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HackettFan 
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 Posted: December 28 2015 at 20:16 |
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I love how I can take Gentle Giant albums, like Giant For a Day, and cut out a giant mask to wear for Halloween parties.
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JJLehto
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 20:09 |
The stuff that makes it good?  
I find it fascinating because of its diversity and well...progressiveness! Guess I'm just weird....I was never into music, just found it boring and uninteresting. Even if I liked something, it just got generic and samey. So I find prog not boring because it actually does different things! The song structures, the different influences, the many many directions it can go. You never really know what a prog (insert sub genre) album will be like, where it'll take you, sometimes you get swept off your feet in awe and surprise.
This, for me, doesn't happen with non prog music.
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HackettFan
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 19:53 |
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I love how it has some sounds actually originate from Mars.
I love how it has singers of these ageless times with kitchen prose and gutter rhymes.
I love how it provides unexpected twists and turns.
I love 5/4, 7/4, 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, 11/8, polyrhythms, nested polyrhythms.
I love how women fawn over it.
I love barbecue ribs.
I digress.
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akaBona
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 17:02 |
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prog music is one of those things what make life worth living. it makes me feel better!
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Polymorphia
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 16:19 |
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Good prog is good because all the elements make for a good listening experience as a whole. The difference between prog and other genres are just the elements themselves. There's enough variation in prog (at least according to PA) that I couldn't describe any appeal that's universal to all prog, except for aforementioned variation. Many of the best prog albums make for very unique and varied experiences.
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Nogbad_The_Bad
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 12:06 |
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Because it makes me happy, I stuff that makes me listen, has depth, has changes of tempo & mood, an absence of crappy lyrics & harmony vocals
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Ian
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1so-static
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 11:41 |
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One element to keep it interesting is swapping time signatures 5:8 to 4:4 to 3:4... for example "Money" by PF was composed in 7:4 until it reaches the solo and slaps hard into a 4:4 rhythm .... and keep away from repetitive scales
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Manuel
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Posted: December 28 2015 at 09:44 |
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For me, is quite simple. It's the experience of listening music meant to be listened.
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Kati
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 20:20 |
 Atavachron wrote:
Because it's so friggin good.
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Kati
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 20:20 |
people who stop being snotty to others while showing the best side of prog do open great avenues to newcomers 
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Atavachron
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 20:17 |
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Because it's so friggin good.
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"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." -- John F. Kennedy
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Kati
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 15:20 |
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Kati
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 15:18 |
Hercules wrote:
Porg is dirty movies with a Rick Wakeman soundtrack.
Not my scene.
Prog, however IS my scene because it moves my rhythm organs and stimulates my brain. |
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DDPascalDD
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 14:34 |
zravkapt wrote:
I'm not a fan of pork. |
Said the bloodthirsty ice cube.
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Hercules
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 14:03 |
Porg is dirty movies with a Rick Wakeman soundtrack.
Not my scene.
Prog, however IS my scene because it moves my rhythm organs and stimulates my brain.
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A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.
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emigre80
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 13:45 |
JD wrote:
Man, I can't believe I'm saying this but...
'cause it make my brain work.
I know, I know, most rock music is designed for the exact opposite effect, but if my little grey sponge isn't engaged when I 'listen' to music I find it uncomfortable. Back ground or activity filled music is very different and I suppose that's part of why I listen to other genres.
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In this case, I'm quite happy just to agree with what everyone else says. Otherwise I might be forced to admit the answer is "I dunno, I just really like it, you know?"
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Imperial Zeppelin
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 13:43 |
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The butt-shaking drumming of course
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"Hey there, Dog Man, now I drink from your bowl."
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WeepingElf
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 13:41 |
RoeDent wrote:
It's simply music that offers more. More depth. More variation in feeling, even within a single song. A great prog epic is like a movie in sound. It has moments of drama, reflection, surging energy, and a sense of flow to it.
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Yep. These are features that prog shares with few other music genres, and why I like it. Prog is a fascinating auditory journey, and good prog offers something new to discover each time you listen to it.
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zravkapt
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 11:55 |
DDPascalDD wrote:
Pork? That's awesome stuff indeed! |
I'm not a fan of pork. I'm not Jewish/Muslim/vegetarian, but I avoid the stuff as much as possible. Do you know how much pigs are similar to humans? Everytime someone asks a cannibal what human flesh tastes like, they always say it tastes like pig.
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DDPascalDD
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Posted: December 27 2015 at 11:42 |
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Pork? That's awesome stuff indeed!
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What makes 'prog' NOT boring?
just saying