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    Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:00
http://www.cracked.com/funny-2359-progressive-rock/
https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays
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Points: 1698 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:09
Excellent article. Especially liked Focus' "Screw it, let's just yodel" section.
 
However, they seemed to put Rammstein in prog, but whatever.

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Points: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:24
I can't decide on a band name: The Destiny (of the) Totem or The Planet of the Project. LOL
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Points: 1416 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:34
My favorite bit was the unique insight as to the interplay of the underlying metaphors of the three concept albums that were cited.
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Points: 28772 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:46
That was an awesome article.  LOL
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Points: 3449 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:51

A bit simplistic:  there was a band called The Ultimate Spinach, and no, they weren't prog.

Funny how the cover to Love Beach shows up over and over LOL
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Points: 65760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 14 2009 at 23:32
At least one thing in the article is true, you can tell a prog fan if their ears perk up at the mention of a flute solo. LOL

I think they overstate the drug use, but for certain bands the amount of ego was spot on.
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the Choosing a Band Name chart is genius (I'll take Planet Musique LOL ).. and they're right about pants & prog, spooky


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Points: 6467 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2009 at 01:31
Hilarious.  LOL  And they had to include Hocus Pocus by Focus, one of rock music's weirdest moments (and a great song to boot). More fool we. Clown
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Points: 5898 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2009 at 03:47
Quote Progressive rock is categorized by a sacking of traditional song structure, complex rhythms, odd time signatures and a sense of inherent superiority over other rock genres.


Sounds like a pretty accurate description. LOL
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Points: 37 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2009 at 05:34
ha! The overlaying of the 2 Nickelback songs! LOL
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Points: 32530 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2009 at 06:02
Originally posted by Neilly Neilly wrote:

ha! The overlaying of the 2 Nickelback songs! LOL


I know, right?  LOL

How lame...
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Haha, now that is funny sh*t right there !

Classic progressive rock is an era defined predominantly by its artists' pants.
Conversely, modern progressive rock is characterised by a distinct lack of pants.

Thanks for the link Epignosis !
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Loved the description of Rammstein as 'retard metal' Tongue
Awesome article.


Edited by ColonelClaypool - October 15 2009 at 11:23
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Points: 2822 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 15 2009 at 19:35
"An Unremarkable Dong" would be a good band name, come to think of it.....
 
 
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Cool read............
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Fitting 40 prog songs on an IPod LOL, that's like 3 Yes albums
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Points: 100 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2009 at 12:39
Very funny LOL
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Points: 167 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2009 at 12:48
"The music happens here". Ha, ha, ha.
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Points: 1335 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 10 2009 at 18:17
I read the entire thing thinking "yeah, what's wrong with that?" at every point they made trying to poke fun at prog. I... I think there's something wrong with me.
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal.
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