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KansasRushDream 
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 Posted: May 22 2006 at 22:59 |
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Gotta be Kevin Moore leaving Dream Theater (for me at least, but not in the big scheme of things of course).
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Bj-1
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Posted: May 22 2006 at 23:32 |
 Sacred 22 wrote:
Frank Zappa leaving us. |
RIP Frank 
KansasRushDream wrote:
Kevin Moore leaving Dream Theater |
Agree on that too.
Edited by Bj-1 - May 22 2006 at 23:34
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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micky
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Posted: May 23 2006 at 00:48 |
FragileDT wrote:
What about Greg Lake leaving Crimson?
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those of us who love ELP and the Wetton era of King Crimson don't have any complaints hahaha. 
mine would be, on a related note, the complete self-destruction of ELP
in the late 70's. They were SO MUCH a part of prog during it's
heyday. What was one of the most influential, and creative
prog groups of the 'golden age' had become a parody of itself and the
butt of jokes, and scorn.. still to this day. Even amoung prog fans....
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: May 23 2006 at 04:41 |
ALL IN THIS LIST
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PUNK MURDERED PROG !!!
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Empathy
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Posted: May 23 2006 at 09:51 |
Waters leaving Floyd for me... but that should surprise exactly no one. 
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Pure Brilliance:
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_sam_
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Posted: May 23 2006 at 16:45 |
MANDRAKEROOT wrote:
ALL IN THIS LIST
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PUNK MURDERED PROG !!!
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If punk murdered prog, what are you to say of this site? Prog is still alive! 
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I'd have to say Syd Barrett's breakdown was a terrible tragedy, not so much for the fact that he left, as for what happened to him in the process and afterwards...
Edited by _sam_ - May 23 2006 at 16:46
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progadicto
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Posted: May 23 2006 at 22:51 |
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In the list, FISH leaving MARILLION... the band really go down (and him too) after this break... FLOYD/WATERS was not so bad musically speaking even GENESIS/GABRIEL... but COLLINS leading GENESIS... that was a tragedy for prof music since they make ATTWT...
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bhikkhu
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Posted: May 23 2006 at 23:37 |
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With all of these guys, i just don't see it happening any other way. For each person, the band had run its course. They all had to go their own way. Sadly, the remaining bands suffered. Although, I think Floyd did fine with Gilmour at the helm, and Genesis still had a few more good albums in them.
I have to agree with other posts on the true tragedies/abominations, Asia and GTR. How the hell could this much talent produce such drivel?
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Raff
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Posted: May 24 2006 at 02:56 |
micky wrote:
FragileDT wrote:
What about Greg Lake leaving Crimson?
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those of us who love ELP and the Wetton era of King Crimson don't have any complaints hahaha.
mine would be, on a related note, the complete self-destruction of ELP
in the late 70's. They were SO MUCH a part of prog during it's
heyday. What was one of the most influential, and creative
prog groups of the 'golden age' had become a parody of itself and the
butt of jokes, and scorn.. still to this day. Even amoung prog fans....
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 to both. ELP's self-destruction (as you very aptly call it) was a real tragedy, as it tainted the band's reputation almost beyond remedy. As to Lake leaving KC, I think he wouldn't have lasted long anyway, with Fripp being such a domineering character and him wanting a bit more of the spotlight. I love the Wetton era of KC as well, but I still think that JW can't hold a candle to GL when it comes to singing. Great bassist too, and what a dish he was when he was younger (Wetton, I mean)...
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Joolz
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Posted: May 24 2006 at 09:10 |
herbie53 wrote:
2) Roger didn't leave PINK FLOYD. The band was over, and then Gilmour decided to resuscitate it! |
Sorry, but this is simply untrue - the band was indeed 'dormant' and probably would have died. But Roger formally served notice that he was leaving, fully expecting the others to just roll over and quit. Instead, it galvanised them into action .....
Personally, I am very sad that Mike Pinder left The Moody Blues. Also, Woolly Wolstenholme left Barclay James Harvest. Neither band were quite the same again.
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GPFR
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Posted: May 24 2006 at 14:15 |
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Waters leaving the Floyd, after that they just weren't nearly as good. Sure with gilmour in charge the Floyd had some great songs, but nothing like what they had with Waters.
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sbrushfan
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Posted: May 24 2006 at 16:58 |
A tragedy by any other name is still a tragedy.
How about Neil Peart losing his wife and daughter? |
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Some world views are spacious, and some are merely spaced...
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Zac M
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Posted: May 24 2006 at 17:01 |
MANDRAKEROOT wrote:
ALL IN THIS LIST
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PUNK MURDERED PROG !!!
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Riiiiiiigggghhhhttttt.............
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
-Merleau-Ponty
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micky
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Posted: May 24 2006 at 18:23 |
Ghost Rider wrote:
micky wrote:
FragileDT wrote:
What about Greg Lake leaving Crimson?
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those of us who love ELP and the Wetton era of King Crimson don't have any complaints hahaha.
mine would be, on a related note, the complete self-destruction of ELP
in the late 70's. They were SO MUCH a part of prog during it's
heyday. What was one of the most influential, and creative
prog groups of the 'golden age' had become a parody of itself and the
butt of jokes, and scorn.. still to this day. Even amoung prog fans....
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to both. ELP's self-destruction (as you very aptly call it) was a real
tragedy, as it tainted the band's reputation almost beyond remedy. As
to Lake leaving KC, I think he wouldn't have lasted long anyway, with
Fripp being such a domineering character and him wanting a bit more of
the spotlight. I love the Wetton era of KC as well, but I still think
that JW can't hold a candle to GL when it comes to singing. Great
bassist too, and what a dish he was when he was younger (Wetton, I
mean)...
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right back at ya hahahha.... I guess I agree with you about Wetton
being a dish though I must admit that I hadn't really thought about it
much hahahha.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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mrgd
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Posted: May 24 2006 at 22:50 |
TO SAM:
Re Punk murdering prog,[and I wholeheartedly agree-- mine was an early post on this thread] there has been a' Renaissance'!!
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Looking still the same after all these years...
mrgd
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Kord
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Posted: June 09 2006 at 05:49 |
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water sleaving floyd
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BaldFriede
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Posted: June 09 2006 at 07:06 |
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Pierre Moerlen dying last year (on May 3rd); he is severely missed by all who know what an incredibly superb musician he was.
Edited by BaldFriede - June 09 2006 at 07:07
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 BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue.
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RoyalJelly
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Posted: June 09 2006 at 08:38 |
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I don't think "tragedy" is a word you can use for most of these events...Gabriel's leaving was a sign that they were going different ways, so the chemistry wasn't right anymore, so it was the right thing at the time. The song "Solsbury Hill" explains it pretty well.
I agree that a real tragedy is like Barret's bugging out, Robert Wyatt's paralyzing accident which forced him to give up drumming, Elton Dean's recent death at 60, Lifetime organist Larry Young dying young because of poor hospital treatment for blacks. And Hendrix's death, which (if we are to believe all the people who claim planned collaborations with him) deprived us of albums with Keith Emerson, Gil Evans, Miles Davis, etc. Who knows what trails that guy would have blazed?
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: June 09 2006 at 09:01 |
_sam_ wrote:
MANDRAKEROOT wrote:
ALL IN THIS LIST
and
PUNK MURDERED PROG !!!
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If punk murdered prog, what are you to say of this site? Prog is still alive!
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I'd have to say Syd Barrett's breakdown was a terrible tragedy, not so much for the fact that he left, as for what happened to him in the process and afterwards... |
for the successive 10 years, of course
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