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Rosescar 
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 Topic: "Catchy" prog songs
Posted: February 05 2006 at 09:31 |
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What songs do you know are both proggy and catchy? I.e. it has (a lot of) mainstream appeal but is not generic.
The first I can think of is Hocus Pocus by Focus. Any others?
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 09:37 |
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Marillions Garden Party and Kayleigh are obvious placees to start as is Pink Floyds Wish You Were Here.
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Winter Wine
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 09:44 |
I wouldn't really say Hocus Pocus as it just has a memorable guitar hook.
Turn it on Again, Misunderstanding from Duke (Genesis), both excellent. You know what's very catchy? The Endless Enigma!
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Rosescar
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 09:47 |
 Winter Wine wrote:
I wouldn't really say Hocus Pocus as it just has a memorable guitar hook. |
It has yodeling too, and superb musicianship.
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Winter Wine
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 09:56 |
Rosescar wrote:
Winter Wine wrote:
I wouldn't really say Hocus Pocus as it just has a memorable guitar hook. |
It has yodeling too, and superb musicianship.
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Oh it's a great track definately, listened to Moving Waves this morning and all  But catchy? You think so?
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Rosescar
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 10:13 |
Winter Wine wrote:
Rosescar wrote:
Winter Wine wrote:
I wouldn't really say Hocus Pocus as it just has a memorable guitar hook. |
It has yodeling too, and superb musicianship.
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Oh it's a great track definately, listened to Moving Waves this morning and all But catchy? You think so? |
Someone from my class who listens to mainstream stuff like Greenday liked it, so I'd assume so,
And it does have a catchy riff!
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Winter Wine
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 10:17 |
Rosescar wrote:
Winter Wine wrote:
Rosescar wrote:
Winter Wine wrote:
I wouldn't really say Hocus Pocus as it just has a memorable guitar hook. |
It has yodeling too, and superb musicianship.
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Oh it's a great track definately, listened to Moving Waves this morning and all But catchy? You think so?
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Someone from my class who listens to mainstream stuff like Greenday liked it, so I'd assume so,
And it does have a catchy riff!
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Yeah that's what I said  great track altogether. I thought of a few more -
- I Know What I Like
- I've Seen All Good People
- A Venture
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Tholomyes
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 10:17 |
I know what i like. 
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Zweck
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 16:32 |
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"Money"?
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Laurent
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 16:34 |
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Going For The One
Dodo/Lurker
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 16:43 |
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Long Distance Runaround
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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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Posted: February 05 2006 at 16:46 |
Roundabout, Money, and Just the Same are the first that came to mind.
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The Ryan
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:32 |
12 minutes into the Flower King's Love Supreme.
Presto Ballet's debut.
Magic Pie's Change.
RPWL's Roses.
Spock's Beard's Waste Away.
Salem Hill's Be album.
and so on...
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:51 |
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I really like Zappa's "Fine Girl" these days. Short, but sweet!
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The Wizard
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 17:58 |
Counting out Time from the Lamb pops into my head, and so does Lilywhitelilith from the same album. Both great songs by the way. 
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Zenith
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 18:02 |
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"Money" is just one of many Floyd songs. Most of the "Wall" goes without saying.
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We're only in it for the music!!!
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 18:03 |
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Spock's Beard - 'June'
Rush - 'Tom Sawyer'
Kansas - Carry on Wayward Son
Genesis - Carpet Crawlers, Turn it on Again etc
To name just a handful, there are loads and loads
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 18:03 |
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"Forever Is A Long Time" by the German band AMENOPHIS (from their
second album, "You And I") is irresistibly catchy - with the right
promotion, they could even have got a hit single with it. "Esprit D'Amor"
by MINIMUM VITAL is both extremely catchy and very danceable (quite
unusual for prog) but perhaps a little too odd ever to have got much
airplay.
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GPFR
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 18:04 |
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Another Brick in the Wall,Money, I know what I like, maybe More fool me.
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Posted: February 05 2006 at 18:14 |
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Kansas - Questions of my childhood
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