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Atavachron 
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 Posted: March 14 2007 at 03:30 |
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and now we should stop killing this thread and hope that someone wanting to discuss the pros and cons of Boston as ProgRelated comes along.
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The Whistler
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 03:27 |
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Stooopid rich kids with their snobby, elitist parties. Either they need to invite me so's I can be a snobby elite, or they need to learn some respect for Dio!
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 03:25 |
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ah yes, a lot of those in L.A., as I recall.. especially those Valley parties at the rich kid's houses.
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The Whistler
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 03:12 |
I lost my copy of Holy Diver somewhere...which is really quite sad, because I wanted to blast it out my window at the neighbors the other night when they were having some kind of adult contemporary pop fueled party.
Just say six Hail Dios and you'll be fine.
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 03:07 |
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but wait... I used to be a major metalhead, so I used to like Dio (mainly the first two records), and I loved his guitarist Viv Campbell years before in the Irish metal band Sweet Savage.
Edited by Atavachron - March 14 2007 at 03:08
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The Whistler
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 03:05 |
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Wait, what? Okay, Actryvacron, I can understand that you like Passion Play...and Presence...and even David Gilmour...but you don't like Dio? Okay, that's where I draw the line.
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:57 |
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the Dio? you're a balding, deranged, satan-worshipping, age-inappropriate headbanger?
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The Whistler
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:45 |
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Uh, Actrovachywan? I believe that the Dio has spoken.
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:42 |
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Oh they rocked, man, big time. But they split up before they had a chance to have regular prog elements. Also, let's face it, they were the very definition of AOR-- as the Admins recently commented about a different band, 'they're related to prog-related'.
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The Whistler
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:37 |
Yeah, but...did Led Zep write "Peace of Mind?" No. Don't think so. They wrote some crappy song about elevators. But "Peace of Mind," man...
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:28 |
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No, though several songs are prog-oriented if not related.
And the fact that Zeppelin is here as ProgRelated is evidence against Boston's inclusion, not for it; Each band must be judged individually-- Zep held up as an act whose music had progressive elements and developed over the course of time, Boston would not pass that test.
Edited by Atavachron - March 14 2007 at 02:30
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MadcapLaughs84
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 01:59 |
 Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
No way, Boston is the most emblematic AOR band, absolutely no relation with Prog.
If somebody adds The New Kids in the Block, I would still say no, because one aberration doesn't allow a new one, if we already made mistakes, plese don't make more.
Boston doesn't belong in a Prog site.
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I agree with that. LOL NKOTB
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 01:52 |
No way, Boston is the most emblematic AOR band, absolutely no relation with Prog.
If somebody adds The New Kids in the Block, I would still say no, because one aberration doesn't allow a new one, if we already made mistakes, plese don't make more.
Boston doesn't belong in a Prog site.
Iván
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lighthouse
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 01:46 |
video vertigo wrote:
No just because other bands that are not prog are on here under that label doesn't mean we need more.
Good music is not always prog. |
OK well why are Triumph here but Boston aren`t thats what I don`t get
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video vertigo
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 01:25 |
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No just because other bands that are not prog are on here under that label doesn't mean we need more.
Good music is not always prog.
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"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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Harry Hood
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 23:30 |
Boston were very innovative. They even had stickers on their album sleeves that said "no synths were used on this album". I think they made more selling equipment than they did selling albums.
But at the end of the day, they're just another arena rock band.
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The Rock
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 22:20 |
Zeppelin,Purple,Heep,Airplane,ect....
Now how about GOLDEN EARRING !!!!!????
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cookieacquired
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 22:00 |
Fraid not
There are some prog related on now that shouldn't be... but this is definitely not
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lighthouse
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:58 |
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well I believe bands like Boston and Zeppelin are how some of us prog heads start off so I can honestly thank them for pointing the way ... We need to stop being so protective of what we deem as "our precious prog" because I can honestly say I don`t relate to half the bands on this site at all but I enjoy the other half lots.
Edited by lighthouse - March 13 2007 at 22:08
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Mikerinos
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:57 |
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No. I've heard their first three albums, and really enjoy the debut, but only very rarely do they even have slight prog tendencies. Yeah, I guess they're about as prog as some bands here, but this has to stop somewhere.
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Boston are they prog related ?
