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richardh wrote:

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there is a definite USA bias when it comes to any musicians. I watched some of Pete Pardo's videos on top drummers covering metal, fusion and prog and it was a massive turn off to me. Far too many US fusion and metal drummers for my liking.

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Hi,

I don't think that it being fusion or metal is an issue ... what bothers me is the high-schoolish drumming, as if those musicians can't count without a snare drum ... and it's still going around today, and I stopped listening to most prog/progressive because of it, and too many of the lists just show that ... with a small minority of better stuff, or more entertaining stuff.

These days, the jazz side is more entertaining ... might get too many standup bass players from Japan, but getting to hear an 18 saxophone band, and others, including some really fine women bands, makes the prog/progressive selections be really poor, in my book!

The music has to improve, not go backwards. Reminds me of the album from STRING DRIVEN THING ... "band without a drummer" ... and it sounded fine!

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Catcher10 wrote:

miamiscot wrote:

My analytics tell me that 40% of my viewers watch on their TV sets. (50% on their phones and 10% on a tablet.) And 100% of them are awesome and amazing and if you watch The Prog Corner you will be awesome and amazing too!!!

Bro, I'm already subscribed....So I'm awesome already. God Save the World!!!!!!!

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What happened to watching YT on the computer (desktop or laptop)? I almost always watch on my laptop, and very occasionally on the smart tv when showing something to someone else. Never on the phone, I hate using a small screen like that. However, just because some people don't care and use their phone doesn't make them nutbars. If that's easier and doesn't make a difference to them, then that's fine. Plus, some people can't afford a smart tv or computer, so their phone (or perhaps tablet if they have one) might be their only option.

^ You could, say, use the Brave browser or a program to save it to a playlist so you can listen to it offline if they have not released it in podcast forum (podcasts of course are easy to save). I have been listening to (and watching) more of Theneedledrop, he does cover lots of albums that I love. Regarding an earlier comment, I am more interest in watch these hen it comes to contemporary albums than classics generally. Or for albums that are new or fairly new to me. Yesterday in Paul's British Artists of 2017 poll, I mentioned a favourite of mine in PA's Prog Folk category with Richard Dawson's Peasant (not in his list). I see that it was reviewed on Fantano's channel (from looking up his website) and will give that a listen. I am more partial to kids of weird experimentation and sounds than he often is I have noticed.

Edited by Logan - January 06 2025 at 16:45

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Edited by Catcher10 - January 06 2025 at 11:11

Catcher10 wrote:

I prefer to sit at my lounge chair in front of the TV to watch YT vids, rather than on my tiny phone screen.

I've never watched anything on my phone. Only nutbars do that.

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Jacob Schoolcraft wrote:

They hold Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai, and Randy Rhodes in higher regard than Johnny Winter, Mike Bloomfield, Alvin Lee, Peter Green, Jeff Beck, Terry Kath, Carlos Santana and Rory Gallagher and I don't.

Hey, JS! Trust me, Jeff Beck and Carlos Santana, among others, are held up as bona fide icons by the vast majority of vloggers. The influence felt by those two is global. Yes, the EVH/Vai worship is rampant, but I can understand the accolades for the former more than the latter.

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Cristi wrote:

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All these creators of videos on youtube do it for the(ir) love of music and if their watchers or followers (or whatever they're called) discover and listen to music because of that, it's a good thing.

Hi,

Not disagreeing with what you said, except that you might think you know about it all, and I don't.

I've been "there" from the beginning, and if there was a chance/choice, I would consider myself one of the originals. And I was a lot of help for a show that is still on, that violates the idea of "progressive and progsomethingorother" because it is about THE MUSIC and not simply what folks think is what the public wants in these things, which is an idea, not a reality. The show I helped was always specified as stupid by the rest of the radio station, and yet, it's still on ... and it will be 50 full years, on Jan 27th!

I, honestly, did not mean to sound like I didn't like what they did ... I think they are all OK in my book, though I find the choices, too much in the macaroni and cheese category .... and I probably would prefer a chateaubriant!

You make it sound like I never discovered or listened to anything ... and I have 50 years of it, which means I have forgotten more than I probably can remember now ... but the love for the music, is still there ... and it's not about a favorite for someone/anyone ... that is indeed subjective, but FOR ME, it's about the art ... the MUSIC ... not the band, and while I would not say any of those shows are not very good, I would say I prefer a better mix, that is not so centered on the "top bands" as an imaginary idea that the "fans" have to have a dose of that dope three times each hour ... the same crap that radio was giving you 50 years ago ... all the music we love would not have gotten here, if that were the case ... and there was no Internet then ... or like the cartoon just a couple of days ago ... what's a phone book?

I think the oversight of the history of the music is what is missing, not that the work they do is bad. But I prefer that "progressive/progrock" titles not be used if the choices are always a small list of things, and 5 classic bands ... at that point, it is not progressive in terms of the spirt of what got us here ... which you think I'm not appreciating ... how can I not, when I was a part of it from the start? And still am ... when it's like most folks are still smoking their first joint!

For me, it's about the MUSIC ... not anything else!

Edited by moshkito - January 04 2025 at 06:57

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