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spectral 
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Joined: May 04 2005 Location: Vatican City State Status: Offline Points: 1422 |
 Topic: Communism in ProgPosted: August 05 2005 at 06:50 |
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Are there any communist prog bands out there? I'm thinking that perhaps Russia or China may have contributed a few bands of this nature.
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Infinity
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Joined: March 24 2005 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 333 |
Posted: August 05 2005 at 07:21 |
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You've been doing a lot of thinking today ....that explains why it's so humid
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I can't remember what I said
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spectral
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 07:27 |
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it's the first time this year that I've cranked up the old grey matter! |
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"...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine."
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Eetu Pellonpaa
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Honorary Collaborator Joined: June 17 2005 Location: Finland Status: Offline Points: 4828 |
Posted: August 05 2005 at 07:27 |
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Could be in Europe too. WIGWAM's lyrics on "Proletarian" from "Being" album were concidered as praising of communism, but the players stated they attacked directly towards bourgeoise and counter-directly towards communism. Or then they only try to save their faces today. Edited by Eetu Pellonpää |
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spectral
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 07:38 |
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that's an interesting way to rebel. couldn't they have just taken drugs! would've been less dangerous! wasn't there a finnish leader of dubious political morals who is highly regarded in finland? |
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"...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine."
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jackinthegreen
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Joined: August 03 2005 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 60 |
Posted: August 05 2005 at 07:54 |
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Well, I'm swedish, and in the 70's the musical movement known
as prog clearly was a left-political thing. (Xcuse my bad english)! |
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I know the pieces fit cuz I watched them fall away.
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BaldFriede
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Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10266 |
Posted: August 05 2005 at 07:56 |
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Matching Mole (by the way, a play on words with Soft Machine. "Soft Machine" in French is "Machine Moll", which was "retranslated" into "Matching Mole") were a communist band, although with tongue in cheek. Their "Little Red Record" self-ironically deals with communism; one just has to take a look at the cover of it.
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spectral
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 07:58 |
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cool... |
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"...misty halos made visible by the spectral illumination of moonshine."
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Eetu Pellonpaa
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 08:16 |
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Edited by Eetu Pellonpää |
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philippe
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 08:18 |
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The first Amon Duul belongs to a communist political tribe! also Floh de Cologne, maybe more anarchist
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BaldFriede
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 08:24 |
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Not quite true, Philippe. Amon Düül were members of the "Kommune 1" (together with some members of the RAF terrorist group, by the way), but "Kommune 1" was more about the lifestyle of living in a commune than being communists. |
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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philippe
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 08:28 |
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thanks Mr Professor floh de Cologne are real terrorists
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BaldFriede
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 08:41 |
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"Mrs. Professor" please
 . I happen to be one of the few women in here. I know the details about Amon Düül because I have the biography of them (written by Ingeborg Schober. I highly recommend the book, but as far as I know it was only printed in German).
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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Mategra
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Joined: August 23 2004 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 592 |
Posted: August 05 2005 at 09:06 |
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Frasse
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Joined: November 22 2004 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 758 |
Posted: August 05 2005 at 09:16 |
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The Swedish "progg" movement of the seventies weren't really about progressive music, altough some of the band played prog. Samla Mammas Manna and Kebnekaise are examples listed here at progarchives. |
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Mategra
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 09:52 |
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There are a few more: Trettioåriga Kriget, Älgarnas Trädgård, Kaipa etc... http://progg.se is a good site (in Swedish). Regarding Samla Mammas Manna. The album title "Klossa Knapitalet" is a wordplay of "Krossa Kapitalet" which means "Smash Capitalism!". |
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abyssyinfinity
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Joined: May 13 2005 Location: Italy Status: Offline Points: 443 |
Posted: August 05 2005 at 15:37 |
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Area, Stormy Six & Venegoni & Co., obviously!
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso in the 70's were near the Italian Socialist Party, they had an album called Garofano Rosso (Red Carnation)... |
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The Hemulen
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 15:39 |
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Ooh you beat me to it, Abyssy! Area were at one stage heavily involved in the Italian Communist movement, I believe.
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abyssyinfinity
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Posted: August 05 2005 at 15:48 |
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Perhaps over the Italian Communist Party, they were near to insurrectional movements as "Brigate Rosse" or "Lotta Continua", one of the reason as Prog was removed from Italian broadcasting and memory is because it remember those "Leaden Days" (Years of terrorism in Italy were about 1969-1980, when Prog was on the top...) |
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Frasse
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Joined: November 22 2004 Location: Sweden Status: Offline Points: 758 |
Posted: August 05 2005 at 15:56 |
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I searched the archives later and found at least 6 bands the where in the "progg" movement. Bo Hanssons Lord of the Rings were the first release of Silence. One of the two major independent-labels during the swedish 70s. There are also a few band of that movement who definitely can be in the archives but aren't for the moment: Arbete & Fritid, Fläsket Brinner etc. |
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Infinity wrote:
Communism was "the thing" for many stundents in Finland during 70's and 80's. It was an easy and efective way to rebel against their parents, who went through the war with Soviet Union in their youth.
