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    Posted: August 11 2010 at 03:01
Heres a little game; try to define a subgenre of PA (Symphonic Prog/Eclectic Prog etc) using a single term or word. 
 
I'll do a few first...
 
Zeuhl: Magma
Eclectic: Miscellaneous
Prog Metal: Dream Theater
Tech/Extreme Prog Metal: Growls
Avant: Weird
Prog Folk: Acoustic
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 03:03
Heavy Prog: Heavy
Eclectic Prog: Eclectic



side note - I didn't know that "Dream Theater" was one word LOL


Edited by King By-Tor - August 11 2010 at 03:04
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 03:04
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 06:11
This thread has a dubious Just For Fun feel to it Tongue
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 06:29
Symphonic - Symphonic
Space - Spacey
Prog Metal - Metaloprog
Zheul - What'll?
Canterbury - Kent
Electronic - A Gas
Neo - Keanu
Italian - Symphonico
Krautrock - Tommyrot



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 06:37
Symphonic : Classic
Folk : Dubious
Zeuhl : Swindle
Tech Extreme Metal : Brainstorming
R.I.O. : Cerebral
Neo-Prog : Outofvogue
Space/Psychaedelic : Dusty
Indo-Prog : Britishy (this one is made up)
Electronic : Easy
Prog Metal : Short
Knight Subgenre Not Appearing In This Database : Coming

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 10:00
Prog Metal: Illiteracy

(I have yet to hear any prog metal with lyrics of a good calibre. I sort of hope to be disproved. And Opeth don't count, because a mass of randomly selected dark imagery is not good writing. It fits the music, but it's not good writing... Arcturus don't count because writing in an educated way about dumb things is still writing about dumb things)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 10:57
^ Agree on prog metal.  It is certainly my least favorite prog genre, and that shows alot because I listen to quite a bit of it LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 11:39
RIO/Avant - LOLWUT?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 11:54
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Prog Metal: Illiteracy

(I have yet to hear any prog metal with lyrics of a good calibre. I sort of hope to be disproved. And Opeth don't count, because a mass of randomly selected dark imagery is not good writing. It fits the music, but it's not good writing... Arcturus don't count because writing in an educated way about dumb things is still writing about dumb things)


Tell me that the lyrics to Dream Theater's "A Change of Seasons" (written by Mike Portnoy) aren't f**king brilliant. Granted, many DT songs have weak lyrics; but "Seasons" certainly doesn't.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 14:27
Splunge, for everything. Tongue
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 16:01
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

RIO/Avant - LOLWUT?


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:12
Symphonic-Keyboard
Neo-Gay
Heavy prog- Heavy >.<"
Ecletic prog- Ecletic >.<"[2]
RIO/Avant- Wacko
Psych/Space-Drugs
Krautrock-drugs[2]
Zeuhl-Aliens
RPI-Romantic
Folk-Flute
Prog Death Metal- Rawks
Canterbury-Soft
Crossover-Pop....... and Gay[2]
Post-Rock - Slowwwwwwwwwlyyyyyy
Pentagram Pizza YumYum Bloody
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:13
^ good ones LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 18:18
Originally posted by Anthony H. Anthony H. wrote:

Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Prog Metal: Illiteracy

(I have yet to hear any prog metal with lyrics of a good calibre. I sort of hope to be disproved. And Opeth don't count, because a mass of randomly selected dark imagery is not good writing. It fits the music, but it's not good writing... Arcturus don't count because writing in an educated way about dumb things is still writing about dumb things)


Tell me that the lyrics to Dream Theater's "A Change of Seasons" (written by Mike Portnoy) aren't f**king brilliant. Granted, many DT songs have weak lyrics; but "Seasons" certainly doesn't.


Hm. I've just read them, and I'll reserve judgment until I've heard the music. 'f**king brilliant' aren't the words I'd use at the moment.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 19:24
Originally posted by Klogg Klogg wrote:


Neo-Gay


WTF?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 19:53
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Prog Metal: Illiteracy

(I have yet to hear any prog metal with lyrics of a good calibre. I sort of hope to be disproved. And Opeth don't count, because a mass of randomly selected dark imagery is not good writing. It fits the music, but it's not good writing... Arcturus don't count because writing in an educated way about dumb things is still writing about dumb things)


He seems alone and silent
thoughts remain without an answer
Afraid and uninvited
he slowly drifts away

Moved by desire and fear
Breaking delicate wings

Lifting shadows off a dream once broken.
She can turn a drop of water into an ocean.

----

There was no time for pain
No energy for anger
The sightlessness of hatred slips away
Walking through winter streets alone
He stops and takes a breath
With confidence and self control

I look at the world and see no understanding
I'm waiting to find some sense of strength
I'm begging you from the bottom of my heart to show me understanding

I need to live life
Like some people never will
So find me kindness
Find me beauty
Find me truth
When temptation brings me to my knees
And I lay here drained of strength
Show me kindness
Show me beauty
Show me truth

The ways that your heart sounds makes all the difference
It's what decides if you'll endure the pain that we all feel
The way that your heart beats makes all the difference
In learning to live
Here before me is my soul
I'm learning to live
I won't give up
Till I've no more to give

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Those are snippets from two Dream Theater songs. If you say that's not good songwriting, I would love to see your lyrical attempts.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 19:56
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Klogg Klogg wrote:


Neo-Gay


WTF?

Looks like a hillbilly from the '90s somehow landed in here. Perhaps someone with patience should educate the poor lad?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 20:06
Originally posted by JLocke JLocke wrote:

Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Prog Metal: Illiteracy

(I have yet to hear any prog metal with lyrics of a good calibre. I sort of hope to be disproved. And Opeth don't count, because a mass of randomly selected dark imagery is not good writing. It fits the music, but it's not good writing... Arcturus don't count because writing in an educated way about dumb things is still writing about dumb things)


He seems alone and silent
thoughts remain without an answer
Afraid and uninvited
he slowly drifts away

Moved by desire and fear
Breaking delicate wings

Lifting shadows off a dream once broken.
She can turn a drop of water into an ocean.

----

There was no time for pain
No energy for anger
The sightlessness of hatred slips away
Walking through winter streets alone
He stops and takes a breath
With confidence and self control

I look at the world and see no understanding
I'm waiting to find some sense of strength
I'm begging you from the bottom of my heart to show me understanding

I need to live life
Like some people never will
So find me kindness
Find me beauty
Find me truth
When temptation brings me to my knees
And I lay here drained of strength
Show me kindness
Show me beauty
Show me truth

The ways that your heart sounds makes all the difference
It's what decides if you'll endure the pain that we all feel
The way that your heart beats makes all the difference
In learning to live
Here before me is my soul
I'm learning to live
I won't give up
Till I've no more to give

----


Those are snippets from two Dream Theater songs. If you say that's not good songwriting, I would love to see your lyrical attempts.


Both Myung-penned tunes. Thumbs Up He's a fantastic lyricist; I wish they would let him write more lyrics. He also wrote the lyrics to "Trial of Tears."
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2010 at 20:06
zeuhl: Life
Krautrock: Damo
crossover: poop

and I think I'll second klogg's choice for Neo
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