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stronghold 
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 Posted: October 12 2009 at 05:48 |
Rush- I can't stand Geddy's voice, and their guitar.
Yes- I had listened to most of their albums. Their music just does not work on me.
ELP- like Yes
Genesis- Peter Gabriel is great musician, though I am not a big fan of his music. After his era, boringgggggg!
Finally, there is a common reason I don't like Rush, Yes, and ELP: guitar! Their guitar sound makes me sleepy.
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Textbook
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Posted: October 12 2009 at 05:11 |
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This site has In A Flesh Aquarium ranked as nearly 2006's best album. They're certainly prog but popular? Perhaps not.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: October 12 2009 at 04:35 |
 Textbook wrote:
Dream Theater seem to be the big one here, interesting. I thought I was in the minority here.
Anyway, you can add Unexpect to my list. I just checked out In A Flesh Aquarium on the strength of the ratings on PA and boy did I learn my lesson. Noisy song-free nonsense. |
Popular Prog band? 
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Textbook
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Posted: October 12 2009 at 04:27 |
Dream Theater seem to be the big one here, interesting. I thought I was in the minority here.
Anyway, you can add Unexpect to my list. I just checked out In A Flesh Aquarium on the strength of the ratings on PA and boy did I learn my lesson. Noisy song-free nonsense.
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el dingo
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Posted: October 12 2009 at 02:59 |
keelo78 wrote:
It would be Marillion for me. I've tried to get into them, I just can't. Another band I get kind of iffy on is Dream Theater. Some of their stuff I like, some of it I don't. |
Saved me saying it myself 
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It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough.
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FordPrefect
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 14:18 |
I have tried to like Van der Graaf generator, PFM and Gentle Giant, but generally I don't like those bands eventhough so many prog-fan seem to love them. It's kinda strange that most of King Crimson-fans -like me- also love VDGG, but I don't. I think that couple of VDGG tracks are... well, good... but generally that band is so overrated that it cannot seem to amaze me!  I like most of the Italian prog, but in my opinion PFM was the least impressive of the 70s Italian prog bands. And their music in 80s and 90s...
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Don't panic
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Moogtron III
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 05:03 |
Yes, I had a similar experience. The Lamb and SEBTB had to grow on me, but turned out to be real gems, the rest of the albums, like Nursery cryme, got me immediately.
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Rottenhat
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Posted: October 10 2009 at 04:26 |
'Yes' are best listened to not watched in my opinion. Can't really stand Anderson's new agey guru smile and gestures :)
Edited by Rottenhat - October 10 2009 at 04:28
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Language is a virus from outer space.
-William S. Burroughs
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classic not old
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 17:55 |
I'm surprised no more takers for Yes.
Had to get to page 3 before anyone even mentioned them.
I'm sure I SHOULD like Yes... after I'll I'm a massive Genesis fan... and Yes are all brilliant musicians... but they just don't do it for me.
Maybe they take themselves too seriously? Genesis had a sense of humour, which I've never seen in Yes.
I'm similarly underwhelmed by Rick Wakeman's various solo efforts.
ELP is a load of pretentious w**k, IMO, also....
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Wilcey
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 03:45 |
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I would have said The Mars Volta, but the new album is fab, I love it, "With Twilight as my Guide" is my absoloute favourite track for this year, it's simply stunning, mesmorising and beautiful.
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verslibre
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Posted: October 09 2009 at 03:33 |
-Radioswim- wrote:
about 2 years ago I would have completely and utterly agreed with you about The Mars Volta. Deloused clicked, ratherly quickly for me. However, their others (more so after frances the mute) took amazing amounts of listening to finally snap into place. I love all of their stuff endlessly now (excluding the most recent release, as I havn't even listened) |
You got farther than me. Frances is the last one I still own. Amputechture didn't do much for me. De-loused remains a classic. That was an astonishing purchase for a "mainstream" band.
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Textbook
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 18:43 |
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I don't have much time for Radiohead. Very cold and uninteresting and I don't like Thom Yorke's voice.
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inrainbows
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 18:12 |
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saying bands "suck" is no argument and is also rather immature. |
agree, I would never say a band sucks, simply because I dislike a record or two or the band itself. Other people consider that band great, not to say one of the greatest bands 
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keelo78
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 17:57 |
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It would be Marillion for me. I've tried to get into them, I just can't. Another band I get kind of iffy on is Dream Theater. Some of their stuff I like, some of it I don't.
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Textbook
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 04:12 |
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It is however, lots of fun.
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Snow Dog
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 04:04 |
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saying bands "suck" is no argument and is also rather immature.
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*frinspar*
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 04:01 |
The Block wrote:
Vibrationbaby wrote:
GENESIS they suck. |
Genesis first off does not suck. Second of all you have to be in the mood to listen to Genesis, though for me I'm always in the mood. You should give them a second chance. |
Genesis and Oingo Boingo are the only two bands whose discographies reside on my Ipod and that never get changed out. 
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Textbook
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Posted: October 08 2009 at 03:29 |
For me it would be Dream Theater. Don't get me wrong, I don't hate them, I like them, I just don't get the colossal admiration and towering esteem they are held in. To me they're good, not brilliant. Lyrics are a bit plain and the band sure can play but their composition doesn't match their ambition.
Also ELP, who do actually suck.
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The Block
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Posted: October 07 2009 at 19:25 |
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same with me with the Lamb, but all other Genesis albums got me right away.
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 Hurty flurty schnipp schnipp!
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Neurotarkus
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Posted: October 07 2009 at 19:23 |
The Block wrote:
Vibrationbaby wrote:
GENESIS they suck. |
Genesis first off does not suck. Second of all you have to be in the mood to listen to Genesis, though for me I'm always in the mood. You should give them a second chance. |
Yeah when I first heard the Lamb, I was like wtf so overrated. After about 20m listens, it's starting to grow on me. With SEBTP, I only liked Moonlit Knight for a while, then, after about 20 listens, I discovered the glory of the rest of the album. However, Nursery Cryme got me immediatey.
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