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AFlowerKingCrimson 
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Yes, but that's where I live and so that's what I go by. Ya dig?
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Jeffro
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There are kids today, here in the U.S., who know Astley because of the whole Rickroll thing. When you combine that with everyone who remembers him from when he was relevant you'll realize that he's much more known here than you think.
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richardh
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Rick has got an amazing Baritone voice, shame it was wasted on Stock Aitken Waterbracket shyte
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Shadowyzard
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Posted: October 17 2021 at 09:06 |
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The world is not the United States. |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Posted: October 17 2021 at 07:37 |
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How many editions are there?  In the US at least I would not consider him a household name. Until this thread, I haven't heard him mentioned in quite a long time.
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Sacro_Porgo
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Posted: October 17 2021 at 00:44 |
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Rick Astley? Not famous? I'm sorry, which edition of the internet have you been using for the past decade or so?
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Cboi Sandlin
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Posted: October 16 2021 at 20:41 |
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But honestly, who could honestly say that Camel isn’t one of the greatest bands ever, their bassists name is literally Colin Bass 😂
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Cboi Sandlin
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Posted: October 16 2021 at 20:36 |
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Lyrics for Rick Astley prog song Never (10 minute instrumental breakdown) Gonna (7 1/2 minute jazz section) Give (5 minute keyboard solo) You (12 minute sax section) Up (20 minutes of random animal noises) |
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Blacksword
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Posted: October 15 2021 at 07:54 |
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Rick's a good sport..getting up on stage with The Foo Fighters, and to hear that he digs some prog is cool. Always thought he was quite a good singer. Mostly awful music though.
Better singer than Andy Latimer 
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Logan
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Posted: October 15 2021 at 06:57 |
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Maybe he could collaborate with Camel and Fish for an album called Rick Astley's Raindances with Fish and Camels.
By the way, if any have somehow escaped the phenomenon of rickrolling (the youtube link in the OP is to "Never Gonna Give You up"): "Rickrolling, alternatively Rick-rolling or Rickroll, is a prank and an Internet meme involving an unexpected appearance of the music video for the 1987 song "Never Gonna Give You Up," performed by the English singer Rick Astley. The meme is a type of bait and switch using a disguised hyperlink that leads to the music video. When victims click on a seemingly unrelated link, the site with the music video loads instead of what was expected, and in doing so they are said to have been "Rickrolled". The meme has also extended to using the song's lyrics in unexpected places" (Wikipedia). See HERE (CLICK) for a better explanation of this sort of cultural phenomenon. Rather than a Rick-roll or a Camel-roll, I'd quite like a The Residents Eskimo-roll (fellow kayakers will know what I am talking about). Edited by Logan - October 15 2021 at 07:01 |
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Posted: October 15 2021 at 06:36 |
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According to Wikipedia his big passion is soul, however "he co-wrote "Mission Statement", a track for former Marillion singer Fish's 1999 solo album Raingods with Zippos"
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Lewian
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Obviously one can be fan of very different styles of music, particularly be fan of one style and produce a totally different style. Nothing wrong with that, even if one of the styles is soft pop.
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I think I'd rather be Rickrolled than Camelrolled, although I may have rolled a few Camels when I was still a smoker. Had Rick Astley got started earlier in the 80s (I think he would have been about 16 at that time) maybe he could have come out with something like Camel's No Easy Answer. That song might have some internet meme and culture potential. Like when you ask someone a question on the internet, or you are asking for some help with homework, and someone responds, "This video should help explain it" and a link to "No Easy Answer" is stealthily provided. You click on it and you're all like, "Oh no, I've been Camelrolled again" and break down weeping. You weep partially due to your gullibility, but mostly over the futility of it all. |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Apparently he was really big in England and Europe but is really only known for one big song(never gonna give you up) here in the US(maybe two). That's why I said he's not famous. In the US he's mostly known as a one hit wonder. David Essex is another one who was big in the UK but is only known for one big hit in the US(rock on).
As far as his career choice. Well, maybe he was just more of a pop guy to begin with. It's true in the 80's it was tough to make a living out of prog so in hindsight he probably made the right decision. Howard Jones(while more in the synth pop direction and not in the same category as Astley)actually was in a prog band in the 70's apparently(probably didn't get very far and I don't even knew their name) so there are other examples of pop musicians who had a familiarity with or some involvement with prog who chose not to go in that direction(for whatever reason).
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chopper
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Posted: October 14 2021 at 07:04 |
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Sadly no, I can't claim that one. I can't remember where I first heard it but it's been around for a few years now.
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chopper, did you make that joke up yourself?
I'll try to remember it for a Christmas cracker joke.
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Did you know Rick Astley would lend you any of his Disney DVDs except one?
He's never gonna give you Up. (I'm here all week)
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My wife's a Rick Astley fan - she'll be gutted at this news! I have to say I'm quite surprised. Anyway, surely you all agree that NGGYU is one of 1987's very finest Stock Aitken and Waterman-produced UK number 1 singles?
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Posted: October 14 2021 at 03:37 |
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Yes I’ve been rick-rolled.
I don’t like the song much either, but it gave Rick an opportunity, and few of us get that in the music biz. |
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