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Points: 3525 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2004 at 00:06

I'm not denying TN's prog membership by any means- I think they definitely qualify (I'll use my recurring suffix, "much more prog than Porcupine Tree, for instance"). And if I really liked TN, I wouldn't care if they were zydeco, bluegrass, or 

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Points: 7559 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 11 2004 at 02:28

"ODW" is very interesting - there's a loose reggae feel to it that puts me in mind of Here and Now - especially the "main" keyboard sound and rhythmic style.

However, as I suspected, after that the similarities come across as superficial t

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Marillion in the Fish era opened the door to all the following existing neo prog bands! So, Marillion, why? is like asking to a metal fan: Dream Theater, why?
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Points: 232 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2004 at 21:49
I have to admit, by general feeling is that the Yes, Genesis, Crimson classic seventies era prog is totally grand, while even the more heralded neo-prog seems often mediocre. I have just Misplaced Childhood by Marillion, apparently one of their few best
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Points: 830 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2004 at 21:13
I like Marillion because it's almost like Genesis, (after they changed to abacab) kept doing their peter gabriel era stuff in the 80s. :)

I also like the hogarth era. I'm a big fan of the song "Ocean Cloud".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuxaD8NzaY
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Points: 8548 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 16 2004 at 05:35
greenback : So true, So True 
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Points: 3484 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 11 2004 at 00:25

Originally posted by greenback greenback wrote:

Marillion in the Fish era opened the door to all the following existing neo prog bands! So, Marillion, why? is like asking to a metal fan: Dream Theater, why?

Bravo...Couldn't have said it better myself

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Points: 2632 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2004 at 22:51
I'll add my support to greenback, velvetclown (oh no, we agree on something! ) and gdub on this one.

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