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E-Dub 
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 16:37 |
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Last week I listened to my favorite disc of all time (Marillion's Brave) in the car and I didn't get that intense sensation I normally get. Which pretty much led me to believe that I've been too saturated with my favorite band lately. I've made a pact to not listen to any Marillion this week, and to not listen to Brave for a good long while. I normally listen to it once every week to every other week; however, after last week in the car, I really need to give it a rest on the CD tower for a bit.
What are your feelings as it pertains to progressive?
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stonebeard
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 16:38 |
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Though I don't really have a favorite band, I do feel the need to take a break from a band I'd listened to a lot at a certain time.
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The Miracle
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 16:41 |
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I don't like to over-listen to one album. You can grow sick of a great CD if you play it too much.
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Padraic
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 16:44 |
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I'm not listening much to bands I've been into for a long time, principally Rush, Yes, and Dream Theater. Due to this site I've been exposed to so much prog that I prefer to listen to all my discovered bands (although today I did spin some Rush and DT). Among these new bands, however, some discs are running the risk of getting overplayed. I can and will get burned out on a band if this happens, and then they have to sit on the shelf for a while.
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Trickster F.
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 16:44 |
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Cygnus X-2
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 16:52 |
 ivansfr0st wrote:
Moderation ftw.
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I'm with you there. 
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Pneubauer
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 16:54 |
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^ Aahahaha! I love that picture of P.G. ... I used it as my msn display picture for a few months... ah... you just cant get cooler than Peter Gabriel.
Now, the question. Yes, I do have to take a break from my favourite band every once in a while... I vowed to stop listening to Genesis for some time a while ago... it lasted for about a day or two... then I had to listen again... I think I'll try to stop again soon, not because I'm tired of them... just to see if I enjoy listening to it more after I've been starved for a week or two...
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Arsillus
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 17:11 |
It's weird, but I often go in spells of what I want to listen to, whether it be if I do or don't want to listen to a specific band, time period, genre, etc. It's like a weather forecast. I may have a favorite band, but that doesn't mean I always want to listen to them.
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eddietrooper
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 17:17 |
I sometimes think that I need a break from prog. I have many non-prog albums that I loved nearly as much as my favourite classic prog bands, but during the last year and a half I became obsessed with prog when I discovered many new prog bands I didn't know before (thanks to this site) and now I can't stop listening to prog. The only non-prog albums I have listened several times during this time have been the last efforts from Pearl Jam and Wolfmother. I think I need a break from this. But it's hard. Yesterday I tried to listen to Electric Warrior from T-Rex and I wasn't able to finish it, and listened to Pain Of Salvation once more. I need help! 
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Paradox
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 17:21 |
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I make a point of not listening to one album many times in a short period. I did that once with an album and started to loathe it. There's a lot of good music out there so you can always satisfy the need
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tdreamer
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 17:42 |
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Sometimes I go a few weeks not listening to any prog. Then sometimes I listen to nothing else . I do find myself looking for new bands and sometimes buy albums I've never heard just to experiment which can sometimes be a mistake.
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E-Dub
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 17:57 |
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For a long time, I was listening to nothing but prog. Now, I'm starting to weave other genres in there. Actually listneing to comedian George Carlin's Class Clown at the moment. Friggin' hilarious!
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crucify_the_ego
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 18:06 |
Paradox wrote:
I make a point of not listening to one album many times in a short period. I did that once with an album and started to loathe it. There's a lot of good music out there so you can always satisfy the need |
I do the same  Whenever I buy new CDs, I don't let myself listen exclusively to the one that grabs my attention the most, I listen in sort of a rota for a few days before I allow myself to start listening selectively.
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laplace
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 18:07 |
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I've been on a prog rush and it's too late to temper it. I know that in a month I'll be listening to metal exclusively, and then a few months after that I'll swing back towards prog. I tend not to burn out on albums; I usually like to give them a few concurrent listens.
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Arnold Layne
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 18:30 |
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i just have prog cycles, for example my most listened to bands for about the last year and a half(since i discovered prog) have been Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Genesis, Van Der Graaf Generator, Pain of salvation, King Crimson,Pink Floyd, Rush, Van Der Graaf Generator... (im actualy listening to Van Der Graaf Generator right now)
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imoeng
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 18:36 |
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You need a break for your favorite band.. right now im on a break from DT and listening to Marillion all the time
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Man With Hat
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 18:42 |
The Miracle wrote:
I don't like to over-listen to one album. You can grow sick of a great CD if you play it too much. |
Exactly.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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coffeeintheface
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 19:29 |
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I'm sick of music altogether right now.
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OBQM: www.soundcloud.com/onebigquestionmark (solo project)
nQuixote: www.soundcloud.com/n-quixote (ambient + various musical ideas)
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Bj-1
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 20:19 |
The Miracle wrote:
I don't like to over-listen to one album. You can grow sick of a great CD if you play it too much. |
Indeed. I never play albums like "Foxtrot" and "Crime of The Century" very often anymore, because I won't overplay'em.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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chamberry
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Posted: June 19 2006 at 20:35 |
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I haven't heard KC for sometime now so my choice would be the first. I don't want to hate them so I stop listening to them for a while. The same for albums and even genres.
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