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elder08 
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 13:43 |
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Hey guys i'm having trouble describing my band to people can you tell me a good definition for prog rock?
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SaltyJon
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 13:45 |
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elder08
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 13:48 |
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Thanks SaltyJon but i would kinda like an actuall definition this ones jumpy and hard to sum up
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 13:50 |
What is art? 
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elder08
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 13:51 |
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Art is anything creative bro hahaha thats how i sum it up
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WalterDigsTunes
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 13:53 |
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If you can sum up art, you can sum up prog.
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elder08
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:01 |
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obviously not dude this seriously has been stressing me for a bit any time somone ask for a genre i say "Um like Rush and Pink Floyd" and the other person goes "Ohh so like classic rock" "(facepalm)"
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lazland
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:05 |
This the normal sort of dictionary/encyclopedia definition: | Noun | 1. | progressive rock
- a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with
attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for
listening and not dancing |
However, not a great deal of use to excite people is it? So...how about, the greatest combination of art, music, and poetry known to modern man?
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Camel_APPeal
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:06 |
 elder08 wrote:
obviously not dude this seriously has been stressing me for a bit any time somone ask for a genre i say "Um like Rush and Pink Floyd" and the other person goes "Ohh so like classic rock" "(facepalm)" |
May I suggest replacing "(facepalm)" with "Uh... well, yeah... something like that; why don't you better come to see us and see for yourself? You're going to like it!"
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elder08
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:08 |
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Ah but without a definition they wont understand beleive me
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elder08
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:10 |
Oh yeah  once my friend tried out for bass in the band and quit because: "Progressive rock is dumb why the hell do i have to play ten minute jams" we all kinda were like okay....
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Camel_APPeal
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:13 |
elder08 wrote:
Oh yeah once my friend tried out for bass in the band and quit because: "Progressive rock is dumb why the hell do i have to play ten minute jams" we all kinda were like okay.... |
That's a different thing, my friend! When recruiting musicians for a prog band, you want to recruit only musicians who know what prog is and like it!!
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:14 |
lazland wrote:
So...how about, the greatest combination of art, music, and poetry known to modern man?
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there are many other forms of music that could answer these criteria.
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"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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lazland
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:17 |
lucas wrote:
lazland wrote:
So...how about, the greatest combination of art, music, and poetry known to modern man?
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there are many other forms of music that could answer these criteria. |
The emphasis is on the greatest. Many others could, of course, come close, but they wouldn't be the greatest, would they? As the immortal McCloud said, there can be only one 
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toroddfuglesteg
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:18 |
elder08 wrote:
Hey guys i'm having trouble describing my band to people can you tell me a good definition for prog rock? |
Retro-progressive music with liberal-conservative lyrics. I use that description myself.
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elder08
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:25 |
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BLEHHHHH this is a hard topic
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 14:39 |
Experimental rock music, that should do. Or as other people call it, weird sh*t.
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The Quiet One
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 15:30 |
harmonium.ro wrote:
Experimental rock music, that should do. Or as other people call it, weird sh*t. |
That sums it up perfectly for those who don't like Prog, my friends keep on calling that the music I hear, haha.
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 15:35 |
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The good stuff from the 70's and the later stuff that sounds a bit like it.
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harmonium.ro
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Posted: April 12 2010 at 15:43 |
Oh but no, I learned that expression from people on PA who don't bother explaining in too many words the music they like.
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