hip-Hop/Rap, Death Metal, Country, Brittney/Madonna/Christina, etc...
Can someone please help me determine whether I belong here or not? Thanks.
ps.Hopefully this is not a repeated thread and if so, I apologize in advance.
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The moon is made by some lame cooper and you can see the idiot has no idea about moons at all - Nikolay Gogol
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 09:49 |
^ it doesn't matter which albums you have or what shows you've been to. Just be ignorant and make fun of the music that you don't know or don't like, and soon people will deem you worthy of the title "prog elite". 
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Bob Greece
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 09:55 |
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You're definitely prog elite but with Ivan's quote taken out of the context of the rest of the thread, it's difficult to work out what it was all about.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 09:58 |
Can I join the elite?
Or are dogs not allowed?
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Pafnutij
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:01 |
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Can n00bs join?
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Snow Dog
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:09 |
^ No way! 
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:10 |
Pafnutij wrote:
Can n00bs join? |
Only if you don't use the AWP too often.
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yargh
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:15 |
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Honestly, nobody who listens primarily to rock music (prog or otherwise) has any business considering themselves part of a "musical elite."
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horza
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:31 |
i'm proggy lite
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Originally posted by darkshade:
Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:34 |
horza wrote:
i'm proggy lite |
Even after all those deep fried Mars bars?
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horza
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:37 |
^thats racist and i'm reporting you to Easy Livin (who also from Scotland) - be prepared for ejection - oggy oggy oggy 
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Originally posted by darkshade:
Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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horza
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:38 |
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Originally posted by darkshade:
Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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Bob Greece
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:38 |
I've just realised that only the Collaborators are prog elite.
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horza
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:40 |
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Originally posted by darkshade:
Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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DEzerov
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:41 |
How can I be prog elite if i'm not a collaborator  ?
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The moon is made by some lame cooper and you can see the idiot has no idea about moons at all - Nikolay Gogol
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 10:41 |
How can we be elite if we only have 4 stars?
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Pafnutij
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:05 |
MikeEnRegalia wrote:
Pafnutij wrote:
Can n00bs join? |
Only if you don't use the AWP too often.
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Forgive me, but what is AWP?
(I definitely have no more chance of joining the prog elite )
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MikeEnRegalia
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:08 |
^ AWP is a sniper gun from the computer game Counter Strike: Source. People who use them too often (or in inappropriate situations) are often called n00bs (especially by people who got pwned by them).
The question is: What is the "AWP" of a prog n00b? I guess it's a combination of Yes/Genesis/King Crimson.
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rockandrail
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:10 |
In mathematics, an elite is a small number of data. Since "small" depend on the size of the original sample, supposing that the sample could be mankind, the prog elite is composed of all people posting in Prog archives.
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Pierre R, the man who lost his signature
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DEzerov
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Posted: October 21 2005 at 11:14 |
I wonder where all of those who had definative positions on the "In defense of latter day Genesis" theads are...hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
I thought for sure that they would be able to shed some light on this quintessntial subject.
Maybe it's like Zen...
Beyond, beyond, totally beyond, perfectly beyond
ooops...thats Hindu...................oh well.............close enuff
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The moon is made by some lame cooper and you can see the idiot has no idea about moons at all - Nikolay Gogol
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