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    Posted: November 08 2016 at 05:43
Originally posted by npjnpj npjnpj wrote:

You've forgotten the one that goes:
You can hear touches of King Crinson, Jethro Tull, ELP, and Yes, but they have their own inimitable style.

Heck you stole that line from my reviews ClapClapClapLOLLOLLOL
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Points: 2720 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 07 2016 at 10:19
You've forgotten the one that goes:
You can hear touches of King Crinson, Jethro Tull, ELP, and Yes, but they have their own inimitable style.
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People grab their knobs and tune out !
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Points: 4339 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 06 2016 at 10:50
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Originally posted by HemispheresOfXanadu HemispheresOfXanadu wrote:

Originally posted by Magnum Vaeltaja Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Abbreviations are necessary though. Especially if it's that Caravan album


Or one of the early Van der Graaf Generator ones. 
A good idea would be to do what newspapers do and say the full name once then later references can be abreviated.

...oh wait. Prog fans are supposed to hate the media.


Agreed and I think I hate more just critical reviews from critics who dont know anything about PROG
Ever seen what happens when someone mentions the radio around here?
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Points: 6673 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 17:32
Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

I really hope people will stop using abbrevations LOL

LOL Tongue
I never post anything anywhere without doing more than basic research, often in depth.
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 17:18
Originally posted by HemispheresOfXanadu HemispheresOfXanadu wrote:

Originally posted by Magnum Vaeltaja Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Abbreviations are necessary though. Especially if it's that Caravan album


Or one of the early Van der Graaf Generator ones. 
A good idea would be to do what newspapers do and say the full name once then later references can be abreviated.

...oh wait. Prog fans are supposed to hate the media.


Agreed and I think I hate more just critical reviews from critics who dont know anything about PROG
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Points: 4339 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 14:46
Originally posted by Magnum Vaeltaja Magnum Vaeltaja wrote:

Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Abbreviations are necessary though. Especially if it's that Caravan album


Or one of the early Van der Graaf Generator ones. 
A good idea would be to do what newspapers do and say the full name once then later references can be abreviated.

...oh wait. Prog fans are supposed to hate the media.
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Points: 6777 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 09:34
Originally posted by AtomicCrimsonRush AtomicCrimsonRush wrote:

Abbreviations are necessary though. Especially if it's that Caravan album

Or one of the early Van der Graaf Generator ones. 
when i was a kid a doller was worth ten dollers - now a doller couldnt even buy you fifty cents
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 05 2016 at 01:35
Abbreviations are necessary though. Especially if it's that Caravan album
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Anderson Never Found A Wakeman For Open Sex
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Points: 1578 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2016 at 06:45
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

I really hope people will stop using abbrevations LOL
IDKITS
 
In De Kourt if The Srimson King?
 
In De Kake if ToSeidon?
 
I'D Kelling Ingland (by) the Sound?
 
I'D Kish I There Shere?
 
In Dark Kite if the Soon?
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 03 2016 at 03:47
Hilarious. But sadly I think
I've used all these tricks in reviews. Hahaha.
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2016 at 15:40
Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

I really hope people will stop using abbrevations LOL
IDKITS
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Points: 18446 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 02 2016 at 14:39
You must constantly belittle ELP while praising every ELP clone that came after them, just like the real critics do.
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Originally posted by Kingsnake Kingsnake wrote:

Each tip is followed by an example so you can see exactly how it's done.
Bloody well right.
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Points: 6777 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 30 2016 at 23:52
Wait, one more that they forgot:

Any and every jazz fusion piece with scat vocals in it must be a "Canterbury-esque".
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Woah, it's all the tricks I use on my Twitter page!
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Points: 1578 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 14 2016 at 10:23
I really hope people will stop using abbrevations LOL
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