The Who are here.....Who? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Author

Message

Topic Search

Topic Options

Atavachron View Drop Down

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 65289

Posted: July 23 2007 at 02:52

I wasn't suggesting Motorhead should be here Eetu, just describing ProgRelated in relation to them, as they came up

Edited by Atavachron - July 23 2007 at 02:53

The Whistler View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: August 30 2006
Location: LA, CA
Status: Offline
Points: 7113

Posted: July 23 2007 at 02:57

I think Ween should totally be in the archives.

"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

Eetu Pellonpaa View Drop Down

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: June 17 2005
Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 4828

Posted: July 23 2007 at 03:13

Atavachron wrote:

I wasn't suggesting Motorhead should be here Eetu, just describing ProgRelated in relation to them, as they came up

Yeah I know, neither was I... Just thinking aloud.

meinmatrix View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: July 18 2007
Location: Finland
Status: Offline
Points: 230

Posted: July 24 2007 at 11:03

Time Signature wrote:

Seems fair to me. I'd say "Tommy" is pretty important in relation to prog.

Live at Leeds, 25 years Deluxe edition, has entire "Tommy" played live. Performance is amazing and it reminds me of later Pink Floyd work The Wall. Great to have The Who in band list they really deserve it.

moodyxadi

Forum Senior Member

Joined: November 01 2005
Location: Brazil
Status: Offline
Points: 417

Posted: July 25 2007 at 21:05

Good fight between team members. And miracleously nobody called this a "negative" thread.

Love the Who, but their connection with prog is just the conceptual albums. But if they are here, I wanna see the great Grand Funk (Loneliness, Closer to Home/I'm your captain) and ABBA (Lay all your love on me, Fernando, Thank you for the music, Gimme gimme gimme)

Bach, Ma, Bros, Déia, Dante.

1800iareyay View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: November 18 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2492

Posted: July 25 2007 at 21:08

Atavachron wrote:

I wasn't suggesting Motorhead should be here Eetu, just describing ProgRelated in relation to them, as they came up

Absoltuely does Motorhead belong here. There is a direct link between "All the Aces" and Marillion's "Grendel"

micky

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46838

Posted: July 25 2007 at 21:10

moodyxadi wrote:

Good fight between team members. And miracleously nobody called this a "negative" thread.

YES!!!!!!! Clap

I have dibs on adding ABBA LOL

The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip

1800iareyay View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: November 18 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2492

Posted: July 25 2007 at 21:11

Oh man, I was gonna add ABBA. Oh well, consider this my present to you on your bday

micky

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46838

Posted: July 25 2007 at 21:16

1800iareyay wrote:

Oh man, I was gonna add ABBA. Oh well, consider this my present to you on your bday

thanks..... Clap

they'll have to wait till I finally add Duran Duran to proto prog-pop. I've had the bio ready for more than a year now... just waiting for Tony to tell me to add them.

The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip

Atavachron View Drop Down

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
Status: Offline
Points: 65289

Posted: July 25 2007 at 21:17

no one's ever heard of BABA, the ELP-ABBA cover band ?

1800iareyay View Drop Down

Prog Reviewer

Joined: November 18 2006
Location: United States
Status: Offline
Points: 2492

Posted: July 25 2007 at 21:18

I so call Flock of Seagulls. I've already written two bios, one for the band and one for their hair

micky

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: October 02 2005
Location: .
Status: Offline
Points: 46838

Posted: July 26 2007 at 16:55

Atavachron wrote:

no one's ever heard of BABA, the ELP-ABBA cover band ?

must have missed that one....

oh.. and A Flock of Seagulls is a real oversight here... LOL

The Pedro and Micky Experience - When one no longer requires psychotropics to trip

R o V e R

Forum Senior Member

Joined: July 13 2005
Location: India
Status: Offline
Points: 2747

Posted: July 26 2007 at 17:02

micky wrote:

1800iareyay wrote:

Oh man, I was gonna add ABBA. Oh well, consider this my present to you on your bday

thanks..... Clap

they'll have to wait till I finally add Duran Duran to proto prog-pop. I've had the bio ready for more than a year now... just waiting for Tony to tell me to add them.

Who cares?

ha ha ha

Edited by R o V e R - July 26 2007 at 17:04

Zargus

Forum Senior Member

Joined: May 08 2005
Location: Sweden
Status: Offline
Points: 3491

Posted: July 29 2007 at 18:20

Meby they didetn have the typical prog sound but boy did they progress lisen to the first who album from 65 and then quadrophenia from 73 and you will find there have been some changes.. then lisen to the rolling stones debut from 63 i think it is and then exil on main street from 72 and you will hear that the there sure is a difrens but not the big not that big progression realy compered to the who and that is what prog is all about not having lots of keyboards solos and writing songs about elfs and giant hogweeds its about pushing your sound and make it bigger and beter and trying new things and thats what the who did and why they are proto prog IMO.

docsolar

Forum Groupie

Joined: January 07 2007
Status: Offline
Points: 73

Posted: July 30 2007 at 00:41

The Whistler wrote:

I think Ween should totally be in the archives.

True! In Art-Rock! They are purely progressive music when they want to be!

ClashWho

Forum Newbie

Joined: September 17 2007
Status: Offline
Points: 16

Posted: September 18 2007 at 05:14

schizoid_man77 wrote:

Crap, I have always agreed with the admin. here, but this makes no sense! The who, show no influence in any bands and besides concept albums, I really see no prog in them at all!

I'm curious, how exactly do you characterize "Baba O'Riley", a song that starts with thirty seconds of nothing but blazingly fast, interlocking organ arpeggios, overlays monolithic powerchords and then morphs into an Irish jig on amphetamines? That's not progressive? There's been nothing like it before or since.

debrewguy

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: April 30 2007
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 3596

Posted: September 24 2007 at 19:33

ClashWho wrote:

Geez, when I read your description the first thing that popped into my mind was BTO's Lowland Fling (from Four Wheel Drive). Acoustic guitar intro & outro built around a reel, with a pounding boogie rifforama main song. BTO for inclusion in the heavy prog , maybe ? Wink

"Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case.

Slartibartfast View Drop Down

Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam

Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 29630

Posted: September 24 2007 at 19:40

...What?

Oh, and by the way:

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas interdum nulla ut arcu varius ornare. Duis neque nulla, porttitor in, interdum nec, tempor nec, erat. Integer wisi erat, consequat at, sagittis et, tristique lacinia, ipsum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas interdum nulla ut arcu varius ornare. Duis neque nulla, porttitor in, interdum nec, tempor nec, erat. Integer wisi erat, consequat at, sagittis et, tristique lacinia, ipsum. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas interdum nulla ut arcu varius ornare. Duis neque nulla, porttitor in, interdum nec, tempor nec, erat. Integer wisi erat, consequat at, sagittis et, tristique lacinia, ipsum.

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

Slartibartfast View Drop Down

Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam

Joined: April 29 2006
Location: Atlantais
Status: Offline
Points: 29630

Posted: September 24 2007 at 19:43

micky wrote:

1800iareyay wrote:

Oh man, I was gonna add ABBA. Oh well, consider this my present to you on your bday

thanks..... Clap

they'll have to wait till I finally add Duran Duran to proto prog-pop. I've had the bio ready for more than a year now... just waiting for Tony to tell me to add them.

Don't do it or we'll be forced to send you a bunch of durian.

Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...

Peter

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: January 31 2004
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 9669

Posted: September 24 2007 at 19:52

Who's next? The Kinks, natch!

Do it. Add 'em.

Be fair: all (half-way decent) 60s - 70s rock is RELATED to prog. Prog was a sub-genre of rock -- not the other way around!

Edited by Peter - September 24 2007 at 19:53

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.