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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

The Fab Four are not prog, proto or any other subgenre nonsense....They are a boy band creating bubble gum music for girls....and that's a music genre LOL.

I love a good beat down....

I believe you have reached cringe level with your Beatles hatred.
I agree it's getting old. This is not bubble gum music and it sounds great on vinyl.
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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I don't listen to enough bands that I don't like to actually rank them. 99%+ of the bands listed under Neo-prog could likely have a spot on the list. If I was held at gunpoint and told to name 5 I would probably go with:

Marillion
Pallas
IQ
Pendragon
Gandalf's Fist

Again, not really a ranking, just the names that come to mind when discussing a style I don't enjoy. Probably due to the fact that they get the most press (why they came to mind, not why I don't like them).


Mine would be fairly similar

I reckon  Big smile
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Inevitably, this has become a silly, pointless thread, so maybe I should just join in with my 'favourite' three:

Opeth
Ayreon
The Mars Volta

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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I don't listen to enough bands that I don't like to actually rank them. 99%+ of the bands listed under Neo-prog could likely have a spot on the list. If I was held at gunpoint and told to name 5 I would probably go with:

Marillion
Pallas
IQ
Pendragon
Gandalf's Fist

Again, not really a ranking, just the names that come to mind when discussing a style I don't enjoy. Probably due to the fact that they get the most press (why they came to mind, not why I don't like them).


Mine would be fairly similar
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https://podcasts.progrock.com/post-avant-jazzcore-happy-hour/
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I don't listen to enough bands that I don't like to actually rank them. 99%+ of the bands listed under Neo-prog could likely have a spot on the list. If I was held at gunpoint and told to name 5 I would probably go with:

Marillion
Pallas
IQ
Pendragon
Gandalf's Fist

Again, not really a ranking, just the names that come to mind when discussing a style I don't enjoy. Probably due to the fact that they get the most press (why they came to mind, not why I don't like them).


OUCH!!

Careful now fella……
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I don't listen to enough bands that I don't like to actually rank them. 99%+ of the bands listed under Neo-prog could likely have a spot on the list. If I was held at gunpoint and told to name 5 I would probably go with:

Marillion
Pallas
IQ
Pendragon
Gandalf's Fist.

You just picked five of my favourites. Big smile
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Originally posted by Tapfret Tapfret wrote:

I don't listen to enough bands that I don't like to actually rank them. 99%+ of the bands listed under Neo-prog could likely have a spot on the list. If I was held at gunpoint and told to name 5 I would probably go with:

Marillion
Pallas
IQ
Pendragon
Gandalf's Fist

Again, not really a ranking, just the names that come to mind when discussing a style I don't enjoy. Probably due to the fact that they get the most press (why they came to mind, not why I don't like them).

Now, I could get tempted to tell about some of my dislikes, but I better not. Big smile
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I don't listen to enough bands that I don't like to actually rank them. 99%+ of the bands listed under Neo-prog could likely have a spot on the list. If I was held at gunpoint and told to name 5 I would probably go with:

Marillion
Pallas
IQ
Pendragon
Gandalf's Fist

Again, not really a ranking, just the names that come to mind when discussing a style I don't enjoy. Probably due to the fact that they get the most press (why they came to mind, not why I don't like them).

Edited by Tapfret - April 20 2023 at 12:03

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Originally posted by Nogbad_The_Bad Nogbad_The_Bad wrote:

Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ It didn't take me long to put a Bottom 12 list together. I just went straight to the Avant Prog page. Tongue

I could probably pick another 12 avant bands you'd hate more than those LOL
I don't doubt it. Tongue
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ It didn't take me long to put a Bottom 12 list together. I just went straight to the Avant Prog page. Tongue

I could probably pick another 12 avant bands you'd hate more than those LOL
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^^ It didn't take me long to put a Bottom 12 list together. I just went straight to the Avant Prog page. Tongue

I can't stop laughing of this one either, even I like albums of some of the artists mentioned.
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

The Fab Four are not prog, proto or any other subgenre nonsense....They are a boy band creating bubble gum music for girls....and that's a music genre LOL.

I love a good beat down....

I believe you have reached cringe level with your Beatles hatred.
Clearly you are new to PA, I reached that pinnacle eons ago.....Clap LOL

at least you admit it, there's still hope for you... 😎
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^^ It didn't take me long to put a Bottom 12 list together. I just went straight to the Avant Prog page. Tongue

Edited by Psychedelic Paul - April 20 2023 at 09:59
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

The Fab Four are not prog, proto or any other subgenre nonsense....They are a boy band creating bubble gum music for girls....and that's a music genre LOL.

I love a good beat down....

I believe you have reached cringe level with your Beatles hatred.
Clearly you are new to PA, I reached that pinnacle eons ago.....Clap LOL
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^LOL

Five of my all time favorites here:

Art Zoyd
The Residents
Swans
Univers Zero
Robert Wyatt

Love selected:

Henry Cow and
Frank Zappa too &

kind of like the rest as well, except I've never warmed up to

Cardiacs or Current 93
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My Bottom 12 Least Favourite Prog Artists (which'll come as no surprise to anyone who knows me). Smile

Art Zoyd
Cardiacs
Henry Cow
Current 93
News from Babel
Present
The Residents
Swans
Thinking Plague
Univers Zero
Robert Wyatt
Frank Zappa
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

The Fab Four are not prog, proto or any other subgenre nonsense....They are a boy band creating bubble gum music for girls....and that's a music genre LOL.

I love a good beat down....

I believe you have reached cringe level with your Beatles hatred.
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Originally posted by David_D David_D wrote:

There're surely some bands, or more exactly speaking their music, I don't like, but I try now not to dig it too much for the sake
of those who like them.

But I can still laugh of some funny remarks.
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Originally posted by Catcher10 Catcher10 wrote:

The Fab Four are not prog, proto or any other subgenre nonsense....They are a boy band creating bubble gum music for girls....and that's a music genre LOL.

I love a good beat down....

LOL
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There're surely some bands, or more exactly speaking their music, I don't like, but I try now not to dig it too much for the sake
of those who like them.
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