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Points: 21342 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 16 2005 at 21:05

Brilliant. Probably the most engaging and interesting topic this forum has seen yet.
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I don't see why anyone is surprised at this... it wouldn't be a prog forum without ridiculous, snobbishly elitist opinions such as this.

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Originally posted by Alagithil Alagithil wrote:

"Close to the Edge" is hippieish. Yes is very hippieish. And their hair is very very long.

But hippies don't hairswirl. Pop-metal people do.

But you miss the point.

They MIGHT line up and hair-swirl because they've got long hair. If they didn't have long hair, then they couldn't.

And YES have released singles - so they can't be a proper prog band.

The hair is enough reason for me to discount YES, of course - but I'm glad to see they got proper haircuts later in life.

 
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Howe was able to give it (his hair) a nice little shake though, when he got that jittery little dance going that he is prone to do
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We should contact all the bands listed in ProgArchives and force them to cut their hair at the cost of staying in the archives.
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Originally posted by ClemofNazareth ClemofNazareth wrote:

Originally posted by metalprogressiv metalprogressiv wrote:

Can you give some examples of bands who have actually done such a thing as lining up and swirling their hairy heads?

Just guessing here, but I'd say the likes of Motley Crue, Stryper, Ratt, Poison, Twisted Sister, stuff like that. 

Pretty much any band that these guys would have listened to:



No L.A. Guns, Jetboy or Pretty Boy Floyd?!

Btw, that's the most amazing photo I've ever seen in my entire life. Mall hair lives!

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http://usuarios.lycos.es/hardrockbuenosaires/paginas_la_gu ns/galeria_la_guns.htm

www.sleazegrinder.com/flashmetaljetboy.htm

www.musicmayhem.com/vinniec.htm

The first link is to an L.A. Guns page. The second is to Jetboy, and the third is to Pretty Boy Floyd. Ugh!
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wow I thought some of those dudes were woman for a second

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Originally posted by walrus333 walrus333 wrote:

wow I thought some of those dudes were woman for a second


I know. Don't they look like she-males? hahahaa
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I have a gripe about men in rock bands who stand either a) with legs apart and guitar down low (á la Status Quo or Iron Maiden) or b) with one of their legs resting on the amplifier and with the guitar a slightly perpendicular angle.  I also have a gripe (although apparently they have do to it to keep in time) with drummers who twirl their drumsticks all the time.  I wasn't watching Guy Evans that closely, but I don't think he twirled his sticks and I don't think Matt Abts from Gov't did either.

Hair swirling/windmilling though, I agree, it's not a good thing for prog.
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Originally posted by Certif1ed Certif1ed wrote:

Originally posted by Alagithil Alagithil wrote:


"Close to the Edge" is hippieish. Yes is very hippieish. And their hair is very very long.


But hippies don't hairswirl. Pop-metal people do.



But you miss the point.


They MIGHT line up and hair-swirl because they've got long hair. If they didn't have long hair, then they couldn't



There was a recorded incident at Newcastle City Hall in November 1972 whan Genesis (renowned at the time for long hair, and a suspicious look in the drummer's eyes)attempted synchronised hair swirling; it was during the somewhat aggressive coda to 'The Musical Box' that a "certain look" came over Steve Hackett's face, and he exchanged a glance with Gabriel & Rutherford...

Mayhem broke out...

Hackett fell off his stool and broke his glasses, Rutherford fled from the stage sobbing, with his hair tangled in his double neck Rickenbacker, Gabriel's old man mask slipped over his eyes causing him to fall from the stage into the lap of a somewhat surprised geography teacher from Crewe, Banks suffered contusions when 7 of the 12 strings of his acoustic guitar broke with a comedy *ping*..... and Collins was seen to be listening to sub-standard Tamla Motown singles, and making notes.

They never attempted this again - even when they played the (much bootlegged) Metallica covers set in 1995.

Lessons learned, I feel, lessons learned

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Originally posted by Certif1ed Certif1ed wrote:

Originally posted by Alagithil Alagithil wrote:

"Close to the Edge" is hippieish. Yes is very hippieish. And their hair is very very long.

But hippies don't hairswirl. Pop-metal people do.

But you miss the point.

They MIGHT line up and hair-swirl because they've got long hair. If they didn't have long hair, then they couldn't.

And YES have released singles - so they can't be a proper prog band.

The hair is enough reason for me to discount YES, of course - but I'm glad to see they got proper haircuts later in life.

 

Hm. Queen also released singles in the 70's(when they were the best) and take a look

at the haircut of Brian. Using your logic Queen never was a proper prog. band.

(Seriously, they were on their early albums.)
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Points: 14693 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 14 2005 at 07:37
... and don't get me started on the great Gentle Giant mosh-pit massacre of 1973

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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 14 2005 at 09:45
Originally posted by Norbert Norbert wrote:

Originally posted by Certif1ed Certif1ed wrote:

Originally posted by Alagithil Alagithil wrote:

"Close to the Edge" is hippieish. Yes is very hippieish. And their hair is very very long.

But hippies don't hairswirl. Pop-metal people do.

But you miss the point.

They MIGHT line up and hair-swirl because they've got long hair. If they didn't have long hair, then they couldn't.

And YES have released singles - so they can't be a proper prog band.

The hair is enough reason for me to discount YES, of course - but I'm glad to see they got proper haircuts later in life.

 

Hm. Queen also released singles in the 70's(when they were the best) and take a look

at the haircut of Brian. Using your logic Queen never was a proper prog. band.

(Seriously, they were on their early albums.)

Ah, but if you take that logic to its ultimate conclusion, then no band are prog bands - so much for logic.

I try to avoid it wherever possible...
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Points: 195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 17 2005 at 07:16

Originally posted by Gentle Ronnie Gentle Ronnie wrote:

I do believe Berlioz wrote a "Concerto Suite For Hair Swirling And Orchestra" though.

Cool,

Could you send me a copy??????
I really like this jacket, but the sleeves are much too long.
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Points: 195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 17 2005 at 07:24

^ and also, i need to justify my behaviour at discos and night clubs where i would gather a dozen or so of my (headbanger) friends and linear hairswirl to... say... 'the greatest love of all - Whitney Housten'.... See, there is a place for such behaviour....

Besides, Pink Floyd make for great hair swirling music.........
I really like this jacket, but the sleeves are much too long.
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