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Points: 46838 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 17:12
Originally posted by WinterLight WinterLight wrote:

Originally posted by mithrandir mithrandir wrote:

this board definitely has some of the most inane topics Ive ever seen,
 
Whats the best rifff in Close to the Edge!?!?
 
Who wrote the best Song in July of 1973!!?!?!?
 
y'all 'zome crazy craka'z 'zometimez, Tongue


Indeed, it's certainly not the stuff of "Post pictures of yourself naked with weapons."


damnit.. I missed that thread...
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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 17:03
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

I would like to know if there is ONE person here in PA that ever changed his mind about a band that he/she liked or hated because of comments by other forum members....
 
ONE.....
 


Not a band per se, but I started not minding the lyrical content of Tales too much because of a clear and intelligent response to some attempted smartassery on my part.
 
Well.. we don't change tastes... but yes, eventually we may learn things here... I learn to tolerate people that like different music... It's not a waste of time as I said...
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Points: 8052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 14:51
Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

I would like to know if there is ONE person here in PA that ever changed his mind about a band that he/she liked or hated because of comments by other forum members....
 
ONE.....
 


Not a band per se, but I started not minding the lyrical content of Tales too much because of a clear and intelligent response to some attempted smartassery on my part.
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Originally posted by mithrandir mithrandir wrote:

this board definitely has some of the most inane topics Ive ever seen,
 
Whats the best rifff in Close to the Edge!?!?
 
Who wrote the best Song in July of 1973!!?!?!?
 
y'all 'zome crazy craka'z 'zometimez, Tongue


Indeed, it's certainly not the stuff of "Post pictures of yourself naked with weapons."
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this board definitely has some of the most inane topics Ive ever seen,
 
Whats the best rifff in Close to the Edge!?!?
 
Who wrote the best Song in July of 1973!!?!?!?
 
y'all 'zome crazy craka'z 'zometimez, Tongue
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I would like to know if there is ONE person here in PA that ever changed his mind about a band that he/she liked or hated because of comments by other forum members....
 
ONE.....
 
And no, I don't qualify. I think KAyo Dot's latest is a masterpiece but I still think the preceding album is utter garbage... I haven't changed my opinion...
 
So the question is, and I agree with Stonebeard here, what's the f**king point of saying "DT is better than your sh*t" or "Nobody has ever heard to this music therefore is good and better than your famous sh*t" or "He only listens to famous bands.. I don't therefore I know better" or "Millions like my band therefore is better than all your unknown sh*t"... What's the point?
 
There is a point: we're bored. And the forum helps us kill minutes in a day....
 
Unless you want to do something valuable like reading a great book or going with your girl/boyfriend or taking your child to the park or working your ass off or whatever has any more use than this, I guess this useless discussions in PA are still better than being glued to your TV or playing videogames... In a way, at least you're still INTERACTING with somebody... in a weird virtual way....
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

 
hey MM, who's the gormless bint??
 
 

Be careful calling her a gormless bint, she can blow you up real good, I tell you what.

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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Arguments are boring full-stop IMHO. i don't like it personally. i'm good at it most of the time, but i still don't like it. discussion FTW.

also, at the end of the day (prog reference), nobody gives a sh*t who is the most technically impressive or the better musician, it's whether you enjoy it or not. PA should be a place to unite proggers and for us to share and relate to different tastes, maybe learn from them, let's be positive.
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BTW, Stoney, I agree with a lot of what you're saying.  I enjoy discussions of music I enjoy with like-minded people, because of this I tend to stick to appreciation threads and recommendation threads.  Endless, mind-numbing polls and tedious arguments I can do without.  I too am spending most of my time in General Discussions, and to be honest I've had some of my best conversations about prog there.
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Points: 31169 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 09:53
Originally posted by Chameleon Chameleon wrote:

We wouldn't have such senseless debates if Magma Henry Cow wasn't so obviously superior to every other band.



So true.
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We wouldn't have such senseless debates if Magma wasn't so obviously superior to every other band.
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Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

^^ I agree... I mean, what is the point of trying to argue with MikeEnregalia that giving a 9.2 rating for Ayreon's 01011001 and only 8.9 for Lateralus is fundamentally flawed, and therefore undermines his whole rating scheme???....Wacko



to each his own ... I prefer the Ayreon album, and although some people think that Lateralus is one of the greatest albums ever conceived - and I even agree to a certain extent - listening to it is not as rewarding for me.
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Points: 20705 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 09:18
Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

^^ I agree... I mean, what is the point of trying to argue with MikeEnregalia that giving a 9.2 rating for Ayreon's 01011001 and only 8.9 for Lateralus is fundamentally flawed, and therefore undermines his whole rating scheme???....Wacko
 

...I'd just have my posts sensored by the Admin team (again)....Wink

 

 

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No you wouldn't
 
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Points: 20705 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 09:17
Originally posted by Majestic_Mayhem Majestic_Mayhem wrote:

We argue because we can?

LOLZ< I DNT KNPW!
Stonie needs a break.
 
hey MM, who's the gormless bint??
 
 
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Points: 20705 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 08:59
^^ I agree... I mean, what is the point of trying to argue with MikeEnregalia that giving a 9.2 rating for Ayreon's 01011001 and only 8.9 for Lateralus is fundamentally flawed, and therefore undermines his whole rating scheme???....Wacko
 

...I'd just have my posts sensored by the Admin team (again)....Wink

 

 

LOL


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Edited by Jim Garten - June 10 2008 at 09:14
Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson
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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 08:56
We argue because we can?

LOLZ< I DNT KNPW!
Stonie needs a break.

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Points: 3839 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 08:46
WE ARGUE BECAUSE THE ALMIGHTY INTERWEB COMMANDS US TO.
 
If people were'nt constantly arguing about stupid things, the entire internet would collapse.
 
Aside from that, we just want to know that someone out there cares about the same things we do, even if they disagree.
 
That said, ZOMG THIS DISCUSSION IS SO NOT PROG AT ALL.
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Points: 25210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 03:24
^Ur so mean!:P
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Points: 7606 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 03:22
lol stonebeard only listens to music that has already been discussed to death lol lol lol luz
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Points: 25210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 10 2008 at 03:11
"prog music is boring to argue about and nobody has anything worthwhile to say."
Other that that being a little harsh, I kinda agree with Stoney.
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