Sex Pistols...but seriously.

Give me a flippin break. This thread was not well thought out and though I understand the reasoning, it makes no sense to either include this band nor to simply throw them up as a point of debate. There are more important issues here. Who cares why we discuss or get carried away by certain bands, this isn't Social Dynamics Archives.



    

Edited by Atavachron - January 24 2007 at 19:10

clarke2001 wrote: I'm proposing addition of the Sex Pistols on the ProgArchives website. Before someone kills me or jumps into conclusion that these punks recorderd a symphonic conceptual masterpiece never published, let me explain: They could be included in any category: prog-related, neo-prog, metal, non-prog, various artists, I don't care. But only one album by them, "Never mind the b*ll*cks". They should be treated as any other band here: band entry, track listing, picture, availability to rate and review, inclusion in top 100(00000).... Exceptions are: 1) their reviews shouldn't appear on the front page 2) band's entry should be "petrified" by administrators; e.g. no-one should be able to add new albums. Why they should be here? By letting the Pistols on PA, every forum member will be able to bash them, rate them with one star, to canalise and focus one's negative energy on one hated point. They should be here for pure therapeutic   reasons. Maybe then people will stop saying "I think prog-metal/electronic/post/neo/prog-related/proto/whatever is crap and I hate it, the band ABCXYZ shouldn't be here." After that, maybe we will became able to discuss and share knowledge about our most beloved musical genre, progressive rock. I apologise in advance if administrators think that this is not appropriate thread for this section; please, feel free to remove it into "help us improve the site" section if necessary. However, I'm deadly serious. postscriptum: it doesn't have to be Pistols necessary. Any widely prog-hated album should do; any of Justin Timberlake's or Celine Dion's albums. Same rules apply. Well, you get my picture. Peace.

hahahhahahhahahahhahahhahahahhaha

shear frickin brillance... I'm on board with this one.

We have influences of prog....  on prog... what better album than this one.

reviews of this album,  written in a compare and contrast style with the musical world of the late 70's in mind.  I've got my eye on you brother.....

Just as a sidenote, isn't it ironic that The Sex Pistols, along with others, precisely helped bring prog down from the top?

 I have no doubt that the punk movement "put the boot in" regarding the demise of prog. I think it was inevitable, regardless. The old guards of progressive rock were getting old and slowing down.

I greatly dislike the new-wave, post punk era of the eighties, but could you imagine it with only the dried-up remnants of many of the late sixties/ early 70's proggers calling the shots? We would be crying in pain for the lost days of our hero's past.( eg : Love Beach, Abacab, Final Cut, etc etc).

At least the punks and wavers gave us something to truly HATE.

The reason I've chosen Sex Pistols to be bashed is not because of my "narrow-mindedness" - although I dislike them and I wouldn't rate them with more than two stars not even on some punk rock web site, I have to say they somehow captured the spirit of rock'n'roll, but that's the best I can say about them. Although I like some of the punk rock names, notably Clash, Dury, Jam and PublicImageL.

I picked them because:
a) the use of the words "sex, pistols" sounds like a blasphemy on this web site if they are mentioned in any context more serious than a rudimentary joke,
b) they are the core, the beginning of a movement often cited as opposition to progressive rock,
c) although some forum members like them, it's not very obvious here. It's much easier to gain impression that they are ridiculed almost all over the site - whether they deserve it or not,
d) opposition to prog? There is no diametrically opposite genre to progressive rock, because prog is able to implement and re-construct anything. Progressive rock needs to be re-evaluated again and again, simply because it's evolving all the time.








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Discussing the correct way to destroy an organ, March 06.

At least do it with class!




Edited by floydisgod - January 26 2007 at 16:45

And so do I!

clarke2001 wrote: I'm proposing addition of the Sex Pistols on the ProgArchives website. Before someone kills me or jumps into conclusion that these punks recorderd a symphonic conceptual masterpiece never published, let me explain: They could be included in any category: prog-related, neo-prog, metal, non-prog, various artists, I don't care. But only one album by them, "Never mind the b*ll*cks". They should be treated as any other band here: band entry, track listing, picture, availability to rate and review, inclusion in top 100(00000).... Exceptions are: 1) their reviews shouldn't appear on the front page 2) band's entry should be "petrified" by administrators; e.g. no-one should be able to add new albums. Why they should be here? By letting the Pistols on PA, every forum member will be able to bash them, rate them with one star, to canalise and focus one's negative energy on one hated point. They should be here for pure therapeutic   reasons. Maybe then people will stop saying "I think prog-metal/electronic/post/neo/prog-related/proto/whatever is crap and I hate it, the band ABCXYZ shouldn't be here." After that, maybe we will became able to discuss and share knowledge about our most beloved musical genre, progressive rock. I apologise in advance if administrators think that this is not appropriate thread for this section; please, feel free to remove it into "help us improve the site" section if necessary. However, I'm deadly serious. postscriptum: it doesn't have to be Pistols necessary. Any widely prog-hated album should do; any of Justin Timberlake's or Celine Dion's albums. Same rules apply. Well, you get my picture. Peace.

HAHAHAHAHA what the hell is this?

Some people try to cover their fanatism  fr over good reasons

If you listen closely, with headphones, you'll notice prog elements in Rotten's vocals.... if you have some Sid Vicious with you, you can hear where Squire got his inspiration from....