Has prog made you a well rounded person?
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Topic: Has prog made you a well rounded person?
Posted By: The Wizard
Subject: Has prog made you a well rounded person?
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 21:57
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I just made a realization; prog has made me a more literate and well rounded person. Because of prog I have investigated books like The Soft Machine, Anthem, and War and Peace, just to name a few. Aldous Huxley is now one of my favorite writers. I now know more about astronomy because of my look into the meaning behind the song Cynus X1. I have studied philosophy to understand lyrics of certain prog bands. Prog is rock music that expands the mind In many ways. -------------  
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Posted By: Tholomyes
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 22:01
| the quickly answer is: Yes, absolutely. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 22:10
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Same goes for me! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Tholomyes wrote:Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 22:12
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 22:13
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Overall, yes. However, I have also grown much more intolorant of most other music. Also, my social skills are a bit rusty, but that's probably due to Prog Archives, not prog in general. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: chamberry
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 22:39
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you have a point there The Wizard. Prog has made me change into a better person (at least thats what i think it did).
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Posted By: ambriz
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 23:06
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Without a doubt. Thanks to prog I decided to write my first novel, that's how deeply it went.  ------------- Progressive music, a kind of life. |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 23:07
Thanks to Prog, I now spend my nightime writing posts on this forum.
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RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: February 02 2006 at 23:18
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Musically and grammatically, yes! ------------- 
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Posted By: Mongo
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 03:13
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Yeah, sitting around listening to prog does make you more rounded. Get out there and exercise!!!! ------------- "The options are ever fewer on the ground these days" Fish |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 03:28
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Yes, by following up the lyrical content in a number of songs and viewing some of the more interlectual disscusions on this site has certanly been enlightening. However the more prog I ind the less tolerent of mainstream music I become, not that that bothers me. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 03:35
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^^^ Same with me, I don't consider as a loss my disappearing tolerancce towards mainstream rubbish. |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 03:55
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To some extent,yes.
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Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 04:06
Absolutely; and if nobody agrees I'll punch them on the nose!  ------------- 
Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb. |
Posted By: luc4fun
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 04:15
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YES! Personally I started painting some artworks (just for fun) having inspiration from some famous album covers by Roger Dean... ------------- Site Admin at www.progrockwall.com the first social network for Proggers! |
Posted By: pero
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 04:16
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I agree with you but i rather read SF or Bukovski then Huxley. |
Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 04:21
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No. I'm as rough edged as ever... Seriously though, it hasn't. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: RoyalJelly
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 04:57
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I think most prog listeners would have found other ways to round out
their character if it didn't exist, but life (at least the music listening part) would certainly be more boring. It probably kept me composing since, not having been raised with classical music nor studied in a conservatory, I realized their are other possibilities for exploring complex musical ideas, and even doing so with a sense of humour (Zappa was primarily responsible for this insight). |
Posted By: proggin' justin
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 05:22
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I certainly owe it to prog, to a certain degree, that I've started thinking in a more nuanced and refined way. Although I think music has this great effect in general, I think it's prog that's enhanced me for the most of it. Plus, although I love classical and jazz, I feel prog has developed me most in terms of sensitivity emotion etc. (still, a piano sonata by Ludwig van may be second to none in this respect). Plus, it made me feel that I can speak more foreign lanuages. Delving into a prog band seems to me at least as challenging as learning a new language. For years now I've been toiling with such "languages" as Pink Floyd, Gentle Giant, Rush, Yes, Jethro Tull, Genesis aso, and now I'm still "working" (labor of love) on VdGG (huge, huge band!) and Magma and Gong aso. So my final guess is prog is great schooling for mind and soul. Immensely recommended for anyone! |
Posted By: proggin' justin
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 05:23
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great exercise for open-mindedness too
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Posted By: Zenith
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 06:04
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Prog music makes you more open minded and gives you more tolerance about life in general. Since we're not "followers" of the mainsteam moneymusic and can make up our minds ourselves, and not buy the music the flock of sheep is told to do by so called journalist in the press. This IMO is "healthy" and will make you a more rounded person. We all know the progmusic itself an what it stand for so no further comments to that. ------------- We're only in it for the music!!! |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 06:09
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I didn't start an uncontrollable eating habit because of prog, so no.
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Posted By: Rising Force
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 06:11
| My friend partially blames prog for turning him gay.... for some reason... I think it was because he said listening to prog inspired him to be more open minded... Too open minded, I guess. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 06:20
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As for me - no, prog hasn't made me a more well-rounded person. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: Topographic Oce
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 14:18
Well 30 years ago I was already reading Huxley etc but that was pre prog. Well again 30 years ago I was at late night parties drinking large ammounts of alcohol and inhaling the smoke of substances being consumed by others,at the same time I was listening to Floyd,Yes,Tull,Crimson etc etc beoing played very loudly. It made me a pissed but happy bloke with a headache and if thats a definition of well rounded well I am |
Posted By: Rosescar
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 16:07
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I read War and Peace before I knew prog (more or less. It took me about six months :P). But yeah, prog does stretch out my abilkities so to speak. ------------- http://www.soundclick.com/rosescar/ - My music! "THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: acheron
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 17:29
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i'm getting really sick of these elitist posts about prog. music listeners are people who listen to progressive music generaly smarter than those who don't? should people who don't listen to progressive music be forced into concentration camps so that they can work for us prog. fans and play a role in society? should people who listen to progressive music be entitled to tax breaks that non-progressive fans can't recieve? enough with these meaningless 'prog music makes us better than the rest of the world' posts |
Posted By: stan the man
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 18:06
in some ways it has. it has made me think more about music and think more out of the box. I read more and mathematically i am better. but in a way prog has distracted me from school work cause i occasionaly listen to prog instead of doing homework  ------------- true as a lobster in a pteredaktyl's underpants. 
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Posted By: Aaron
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 21:20
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it has definitely made me think differently, but it also turned me into a music snob and my social life is a bit more lacking now, because when i am around other forms of music (mostly pop, which is mostly around) it is poison to my ears, and I get incredibly uncomfortable and distracted because of it so thanks a lot prog
Aaron |
Posted By: Viajero Astral
Date Posted: February 03 2006 at 22:05
Well, prog don't made me a better person but, make's me open my eyes to a world were I feell it's that I searching all my life in relation to music, it's not make to somebody more inteligent or better than the rest of the people, but change my life and make me more patient and inspired me in a lot of things I made, I also heard prog wen I made excersise, I can concentrate much better and is relax so, the excersises hurts less than with another music  .------------- 
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Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 05:44
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[QUOTE=Aaron] it has definitely made me think differently, but it also turned me into a music snob and my social life is a bit more lacking now, because when i am around other forms of music (mostly pop, which is mostly around) it is poison to my ears, and I get incredibly uncomfortable and distracted because of it so thanks a lot prog  Same to me
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Posted By: Duskfighter
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 07:33
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To an extent. I was reading classics and interested in philosophy and
all that before getting into prog, in fact it was those interestes that
got me into it to begin with, in a way. But yeh I think prog has helped to 'round me out' slightly. For one I can now say I listen to intelligent music ;) ------------- If death is but a dream then don't let me... fall asleep http://www.last.fm/user/Duskfighter/ |
Posted By: ProgShine
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 07:48
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Yes, because naturally the prog fans are people with open mind for new things. And yes, me too, I think I'm a well rounded person, 'cause prog rock.
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Posted By: Gatot
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 08:23
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YES definitely! Because of prog I know what Silmarillion was, Lord of The Rings etc .... Cheers, Gatot |
Posted By: oliverstoned
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 08:26
| I'm rather thin, actually! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 11:22
Uhh... no need to get all worked up. Nobody was promoting your allegations of "Non-Prog Concentration Camps" and, "I'm smarter than everyone else because I listen to prog". ------------- 
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Posted By: Trotsky
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 11:33
stick around on this forum for a significant amount of time and then tell me how many well-rounded people there really are! ------------- "Death to Utopia! Death to faith! Death to love! Death to hope?" thunders the 20th century. "Surrender, you pathetic dreamer.” "No" replies the unhumbled optimist "You are only the present." |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 13:28
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Yes, prog has indeed improved my life. Prog saved me from the mean streets of LA. It taught me important values, like melody and taste. It gave me back life. Through progressive rock, I was reborn. Before I discovered prog, I was a slob. Afterwards, I wore the best suits and women found me much more attractive. Prog saved my sex life. If you and your lover are having bad episode, just put on Yes's Tales from Topographic Oceans and watch her eyes light up as the groove take over her body. Let Jon Anderson do your crooning for you. I am also financially more secure. I don't buy groceries unless I know that Robert Fripp has opened his mouth and let forth his etenal wisdom that week. If he hasn't, then I have no reason to sustain my life force. I feel sad for those unfortunate masses who have never visited the Court of the Crimson King. What kind of age is this when there are poor starving Ethiopian children out there who have been DENIED having their souls purged of sin by the scourging sound of Geddy Lee's almost siren like voice? I hope to one day perform missionary work in those wrethed cultural wastelands. until then, I will sit here and feel the power of Tarkus flow through my body every morning. Prog bess you, everyone of you! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 15:35
What are you trying to say, elitist? -------------
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 15:42
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siX munfs ago I cudnt SPEL prog fan. Now I are one!
------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 16:00
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I'm afraid not. In the old days I used to listen to a lot of things. But prog is so good and so diverse, that I've become much more narrow minded. As it comes to music, that is... Prog music adds up to about 90% of the music I listen to! |
Posted By: darren
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 23:29
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Seems to me everyone would be better off listening to all music, not just prog to become well rounded. Maybe everyone would learn about astonomy, history, philosophy, etc. even without prog? I know myself, I became aware of social issues because of other forms of music, namely rock, folk and punk. I don't want to mention names but some on this forum might become well rounded if they took a music appreciation course, opened their minds and listen to other forms of music. Prog is great music but it has its limitations. ------------- "they locked up a man who wanted to rule the world. the fools they locked up the wrong man." - Leonard Cohen |
Posted By: Rust
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 23:47
This is a prog web site, incase you didn't know when you first stumbled her and signed up. If you don't like open discussions about prog and why we like it, or if you are not mature and open minded enough to appreciate other's veiws, I suggest you join the Punk Rock Archives web site. It's a great place to learn how to stay close minded. ------------- We got to pump the stuff to make us tough from the heart Its astart What we need is awareness we cant get careless Mental self defensive fitness Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be |
Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: February 04 2006 at 23:50
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Not really. The only thing liking prog has done to me is transfer my addiction from video games to music.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 05:28
| I was ignored as a child and need attention!! Someone comment on my extremely well-written jab at prog elitism on the second page!! |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: February 05 2006 at 13:47
Jejeje, you is one! |
Posted By: Peace Frog
Date Posted: February 10 2006 at 12:39
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Nobody can say that music has made them smart. Maybe it has helped them realize what they truly like, and encouraged them to use their mind to their full potential, but it doesn't make you smart. I think that if prog (or any other genre) makes up more than 80% of your music collection, you'll eventually reach a point where everything gets boring and look for a different kind of music. Then you'll fear you've lost your good tastes in music and go through a phase of "I hate music, it bores the hell out of me, and I can't stand King Crimson anymore" and start listening to too much soft rock on the local "great light rock hits for the whole family" station. And then you'll know you went wrong somewhere. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: February 10 2006 at 14:02
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Musically, perhaps... Otherwise, it is education and loving, parenting, travelling, reading, etc (in brief, living a full life, and having a personality that is open to new experiences and outlooks) that have made me a more well-rounded person. As the saying goes, "You can't put a wise head on young shoulders." (Wisdom is not the same as intelligence.) ------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 11 2006 at 06:07
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You wrote 'Prog bess you' instead of 'Prog bless you'. It seems that your attention span is insufficient for you to show any profound appreciation for prog. Therefore, from now on, your recommendations, criticism and opinions in general mean nothing to me. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: February 11 2006 at 08:52
Such wisdom from our Canadian sage! ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |