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Posted: June 13 2009 at 16:11
jammun wrote:
crimson87 wrote:
Their main features are the lyrics and theatrics , and I normally don't pay much attention to them.
I'm assuming you never saw Emerson sitting at the spinning piano, which was of course pure theatrics.
Probably I was misunderstood , theatrics are to me dressing like a flower , puting a fox head and a red dress , acting. Keith Emerson , on the other hand was just fooling around the stage while playing. He never had the intention to get you into the song like for example Peter Gabriel does with his stage presence.
In the end , I am not saying the band is bad just that I enjoy the musicianship and "in your face" playing more than other aspects. If they are prog or not , I just don't care.
Joined: November 08 2008
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Posted: June 13 2009 at 16:11
The annoying thing for me about DT bashers is that I usually like all the stuff they present as an alternative ... but I also like DT. Perhaps this simply means that I'm more flexible ...
(In this case I could surely listen to Willie Nelson ... and most surely to Gong)
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Posted: June 13 2009 at 16:14
Mr ProgFreak wrote:
The annoying thing for me about DT bashers is that I usually like all the stuff they present as an alternative ... but I also like DT. Perhaps this simply means that I'm more flexible ...
(In this case I could surely listen to Willie Nelson ... and most surely to Gong)
That's right, Mike! I like lots of different stuff, and it's a matter of pride to me. I'm willing to give anything a try before I dismiss it outright... And I'm surely not the kind of person who calls other people fools for liking what I don't. We should all be a bit more tolerant, I believe...
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Posted: June 13 2009 at 16:17
^ I think the key is to know that it's not a simple decision between liking only a few albums and liking everything ... some people like a large number of albums from many genres, but still are quite particular about what they like. I am such a person ... although I sometimes come across as liking everything, I'm actually quite picky.
Joined: November 22 2006
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Posted: June 13 2009 at 16:18
i've read whole discussion and my view is that Hazards of love is undisputed masterpiece, one of this years best release , and surely it is Progressive , also i can say it Cranes wife is also Prog , other albums has some touch of prog, but what is Prog anyway ? just sound alike 70' bands ? not adding new , fresh sound .. i don't think so. Am i fooled , i don't care at all, it is very good music for me , and was the happiest fool in the world when first heard HoL
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Posted: June 13 2009 at 16:21
Mr ProgFreak wrote:
The annoying thing for me about DT bashers is that I usually like all the stuff they present as an alternative ... but I also like DT. Perhaps this simply means that I'm more flexible ...
(In this case I could surely listen to Willie Nelson ... and most surely to Gong)
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Posted: June 13 2009 at 16:36
^^ I was talking about Greg House (Hugh Laurie). Don't know if Willie Nelson ever played an electric guitar. Guess not ... and that's a good thing, because his style of music definitely connects this conversation to the topic (Decemberists).
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micky wrote:
! I like lots of different stuff, and it's a matter of pride to me. I'm willing to give anything a try before I dismiss it outright... And I'm surely not the kind of person who calls other people fools for liking what I don't. We should all be a bit more tolerant, I believe...
Something to do with Gong? 