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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 13 2010 at 13:09
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

The use of "pretentious" and "prog" together in the same sentence should be banned. LOL


Should pretentious be reserved when referring to the artist formally known as Prince who now is referred to as the artist know as Prince?
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 09:10
Keith Emerson takes the cake! Rick wakeman is also as pretentious.
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I agree with you that Robert Fripp is definitely up there but a close second to Keith Emerson
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Roger Waters!!!!
 
then:
Robert Fripp
Keith Emerson
Christian Vander
Toby Driver
Steve Wilson
Joe Satriani
Ritchie Blackmore
Serj Tankian....
 
So, a little bit of pretentiousness is needed in a career of every musician, I mean.
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Satriani and Toby Driver, pretentious??? Well, I guess I have some interviews to read... But I never heard such words about Satriani (after all, the guys from Deep Purple seemed to enjoy playing with him rather than with Ritchie "I-won't-play-Smoke-On-The-Water-on-the-whole-world-tour" Blackmore)
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 14 2010 at 12:08
John Myung! LOL

jk

but seriously...
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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 14 2010 at 21:59
Squidward Tenticles. LOL
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Points: 34550 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 14 2010 at 22:21
Originally posted by crimhead crimhead wrote:

Squidward Tenticles. LOL


Everyone thought he was terrible, but really he was just prog! Shocked
Never knew as a kid! LOL
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I've read Toby Driver's explanations of the songs off his solo album. I can't decide if its pretencious or genius. Maybe its both. Maybe the word doesn't mean what I think it means Wink
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Edited by Synchestra - November 04 2010 at 03:17
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The Patron Saint of Pretentious - Jon Anderson
(great singer but his lyrics make even my own reviews seem coherent and economical by comparison)

Edited by ExittheLemming - November 04 2010 at 09:07
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Roger Waters.  Anyone who advances an entire album theme based upon his proclivity for spitting on his fans during live shows is just a pompous, disrespectful asshat.

Edited by Lozlan - November 04 2010 at 11:01
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Points: 19236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2010 at 16:48
Originally posted by Lozlan Lozlan wrote:

Roger Waters.  Anyone who advances an entire album theme based upon his proclivity for spitting on his fans during live shows is just a pompous, disrespectful asshat.


Ouch. Don't sugar coat it now. Tell us how you really feel about him.
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Sorry guys... you're heads are way too deep in prog. When it comes to the most pretentious musican, there's only one possible answer: Yngwie Malmsteen...
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Points: 7037 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2010 at 17:40
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

The use of "pretentious" and "prog" together in the same sentence should be banned. LOL


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Points: 11415 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2010 at 19:37
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

The use of "pretentious" and "prog" together in the same sentence should be banned. LOL


Exhibit A


Edited by ExittheLemming - November 05 2010 at 19:37
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Points: 8581 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2010 at 23:53
Yeah, got to back up the Roger Waters nominations.

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Points: 536 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2010 at 00:10
Originally posted by crimhead crimhead wrote:

Originally posted by Lozlan Lozlan wrote:

Roger Waters.  Anyone who advances an entire album theme based upon his proclivity for spitting on his fans during live shows is just a pompous, disrespectful asshat.


Ouch. Don't sugar coat it now. Tell us how you really feel about him.


Sadly, that might violate the delicate balance of decorum.  Wink

I love Waters' music (most of the time), but the man has an ego more firmly inflated than any large rubber pig.
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