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Minkia 
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 Topic: Best way to "experience" prog.
Posted: May 08 2006 at 18:55 |
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A biftah is definitely a must to experience prog rock, man.
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DeepPhreeze
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Posted: May 06 2006 at 10:17 |
 Peter Rideout wrote:
Aurally, for me.
Headphones are good, and it really helps if it's 1973-75 or so, this kind of music is new and exciting to you, you're me, and you're lying stoned in the dark in your bedroom. 
If time travel and identity exchange are unavailable, however, try experiencing prog via a stereo or live performance -- intoxicants/mind-altering substances optional! 
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You smoke pot but you cast a shadow on LSD? Haha  Anybody else seeing a trend here? The people that listen to primarily 70's prog in the psychedelic/art-rock genres are STONERS  I'll make a new topic called 'favorite stoned album'. We can keep this thread sober maybe.
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Marwin
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Posted: May 06 2006 at 09:08 |
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My favourite way is to listen to prog on vinyl while lying on a bed in a dark room with all unnecessary clothing removed and enjoying some fine beer
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 16:05 |
Rust wrote:
chamberry wrote:
^ Keep trying, there's one for everyone . Besides, I don't think she likes me. Whe're just close friends. |
I'm good friends with this one girl who most likely only
likes me as a friend, even though I really like her. I'm deciding to
just keep the friendship and not let her know how I feel, who knows,
she may turn out to like prog, and in that case I'll be thankful I
atleast have someone to listen to music with.
What's left of my brain is really starting to get boring  , sooner or later I'm gonna need someone else to jam out with.
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Same thing happens to me. She likes me as a friend but I like her for something a little bit more than a friend.
I don't really know what happened that I started giving her some
examples of what music I like since her taste for music is in a
comercial view ex: Green Day, No doubt and others. She was curious to
what music I listen to. So I gave her one headphone and started
listening to Godspeed's Mother F*cker=redeemer and it just clicked. She
loved it and I enjoyed it a lot. 
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 14:57 |
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I work at home so I Blast while I work. Sometimes I`ll stop and contemplate a particularily intricate passage by Gentle Giant or King Crimson. Since I listen to most of my music on vinyl I`ll also glance over and watch the record going around. Also, I always position the album cover within reach so I can look at it at the same time. I also have coloured lights in my den which go great at night with afew beers and the headphones turned up to ELEVEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
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Wilcey
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 14:53 |
My favourite way to EXPERIENCE prog....well that was the old, old Marquee club in London, nothing comes close to those nights, mid '80's with the world of discovery at your feet (and a lot of spilt beer too if memory serves!) and some great prog on the stage!
But Prog is either for the car, or the beach, or the lounge........the kitchen is strictly the Bee Gee's domain! (ever try to beat eggs to some of those prog time sigs???  )
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 13:24 |
It depends on what kind of music I'm listening to. If I'm listening to something with alot of lyrics I prefer to listen to it without headphones so I can sing and air-guitar to it 
But my favorite way to listen to music is with my large headphones outside in the middle of the night while I walk somewhere (late enough that I can walk down the middle of a street w/o getting run over)
Some musical experiences are greatly enhanced by the use of DR  S, especially the likes of CAN, Ash Ra Tempel, and HAWKWIND. To a lesser extent Yes and KC (especially the Talking Drum and Gates of Delerium) can also be slightly more enjoyable than usual.
Amazing music truly meant for headphones anywhere, any time (more so at night) though is Godspeed You Black Emperor, hands down 
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Iron throated monsters are forcing the screams;
Mind and machinery box-press our dreams
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Peter
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 13:17 |
Aurally, for me.
Headphones are good, and it really helps if it's 1973-75 or so, this kind of music is new and exciting to you, you're me, and you're lying stoned in the dark in your bedroom.
If time travel and identity exchange are unavailable, however, try experiencing prog via a stereo or live performance -- intoxicants/mind-altering substances optional!
Edited by Peter Rideout - May 03 2006 at 13:19
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"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.
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Rosescar
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 11:38 |
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My iPod sorta broke down - which isn't that much of a bad thing because I listened WAY too much (though not at high volume).
I'm like that philospher (Aristotle I think) who'd only philosophise
when he was walking. I like listening to headphones when I'm walking.
Car CD-player when I'm in the car.
CD-player when I'm in my room.
No alcohol or anything else. Never did dope anyway.
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My music!
"THE AUDIENCE WERE generally drugged. (In Holland, always)." - Robert Fripp
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Firepuck
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 11:25 |
^ agreed, get further away from the speakers.
I won't let my daughter use an mp3 player because I'm afraid she'll damage her ears. I am trying to educate her on the inherent dangers of headphones.
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Kryten : "'Pub'? Ah yes, A meeting place where humans attempt to achieve advanced states of mental incompetence by the repeated consumption of fermented vegetable drinks."
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mystic fred
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 11:15 |
Rust wrote:
What are your favorite ways of listening to prog to get the fullest and best listening experience possible?
I would say for me to have the best listening experience I put my small computer speakers, (with perfect sound quality), right up to my ears while lying down, turn the volume about halfway up, (Don't need it to loud since speakers are on my ears.) and close my eyes.
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i wouldn't do that mate, you'll damage your hearing. get a decent hi fi with decent speakers at the end of the room to feel the music properly without injuring your ears.
Edited by mystic fred - May 03 2006 at 11:19
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Blacksword
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 10:26 |
I tend to prefer listening to prog - or any music - through my big 'Tannoy' speakers. I have a good pair of Senheiser headphones which sound great, but I just dont like the feel of headhones, and sometimes I cant sit still when listening to music, I have to stand up or pace about. Yeah, I know it's wierd isn't it... 
I'll never forget the first time I heard Ozric Tentacles, Yes, Pink Floyd and Genesis when completely stoned. It was a fantastic experience, but it's not one I've ever recaptured as I've got older; certainly not to the same extent. I usually listen to music with a clear head these days, and I love it just as much. Favourite times for prog appreciation are first thing in the morning, and last thing at night.
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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 06:53 |
My favourite ways:
- During the darkness and the solitude of the night.
- On FULL VOLUME in the house breaking every limits of decency...
- Prog and chocolate cake = YUMMY!
- other sort of imagination manifests.
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27. Nude on the sofa (personal experience) 
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Azrael
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 06:40 |
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i guess i am lucky that i have a group of friends who all listen to prog, one of which introduced me to it. we all listen to similar stuff so we meet up and exchange music, thats a good way to listen to it, with a group of friends
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Procrastination paralyzing me
Wanting me dead
These obsessions that keep haunting me
Won't leave my head
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oracus
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 05:24 |
-When i have a shower i like listen something like GG,
-When im going to sleep i like something like Godspeed (This band is breathtaking sound experiance)
-When im running i like something like Rush
-When im full of energy i like something heave like Symphony X
-When i like to dance nude in the dark i like COMUS!!!
-When i am in my car i like something like PFM
ETC 
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Posted: May 03 2006 at 02:13 |
In Your Mp3 when you are on a long walk
In Your Cd Player when you fall asleep
In your computer when the night falls
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Rust
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 23:56 |
chamberry wrote:
^ Keep trying, there's one for everyone. Besides, I don't think she likes me. Whe're just close friends. |
I'm good friends with this one girl who most likely only likes me as a friend, even though I really like her. I'm deciding to just keep the friendship and not let her know how I feel, who knows, she may turn out to like prog, and in that case I'll be thankful I atleast have someone to listen to music with.
What's left of my brain is really starting to get boring , sooner or later I'm gonna need someone else to jam out with.
Edited by Rust - May 02 2006 at 23:58
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We got to pump the stuff to make us tough
from the heart
Its astart
What we need is awareness we cant get careless
Mental self defensive fitness
Make everybody see in order to fight the powers that be
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Barla
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 23:48 |
Rust wrote:
^Music is a little better when your listening with someon else, unfortunetly for me I don't know to many people willing to even try out my music, much less listen to it more than once. 
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Sometimes I show my music to my friends, but not everyone is interested on it .....
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SirPsycho388
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 23:45 |
I enjoy listening to PROG - or any other music that usually comes across conceptual or chill - in a couple different ways.
Sometimes when i get a new CD i'll go into my room, close the door, and put it on my stereo while following along with the lyrics in the CD booklet. But sometimes this takes too much thought, it depends on my mood.
Lighting some incense, some other stuff, and just laying down on my bed and letting the music swallow me is another amazing way to listen to music... usually conceptual stories or really chill stuff.
Driving down country roads on a sunny Spring day also makes music amazing! I live in a suburban/rural area in NJ and this is my favorite time of year because I can drive down long roads alongside winding rivers and let the music hit me in different ways as I take in the constantly changing scenery.
Headphones also make prog a great experience since you can hear all the stuff that's going on. Prog is usually layer with tons of instruments and colors that you sometimes miss while listening to regular stereo speakers.
I also play the drums, and I love playing along to CDs with headphones on... I usually find that I can get inside the music if I'm actually performing it. If I'm playing to a live album (like Yessongs, Exit...Stage Left, or Live Scenes From NY) I almost forget where I am and I feel like I'm literally in a stadium performing this amazing music.
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Strangers passing in the street by chance two separate glances meet and I am you and what I see is me. And do I take you by the hand and lead you through the land and help me understand the best I can
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Barla
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Posted: May 02 2006 at 23:43 |
Some bands (or albums) I enjoy more with headphones, or without them. But I love to listen to music when it's raining or when my parents aren't in home  ......... FULL VOLUME, MAN !! 
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