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Easy Livin 
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 Topic: Classic Rock Magazine, Prog issue
Posted: August 18 2006 at 14:22 |
The latest edition (dated September 2006 ) has a prog theme. The front cover main headline is "Sex!, Drugs!, Revolution!, The secret history of PROG"
Many bands and artists featured, including Greg Lake, Syd Barrett, Muse, Rush, MMEB, Mars Volta, Iron Maiden, Opeth, "The Clash love King Crimson" article, "Maddest prog albums" feature, "prog summit" discussion feature, etc.
The CD with the magazine has tracks by Porcupine Tree, Spock's Beard, Flower Kings, GPS (Asia), Fish, Circulus, Riverside, Frost, Mostly Autumn, etc. plus a link to a Magenta download (which doesn't seem to be working yet).
Looks like a good read.
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Posted: August 18 2006 at 14:24 |
I'll pick that up next time I'm out. Thanks for the info. 
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Posted: August 18 2006 at 14:31 |
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I've been a CR subscriber for a couple of years now (before that, I used to buy it from bookshops or newsagents), so I suppose I'll get it shortly at home. Hopefully it will be worth it!
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Tony R
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Posted: August 18 2006 at 17:49 |
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Cool thanks for the info Bob!
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 18 2006 at 18:03 |
The bonus CD is only available inside the UK .. 
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Posted: August 18 2006 at 18:08 |
 erik neuteboom wrote:
The bonus CD is only available inside the UK .. [IMG]height=17 alt=Cry src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley19.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> |
yeah,like Erik Neuteboom needs a Prog Rock sampler.... 
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 18 2006 at 18:26 |
We Dutchmen go for free items, like the Scottish people, that's why Bob came with this news  !
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Easy Livin
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Posted: August 19 2006 at 04:28 |
Actually, the CD is wonderful. Over 79 minutes. And why have I not discovered Frost yet?!
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Posted: August 19 2006 at 04:44 |
erik neuteboom wrote:
The bonus CD is only available inside the UK .. |
As a subscriber, I get all the bonus material included in the mag. As a matter of fact, my flat is full of CR bonus CDs and DVDs. Some of them are quite good too, like the Led Zep tribute in the last but one issue.
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Posted: August 19 2006 at 09:15 |
I just got this today. Far, far better than the last issue which was one of the worst in recent memory imo. Most of the pages are to do with prog. Interesting article on 'the weirdest albums of prog'. I reckon most of the albums featured wouldn't be weird by the standards of some on this site!! Rick Wakeman's output is described as 'horrible' (am I the only one that likes his albums?  ), a member of Pure Reason Revolution calls Dream Theater 'rubbish'( ), an archive interview with Rush and a top CD. Great stuff!
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Posted: August 19 2006 at 17:08 |
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The download will be available from 23 August.
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salmacis
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Posted: August 20 2006 at 10:53 |
I found Greg Lake's comments about reforming ELP in the interview a bit bizarre to say the least- he said ELP have 'had their day' and said he doesn't want to reform ELP as he doesn't want to 'play all the back catalogue stuff'. Yet that's what he is mostly playing whilst solo!! 
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Posted: August 20 2006 at 15:21 |
erik neuteboom wrote:
We Dutchmen go for free items, like the Scottish people, that's why Bob came with this news [IMG]height=17 alt=Wink src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley2.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle> ! |
I thought that was only a rumor, referring to Dutch immigrants in the U.S. Being from that ancestry, I have heard a lot of "Hollander" jokes (mainly from my own family ).
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erik neuteboom
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Posted: August 20 2006 at 15:47 |
Just consider it as Double Dutch !
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Posted: August 27 2006 at 10:35 |
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A bit late I know, but I picked this up on the way home from my holiday yesterday. The CD is good, Circulus and Frost are worth checking out. The State of Prog article is interesting but a lot of the interviews are old and I was sad to see that even in a prog special they had to describe "Olias of Sunhillow" as "preposterous" and TFTO as "stupefyingly boring". especially when earlier they say that prog is an "unfairly maligned genre".
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Posted: August 27 2006 at 11:06 |
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Ahh nice. I've been a subscriber for about a year now. Can't wait for this issue...
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You've just had a heavy session of electroshock therapy, and you're more relaxed than you've been in weeks.
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Posted: August 27 2006 at 15:00 |
chopper wrote:
A bit late I know, but I picked this up on the way home from my holiday yesterday. The CD is good, Circulus and Frost are worth checking out. The State of Prog article is interesting but a lot of the interviews are old and I was sad to see that even in a prog special they had to describe "Olias of Sunhillow" as "preposterous" and TFTO as "stupefyingly boring". especially when earlier they say that prog is an "unfairly maligned genre".
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I agree why in a Prog special did they have to be so negative about classic albums? Other than that it was an interesting read and the CD is fantastic.
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Posted: August 27 2006 at 15:46 |
I'm afraid I do find 'Olias Of Sunhillow' 'preposterous' personally as well (based on the few times I've ever played it...), but in no way is TFTO 'stupefyingly boring'- sadly Classic Rock regularly give that album a bashing. But personally I don't see why that should be- there isn't anything stylistically speaking, wildly different from the Yes albums of before (CTTE) and after (Relayer) yet those albums are showered with acclaim on a regular basis. I can't work it out, really.
Some good stuff on the CD- Circulus were about the best I heard of the new acts.
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Posted: August 27 2006 at 15:51 |
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Hope I'll get it at home one of these days... I can't wait to hear the CD, as well as read those comments you have just mentioned. Anyway, I do agree about "Olias..." (I found it very boring, apart from the great cover art), and this thing about TfTO bugs me as well... but it's become a sort of reflex to so-called critics to point it out as the prog album people love to hate.
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Posted: August 27 2006 at 15:55 |
Some very interesting stuff in this mag, pleased to see Prog getting some press!! good cd too. they claim the new Iron Maiden album is prog metal so i'll have to listen to that one, and the "Prog Summit" article ( by Steven Wilson, Fish, Greg Lake and Steve Hackett ) commenting on the state of prog today was very interesting too. Hope to see more issues like this in the future - or a regular Prog mag! 
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