Prog As Substitute For Life

angelmk wrote: Textbook wrote: Hey everybody, Block dislikes rap music. This means he has superior taste and is on the cutting edge of life itself. Does that get it out of your system? We don't care man. I can't stand Magma but you don't find me running around Magma threads telling people that. Not only Block dislikes rap, but the majority of PA members.. and You are just running around PA and praising Rap..on many different threads you glorify rap..I don't get it..are you a prog lover or rap fan ?? and remember this is PROG archives..for Rap archives go somewhere else..

Somebody can like both rap and prog! :O

Henry Plainview wrote: The Block wrote: jampa17 wrote: Yeah... who the hell is wondering about rap and hip hop...???!!!! we enjoy prog and that's what this is about... and prog is not matchable with rap... so.. sorry dude... go somewhere else...   Seconded This is why people don't like prog fans. :/

jampa17 wrote: Yeah... who the hell is wondering about rap and hip hop...???!!!! we enjoy prog and that's what this is about... and prog is not matchable with rap... so.. sorry dude... go somewhere else...

But this is a thread about life and prog...

Textbook wrote: Seriously though, I would like there to be some sort of Alternative/Experimental Rap/Hip-Hop archives.

The T wrote: Christian black metal..   Yes I know... the ultimate in contradictions...

Maybe it could work if it was Gnostic black metal, but then again I'm not sure if Gnosticism really counts as Christianity.

Anyway, back on topic: What I meant to say is that I'm getting really tired about progressive rock fans constantly casting themselves as suffering saints over the genre's lack of popularity, which in my experience is mostly imagined. I also sometimes get the impression that certain people here seldom talk about other things than music with other people.

unblack metal...??? which color is it...???

jajajajaa... depressive black metal...??? there's something more depressive than black metal itself...??? crap... that I didn't knew...!!!!

kingfriso wrote: After this intimate touching story of mister XunknownX this is not a appropiate reacting of you mister plainview. Try to get your kick elsewhere with 'being right'.

I wouldn't call it touching so much as self-pitying, and my point was that if you think you are going to be emo and lame, then you will be emo and lame, and being resigned to being emo and lame because you're too lazy to do anything besides listen to prog is the wrong way to look at life. If that makes me judgemental, then so be it.

Henry Plainview wrote: XunknownX wrote: Henry Plainview wrote: XunknownX wrote: I rather have 1000 progalbums and alone and be unhappy then wife and family and be unhappy. I don't think you're looking at this the right way... I don't believe in "right" or "wrong" ways to look at things. I think that may be your problem.

After this intimate touching story of mister XunknownX this is not a appropiate reacting of you mister plainview. Try to get your kick elsewhere with 'being right'.

As for mister XunknownX, I took me some time to realisize the full meaning of your story, but I thought it sounded pretty sad. I must say prog is a way to make your live better, an endless stream of art (both music and covers) that can raise the quality of your live. I wouldn't dig into progressive to much if I was unhappy though. Progressive music has it's lonely side: you won't get much recognition in your normal live for your hobby. This might give you a feeling (as it did with me some time) that you are so enourmesly seperated of normal sociaty.

Furthermore, research has shown it's better to get out in the world and go for long walks and meet new people then to sit at home feeling sad. Progressive music is a lonely hobby for most of us and might not be very helpfull in this case if you listen to your music at home all the time. I'm not trying to critisize you at all, but I feel touched by your story and I just want to try to help.