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Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

My suggestion would be to get a girlfriend and a hobby...
 

First I'am Definition of Nerd 

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1) Go to the PA sub genres listed on the homepage.
2) Go to the PA discography listing all PA albums found in the Sub generes.
3) Read the reviews.
4) Leave word where your loved ones can locate you in case of emergencies.
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Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz
John Coltrane - Ascension
Peter Brotzman - Machine Gun
Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
Borbetomagus - Seven Reasons For Tears
Fush*tsusha - Nothing Changes. No One Can Change Anything. I Am Ever-Changing. Only You Can Change Yourself
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Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
 
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Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
 
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You should hear the others...
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

My suggestion would be to get a girlfriend and a hobby...

 
LOL

He might prefer a boyfriend? And/or a colony of bullet ants...
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From you rating list I'd say:
Check out later Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery (1975), Songs from the Wood (1977), Heavy Horses (1978)

Might Try Porcupine Three, could be Signify (1996) or Deadwing (2005)

Pendragon would go down well with many that like Genesis/Marillion, I like Pure 2008, but can easily start with older records.

 

Some wild-shots:

Il Balletto Di Bronzo: Ys (1972)

Aera: Humanum Est (1974)

National Health: Of Queues and Cures (1978)

Primus: Tales From The Punchbowl (1995)

Brian Eno: Nerve Net (1992)

Bill Rieflin: Birth of a Giant (1999)

Riverside: Rapid Eye Movement (2007)

The Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath (2008)
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Originally posted by tamijo_II tamijo_II wrote:

From you rating list I'd say:
Check out later Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery (1975), Songs from the Wood (1977), Heavy Horses (1978)

Might Try Porcupine Three, could be Signify (1996) or Deadwing (2005)

Pendragon would go down well with many that like Genesis/Marillion, I like Pure 2008, but can easily start with older records.

 

Some wild-shots:

Il Balletto Di Bronzo: Ys (1972)

Aera: Humanum Est (1974)

National Health: Of Queues and Cures (1978)

Primus: Tales From The Punchbowl (1995)

Brian Eno: Nerve Net (1992)

Bill Rieflin: Birth of a Giant (1999)

Riverside: Rapid Eye Movement (2007)

The Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath (2008)

Do you think i know all of the essential prog albums and  if not what am i missing  
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Originally posted by A Bard A Bard wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

(Multitasking, and I move at a snail's pace, so I prepared this post before seeing AFlowerKingCrimson's post).

Bored already and you had only joined 12 hours before. Wait until you've been here 15 years -- it will make the boredom you're feeling now seem positively invigorating by comparison.

What's easy for some to get into and will hold their attention will not be easy for others to get into. The best recommendations tend to be personalised, I find. If you were to create a topic taking about your general tastes and attitudes in Welcome Newbies it would help to get to know more about what interests you.

Well, as I see you gave ELP's Brain Salad Surgery five stars, but I won't try to recommend something that sounds the same.

When I first read your description before giving it any thought, Caravan's Land of Grey and Pink came immediately to mind, and sometimes I find it better not to second guess myself and overthink things (mostly because big thinking give me big headache).
 

sorry but I've listened to Land of Grey and Pink ( to prove, it winter wine is my favorite song from it)


I have no reason to doubt you. That is a very Prog 101 (entry level) type album. Now that you've rated some more albums, your reviewer page does give a better indication of what you know. It does help the more specific and detailed the request is. Of course most of us forum regulars already know a huge amount of music, so often one has to go for obscurities.

If you haven't heard it, I will recommend Khan's Space Shanty.

By the way, what are a few of your favourite films? That also says something about one's general tastes.
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

My suggestion would be to get a girlfriend and a hobby...




That is one of the most irritating things I've ever seen on PA.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

My suggestion would be to get a girlfriend and a hobby...




That is one of the most irritating things I've ever seen on PA.

sorry about that LOL
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What?  No one has mentioned U.K.?  If you love King Crimson and Yes, you have hopefully listened to U.K.'s debut album or "Danger Money" by now.

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Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

1) Go to the PA sub genres listed on the homepage.
2) Go to the PA discography listing all PA albums found in the Sub generes.
3) Read the reviews.
4) Leave word where your loved ones can locate you in case of emergencies.

Good idea. That's what this place is for. I see too many people relying too much on blind recommendations and that's all well and good but it's better to discover most of this on your own. It's really not that difficult to navigate your way around here and with youtube having 98 percent of what you'll find on here it's very easy to sample stuff before you buy it(hopefully you'll buy it as long as you like it). Also, I would say checking out the top album list(found on the front page)is a good idea for newbies also. Most of the albums(if not all)in the top 20 or so make great starting points for the entry level prog fan. 


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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

My suggestion would be to get a girlfriend and a hobby...




That is one of the most irritating things I've ever seen on PA.


sorry about that LOL


It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, that picture, well, gif, has one word repeated endlessly.

I suppose it's supposed to be irritating. I know such things are popular on Twitter and the like. I think I must burn it from my conscience Wicker Man style.



Oddly, the gif you posted lost its effect on me after looking at a few other gifs. I actually used to make lots of them.
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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

My suggestion would be to get a girlfriend and a hobby...




That is one of the most irritating things I've ever seen on PA.


sorry about that LOL


It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, that picture, well, gif, has one word repeated endlessly.

I suppose it's supposed to be irritating. I know such things are popular on Twitter and the like. I think I must burn it from my conscience Wicker Man style.



Oddly, the gif you posted lost its effect on me after looking at a few other gifs. I actually used to make lots of them.

what Blacksword said was funny, like a That 70s Show style burn, that's why I posted the Kelso gif, not trying to irritate anyone. LOL
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Blacksword Blacksword wrote:

My suggestion would be to get a girlfriend and a hobby...




That is one of the most irritating things I've ever seen on PA.


sorry about that LOL


It is said that a picture is worth a thousand words, that picture, well, gif, has one word repeated endlessly.

I suppose it's supposed to be irritating. I know such things are popular on Twitter and the like. I think I must burn it from my conscience Wicker Man style.



Oddly, the gif you posted lost its effect on me after looking at a few other gifs. I actually used to make lots of them.


what Blacksword said was funny, like a That 70s Show style burn, that's why I posted the Kelso gif, not trying to irritate anyone. LOL


I've only watched a few minutes of That 70s Show, although I did recognise where it was from. Perhaps we should have a burn or insults thread, or, forgetting I'm a moderator, maybe not. Only for willing participants (the sadomasochists might especially enjoy it) who can enjoy a little being burned as well as burning (a place for like minded flamers). I might call it the Wicker Shed Shred Room, or just the Shred if that wasn't already taken. Perhaps that insults forum should have a Dominatrix to oversee it -- I can think of quite a few here who could look and act the part.

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Originally posted by A Bard A Bard wrote:

Originally posted by tamijo_II tamijo_II wrote:

From you rating list I'd say:
Check out later Tull: Minstrel in the Gallery (1975), Songs from the Wood (1977), Heavy Horses (1978)

Might Try Porcupine Three, could be Signify (1996) or Deadwing (2005)

Pendragon would go down well with many that like Genesis/Marillion, I like Pure 2008, but can easily start with older records.

 

Some wild-shots:

Il Balletto Di Bronzo: Ys (1972)

Aera: Humanum Est (1974)

National Health: Of Queues and Cures (1978)

Primus: Tales From The Punchbowl (1995)

Brian Eno: Nerve Net (1992)

Bill Rieflin: Birth of a Giant (1999)

Riverside: Rapid Eye Movement (2007)

The Mars Volta: The Bedlam In Goliath (2008)

Do you think i know all of the essential prog albums and  if not what am i missing  

If you only know the ones you have rated, you are missing a lot of good music, if it is essential or not depends on how you would describe an essential album. Ground Breaking - Top Selling - Genre Defining - Technical Supreme.

I prefer to look for music I like no matter if others rate it as "essential" or "collectible"
Besides a lot of suggestions you already got here, easy to just check out subgenre by subgenre read some reviews and try something out.



        
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Marillion - Marbles
Sieges Even - The Art of Navigating by the Stars
Dark Suns - Everchild
Opeth - Damnation
Earth & Fire - Atlantis
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Originally posted by chopper chopper wrote:

Originally posted by Mascodagama Mascodagama wrote:

Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music
 
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It must have been a suggestion to deep fry his brain into waking ... something or other ...  Sleepy
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The first 6 Black Sabbath albums (maybe Paranoid might be a bad choice nowadays being bored)
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