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Points: 7341 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 18:23
Originally posted by Ty1020 Ty1020 wrote:

 
 
Oh well, I'll just make a 20 minute suite in 15/8 by myself.
 
Something I've always thought about- does some have to be long and in a funky time signature to be prog? I think not, and thats just a sily generalization.


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Collect as many Mellotrons as possible and start to jam on it Wink !
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Points: 10964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:57

ive heard some interesting comments on the bands i listen to, whether they were directed to me or not

"YES? more like NO!"
 
"Dream Theater? more like Wet Dream Theater" (actually laughed at this one)
 
"Phish? like in the water?"
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Points: 967 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:52
Iain Jennings, the excellent ex Mostly Autumn keyboards player, has put together a quite excellent band and is apparently finding it hard to get gigs in his home area (York).

Fact is, the local scene is entirely nu/heavy metal and punk. Prog doesn't get a look in, though I know loads of young people who are fans of Floyd, Rush, Camel, Genesis etc. The problem is the venues, who are totally unwilling to take any risks.
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Points: 10964 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:51
my band is trying to get shows once we have one or 2 more originals put together. in my town, prog is fairly popular (we know enough people who would see us, as we've created quite a buzz) but as for actually getting a show, i know places that would book us, but thats because we've all been in so many bands before
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:47
Chame;leon and I must liev in the same town. That's why I went to music school and studied composition. I can work by myself.

BTW Sign me up Phil, that's the band I always thouoght would be the most fun.
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Originally posted by Ty1020 Ty1020 wrote:

I'm in a proggy metal band, it's pretty easy around here because lots of people like prog-influenced music. Obviously not everybody is into Yes and Genesis (most aren't), but it'd be odd to walk into a metal show and not see somebody wearing a Dream Theater or TMV shirt or something similar, and the existance of bands like Between the Buried and Me has made prog sensibility even more popular lately.
 
Around where I live, people say things like-
 
"Yes is an agreement, not a band."
"Genesis is a bible chapter, not a band."
"Camel is an animal, not a band."
"King Crimson is a...um...I'm not going to dignify that with a response."
 
Or they just tell you your band sucks. Without listening to them. Or even hearing about them more than 30 seconds before the conversation, for that matter.
 
Oh well, I'll just make a 20 minute suite in 15/8 by myself.
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Originally posted by Ty1020 Ty1020 wrote:

I'm in a proggy metal band, it's pretty easy around here because lots of people like prog-influenced music. Obviously not everybody is into Yes and Genesis (most aren't), but it'd be odd to walk into a metal show and not see somebody wearing a Dream Theater or TMV shirt or something similar, and the existance of bands like Between the Buried and Me has made prog sensibility even more popular lately.


Prog is fairly popular where I live aswell. If I succeed with my mission, to create a "Progressive Blues-rock" band, it will be easy to get gigs.
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Points: 721 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:36
I'm in a proggy metal band, it's pretty easy around here because lots of people like prog-influenced music. Obviously not everybody is into Yes and Genesis (most aren't), but it'd be odd to walk into a metal show and not see somebody wearing a Dream Theater or TMV shirt or something similar, and the existance of bands like Between the Buried and Me has made prog sensibility even more popular lately.
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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:33
Originally posted by Chameleon Chameleon wrote:

I actually was looking for a topic like this. My friend wants to make a hard rock band, but I want to try to inject it with prog. I have no idea how, seeing as everyone I know likes either Nirvana or 50 Cent...

I suggest you try to arrange jams with fellow proghead musicians from this forum.

I'm in a similair situation, I'm soon to join a blues-based rock band. I'm going to try as hard as I can to put prog in there. However, as the other members are quite advanced musicians aswell, I don't think it will be too much of a problem.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:31
Unfortunately, where I live in the Appalachian hills of Ohio, You Don't.
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I actually was looking for a topic like this. My friend wants to make a hard rock band, but I want to try to inject it with prog. I have no idea how, seeing as everyone I know likes either Nirvana or 50 Cent...
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Points: 3 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:24
It seems like when progressive music was at its height, bands like Pink Floyd and Yes had places to play and develop their music.  I don't know if it was just that there was a bigger audience for interesting live music or there was differrent drugs that were popular, but there seemed to be a significant audience.
 
Nowdays, it would seem to be impossible to get gigs.  For those of you who have, how do you do it?  Do you just play for yourselves?  Do you just record?  How do you find others with similar interests?  Thanks!!
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