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hemmetti 
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 Topic: The StranglersPosted: January 11 2009 at 13:34 |
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I recommend this band as a progressive band. They made music that no one liked when no-one liked progressive rock, but they are just that. Just listen to Rattus Norvegicus from starters... Progressive music as it's best...
They sound like Yes combined with Genesis and Rush, with some override... Edited by hemmetti - January 11 2009 at 13:38 |
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Ricochet
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 13:38 |
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Was there really a time when no one liked progressive rock?
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hemmetti
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 13:39 |
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It was sometimes back 40's in Germany, I think |
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Ricochet
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 13:41 |
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I smell high-ness. Edited by Ricochet - January 11 2009 at 13:42 |
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Logan
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 13:45 |
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The Stranglers have been recommended a number of times -- here's the last topic. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=51811
I thought there was merit as a Prog Related addition, but.... |
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hemmetti
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 13:49 |
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Ok.. just listening The Stranglers, and they sometimes sound like overboosted Genesis... soo there, and here |
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hemmetti
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 13:58 |
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Soo what? Jet Black is over 70 years old?? Some Stranglers, although Hugh Cornwell left the band 1990... some old things just don't change.
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chopper
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 14:16 |
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When did The Stranglers ever sound like Yes and Genesis?
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Dean
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 14:19 |
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Thank you for your suggestion, The Stranglers where evaluated and rejected by the Crossover and the Prog Related Teams earlier this year.
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What?
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memowakeman
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Posted: January 11 2009 at 23:10 |
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i thought that decision happened last year
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Dean
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Posted: January 12 2009 at 02:05 |
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yes, then as well.
 
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BaldJean
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Posted: January 12 2009 at 04:34 |
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on "Black and White", for example. a full-fledged prog album, in my book. but we had that discussion before, as a result of which I resigned from my title as prog reviewer. some people are of the opinion that was an overreaction, but I disagree. a prog reviewer on this site should be someone who can be trusted in what he or she regards to be prog; a kind of spokesman. since I was so far off the mark I saw no other possibility. you can't have a spokesman for the government be of a basically different opinion than the president |
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Atavachron
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Posted: January 12 2009 at 04:38 |
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sure you can, those are the best kind |
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chopper
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Posted: January 12 2009 at 06:25 |
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I remember the discussion well.
 I still don't see it myself (although I'm a big fan of the album). Thinking about it further I can see some elements of Yes in there but someone would have to tell me which bits of The Stranglers sound like Genesis. On the face of it songs such as Harlequin and T*TS are about as far apart as you can get. |
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BaldJean
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Posted: January 12 2009 at 06:50 |
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definitely nice to see someone is of my opinion, though
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A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |
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chopper
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 07:10 |
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Interesting to read in the Classic Rock Prog special this month that JJ Burnel is a big fan of Caravan's "In the land of grey and pink" and that "Down in the sewer" was influenced by the title track. He also says their version of "Walk on By" is "probably" prog.
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Valdez
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Posted: March 31 2009 at 08:57 |
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Probably one of the worlds greatest bands with some prog sensibilities but... Not prog.
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https://bakullama1.bandcamp.com/album/sleepers-2024
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Windhawk
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Posted: April 03 2009 at 19:35 |
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Interesting read in Classic Rock's recent prog special - where one of the guys basically states how Stranglers made many tunes mimicking Caravan in compositional structure ;-)
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Jon The Impaler
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Posted: August 08 2009 at 02:19 |
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I don't know the song Harlequin ( sorry people ) , but Tits can't be really taken as a typical Stranglers song as it was a one off at a gig , played only once as far as I know , I think if its on Black & White these days on CD , its just as a filler , back in the day ( 1978 ) it was a freebie on the B-side to Walk on By , which itself was later released as a single despite 75,000 being given away with B&W . Tits was basically a joke song the band put in when they didn't have so much material to use .
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rdtprog
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Posted: August 08 2009 at 06:41 |
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Oh that's why i liked The Stranglers! I am a progressive fan but i never though i could consider this band prog, maybe just a little bit but not mainly progressive. I saw them 3 years back and they were awesome.
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