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LastDaysofParadise 
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 10:58 |
You appreciate it. 
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 11:08 |
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I'm pretty sure that I listen to it.
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 11:18 |
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My ears are in use so I must be listening to it.
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 11:20 |
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I'm not appreciating the EYESTRINGS album i'm listening to right now.
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 11:28 |
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I'm a multi-tasker. I can listen and appreciate at the same time.
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LastDaysofParadise
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 11:41 |
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I'm not necessarily talking about the physical act of listening to the music, I'm just saying that it's a genre that must be appreciated not just listened to casually.
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thellama73
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 11:49 |
 LastDaysofParadise wrote:
I'm not necessarily talking about the physical act of listening to the music, I'm just saying that it's a genre that must be appreciated not just listened to casually. |
And I'm just saying that's nonsense.
Edited by thellama73 - April 27 2010 at 12:05
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:01 |
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20,000+ combined posts Vs 10 - give the lad a break, he's just saying is all
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Vompatti
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:06 |
How could I appreciate something I don't listen to? Or why would I listen to something I don't appreciate? 
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LastDaysofParadise
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:13 |
You're taking it on a literal sense. Obviously you listen to the music. What I'm trying to convey is that prog music is for those that can appreciate it and not just for the casual listener. Not many people only listen to one or two prog bands/albums and that's it. Generally people listen to a lot of prog bands. What I'm getting at is that the genre of progressive rock/metal is something that must be appreciated by the listener and not just listened to.
I know everyone here appreciates the craftsmanship and time it takes to produce a prog album.
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Shevrzl
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:18 |
LastDaysofParadise wrote:
I'm not necessarily talking about the physical act of listening to the music, I'm just saying that it's a genre that must be appreciated not just listened to casually. |
Perhaps 'you don't hear prog, you listen to it' would have expressed what you wanted to say better?
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boo boo
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:19 |
Vompatti wrote:
How could I appreciate something I don't listen to? |
What do you mean? Of course you can appreciate artists you don't particularly listen to.
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FusionKing
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:21 |
I don't listen to prog... I LIVE PROG. 
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"Man is nothing else but that which he makes of himself" - Sartre
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LastDaysofParadise
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:23 |
Shevrzl wrote:
LastDaysofParadise wrote:
I'm not necessarily talking about the physical act of listening to the music, I'm just saying that it's a genre that must be appreciated not just listened to casually. |
Perhaps 'you don't hear prog, you listen to it' would have expressed what you wanted to say better? |
Not quite. I know what I'm trying to say but perhaps my wording isn't the greatest for doing so. I'm just trying to say it's a complex genre that takes time to really get to know and love and that time takes appreciation of many different artists and their works.
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Vompatti
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:28 |
boo boo wrote:
Vompatti wrote:
How could I appreciate something I don't listen to? |
What do you mean? Of course you can appreciate artists you don't particularly listen to. |
What do I appreciate in them if I haven't listened to their music?
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Shevrzl
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:29 |
LastDaysofParadise wrote:
Shevrzl wrote:
LastDaysofParadise wrote:
I'm not necessarily talking about the physical act of listening to the music, I'm just saying that it's a genre that must be appreciated not just listened to casually. |
Perhaps 'you don't hear prog, you listen to it' would have expressed what you wanted to say better? |
Not quite. I know what I'm trying to say but perhaps my wording isn't the greatest for doing so. I'm just trying to say it's a complex genre that takes time to really get to know and love and that time takes appreciation of many different artists and their works. |
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LastDaysofParadise
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:34 |
Vompatti wrote:
boo boo wrote:
Vompatti wrote:
How could I appreciate something I don't listen to? |
What do you mean? Of course you can appreciate artists you don't particularly listen to. |
What do I appreciate in them if I haven't listened to their music?
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'particularly listen to' as in "not very often."
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:46 |
Shevrzl wrote:
LastDaysofParadise wrote:
I'm not necessarily talking about the physical act of listening to the music, I'm just saying that it's a genre that must be appreciated not just listened to casually. |
Perhaps 'you don't hear prog, you listen to it' would have expressed what you wanted to say better? |
I think to expand on this I think it is "in order to appreciate prog, you can't just hear it, you have to listen to it."
Basically, it takes work to appreciate all of the various intricate details that are coming out of your speakers while prog is playing. If you just hear it, you might just hear noise, but if you really listen than the work of art that is prog will really come to your ears and you will grow to appreciate it....or it may still just be noise. 
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LastDaysofParadise
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:50 |
rushfan4 wrote:
Shevrzl wrote:
LastDaysofParadise wrote:
I'm not necessarily talking about the physical act of listening to the music, I'm just saying that it's a genre that must be appreciated not just listened to casually. |
Perhaps 'you don't hear prog, you listen to it' would have expressed what you wanted to say better? |
I think to expand on this I think it is "in order to appreciate prog, you can't just hear it, you have to listen to it."
Basically, it takes work to appreciate all of the various intricate details that are coming out of your speakers while prog is playing. If you just hear it, you might just hear noise, but if you really listen than the work of art that is prog will really come to your ears and you will grow to appreciate it....or it may still just be noise. |
Exactly. Also, to the average listener it may sound just like rock music, but to a trained ear it's a beautiful culmination of talent.
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rushfan4
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Posted: April 27 2010 at 12:50 |
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On the other hand, if a prog band plays in the forest and there is no one around to hear it do they really make a sound?
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