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Dirk 
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 Posted: September 07 2006 at 11:33 |
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I don't know TMV very well, Deloused has some exciting songs and some that may take
some more listening to, basically i don't think it's so very hard to get into this band, you like their approach or you don't.
With Gentle Giant it's two way for me, i like most of their songs within 10 listens if not it tends to stay that way. Raconteur Troubadour for instance seen by many as a great song still escapes me but i like most of the rest of the Octopus songs.
Apart from the first 2 albums and Red i think KC is rather inaccessible. Lizard did nothing for me at first, now it think it's great (apart from Haskell's vocals that is). I also love Islands now but i still think Lark's tongue in Aspic is very difficult and somewhat weird.
KC clearly gets my vote from the bands listed here. Personally from well known bands for me Tool is the most difficult. I give it a try sometimes but it doesn't stick with me.
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Benjamin_Breeg
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 11:40 |
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Gentle Giant and King Crimson are not difficult to get in
but The Mars Volta i didnt got into them till now xD
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Kleynan
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 13:21 |
All are OK with me. I'm a very patient guy, and I don't judge too quickly. If I don't like a CD I play it tons of times anyway.
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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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babydoctor
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 14:43 |
 Of all bands the hardest to get into for me was Yes, mostly "thanks" to the vocals. |
I'm with you there! But I do like some of their music; never got into Gentle Giant. KC and TMV--no problem.
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Fassbinder
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 15:07 |
babydoctor wrote:
| Of all bands the hardest to get into for me was Yes, mostly "thanks" to the vocals. |
I'm with you there! But I do like some of their music;
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So do I -- the music is great. For now I've managed to bear with J.Anderson's voice and manner of singing...
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Empathy
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 16:29 |
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I love all 3.
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Pure Brilliance:
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 16:42 |
Barclay James Harvest
just kidding
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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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chamberry
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 16:55 |
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No problem here really. I only had some problems at the start with Gentle Giand and The Mars Volta, but 3-4 proper listen to their albums was all that I needed.
Edited by chamberry - September 07 2006 at 21:49
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lightbulb_son
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 19:05 |
I still cannot get TMV. A lot of people love them, but I just can't get their music. It's almost unlistenable for me.
Ill keep trying though, because afterall it took me 3 months to "get" Blackwater Park, and now I practically worship Opeth.
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When the world is sick
Can't no one be well
But I dreamt we were all
beautiful and strong
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micky
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 19:45 |
hmmm... easy answer..
The Mars Volta
if you think King Crimson and Gentle Giant are hard to get into... .you
need to go back to your DT albums and forget about
real prog rock... 
The Mars Volta... it's prog alright but the 'modern' nature of it makes
for not an easy listen at times. IMO of course, not to mention that
vocalist whatever the hell his name is... is an acquired taste
for me.
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The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip
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Mad Bass Player
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 21:34 |
All of them weren't that hard for me to get into, I liked all of them first listen (except for when I heard knots, but I liked pretty much every other GG song on this site).
The hardest band for me to get into was the residents. I started to really appreciate them a year after I had first heard them.
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"Mister Fripp, your music is quite different than everything
else out there. In one word, how would you describe it?"
"Progressive.... yeah, that's it..."
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Arrrghus
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 21:44 |
Mad Bass Player wrote:
All of them weren't that hard for me to get into, I liked all of them first listen (except for when I heard knots, but I liked pretty much every other GG song on this site).
The hardest band for me to get into was the residents. I started to really appreciate them a year after I had first heard them. |
Extremely hard, but well worth it.
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fezman
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Posted: September 07 2006 at 21:49 |
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Each one was great from the first listen!!!
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Can't think of anything cool at the moment ...
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Raff
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Posted: September 08 2006 at 02:48 |
micky wrote:
hmmm... easy answer..
The Mars Volta
if you think King Crimson and Gentle Giant are hard to get into... .you
need to go back to your DT albums and forget about
real prog rock...
The Mars Volta... it's prog alright but the 'modern' nature of it makes
for not an easy listen at times. IMO of course, not to mention that
vocalist whatever the hell his name is... is an acquired taste
for me.
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The vocalist's name is Cedric Bixler-Zavala, and his voice might very well be an acquired taste for some. I happen to like him a lot (as a matter of fact, I'm listening to TMV just now...) and would choose him over LaBrie any day - but I understand he can be a bit hard to take for some. Of course I agree 100% about DT albums and such, but I don't think there is any need to stress the point... just in case people begin to fear me going on a rampage and closing all DT threads!
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Jochem
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Posted: September 10 2006 at 19:53 |
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I can see why people find it difficult to get into the Mars Volta but I loved them from the first listen. I just like everything about their music.
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Abstrakt
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 01:55 |
The stuff from "The Mars Volta" that i've heard is too damn difficult.
But otherwise, Captain Beefheart was quite a challenge, but now i love his music!
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The Whistler
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 02:07 |
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Whoah, wait, how hard are Gentle Giant to get into?
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"There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson
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Philéas
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 03:15 |
Seeing that this topic has been brought up again, I must add that VdGG was quite a challenge for me aswell as the bands I already mentioned. However, VdGG is probably my favourite of the classics now that I have gotten into them. Listening to "H to He, Who Am the Only One" at the moment. 
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superprog
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 04:19 |
I find TMV pretty heavy-going in that the music is so dense and heavy.......i actually got a headache listening to Frances The Mute!!!
even with the few amibient passages i found it rather claustrophobic, with little breathing space for the listener. Maybe they like it this way.........
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Philéas
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Posted: September 11 2006 at 04:37 |
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superprog: Yes, thats the way they like it, for some reason. But try to give it a couple more listens, when (if) you get it you will be rewarded!
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