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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2008 at 13:59
Originally posted by Ghandi 2 Ghandi 2 wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

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micky, if you need another member of your army to get Rush into prog-related, I'm happy to join. ;-) 

hahhahaha....  we just folded up shop and called it a day ..but thanks anyway hahahha
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Points: 1494 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2008 at 13:58
Originally posted by micky micky wrote:

Originally posted by Ghandi 2 Ghandi 2 wrote:

micky, if you need another member of your army to get Rush into prog-related, I'm happy to join. ;-) 

hahhahaha....  we just folded up shop and called it a day ..but thanks anyway hahahha
Nooooooooooo! It will never die!
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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2008 at 11:37
Insanely overrated in my opinion. They have done some nice things but they've always been pretty boring to me.
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Points: 8238 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2008 at 10:22
If their gig at the House of Blues in Dallas last October is any indication they are doing just fine, fan-wise.  The room was packed and the ages ranged from teens to people in their late fifties and everyone seemed to recognize every song they played so you do the math.  And all that without a single ad or blurb in the local rags.
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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2008 at 09:42
Well, Prog-Related doesn't mean bad music, on the contrary... Some of my all-time favourite bands are in PR, as my reviews spell quite clearly.WinkLOL However, I'd like to remind you all that there are quite a few other bands who are in fully prog subs and have even less prog credentials than Rush.

That said, I do agree about PT being a good band, but not the groundbreaking act that many consider them to be. Personally, I think The Mars Volta are the real blueprint for modern prog - love them or hate them, they are progressive in the true sense of the word.
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Originally posted by Ghandi 2 Ghandi 2 wrote:

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micky, if you need another member of your army to get Rush into prog-related, I'm happy to join. ;-) 



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Originally posted by Purplefloyd Purplefloyd wrote:

If they got more exposure they'd be more popular.  Just the public would much rather listen to Hannah Montana, Kanye West, and Fall out Boy before they listen to an intelligent band like PT.
You know, nobody listens to Hannah Montana, besides the occasional 10 year old girl. Lumping her together with them is an insult to Kanye West and, yes, even Fall out Boy, because even though as bad as they are, they are actually musicians.
 
PT aren't that intelligent, it's just more angsty teen lyrics over simple music that appears to be complex (before you scream, SW said about as much in an interview). I think they have way too many fans. But nobody likes me, so whatever.
 
They are extremely popular, almost everyone in the archives appears to love them and talk about them constantly, I hear them mentioned outside of a prog context, and Shallow is bloody preloaded onto my Xbox 360.
 
micky, if you need another member of your army to get Rush into prog-related, I'm happy to join. ;-) 


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... and PT and DT will never be THE T.

Sorry, I had to say that.
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Oh you all are deceiving yourselves of course...
 
Wait a few days, and you'll see how, among PA members, PT is the new DT....
 
Wait for the Album of the Year results to come out...
 
By the way: I saw them live and they're great, even though Wilson is not charismatic and he actually made mistakes, like forgetting the lyrics of Blackest Eyes....LOL
 
I have all their albums....They're one of the great bands...
 
But of course with me they CAN'T be the new DT....Tongue
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I used to be into them, but recently I went back and listened to their albums and felt nothing. Absolutely nothing. Makes me wonder why I had them in the first place...
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 19 2008 at 00:33
I'll be completely honest... I've completely lost interest in them since In Absentia.. and the latest album..arrgg...  average describes it best to me.  Thankfully they don't need me as fan.  There are plenty of others...LOL
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I find them pretty average. Don't see what makes them so good.
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Shhh.... let's keep this a secret. God know what will happen if Radiohead and Muse fans discover Porcupine Tree. 
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Originally posted by Avantgardehead Avantgardehead wrote:

Pretty much every progressive music fan I've talked to is insanely crazy about this band...


I know, i just don't get it. Big%20smile  I wasn't even able to tell that Mike Portnoy was a great drummer till i heard LTE.


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Originally posted by Purplefloyd Purplefloyd wrote:

If they got more exposure they'd be more popular.  Just the public would much rather listen to Hannah Montana, Kanye West, and Fall out Boy before they listen to an intelligent band like PT.

If PT got more popular with that crowd, I'd be worried. The people who listen to the stuff you listed are beyond conversion... unless PT makes some sort of minimalist album, that's danceable and/or full of "catchy" hooks left and right
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If they got more exposure they'd be more popular.  Just the public would much rather listen to Hannah Montana, Kanye West, and Fall out Boy before they listen to an intelligent band like PT.
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Pretty much every progressive music fan I've talked to is insanely crazy about this band...
http://www.last.fm/user/Avantgardian
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2008 at 19:36
What planet are you living on?  Obviously not the ProgArchives planet. Tongue
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2008 at 19:13
Originally posted by ProgBagel ProgBagel wrote:

Originally posted by micky micky wrote:


Originally posted by ProgBagel ProgBagel wrote:


What is with these new posters?
could be worse... could have been a DT lack of fans thread LOL




psstt..

there is no crying in prog LOL
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Points: 894 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 18 2008 at 19:11
Originally posted by ProgBagel ProgBagel wrote:


What is with these new posters?

Who knows? maybe they are just ronrey... or "indie" kids who don't realize what they've stumbled upon hereLOL
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