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richardh

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Posted: November 01 2007 at 13:15

ELP

Rush

Yes

Genesis

Tangerine Dream

Muse

Iron Maiden

Magenta

Pink Floyd

The T

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Posted: November 01 2007 at 15:08

Philéas wrote:

The T wrote:

EMO is this generation's hair metal... minus the decent guitar solos, plus less cheesy videos...

True, except for the Emo bit. Those bands are not Emo.

Emo was an underground music style, existing from the mid 80's to approximately the mid 90's. It's dead now, and the bands being called Emo today are Alternative Rock and Pop-Punk bands, sometimes with a bit of Post-Hardcore or Metalcore thrown in.

Ok, then all the bands that PASS as Emo bands (like your FallOutBoys, etc)....

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Posted: November 02 2007 at 14:20

The T wrote:

Ok, then all the bands that PASS as Emo bands (like your FallOutBoys, etc)....

Exactly!

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Posted: November 02 2007 at 14:22

The T wrote:

Philéas wrote:

The T wrote:

EMO is this generation's hair metal... minus the decent guitar solos, plus less cheesy videos...

Ok, then all the bands that PASS as Emo bands (like your FallOutBoys, etc)....

I thought like modern emo was the official term. I actually read a book about it because I used to be really big on emo (in the classic sense)

Edited by moreitsythanyou - November 02 2007 at 14:22

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Posted: November 02 2007 at 14:29

moreitsythanyou wrote:

I thought like modern emo was the official term. I actually read a book about it because I used to be really big on emo (in the classic sense)

Well as these bands don't sound like Emo, I see no reason why they should be called that.

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Posted: November 02 2007 at 14:30

Philéas wrote:

moreitsythanyou wrote:

I thought like modern emo was the official term. I actually read a book about it because I used to be really big on emo (in the classic sense)

Well as these bands don't sound like Emo, I see no reason why they should be called that.

That's true, but that doesn't stop most people."Modern Emo" is too long.

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Posted: November 02 2007 at 14:45

moreitsythanyou wrote:

That's true, but that doesn't stop most people."Modern Emo" is too long.

Unfortunately. But I don't see why people can't call it Pop-Punk and Alternative Rock. Those to names are also long but since there are loads of other bands being called that, it can't be too hard to use them for a couple more..

Edited by Philéas - November 02 2007 at 14:45

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Posted: November 02 2007 at 14:47

Philéas wrote:

moreitsythanyou wrote:

That's true, but that doesn't stop most people."Modern Emo" is too long.

Personally, I use pop-punk

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Posted: November 02 2007 at 18:42

moreitsythanyou wrote:

Personally, I use pop-punk

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Posted: November 02 2007 at 21:48

Yes (to Relayer)

Pink Floyd (to WYWH)

Genesis (to Lamb )

Beatles

Emerson Lake & Palmer (to Brain Salad Surgery)

The Who (to By Numbers)

Van der Graaf Generator (to Still Life)

Cream

Colosseum

Ten Years After

Then;

Bowie (to Aladdin Sane)

Dylan (to Street Legal)

Rolling Stones (to Only Rock & Roll)

U2 (How did they get in here?)

Hendrix

Edgar Broughton Band

Wishbone Ash (First 4 albums)

Curved Air

Focus (to Hamburger)

Uriah Heep (to Demons & Wizzards)

Is nostalgia or quality the dominant factor in my musical taste?

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Posted: November 04 2007 at 10:20

Extremely difficult...

1. Genesis, Led Zepellin

3. Yes, Pink Floyd, Patti Smith

6. Deep Purple

7. Jethro Tull

8. The Clash

9. David Bowie

10. Simple Minds

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Posted: November 04 2007 at 10:22

Dalezilla wrote:

I'm not sure about the order and some bands might be missing...

Porcupine Tree

Tom Waits

Sigur Rós

Pain of Salvation

Steely Dan

Neal Morse

Spock's Beard

Harmonium

Explosions in the Sky

Tori Amos

Yes I did forget Opeth and Peter Gabriel.

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Posted: November 04 2007 at 10:25

ten years after wrote:

Is nostalgia or quality the dominant factor in my musical taste?

Can't nostalgia contribute to quality?

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Posted: November 04 2007 at 11:34

no order. i just....cant pick.
- Mr. Bungle
- Hella
- Don Caballero
- Soundgarden
- Megadeth
- Miles Davis
- Wayne Shorter
- Frank Zappa
- The Flaming Lips
- Ruins

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Posted: November 04 2007 at 12:16

With no (so much) particular order:

Van der Graaf Generator (+ Peter Hammill solo)

King Crimson

Jethro Tull (+ Ian Anderson solo)

Huun-Huur-Tu

The Doors

Spirogyra

Marsupilami

Gnidrolog

Catapilla

Caravan (not acquainted with their post Caravan and the New Symphonia works though...)

sean

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Posted: November 04 2007 at 13:44

Dream Theater is my favourite, the others fluctuate constantly, but at the moment this is probably what i'd have:

2. King Crimson
3. Emerson Lake and Palmer
4. Rush
5.Ayreon
6. Faith No More
7. Nightwish
8 . Yes
9. Porcupine Tree
10. The Cure

i'm sure that'll change tomorrow though.

sean

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Posted: November 04 2007 at 13:46

I forgot Opeth, Sonata Arctica, Iron Maiden, Coheed and Cambria, and a lot of bands. It's just so hard to put them in order.

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