Roger Dean and Progarchives!
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Topic: Roger Dean and Progarchives!
Posted By: maani
Subject: Roger Dean and Progarchives!
Date Posted: November 10 2004 at 22:33
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All: It is with extreme pleasure, great excitement, and a great deal of humility and privilege that Progarchives announces a formal relationship with legendary artist Roger Dean. You may already have noticed the links to Mr. Dean's site in many places on Progarchives. And if you visit Mr. Dean's site, you will find a couple of gorgeous Progarchives links on his site. As many of you know, Roger Dean is the...dean of album cover art. Among many other things, he developed the now-legendary logo for Yes (one of the two most-recognized rock logos in the world), as well as many of their album covers, and logos and/or album covers for many of Yes' individual members, as well as bands such as Asia, Glass Hammer, Greenslade, Badger, Ad Infinitum, Gravy Train, Uriah Heep and Gentle Giant (the amazing "Octopus" cover). Mr. Dean has also created a great deal of other artwork featuring his unique style - a blending of fantasy, landscape and/or seascape, and occasional beasts, all in vivid, swirling colors. Also, Mr. Dean has graciously provided to Progarchives a complete set of his desktop wallpaper, which one of you - Progarchives' members - will win in a contest to be undertaken shortly. Make sure to watch for it. Progarchives is extremely privileged that Mr. Dean chose our site with which to enter into this unique relationship. And it is extremely important that all of you understand that this relationship could not have occurred without you - the members and visitors. Because it was not enough that the site was visually interesting, user-friendly, or even comprehensive. Equally important is that it has an active - and growing - member base, and is fast becoming the most-visited progressive rock website on the Internet. Yes, the webmasters can take credit for creating and maintaining the site. But it is you - the members and visitors - who give it vitality and direction. Progarchives would be remiss in not thanking Ed Prasek, Mr. Dean's representative. Mr. Prasek spent a great deal of time, energy and effort in proposing, planning, and executing this relationship. His attention to detail was critical, and his easygoing manner made everything go extremely smoothly. Lastly - and most importantly - we would like to express our most sincere gratitude to Roger Dean. We would like to thank him for his interest in our site, for his easygoing manner in establishing this relationship, and for giving us - and the world - some of the greatest album cover art ever produced. Indeed, every album cover artist for at least the past three decades owes Mr. Dean an enormous debt of gratitude for opening up an area of art that was largely ignored prior to his involvement. It is not hyperbole to state that Mr. Dean is the "godfather" of modern album cover art, and that the entire genre might have been much different - and far less interesting - had he not been there at the beginning. So, we thank our members and visitors for making Progarchives the kind of site that would interest and intrigue a living legend like Roger Dean; we thank Mr. Prasek for his tireless patience, energy, and support; and we thank Roger Dean for becoming part of the Progarchives "family," and for allowing Progarchives to become part of his. Watch for the interview and the contest in the next couple of weeks. Peace. Maani Visit DEAN's website
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Roger Dean and Progarchives! 
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Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: November 10 2004 at 23:58
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Thank you and Cograts to the Admin group. Hoohoo! |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 07:51
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Maani
Contratulations to yourself, and all in the admin group; this site has not been going very long in the great scheme of things, and to get such an endorsement is a true measure of the esteem in which the site is held. Roger Dean - well, what can I say? Even those who have no interest in progressive rock will know of his style, and probably recognise many of his album covers.
Danbo - I am truly jealous! Once again guys - well done, congratulations, and keep up the good work! ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
danbo wrote:Posted By: James Lee
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 08:21
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I've been wondering who you could get to follow Wakeman. Dean is one of those few people who managed to become an essential part of music history without being a musician (or is he? there's my interview question...). ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/sollipsist/?chartstyle=kaonashi"> 
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Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 09:39
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Oh......my......god!!! Excellent work ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 11:08
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Excellent news maani!
------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 11:38
Indeed, that would be a good question for the interview. |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 12:43
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 13:34
Well Done!!!! ------------- 
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Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 14:25
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I have always been impressed with Mr Deans Logos and Art work - I have his books in my art-books collection. MOST EXCELLENT ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 14:49
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Great news Maani, congratulations! Will you be seeking contributions of questions, or do you have enough in mind already?! I guess an obvious one would be how influenced is RD by the music or lyrics of an album when he designs a cover, and indeed, does he listen to the music at all before getting to work? Does he need to generally like the music of a band to do an album sleeve for them? |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 15:35
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Excellent news |
Posted By: Prog_Bassist
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 20:01
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SSSWWWEEEEETTTTT hey...you should ask him to do some art for the site, as in mabye a banner or soemthin...  ------------- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 11 2004 at 22:19
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R.D. rocks! ------------- "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: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 08:26
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First question: Can his Web business start shipping from the UK for those who live on this side of the Pond? (So that Customs & Excise don't interrupt the process and so that the shipping is cheaper.)
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 09:00
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BAH! HUMBUG! My congratulatory message was removed. WTF????????????????????
BAH! |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 10:34
Certif1ed a proud member of the Deleted Kingdom 
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: November 12 2004 at 12:09
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Great news! Yet again, the Admin Group proofs that there are no better people for this job  Keeep it up...------------- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear... George Orwell |
Posted By: Gatot
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 08:21
| What a great news! Congratulations!!! |
Posted By: sunhillow
Date Posted: November 13 2004 at 08:56
In fact, he doesn't. He makes cool album-covers. As a matter of fact, if this Roger Dean-guy is a progfan, he's quite welcome. If not, than I commend him for the work he's done for our genre, but besides that the news leaves me deadcold.  So I think he should be honoured to be on Progarchives. |
Posted By: Eddy
Date Posted: November 20 2004 at 12:11
| funny thought sunhillow, but anyways, it will be interesting to win some artwork.... |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: November 20 2004 at 13:06
------------- "And, has thou slain the Jabberwock? Come to my arms, my beamish boy! O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!' He chortled in his joy. |
Who pissed in your cornflakes this morning, drizzlehillow? 
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: November 20 2004 at 15:10
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I'm not such a huge fan of his artwork... Relayer is cool, but Asia's first album? But I know many people here love his stuff, so congrats for crimping him! |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: November 25 2004 at 21:14
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Refreshing Outstanding Great Excellent Refined
Distinctive Eminent Awesome Nice |
Posted By: emdiar
Date Posted: November 27 2004 at 05:11
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Roger made it easy to find prog albums at jumble sales and charity shops when I was a lad. Apart from the odd exception (Osibisa!!!) a Dean landscape often meant "give this LP a listen". Yessongs was my first introduction to his art (when I was 11) and I think he defined a genre, clearing the way for Woodroffe and his ilk. Well done Maani. ------------- Perception is truth, ergo opinion is fact. |
Posted By: Coya
Date Posted: July 16 2005 at 10:44
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well done admin team, congratulations |
Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: July 17 2005 at 03:53
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Yay!! congrats Maani!!! Go Progarchives!! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: July 17 2005 at 16:50
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Yep, I think I've sort of developed a relationship with Roger Dean myself.. Actually he's a really nice man. When he signed my print recently he wrote "Thanks Linda".. but in his style of writing it looks like it says "Tarkus Linda"... everyone commented that Roger must know me pretty well...
BTW.. I got to take a picture of Roger Dean with Gary Green of Gentle Giant
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Posted By: dragonflight
Date Posted: July 25 2005 at 14:58
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Fantasy art and prog rock seem to walk hand-in-hand in many ways. There are so many 70's albums that just wouldn't be the same without the work Roger Dean et al adorning the covers. Roger has been/continues to be a major influence in my feable attempts in the genre. I'm sure everyone here is delighted with his involvement in the forum. ------------- http://dragonfantasyart.blogspot.co.uk/" rel="nofollow - Dragon Flight Fantasy Art - my feeble attempts at painting |
Posted By: T.Rox
Date Posted: October 13 2006 at 05:56
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A coup for all concerned! ------------- "Without prog, life would be a mistake." ...with apologies to Friedrich Nietzsche |
Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: October 13 2006 at 07:22
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It's really a pleasure to have ROGER DEAN in this wonderful site!!!!!!
I love almost all his covers, especially:
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       But my favourite covers are:
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Posted By: Stars Die
Date Posted: October 13 2006 at 07:44
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Did he make the cover for Magnum's "Chase the Dragon"? that is one of my favourite covers ever ------------- Du Skojar om att jag Skojar men jag skojar inte alls |
Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: October 13 2006 at 07:47
Some lesser-known masterpieces from Roger..
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