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King Crimson776
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Topic: 60's & 70's prog rock band quiz Posted: September 11 2014 at 02:18 |
66/100, and that was pretty killer. I guessed several right based on what vibe the song titles gave me. That was pretty fun.
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friso
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Posted: September 09 2014 at 10:20 |
44, sometimes I just couldn't come up with the bandname.. I saw the sleeve in my mind
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Prog_Traveller
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Posted: September 04 2014 at 00:18 |
Well we didn't get the same bands then because I did get Eloy and Wishbone Ash. I think I got Osanna but did not get Cressida(nor did I get Catapilla or T2).
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AreYouHuman
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Posted: September 03 2014 at 23:12 |
Like ProgTraveler, I got 61 out of 100 (wouldnt it be a riot if we got all the same ones). I too was stumped by most of the RPI bands, though I should have caught Osanna, not to mention Wishbone Ash, Eloy and Cressida.
It seems like a bit of an unfair advantage with some of them, time-wise; it takes far less time and effort to key in Yes or Rush than a few of those Italian band names. Im a decent speller but my main problem is fat-finger mistakes.
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gents
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Posted: September 02 2014 at 06:44 |
45/100 didn't know italian bands also t2 and catapilla are not that obscure.....specially if you are on this place
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paulindigo
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Posted: September 02 2014 at 02:31 |
Of course you're right, I was just joking. Bands like Biglietto per l'inferno, Raccomandata con ricevuta di ritorno and even Balletto di bronzo must have sold many more records in the last two decades thanks to CD reissues than they did in the 70s
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Progosopher
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Posted: September 01 2014 at 19:36 |
Turamarth wrote:
<div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;">Hi! I'm that guy who created the quiz, I'm glad to see that you liked it!<div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;"><div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;">I'll try to answer to some of your doubts:<div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;">@Prog_Traveller, I chose to limit it to the "classic era" simply because I wanted to. Also I'm not extremely knowledgeable about more recent prog and even with help from this and other sites (which of course I used a lot to create the quiz anyway) I surely would have missed something important. And lastly, for more recent artits it's also much more difficult to decide if they "truly" belong to progressive rock or not, take for instance progressive metal, or post-rock.<div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;"><div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;">Anyway, I'm sure that you know better than me that the distinction between what is prog and what is not has never been completely clear, so I thought it was fair to include some bands that may not be prog rock in the strictest sense (e.g. Golden Earring, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep and others), but are definitely "prog-related", as you say here.<div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;"><div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;">The "obscure" inclusion were forced by the number, but if you feel that I should take out some and you can suggest some good alternatives, I'll be happy to do some improvements.<div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;"><div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;">Also, I've added a couple more minutes since some of you said time was not enough.<div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;"><div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;">@CPicard, I might be wrong, but it seems to me that Catapilla has more than enough recognition (on this site and everywhere else) to make this list. About Culpeper, well, you're right, but as I said I was forced to include some VERY obscure bands to make the number, and having one from Denmark instead of the nth from UK looked better to me. Still, they are a good band and very well-rated on rateyourmusic, too.<div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;"><div style="line-height: 14.3999996185303px;">@TheH, some short forms are accepted when possible, and I've just added some more. Typing just Raccomandata should be enough.
Hi, Turamarth. I thought it an interesting and good quiz. The continental tradition is less well know on the U.S. west coast than in the east, which is what threw me.
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terramystic
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Posted: September 01 2014 at 16:05 |
54 Interesting collection of prog classics. Refreshed my memory.
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Prog_Traveller
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Posted: September 01 2014 at 13:25 |
paulindigo wrote:
I got 91/100... But I should add that I'm Italian...
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I'm not saying that doesn't play a role in your high score but to be honest I think being a hardcore prog fan has more to do with it. From what I understand most Italian prog bands were not that popular or well known even in Italy.
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CPicard
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Posted: September 01 2014 at 12:28 |
Boo-hoo, you're cheating.
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paulindigo
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Posted: September 01 2014 at 10:42 |
I got 91/100... But I should add that I'm Italian...
Edited by paulindigo - September 01 2014 at 10:43
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Prog_Traveller
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 20:46 |
Turamarth wrote:
Hi! I'm that guy who created the quiz, I'm glad to see that you liked it!
I'll try to answer to some of your doubts: @Prog_Traveller, I chose to limit it to the "classic era" simply because I wanted to. Also I'm not extremely knowledgeable about more recent prog and even with help from this and other sites (which of course I used a lot to create the quiz anyway) I surely would have missed something important. And lastly, for more recent artits it's also much more difficult to decide if they "truly" belong to progressive rock or not, take for instance progressive metal, or post-rock.
Anyway, I'm sure that you know better than me that the distinction between what is prog and what is not has never been completely clear, so I thought it was fair to include some bands that may not be prog rock in the strictest sense (e.g. Golden Earring, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep and others), but are definitely "prog-related", as you say here.
The "obscure" inclusion were forced by the number, but if you feel that I should take out some and you can suggest some good alternatives, I'll be happy to do some improvements.
Also, I've added a couple more minutes since some of you said time was not enough.
@CPicard, I might be wrong, but it seems to me that Catapilla has more than enough recognition (on this site and everywhere else) to make this list. About Culpeper, well, you're right, but as I said I was forced to include some VERY obscure bands to make the number, and having one from Denmark instead of the nth from UK looked better to me. Still, they are a good band and very well-rated on rateyourmusic, too.
@TheH, some short forms are accepted when possible, and I've just added some more. Typing just Raccomandata should be enough.
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Welcome to the site and thanks for your input. Of course you are entitled to make it just "old school prog." As long as you aren't one of these people who still thinks prog died in 1978( and has at least heard of Spock's Beard, IQ, Flower Kings, Glass Hammer etc for starters). Do those people even still exist? I'm just so used to the onslaught of newer prog that it just seemed a bit unusual(in a good way)to me to see something devoted to just vintage prog. Ten to fifteen years ago it would have been more common( Supernatural Fairy tales box set for example). Personally I like both old and new. Thanks for creating such a hardcore progfan kind of quiz.
Edited by Prog_Traveller - August 31 2014 at 20:47
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 19:16 |
Turamarth wrote:
Hi! I'm that guy who created the quiz, I'm glad to see that you liked it!
I'll try to answer to some of your doubts: @Prog_Traveller, I chose to limit it to the "classic era" simply because I wanted to. Also I'm not extremely knowledgeable about more recent prog and even with help from this and other sites (which of course I used a lot to create the quiz anyway) I surely would have missed something important. And lastly, for more recent artits it's also much more difficult to decide if they "truly" belong to progressive rock or not, take for instance progressive metal, or post-rock.
Anyway, I'm sure that you know better than me that the distinction between what is prog and what is not has never been completely clear, so I thought it was fair to include some bands that may not be prog rock in the strictest sense (e.g. Golden Earring, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep and others), but are definitely "prog-related", as you say here.
The "obscure" inclusion were forced by the number, but if you feel that I should take out some and you can suggest some good alternatives, I'll be happy to do some improvements.
Also, I've added a couple more minutes since some of you said time was not enough.
@CPicard, I might be wrong, but it seems to me that Catapilla has more than enough recognition (on this site and everywhere else) to make this list. About Culpeper, well, you're right, but as I said I was forced to include some VERY obscure bands to make the number, and having one from Denmark instead of the nth from UK looked better to me. Still, they are a good band and very well-rated on rateyourmusic, too.
@TheH, some short forms are accepted when possible, and I've just added some more. Typing just Raccomandata should be enough.
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I'm glad that prog-traveller talked me into taking your quiz(it didn't take much ) but it was pretty cool. Funny but I guessed Catapilla on one of the questions but it was the wrong one. Culpeper I wouldn't have got but it was fun to do this. Oh and I was glad the short form for ELP and PFM worked. I actually spelled Van Der Graaf Generator right so I didn't try the short form there.
Edited by Mellotron Storm - August 31 2014 at 19:18
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Turamarth
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 18:59 |
Hi! I'm that guy who created the quiz, I'm glad to see that you liked it!
I'll try to answer to some of your doubts: @Prog_Traveller, I chose to limit it to the "classic era" simply because I wanted to. Also I'm not extremely knowledgeable about more recent prog and even with help from this and other sites (which of course I used a lot to create the quiz anyway) I surely would have missed something important. And lastly, for more recent artits it's also much more difficult to decide if they "truly" belong to progressive rock or not, take for instance progressive metal, or post-rock.
Anyway, I'm sure that you know better than me that the distinction between what is prog and what is not has never been completely clear, so I thought it was fair to include some bands that may not be prog rock in the strictest sense (e.g. Golden Earring, Wishbone Ash, Uriah Heep and others), but are definitely "prog-related", as you say here.
The "obscure" inclusion were forced by the number, but if you feel that I should take out some and you can suggest some good alternatives, I'll be happy to do some improvements.
Also, I've added a couple more minutes since some of you said time was not enough.
@CPicard, I might be wrong, but it seems to me that Catapilla has more than enough recognition (on this site and everywhere else) to make this list. About Culpeper, well, you're right, but as I said I was forced to include some VERY obscure bands to make the number, and having one from Denmark instead of the nth from UK looked better to me. Still, they are a good band and very well-rated on rateyourmusic, too.
@TheH, some short forms are accepted when possible, and I've just added some more. Typing just Raccomandata should be enough.
Edited by Turamarth - August 31 2014 at 19:00
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TheH
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 16:53 |
zravkapt wrote:
I got 62% It prolly woulda been higher if a) I recognized all the non-English titles; might know the music but the titles didn't ring a bell. b) it accepted 'Il Balleto di Bronzo' as an answer; was about 99% sure that was the correct answer but it was not accepted. |
It's Balletto di Bronzo (you missed one "t")
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TheH
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 16:47 |
63% my main problem was the time restraint.
It takes me Ages to type stuff like RACCOMANDATA CON RICEVUTA DI RITORNO
without a typo.
I think I would have had about all but 6 or 7 with some more time.
(The italian ones where the easy ones for me)
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Sagichim
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 14:43 |
It took me a few seconds to understand they are songs titles, I quit immediately. Damn I suck at songs titles...
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Mellotron Storm
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 14:29 |
zravkapt wrote:
I got 62% It prolly woulda been higher if a) I recognized all the non-English titles; might know the music but the titles didn't ring a bell. b) it accepted 'Il Balleto di Bronzo' as an answer; was about 99% sure that was the correct answer but it was not accepted. |
I got 49 right but would have done better if spelling didn't count. I knew about 4 more but couldn't get them spelled right, plus the timer had an affect as I couldn't dwell on one too long even if I recognized some songs but the band didn't come to mind right away. I guess that's the whole point though having some pressure to get it done on time. I missed most Italian ones except for Il Balletto Di Bronzo, PFM and Banco.
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CPicard
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 13:50 |
NOT ENOUGH ITALIAN BANDS. More seriously, I would like how the creator of this quizz has had the idea to include Culpeper's Orchard or Catapilla.I mean, who the hell on this site ever heard about them?!
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dr wu23
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Posted: August 31 2014 at 13:45 |
52 /100
as some one said too many Italian bands.
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