Atheist prog?

Cheesecakemouse wrote: Slayer! wrote: Zoso wrote: What the hell would you classify as being "Athiest Prog"? I don't know. Any bands that are atheists? John Lennon song imagine has a line "imagine there is no heavan." Although Lennon is not prog the Beatles are Proto Prog, he must have had some atheist lyrics somewhere, after all he did say he was bigger than Jesus

No, not again this trash about Beatles vs Jesus. I don't care about jesus, but Lennon's phrase was an answer to a journalist that only means that, at some time in the 60's, most people in the world have heard about the beatles than of Jesus Christ. No merit's judgement involved (by the way, I think that The Beatles are far better than JC). Only stupid north-americans from the Christian Belt repeats this kind of bulsh*t today. 

This is just something I've noticed, but alot of musicians tend not to associate themselves with any particular religion, especially many prog musicians.  Some are agnostic, some atheist.  Considering some of Meshuggah's lyrics, the writer of the lyrics was probably one of the two.  I know the members of Tool say they do not associate with any religion.  The band Atheist is mostly likely atheist...

I don't know for sure, it seems religous beliefs aren't a common topic in prog as they are in metal.

Lyrics like "Imagine there is no heaven, no hell below us." from John Lennon and the lyrics to Tool's Parabol/a seem to suggest one form of atheism or another, althought there are other ways to read it. 

Cheesecakemouse, you have to take into account that Jesus is a mythical figure, and in the sense that we know the Beatles existed, they are better.

int_2375 wrote: This is just something I've noticed, but alot of musicians tend not to associate themselves with any particular religion, especially many prog musicians.  Some are agnostic, some atheist.  Considering some of Meshuggah's lyrics, the writer of the lyrics was probably one of the two.  I know the members of Tool say they do not associate with any religion.  The band Atheist is mostly likely atheist... I don't know for sure, it seems religous beliefs aren't a common topic in prog as they are in metal. Lyrics like "Imagine there is no heaven, no hell below us." from John Lennon and the lyrics to Tool's Parabol/a seem to suggest one form of atheism or another, althought there are other ways to read it.  Cheesecakemouse, you have to take into account that Jesus is a mythical figure, and in the sense that we know the Beatles existed, they are better.

Anyway I theink Magma was quite religious with the wholoe kobian thing

int_2375 wrote: I have no intention of drawing you into a debate of whether Jesus existed, the fact is nobody knows for sure, but we're pretty damn sure the Beatles existed.  That was my only point.  There's nothing contentious about the fact that we don't know whether there was a Jesus.

Ok sure

coffeeintheface wrote: Slayer! wrote: I was just wondering, are there any atheist prog bands? There has to be some. Oh and I assume Opeth and Meshuggah are....so don't say them. While on the topic, is anyone here Atheist? I don't know what made me think of this one...boredom i guess. Yeah, look up the lyrics to Meshuggah's "Terminal Illusions." It seems that lead singer Jens Kidman is an uber-athiest, haha. I don't know if you could speak for the rest of the band though. As for Opeth, I have no clue, given that I haven't even heard their music.

Yeah those are the exact lyrics I was thinking of when I said the Meshuggah lyricist is mostly likely atheist.  http://www.meshuggah.net/disco/dei/08/index.html

Rush does have some humanistic/secular lyrics I found Permanent Waves to be the case, but doesn't Geddy Lee wear the Star of David around his neck, whether for cultural or religious I don't know.

Yes seem to believe in everything, while Rick Wakeman left because he thought they had become too new age, which is funny since I saw a Rick Wakeman "new age" CD in a bargain bin in a music store, it was all about star signs etc.

 Jethro Tull was not anti-christian, just against the church institution. If you listen to aqualung you will find out he is very explicit in his faith God.