Prog Rock and Hair
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Topic: Prog Rock and Hair
Posted By: SpiraleDuSoleil
Subject: Prog Rock and Hair
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 13:51
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Why does most of the old-school progrockers have long hair? Is there a connection between the long hair of metalers and progers? Or is it just a typical classic rock phenomenon that has been kept in Metal and Prog? How long is your hair Mine is about 20 centimeters long... ------------- gitarnorge.com Listen To Fusion Or Die |
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Posted By: nimrodel
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 13:53
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30 sentimeters blond luxorious hair.. aah... ------------- We want... a shrubbery! |
Posted By: nimrodel
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 13:54
jordan rudess shaved his head and i think hes better than ever! ------------- We want... a shrubbery! |
SpiraleDuSoleil wrote:Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 13:58
Only now he looks like Tony Levin. ------------- 
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Posted By: nimrodel
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 14:02
cool version of tony levin. ------------- We want... a shrubbery! |
Posted By: goose
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 17:04
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I have longish hair (20cm) at present, to be cut relatively short when I can be bothered. Historically in prog it surely comes from the hippie look. |
Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 17:59
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^^^^ Yeah, it was "in" for the time period. And i dont measure my hair sry. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 18:04
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Simply fuzz.
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 20:53
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My hair is 3/8 of an inch long. I like it short. Or maybe it's because I tried growing my hair out and it really didn't work out.... |
Posted By: Ben2112
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 21:23
Same here. Every few years I get it in my head to grow my hair long, and every time I get past about 3 inches I can't stand how frizzy/poofy/curly it gets and I go back to my regular short-cut. Plus now my hairline is receding faster than the arctic glaciers, so I don't want to look like Steve Howe. 
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Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: June 17 2005 at 21:40
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I used to like my hair short, and then one day I decided to grow it out. Now I rarely even get haircuts...right now it's about 5.5 to 6 inches long. -------------
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Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 02:48
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i dont usually measure my hair but its getting pretty long
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Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 08:12
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mine touches below my shoulders ------------- The Worthless Recluse 
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Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 10:14
| I dont measure it, but its well past my shoulders. |
Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:12
| Ditto. If I could be bothered to measure my hair then I could be bothered to get it cut. |
Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 16:18
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Well, what can I say about that? Bald is beautiful. We even removed our eyelashes.
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Posted By: Paradox
Date Posted: June 18 2005 at 18:17
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Ouch! ------------- 
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: June 19 2005 at 04:07
If you use automatic tweezers you hardly feel it. ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: AtomHeartMother
Date Posted: June 19 2005 at 17:12
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long hair is starting to come back, i think its just a phase thing, once someone thinks its cool, then others do it, and that attracts more, and then more, and more ect. I think at that time period everyone liked it, so no matter what music you played, your hair was typically long. Rock is said to be kind of rebellious too and so is long hair, i guess. ------------- "http://tinypic.com""> 
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Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: June 19 2005 at 18:30
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proggers are also very skinny. rfloyd and yes looked skinny back in the day. Cedric and omar from the mars volta are incredibly skinny. I am also very skinny. Metropolis refers to me as skinny c**t cos i only weigh 8 stone yet i am a lanky 6 foot  ------------- The Worthless Recluse
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Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: June 19 2005 at 18:38
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im 5'11 and about 136 pounds, virtually none of which is fat |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: June 19 2005 at 19:55
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i keep them 1 inch max on the top, and they gradually decrease to 1/16 inches at the ears level! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: protec
Date Posted: June 20 2005 at 03:23
| about two inches from my shoulders |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: June 20 2005 at 19:27
Pretty damn long. 
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Posted By: Roadie
Date Posted: June 20 2005 at 20:56
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Well let's see, I still have my pony tail from when I cut it off some years ago, and its about 15inches, so thats about 38cm I believe. I shoulda donated it to Locks of Love... As for why prog guys have long hair...uhm....cause they can? *shrug* ------------- "Strange how laughter looks like crying with no sound; raindrops taste like tears, without the pain." |
Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 20 2005 at 23:15
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Posted By: Arsillus
Date Posted: June 20 2005 at 23:18
I'm 6'0 and about 132.
I can't figure out why because I love to eat.
Food! |
Posted By: WillieThePimp
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 02:32
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My hair is at mid back length right now. What about scarfs in prog, the only one i've really seen is this one with Fripp in it.  ------------- You can't possibly hear the last movement of Beethoven's Seventh and go slow. ~Oscar Levant, explaining his way out of a speeding ticket |
Posted By: BebieM
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 03:16
6'4" and about 152. Seems to be a common problem among proggers. My hair is kinda inbetween short and long ... I'd guess 10 cm. |
Posted By: kingofbizzare
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 03:58
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I think some of the members of Pink Floyd wore scarves back in the Syd Barrett-era. I haven't measured my hair in a while, but it comes down four or five inches below my shoulders. Most of my friends think I should get it cut, and I always tell them I like it long. One time I was wearing my Abbey Road shirt and one of my friends commented ''I think you're just copying those guys on your shirt'' ''You mean The Beatles?'' ''Uh, yeah, them" ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/kingofbizzare/?chartstyle=asimpleblue5"> 
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Posted By: BaldFriede
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 03:59
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http://www.planetgong.co.uk/outland/gallery/spgm.php?g=Gong_classique&p=24&frpg=3&f=#pic"> Here you are. A nice example for a scarf (and for those long-haired hippie communities my older brother was always warned of when he was in his teens lol). ------------- BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
Posted By: lynton samuel
Date Posted: June 21 2005 at 10:04
mine too 
nice topic
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 10:15
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Who cares about the scarf guy... that guy in the middle is absolutely beautiful.... ------------- THIS IS ELP 
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Posted By: threefates
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 10:16
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Here's my favorite hair shot of Steve Wilson recently taken....
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: June 25 2005 at 14:37
| My hair is ROUGHLY 35cm... I don't really measure it though. |