Next to prog, your favorite genre?
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Topic: Next to prog, your favorite genre?
Posted By: progbaby
Subject: Next to prog, your favorite genre?
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 13:36
What the heck!!! Be kind. It's Christmas time 
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Posted By: progbaby
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 13:38
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I voted for acid folk in the likes of Mark Fry, Nick Drake, early Joni Mitchell (aka, Song to a Seagull), Trader Horne, Kate Beth, Magna Carta, Tudor Lodge, Bread/Love and Dreams (not to be confused by the slow rock band Bread), Roger Rodier, Montreal (Summer's night), etc....
On some days, I much prefer the acid folk stuff to the progressive stuff. Equally as good to my ears (and sometimes even better) in just about every aspect.
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Posted By: Avantgardehead
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 13:53
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I N D I E
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Posted By: LiquidEternity
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 13:59
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Classic rock, especially southern rock. Just another vibrant, amazing musical scene that I was born thirty years too late for.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 14:04
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Prog rock is my favorite "genre" next to classical music, and jazz is my favorite genre next to prog rock.
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Posted By: JesusisLord
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 14:20
Whenever I hear the words acid or psychedelic, my ears prick upward  .. ...But I'm unaware of what is meant by those genres.....Who is acid folk and who are psychedelic proto prog?------------- And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. Phillipians 2:11 |
Posted By: listen
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 14:56
I love acid folk too. Do you think Mark Fry should be added to the archives? I've suggested it but nothing has come of it so far. I've also suggested C.O.B. which I love mostly for moyshe mcstiff. I haven't heard (of) most of the bands you listed. Can you give me ome recommendations for starting albums? Some acid folk albums I very highly reccomend: COB: Moyshe mcstiff... Synanthesia: Synanthesia Jan Dukes de grey: Mice and Rats in the Loft (and sorcerers) Broselmaschine: Broselmashine Trees: The Garden of Jane Delawney Spirogyra: St. Radigunds, (and Bells Boots and Shambles) Comus: First Utterance Other good ones: Emtidi: Saat Subway: Subway Ho(e)lderlin: Holderlin's traum Ithaca: A Game for All Who Know |
progbaby wrote:Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 14:57
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Other: Gothic ------------- What? |
Posted By: The Pessimist
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 14:58
Ditto Rico, someone else has the right idea  ------------- "Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value." Arnold Schoenberg |
Posted By: burritounit
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 15:05
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Other: Post Hardcore
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Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 15:17
| I prefer so-called classical music to prog, but I could never live without the latter, or without jazz. |
Posted By: JROCHA
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 15:26
| jazz for me, followed by classic/hard rock and some indie |
Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 15:32
| Hard/classic rock for me, which is the bedrock of prog. The Animals, Fleetwood Mac (Peter Green-era), Spooky Tooth, The Band, Cream, Hendrix, The Byrds, The Who, The Yardbirds, and a whole slew of others paved the way for prog. |
Posted By: TGM: Orb
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 15:46
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I don't have favourite genres. Punk, reggae, world, pop, classical, jazz, psych-rock, folk, disgusting 80s AOR, post-punk... all good. I just know a bit more about prog than the others But just today, I'll say Reggae |
Posted By: Raff
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 15:52
| Definitely classic/hard rock for me, followed by classic heavy metal and folk (or perhaps I'd better call it 'world music'). |
Posted By: micky
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 15:52
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the blues/jazz and Motown  like a kick ass jam like this hahhah Smokey baby!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWt4Hz1KGcQ - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWt4Hz1KGcQ all hail the king of bass guitar....  ------------- The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip |
Posted By: Roland113
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 20:16
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Elecctronica. Give me a nice beat by Sasha, The Crystal Method, The Chemical Brothers, Juno Reactor, Underworld or Fluke and I'm somewhat content. Used to listen to Electronica for years before I rediscovered Prog. ------------- -------someone please tell him to delete this line, he looks like a noob------- I don't have an unnatural obsession with Disney Princesses, I have a fourteen year old daughter and coping mechanisms. |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 20:21
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Metal and Jazz.
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Posted By: Equality 7-2521
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 23:01
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Posted By: Speesh
Date Posted: December 24 2008 at 23:25
After prog its a pretty much equal balance of acid folk, hip-hop, jazz, classical (mainly contemporary stuff), and psychedelic proto prog. Put my vote down for hip-hop cause it'll probably be pretty stagnant here  .
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Posted By: prog4evr
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 00:00
Right you are, JROCHA, on the first two (not so sure about Indie). I like your Al Dimeola Elegant Gypsy avatar too - a great album from a great jazz-rock guitarist... |
Posted By: JLocke
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 00:07
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Didn't realise 'psychedelic proto-prog' was now somehow considered 'non-prog'. Oh well, that's what I picked.
Had it not been a choice, I probably would have chosen either hard rock or metal, as I consider all the subcategories on this site to be under the Prog umbrella. But, since proto-prog was considered a seperate genre in this poll, it's a-what-ah-picked.
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 00:48
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Metal. But like some other guys in this thread said, Post Hardcore, definitely what I listen to most just behind metal. Post Hardcore =Best Sub genre of punk ever IMO. ------------- 
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Posted By: peskypesky
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 01:02
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indie rock then classic rock and jazz are tied then punk but sometimes punk is on top..and lately jazz has been at the top it changes
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 04:14
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Jazz, followed by classical, both of which I like more than prog at this point in time. ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Luke. J
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 04:21
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Jazz, Metal and nearly all kinds of Rock music, maybe a bit of Ambient, some Pop, some New Wave.. keep it balanced |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 06:23
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Folk, especially Irish or Scottish.. |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 06:24
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I voted other. Of all things offered, psychedelic is the closest call, however, most of the time my favourite music is new wave/post punk: XTC, Talking Heads, Television, Cabaret Voltaire, The Jam, Lene Lovich etc. Actually, I'm occasionally listening to everything on the list except hip hop and crappy contemporary pop. ------------- |
Posted By: Okocha
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 17:22
| psychadelic,space,acid prog |
Posted By: Rocktopus
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 17:50
Same here. Strange selection of genres in this poll though. Gigantic genres such as Jazz and Classical is equalled to marginal stuff like Acid Folk and Psych/proto! + Christian/Worship (Stryper? Palestrina, U2, Sufjan Stevens?), Soundtracks (Morricone? Popol Vuh? Prokofiev? Elton John?) or Top 40 (Monkees? Cheeky Girls? Shcnappi, Radiohead, Beatles??) aren't music genres at all. ------------- Over land and under ashes In the sunlight, see - it flashes Find a fly and eat his eye But don't believe in me Don't believe in me Don't believe in me |
Posted By: crimhead
Date Posted: December 25 2008 at 18:07
| I'll give some love here for jazz. So many great musicians came out of that genre. |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 10:58
| Hard Rock: Deep Purple, Led, Sabbath, Trapeze, Whitesnake(70's), other very cool stuff. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 11:05
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I listen almost everything on the list exxcept Hip Hop, Disco and Christian Worship. But besides Classical, I listen a lot of Classic/Hard Rock.
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 26 2008 at 11:07
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I came from classic rock, so I'll go with that, even if I never liked a good amount of it.
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 07:39
| Other. Currently, Swedish new wave/post-punk/goth. Also some 90's indie stuff, mainly shoegaze and US indie rock. |
Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 07:55
| I mainly listen to post-industrial hardcore country jazz and electro-gothic avant-garde blues. Basically anything you can dance to. |
Posted By: darkshade
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 12:34
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Jazz-Rock > Prog Rock > Jazz > Classic/Hard Rock > everything else i listen to. the blues kinda finds it way into most of my music collection (except classical) ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/MysticBoogy" rel="nofollow - My Last.fm 
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Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 13:25
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I voted Country for music like Townes Van Zandt, Willie Nelson, David Allen Coe, Waylon Jennings, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck, Hank Williams and the like.
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Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 13:35
Christian Worship? Waz dat? You mean Gospel? Bit confused with the term.   -------------
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 13:44
| Electronic, specifically progressive electronic, IDM, trip-hop, just not jungle or house or anything like that. Maybe trance. |
Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 13:59
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Metal
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Posted By: N Ellingworth
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 15:19
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For me it would either be Ambient (although some of the ambient stuff I listen to is here) or Sunn o))) style droney doom metal. It is of course not a coincidence that most of my guitar playing is in one of these genres or on occasions post-rock. I do enjoy Blues, Classical, Folk and Jazz too though. |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 16:34
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Christian/Worship, oh yes, most definitly... Classical ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 16:42
What a surprise.  -------------
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: December 27 2008 at 23:02
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Metal!!!!
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Though I do love my share of classical, folk, and classic rock. ------------- 
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Posted By: horsewithteeth11
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 00:12
Just like yours. -------------
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 00:17
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Siberian Nose-flute |
Posted By: kenethlevine
Date Posted: December 28 2008 at 10:34
| world music, then folk |
Posted By: poslednijat_colobar
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 13:18
| Hard rock/classic rock is my next favourite genre after progressive rock and I voted for it! |
Posted By: Abstrakt
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 13:44
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1. Classic/Hard Rock & Proto Prog 2. Heavy Metal 3. Jazz |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 15:27
I guessed Christian Worship was referred to Christian Rock/Pop, to which I give as much value as a jingle, but never thought on Gospel, I heard magnifiscent chorus and incredible Gospel vocal works.
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Posted By: LinusW
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 15:37
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Definitely classic rock, meaning mostly 70s band and some NWOBHM ones. Most can be found here in either Prog Related or Proto-Prog. After all, that's how and why I found PA. |
Posted By: spookytooth
Date Posted: December 29 2008 at 16:25
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Metal is my second favorite genre. More specifically, Doom metal.
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Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 06:03
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For me, it's "other". I also really like trance, electronica, techno, ambient and progressive trance. Acts such as The Black Dog, Global Communication, The Orb, Sasha, Medway, Reload, Aphex Twin, Cass and Slide and mix cds from the Gobal Underground series by John Digweed, Anthony Pappa and Sasha.
Quite a lot of this stuff would easily fit as electronic progressive and the rest has definitely been influenced by prog in some ways IMHO.
I have to say though that prog generally is my favourite music by some distance.
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Posted By: TheSkyMovesSideways
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 07:55
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metal. got into the usual suspects first in my early teens ie. metallica, sepultura etc. but discovered prog later with pink floyd and porcupine tree and to a lesser degree comus.
but that being said i love all kinds of music really, from jazz fusion like billy cobham, classic rock like zeppelin, psych-trance like hallucinogen, even the rare bit of hip hop i enjoy. being a musician trained in guitar, keys, drums, violin, classical-piano, and bass you just come to appreciate music in all its myriad forms. but the main attraction in prog for me is pushing the limits of musicianship or creating something unique or something that provokes a feeling or emotional response or a mental picture like a soundscape does... so thats why im here!
sorry long post =P
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 07:59
I agree that IDM and some Industrial should fit in prog electronic, but the team is apparently focused on ambient music, so oh well... ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Lost Follower
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 09:14
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WTF is Christian Worship music?????????????
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 11:49
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Metal. Black and death. Also regular. Metal. Damn metal.
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 11:52
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I've waded in with 'Classical'...
loving it....  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: darksideof
Date Posted: December 30 2008 at 13:10
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With me is Jazz then Classic Rock and some 80's songs ( Yes 80's songs) It was in the 80's that I got into American Music ( rock and pop). ( that is what is called back home. anything sang in English) Jazz: Coltrane, Miles, Monk, Eric Dolphin, Ornette Coleman,
Mile's Diciples:Mike Stern, John Scofield, Jack Dejhonette,David Holland, w shorter,
70's Rock:
Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, free, Deep Purple, The Who, Santana. The Allman Brothers.
80's Rock and Metal and something else...
U2, The Police, The Cars, Tears For Fears, ACDC, Deft Leppard, Judas Priest, Iron maiden, A-Ha,Depeche Mode ( not really rock), BoB Marley, Madonna (
 ).90's rock
Pearl jam, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilot. Byork
2000?
the new Prog bands....
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Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 15:26
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Hi,
I cast for "other" ... because the minute I label what I listen to, I'm no longer hearing it.
Just remember that a Bass Guitar can be played by a lot of different folks around the world ... and it will never sound the same ... even with the same amp and settings!
It's not about the genre ... it's about the music!
Stop labelling it please!
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 17:36
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Classic Rock, Proto prog (which is sometimes the same), heavy metal, or classical... Okay I vote proto prog.  ------------- 
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 17:37
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Seriously who voted for hip hop and rap??? That stuff really stinks... -------------
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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 17:38
Oooh... So you voted hip hop...  -------------
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Posted By: Dim
Date Posted: December 31 2008 at 18:52
Not really, whenever I hear it, I dont smell anything...
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Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: January 01 2009 at 13:14
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Heavy Metal for me. Opeth and Tool actually got me into prog in the first place. x3
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Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: January 01 2009 at 18:53
But we're not elitists, no sir! ------------- if you own a sodastream i hate you |
Posted By: Failcore
Date Posted: January 01 2009 at 19:05
| Other prog. That's my favorite genre besides prog. Seriously, I don't listen to anything else. But that's b/c prog is not a genre, but an attitude towards creating/enjoying music. |
Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 01 2009 at 19:16
 The poll seems to assume that prog must be everyone's favourite form of music here (I won't say "genre," as prog is not a single genre), but this is not the case with me, at least.
I am a rock fan, first and foremost (I tend to lump prog -- about 10 -15% of my "rock" collection -- in there), and my next largest collection would be traditional/Celtic -- ie, folk music, followed by jazz fusion (which I generally don't consider "prog" -- my working definition of "prog" being a fairly narrow one, more along the lines of classic and/or "symphonic" prog here.
I tend to work with very broad, more inclusive genres. I recently re-classified a ton of music on my I-pod, eliminating supposed genres like "alternative and punk" altogether (now just "rock."). I even called my blues CDs "rock," as, to my ears, John Lee Hooker fits in well with Led Zeppelin, for example, when I put "rock" on random shuffle.  ------------- "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: POSW
Date Posted: January 01 2009 at 23:36
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I'm more of a metalhead than a proghead, so this was an easy one for me.
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 00:32
^ "POSW," eh? 
I'm keen to guess. Is it:Pain Of Searing Warts?
Pleaser Of Several Women?
Prisoner Of Swedish War?
Parents Owed Serious Whipping?
Pleasant Old Sister's Wimple?
Pair Of Salivating Wildebeest?
Please Open Several Windows?
Peter Owns South Wales?
Pour On Sauce, Worcestershire?
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 05:14
It's not assuming anything, it's just asking. And it's "next to prog" not "just behind prog". -------------
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 05:16
I love how the answer was literally cm's above your post -------------
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Posted By: Peter
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 09:48
 Hughes, I am more than a bit familiar with the nuances of the English language, and when English-speakers say "next to" in the manner and context in which it was used here, it generally means "secondary to," as in "next in order of preference."idiom:
next to
1. Adjacent to: the car next to hers.
2. Following in order or degree: Next to skiing, she likes hiking.
3. Almost; practically: next to impossible. If the poll was asking something like "what music do you like just as much as prog" or "equally well" then it should have said that. I believe that the vast majority of respondents interpreted the question just as i did, because that is just what such a question means.
You are not the poll's author, so why do you feel qualified, let alone compelled, to "correct" me on my comprehension of the question? ------------- "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: Peter
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 09:54
Where's the fun in that? I think it's obvious that my "guesses" were pure whimsy, and not serious attempts to decode the initials.
The signature version of his name was written all as one word, with the "of" not even capitalized -- not that easy to notice and comprehend at a glance, and again, I was just trying to amuse. ------------- "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: Peter
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 10:25
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Priapic Oldster Seeks Wanton? ------------- "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: progbaby
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 10:49
those are good recommendations. I don't know Subway so I need to check them out. Ithaca's earlier group was excellent too. "The Sun also rises" is a great album too. "Bread/Love and Dreams" released 3 outstanding albums and may be one of the best in the genre. Still looking for a better track than the 20+ minute "Amaryllis" Amaryllis is everybit as progressive (if not more) than many of the albums I see featured on PA. http://www.amazon.com/Acid-Folk-Holy-Grails/lm/3JPD8YYY9A5LX has some other recommendations. The song "Infinity" on Montreal's Summer Night sends chills up/down the spine :-) |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: January 02 2009 at 11:16
Harry, like getting involved in a land war in Asia, going against Peter or Ivan in a pedantic argument is a classic blunder. ;-)
I also agree with him in this case.
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Posted By: easytargets
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 03:41
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I´m surprised, where´s the more prog category?
I´d go with heavy metal although I began in rock
music with hard rock ------------- The water rushes over all cities crash in the mighty wave; the final man is very small, plunging in for his final bathe |
Posted By: Alberto Muñoz
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 09:57
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hard rock, folk, psychedelia, space and jazz in all his venues -------------  |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 09:59
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Jazz probably then classical, but there's always the stuff that isn't officially prog here but is prog to me, which I'd put in front of J and C.
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Posted By: Padraic
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 10:01
| Prog. |
Posted By: limeyrob
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 10:02
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Other - Gothic Metal, preferably female fronted as I am not keen on growling.
Also
Classical (mainly Baroque)
Brass Band
Military Band
Good Organ music.
Good Bagpipe music
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Posted By: Vompatti
Date Posted: January 06 2009 at 10:38
Is there such a thing?  |
Posted By: Yde
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 15:36
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Actually my fave genre is Metal - Old School Metal. Both heavy, speed, thrash, doom, prog, black, death as long as it's old school or has old school related sound or things like that. Then prog is my 2nd fave genre... and then hard/classic rock (Ac/Dc, Deep Purple, Led Zep, Rainbow etc etc) ------------- Help me in my search for knowledge, I must learn the Secret Art. Who dares to help me raise the one Whose very name near stills my heart? ASTAROTH |
Posted By: Philip
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:24
| "Hard Rock/Classic Rock". |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: January 07 2009 at 17:37
Oh lawd.  |
Posted By: Anirml
Date Posted: January 08 2009 at 16:59
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Next to prog. Hmm hard one! My top 5 at the moment will go like this: 1. Prog (I’m still not sure it's a genre or not, 2. Hard rock/Metal (like Yde, I like old school metal best, heavy, thrash, doom, speed, etc. Lots of pre 90's metal/hard rock used lots of prog elements in imo, I think it's why I like it so much. 3. Jazz (normally a very interesting genre that does not follow the "normal rule/pattern" of mainstream songs. It's also very different from song to song. Great rhythms 8/7, 5/4 etc. 4. Classical (is like symphonic prog - prog = symphonic)
5. Psychedelic proto prog (what to say, lots of good music) |
but well, I don't care what genre a song is categorized as, if I like it then its good (I happen to like lots of songs from this genre)). Prog is more human than mainstream music imo, and is often good to greate pictures/emotions in peoples mind (nothing wrong with mainstream music, we just got too much of it!). Posted By: 3vilP3nguin
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 11:45
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I voted other. Though I like prog a lot, there's other stuff I listen to as much, or even more. If (I think) it sounds good, I don't really care what genre it fits into - my music tastes are not really that specialist. 1. Alternative Rock. This encompasses a huge amount of my music collection (probably ~40% or so), probably not the most popular music round these parts, but R.E.M. and U2 were the first bands I really got into. Aside from that I have a lot of funk-rock (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Faith No More, Rage Against The Machine, Mr. Bungle), grunge and post-grunge (Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam), Madchester (Happy Mondays, Primal Scream), Brit-rock (Radiohead and Muse). 2. Electronic Dance Music. I'm not as heavily into this music as I was when I was in my early 20s, when I listened to a lot of Techno from the likes of Jeff Mills, Robert Hood, Dave Clarke and Laurent Garnier. My tastes are somewhat mellower now, and tend to listen to Carl Craig (who still produces a lot of good, jazzy stuff), Andrew Weatherall (particularly Sabres of Paradise), Coldcut (their JDJ release is one of the best mix albums out there), DJ Food, UNKLEsounds (not as much of a fan of them as producers), Massive Attack, Portishead, Kraftwerk, late 80s-mid 90s electro (Aux 88, Cybrotron, I-F etc.), Orbital, the Orb, Future Sound of London ... 3. Metal. Probably the 2 subgenres of metal I listen to most are Progressive/Avant Garde (Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Liquid Tension Experiment, Tool, Mars Volta, Opeth) - looking around here will help me find other bands I know rather less about - and Stoner Metal (Kyuss, Monster Magnet, Sleep). I also like to listen to pre-Black Album Metallica, Groove Metal (Pantera, White Zombie) and some Alternative Metal (System of a Down). I also listen to a fair bit of Classic Rock and Hip Hop (not Gangsta Rap). |
Posted By: easytargets
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 12:55
Sure there is.
Just check some Hevia, Carlos Núñez or Kepa Junquera.
They´re all spanish and had been doing very good emotional
and melodical music with bagpipes through the past years.
From other countries, just ask limeyrob. I´m far of being an
specialist in the instrument but I like to listen to it sometimes.
It depends on my mood. ------------- The water rushes over all cities crash in the mighty wave; the final man is very small, plunging in for his final bathe |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 21:19
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I went over my alphabet, and it seems that punk would come after prog as a musical genre. (PR, PS, PT, PU,PV,PW etc)
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: January 09 2009 at 21:32
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jazz making a healthy showing |
Posted By: mobby
Date Posted: January 11 2009 at 03:03
| classical/hard rock and other: african music..what a great discovery i made few years back, listening to great artists like ismael lo, salif keita, amadou and meriem etc..african music is very varied, rich, powerful, and addictive |
Posted By: Einsetumadur
Date Posted: January 13 2009 at 09:24
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For me folk - Simon&Garfunkel, Cat Stevens, Leonard Cohen, Reinhard Mey, Roy Harper (the party of the songwriters) or Steeleye Span, Traffic, Fairport Convention, Thursaflokkurinn, Jethro Tull (the folkrockers).
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Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: January 13 2009 at 10:12
I like Classic/Hard Rock but it seems like plenty of those bands I like wind up in the Prog Related section. I know it's not prog but it's still close enough. I like some Jazz and Classical but I can't appreciate it if I listen to it for too long. That being said, I would have to say Folksy/hippie music from the 60s and 70s along the lines of Simon & Garfunkel and the Byrds. I'm also a big fan of Elton John and Billy Joel.
I'm taking "Pour On Sauce, Worcestershire." I don't know what I'm going to do with it, but it's far too good to let it go to waste. |
I'm keen to guess. Is it:Posted By: Mikerinos
Date Posted: January 14 2009 at 10:40
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Hmm, in no significant order; but as they appear in my mind, so it's a slight indication: 1. Psychedelic (isn't always a subgenre of prog) 2. Indie 3. Dream pop/shoegaze (shoegaze is basically just dream pop with noise rock influence) 4. Jazz 5. Electronic and ambient 6. Post-Punk 7. Classical 8. Folk 9. "classic" rock 10. then I guess anything avant-garde or minimalist ------------- 
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Posted By: lowbrassman
Date Posted: January 14 2009 at 16:57
| My next favorite would have to be Classic Rock with Jazz immediately following that |
Posted By: Lost Follower
Date Posted: January 14 2009 at 17:03
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Reggae,Funk,Soul,Psychedelia,Punk Rock,Glam Rock,Folk....
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Posted By: Matthew T
Date Posted: January 16 2009 at 05:48
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Really hard Poll as I like all music from jazz to country .reggae and soul as well. You missed Latin music( Salsa)
Anyway *I voted For Heavy Rock ------------- Matt |
Posted By: rosenbach
Date Posted: January 16 2009 at 16:27
| Folk music, nowadays French Folk Music |