Better late than never...
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Forum Description: Introduce yourself and tell us what prog music you listen to
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Topic: Better late than never...
Posted By: Pirx the Pilot
Subject: Better late than never...
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 12:24
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Hi. I joined about a year ago - a little hello and thank you for such a great site. I'm in my (very) late 30s, hail from Boston, and have been listening to prog rock and jazz for as long as I can remember. Although my influential high school years were the mid-late 80s, my head was planted squarely in the 70s. I always considered Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd and Rush (all the usual suspects) among my favorites, but that was pre-Archives. Since finding PA, I've been exploring (at great expense and none too casually) everything I missed along the way. Italian prog rock in particular!! Since June 2009 (around the time I joined PA), I've been to see VDGG, Tony Levin's Stick Men, Zappa Plays Zappa, Eddie Jobson, Belew, PT, Karmakanic, the Don & Bunk show, and most recently, Hackett and Renaissance. Small venues (except PT) - very intimate shows. What else? I'm a very out-of-practice piano player. I traded the long hair for suits & ties many years ago - my job is dull but pays for the music, concerts, and occasional track time (aspiring race car driver - I'll never get beyond hobbyist). And my girlfriend listens primarily to metal. I do not listen to metal. Although we do cross paths occasionally - I even caught her listening to Marillion... twice! I hope to spend some more time here as a participant, and there's an ambitious plan in me somewhere to write lots and lots of reviews... Andrew |
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Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 12:25
| Welcome, and I love the Arachnoid avatar. |
Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 12:35
Exactly what I was going to say!
Considering you love this band, you probably would have fun discovering rock in opposition, avant-progressive and zeuhl bands. It's good to have you on board!
Cheers,
Gabriel ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Logan wrote:Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 15:13
Thanks for finally speaking up! 
Make up for lost time and polish off 1000 reviews/posts a day, like half of the people that already use the site!
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Posted By: Pirx the Pilot
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 16:19
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Yeah, the Arachnoid is a favorite - music & cover art. Tsevir - I'm not sure where my head was when I originally posted, but I'm a bigger Zappa nut than any of the bands listed. Also, John Zorn, Fred Frith, Dr. Nerve... Courtesy of the archives, I've since discovered a bit of Zeuhl - picked up Dun, Eskaton (4 Visions), Shub-Niggurath (Les Morts) and Top (Infernal), plus the Magma studio box set. I think that's a pretty fair introduction! |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 16:50
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Zeuhl will be your best friend ever.
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Posted By: Pirx the Pilot
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 17:41
How's 6 posts and 1 review? Only took me a year...  Question for all - is the personal 'progressive biography' only for the elite reviewer/collaborator? |
Posted By: Any Colour You Like
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 17:42
Yep, which reminds me, I have to re-write mine! |
Posted By: Pirx the Pilot
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 17:44
ooh. I have me some work to do, then! |
Posted By: DamoXt7942
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 18:17
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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 18:20
Welcome to the forum. 
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Posted By: Pirx the Pilot
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 18:57
Thanks! I haven't touched the Japanese psych yet, but I did recently get a hold of a few recommended titles from Polyphony, Sensations' Fix, Ragnarok and Nektar - all excellent. I'm having a difficult time, however, coming to terms with Eloy (depending on the album)... |
Posted By: CinemaZebra
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 19:33
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 19:50
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: July 22 2010 at 20:37
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wonderful to have you Andrew, the Italian prog is a great direction to go in, you can't really go wrong there... Prog on ! |
Posted By: seventhsojourn
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 05:41
Andrew, really enjoyed reading your Italian prog reviews... great to have another RPI fan on board. Have you checked out the All Prog From Italy Appreciation thread yet? Drop by and say ''hi'' to the rest of the guys  , Chris.
Oh, the appreciation thread has just been locked (over-sized!), although you can now visit the (new) Italian Prog appreciation den.
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Posted By: Tsevir Leirbag
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 10:28
Zeuhl is Jon and Colin's only friend.
Music is your only friend...
UNTIL THE END ------------- Les mains, les pieds balancés Sur tant de mers, tant de planchers, Un marin mort, Il dormira - Paul Éluard |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: July 25 2010 at 12:38
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