a band you love according to greenback

useful:

No Man

miracle:

happy the man

trouser:

gentle giant & happy the man

tuxon:

PFM

the doctor:

genesis

drew:

mike oldfield, sorry: pink floyd!

reverie:

jade warrior

ty1020

rick wakeman

Fearless

IQ

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1. e
2. c
3. j
4. d
5. a
6. e
7. h
8. f
9. b
10. g/i

1   a
2   c
3   a
4   c
5   f
6   a
7   b
8   f
9   g
10 e

the questions:

1. the keyboards must be at first:

a very symphonic-bombastic oriented, emulating classical music

b linear & minimalist

c atmospheric & ambient

d floating, ethereal & dreamy

e clinical & nervous

f futuristic

g spacy & cosmic

h i prefer music with no keyboards

All but "a". If I want to listen to classical I prefer the real thing. But even "a" may be fine at times.

2  regarding the vocals department, you prefer:

a  women lead &/or backing vocals

b men lead &/or backing vocals

c substantial lyrics: the quality of voices is less important

d conversations, effects on voices

e instrumental albums

Again all. What I really hate though (in general; if there are exceptions they don't come to my mind right now. The only way I could accept that was as a parody) is a small choir of 2 or 3 women doing background vocals (as is the case on some Floyd live albums, for example). An example of good usage for a small choir of female vocals (but lead and not backing) is on the first self-titled album of Hatfield and the North.

3 you usually look for what kind of mood in music?

a sentimental

b fearful

c funny

d dark

e depressing

f melancholic

g relaxing

h peaceful

i joyful

j intellectual

Again all, with a stress on j.

4 regarding the electric guitar, the most important thing is:

a the melody of the solos

b the quality of the sound

c the presence of miscellaneous pedals used

d the rhythmic riffs

e i prefer acoustic guitars

f any music where guitar is absent

Depends on the music; no preference.

5 i prefer:

a acoustic bass

b rickenbaker bass

c fender precision bass

d wal bass

e fretless bass

f bass type is not important

g any music where bass is replaced

The distinctions are a little fuzzy here and overlapping too. I really can't say. Depends on the kind of music again. For fusion a fretless or on occcasion an acoustic is best. I like the fretless play of Percy Jones. (He should be listed in bass polls more).

6 regarding the drums:

a they are less important than the percussions

b they are better if they have a jazzy style

c i look for fast metal drummers

d i have only good words for drummers who give the listener an overdaose of cymbals patterns

e synchronization is much more important than speed & technical exhibition

f i hate drums solos

A combination of "b" and "e". You should rephrase answer "d", by the way; it is biased. And I actually like it when drummers do a lot with cymbals. A single unexpected hit or two on a cymbal can be much more effective than a showy drum-roll (A good example of that you can find in the title track of Gong's "Shamal"). Much more important for me is effective use of hi-hat though.

7 the most important thing regarding compositions:

a complexity

b harmony

c synchronization

d restless changes

e technical performance

f structure

g melody

h rhythm

Not quite sure what you mean by synchronization. Anyway, all of the aspects are important for me. And answer "d" seems a little biased again.

8 considering instruments other than drums, electronic keys, bass & guitars, your favorite one is:

a violin/cello

b xylophone/marimba/vibraphone/glockenspiel

c bassoon

d bagpipes

e trumpet/trombone

f flute

g accordion

h oboe

i  harpsichord

j church organ

k piano

l tubular bells

m saxophone

n if other, specify:

I don't need bagpipes unless they really make sense, like on Mother Gong's "Fairy Tales". Else I think the more unusual the instrumentation is the merrier.

9 the first word you associate with "keyboards " is:

a Hammond organ

b mini moog

c clavinet

d mellotron

e any vintage keyboards

f any modern keyboards

g a mix of modern & vintaghe keyboards

I'll go with "g" here.

10 you have absolutely NO TIME for:

a symphonic prog

b canterbury

c art rock

d fusion

e RIO/avant garde

f post rock/experimental

g krautrock

h prog metal

i zeuhl

j italian prog

k neo prog

l psychedelic / space rock

m prog folk

Most of "h" and "k" and some of "a", but there are exceptions. (I never understood why VdGG are only listed under "symphonic", by the way; they are often much too dissonant for that category. I hate "symphonic prog" that is nothing but wafts of billowing keyboards. Eloy come to my mind as an example for that).

useful:

No Man

miracle:

happy the man

trouser:

gentle giant & happy the man

tuxon:

PFM

the doctor:

genesis

drew:

mike oldfield, sorry: pink floyd!

reverie:

jade warrior

ty1020

rick wakeman

Fearless

IQ

Cygnus X-2

patrick moraz

starette:

marillion

video vertigo

steve hackett

politician:

rick wakeman, steve hillage

BaldFriede

gong, univers zero, frank zappa, gryphon, spaced out

felona:

glass hammer

Edited by greenback

Ok, so far it is no fun since you more or less know who likes what in this forum. I am new here so I'm very curious what you will say about this:

1. A
2. B
3. I
4. A
5. A
6. E
7. G
8. F
9. E
10. H

greenback wrote: miracle: happy the man

Thanks

I thought of checking them out 

Okidoki- My boyfriend has mentioned Marillion time and time again but it's one of those facts he rants about that I push aside to focus on the OTHER things he says. But if you reckon I love them......maybe I should start paying more attention to him on that one. I've never heard any of their stuff you see.

I've been interested in Patrick Moraz, but cannot find any albums from him.

greenback wrote: kokoryn: jethro tull

Ha! Excellent answer, I have to admit.