Crimes Against Prog - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Triceratopsoil wrote:

The genre of neo-prog is a crime against music, let alone against prog

99% agree!

daslaf wrote:

Starlight Man by The Flower Kings, damn it's so lame... same thing with The Sun in my Eyes by The Tangent, but at least this one makes me laugh, I can imagine a video for this song featuring a young Travolta LOL

Every review of A Place in the Queue seems to mock The Sun in my Eyes, but I think it's wonderful. Not everything has to be prog to be good. On an album that mostly criticises society, a song like The Sun in my Eyes is a great break. I still remember the first time I heard the song. I had bought A Place in the Queue and transferred it to my mp3-player. I was listening to it for the first time on a trip to a grocery store. I fell in love with The Sun in my Eyes immediately and listened to it probably five times in a row before I listened the last song on the album. I remember wishing I was home so I could dance to it. The song still makes me smile every time I hear it.

If I should choose a Caravan song that ruins ITLOGAP it would be "Love to love you" which is a silly pop song ()but not a crime, I don't go so far).

However, what's the point of trying to remember bad songs instead of ignoring them ? If it's for a good provocation like the case of Epping forest .... well, that may be an interesting debate (personally I think it's a nice one though not one of my favorites), otherwise I find it useless.

omri

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"One had to be a Newton to notice that the moon is falling, when everyone sees that it doesn't fall. "

timburlane wrote:

I was listening to Yes' Tormato album the other day - not a masterwork but an album with a great deal to enjoy contained within, as well a the odd flash of genius (On The Silent Wings Of Freedom for instance). However there is one song on the album which is frankly hideous, I refer of course to The Circus Of Heaven. I can forgive Yes a great deal but truly this track is nothing more nor less than a shocking crime against prog with it's twee syrupyness and sickening sentimentality. This set me to thinking and now I give you my top three crimes against prog:

1; The Circus of Heaven - Yes

2; Love Beach - ELP (all of it, it's horrid)

3; The Battle of Epping Forest - Genesis

you of course may think differently...

Battle Of Epping Forest is a brave an interesting choice. Personally I find it a bit boring and the main reason I can't regard SEBTP as a masterpeice anymore although I probably wouldn't go as far to call it a 'crime against prog'.

The ELP choice is an obvious one and the band disowned it very quickly.Ahmet Ertegun (the President of Atlantic records at the time) talked them into it (well so the band claim anyway)

ELP - In The Hot Seat is even worse tbh.

Genesis - Abacab (except Dodo/Lurker)

Marillion - Brave (absolutely hate this)

..plus anything by The Flower Kings , possibly the most boring and aimless prog band on the planet (imo)

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I'm right with you on "The Creator Has A Masterplan" and would like to add PT's "The Sound Of Muzak" which makes my toes curl. Regarding "Epping Forest" I think it's the ill-conceived comedy intentions of the song that really get on my nerves, especially when the rest of the album is so perfect "More Fool Me" notwithstanding.

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King Manuel wrote:

Here are much worse songs to be considered crimes:

King Crimson - Cat food

New album!
http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=7385

I'm not, though. It's so bad!

Triceratopsoil wrote:

The genre of neo-prog is a crime against music, let alone against prog

What on earth are you talking about? You sound deluded, I'll call a doctor...