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    Posted: February 02 2013 at 16:01
Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Dean is right. Some prog has a jazz element, most does not.
 
Lazland Hug in a way yes but mostly not if you pay attention, Jazz and prog what both have in common most than most genres is the bass the dum dum dim dim dum Wink only in prog or jazz the bass stands out and is most important really Approve

I will go to bed tonight singing "dum dum dim dim dum". Beats thinking about the Wales game today, I supposeLOL

Sorry, though, Sonia, I disagree. Bass guitar has stood out in all rock genres to a degree since rock and roll in the 1950's.
 
hahahaha!!! Lazland lolol dum dim dum dum, however again bass has always been important in any genre except plain accoustic spanish guitar but in prog and jazz they are at the forefront, different bass instruments but both certainly bass Approve hug huge one to you


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Originally posted by Kati Kati wrote:

Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Dean is right. Some prog has a jazz element, most does not.
 
Lazland Hug in a way yes but mostly not if you pay attention, Jazz and prog what both have in common most than most genres is the bass the dum dum dim dim dum Wink only in prog or jazz the bass stands out and is most important really Approve

I will go to bed tonight singing "dum dum dim dim dum". Beats thinking about the Wales game today, I supposeLOL

Sorry, though, Sonia, I disagree. Bass guitar has stood out in all rock genres to a degree since rock and roll in the 1950's.
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Dean is right. Some prog has a jazz element, most does not.
 
Lazland Hug in a way yes but mostly not if you pay attention, Jazz and prog what both have in common most than most genres is the bass the dum dum dim dim dum Wink only in prog or jazz the bass stands out and is most important really Approve
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Dean is right. Some prog has a jazz element, most does not.
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Originally posted by Ronnie Pilgrim Ronnie Pilgrim wrote:

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The requirement for "jazz" in prog is vastly overstated, there is sod all jazz in most Prog - probably about as much as there is C&W in Grunge.

I had no idea my statements are so vast. Thank you. Wink
 
I completely disagree with this, to me prog has a great jazz element, the rhythm and the bass mostly play a big part in Prog. The timing must be spot on or the odd key notes become messy  Smile


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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

The requirement for "jazz" in prog is vastly overstated, there is sod all jazz in most Prog - probably about as much as there is C&W in Grunge.

I had no idea my statements are so vast. Thank you. Wink
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This is a tough question. Depends on how you define "prog" . The Moody Blues are not prog like ELP, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Yes, etc. But all these bands derive their inspiration from European influences; as opposed to blues based people like the Stones, or Led Zepplin. The Moody Blues are prog like the Beatles. The Beatles aren't generally considered a prog band although arguably (at one point) they had elements in some of their stuff (Tomorrow Never Knows, Day in the Life, I am the Walrus) The Moody Blues are/were a bunch of songwriters who, at one time, released some of the most beautiful, creative music around (On the Threshold of a Dream, ...Children's, Children, Seventh Sojourn, etc)
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Well perhaps I exaggerated a little. It's not that it's not prog whatsoever, I just don't really feel any prog when I listen to it. It does have a few elements, but it kinda feels more like psychedelia with string sections than prog.
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....could you possibly elaborate on specifically how you think it isn't prog at all? I'm just curious to know the thought process that leads you to that conclusion
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Points: 4395 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 02 2013 at 13:06
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

The requirement for "jazz" in prog is vastly overstated, there is sod all jazz in most Prog - probably about as much as there is C&W in Grunge.

This.

But in any case, I don't find Days of Future Passed prog at all.
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

The requirement for "jazz" in prog is vastly overstated, there is sod all jazz in most Prog - probably about as much as there is C&W in Grunge.
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The requirement for "jazz" in prog is vastly overstated, there is sod all jazz in most Prog - probably about as much as there is C&W in Grunge.
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Due to their very limited (almost absent) fusing of jazz into their compositions, I voted no.
However, I think their first seven albums are worth owning.


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Not related to the poll, just a cool video posted on Hippie Peace Freaks -



Edited by Slartibartfast - February 02 2013 at 08:05
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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I'll give that one 50 yes votes Wink
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Originally posted by Metalmarsh89 Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Metalmarsh89 Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Soooo, 59 yes's, and 55 no's. The yes's have chimed in with there reasoning, but the no's are nowhere to be found. Does this mean that everyone who voted no just doesn't know who the Moody Blues are?


No it means that when multiple votes were allowed one stupidly selfish spoilt brat idiot child sat pressing the "no" button 50 times because they thought it would be "funny". Stern Smile 
 
Before then the actual number of "no" votes was very few.


Are multiple votes always allowed on this site, or just a poll-to-poll basis? I don't have the ability to vote yet, and I really don't know.

When you set up a poll you have the option to make it multiple vote or not

I think we have just proven that  'not' is the better choice   :)
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Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Metalmarsh89 Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Soooo, 59 yes's, and 55 no's. The yes's have chimed in with there reasoning, but the no's are nowhere to be found. Does this mean that everyone who voted no just doesn't know who the Moody Blues are?


No it means that when multiple votes were allowed one stupidly selfish spoilt brat idiot child sat pressing the "no" button 50 times because they thought it would be "funny". Stern Smile 
 
Before then the actual number of "no" votes was very few.


Are multiple votes always allowed on this site, or just a poll-to-poll basis? I don't have the ability to vote yet, and I really don't know.
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Originally posted by lazland lazland wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Hercules Hercules wrote:

If you were alive and listening to music in the late 60s (and I was) you would know that the Moodies were one of the bands that defined the genre.
 
So - yes, uneqivocally.
Absolutely.
 
 
 
You guys can't keep trying to re-write history just because it doesn't fit with your modern interpretations of what is and what isn't Prog Rock. You can't make stuff up either. What happened, happened; what was, was.

 These two, in spades. Incredible that it should even be open to question.

I question it. never heard of them being considerd Prog until I came here.
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Originally posted by Metalmarsh89 Metalmarsh89 wrote:

Soooo, 59 yes's, and 55 no's. The yes's have chimed in with there reasoning, but the no's are nowhere to be found. Does this mean that everyone who voted no just doesn't know who the Moody Blues are?


No it means that when multiple votes were allowed one stupidly selfish spoilt brat idiot child sat pressing the "no" button 50 times because they thought it would be "funny". Stern Smile 
 
Before then the actual number of "no" votes was very few.
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Soooo, 59 yes's, and 55 no's. The yes's have chimed in with there reasoning, but the no's are nowhere to be found. Does this mean that everyone who voted no just doesn't know who the Moody Blues are?
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