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you got guts?
try something off
Steve Jolliffe - Zanzi
or Johannes Schmoelling - Wuivend Reit
or Michael Shrieve - The Big Picture

Vangelis' Pulstar is an interesting song

with vocals?
Todd Rundgrens' Hammer in my Heart or Jealosy
Gary Wrights' I Cant Find the Judge
Focus' Hocus Pocus
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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 23 2004 at 23:27

Originally posted by DallasBryan DallasBryan wrote:

you got guts?
try something off
Steve Jolliffe - Zanzi
or Johannes Schmoelling - Wuivend Reit
or Michael Shrieve - The Big Picture

Welcome onboard, Bryan! Smile

The Tangerine Dream connection, eh? How do Jolliffe & Schmoelling compare to TD?

Wasn't Shrieve involved with "Go," as isn't there a Can connection too?

Sounds interesting to this old TD freak....Cool
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"Fragile" by Yes for bassists and just about anybody who likes rock. The entire album "Dark Side of the Moon" for potheads or psychadelic rockers. "Lightbulb Sun" by Porcupine Tree for alternative/mainstreamers. Dream Theater for metalheads. Opeth or Tool for death metalheads or nu metalheads. Rush for hard rockers and nerds alike (or nerds trying to improve their reputation by becoming hard rockers ). ELP for classical music fanatics ("pictures at an exhibition"). Van Der Graaf Generator for...mental patients? Camel for classic rock buffs. Genesis for 80s pop fans (hey, you like Genesis? listen to this, it's them earlier on...)
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Maybe King Crimsons Epitaph , I talk to the wind or Cadence and cascade.
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I think you need to appeal to the person's current tastes in getting him or her into prog rock. Does this person like jazz? Try late 60s Miles Davis, Return to Forever, Mahavishnu, Soft Machine. Good ol' hard rock? Try early Yes, Genesis, or Rush. Heavy metal? Opeth.... etc. etc. etc., you see where I'm coming from.

Assuming you have no idea what this person currently likes, I would put in my vote for anything from Fragile or CTTP. I have a friend who was over the other day doing a school project with me who likes RHCP and newer indy rock stuff, and I was playing Fragile and he really liked the music.
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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

OK, here's your challenge -

You have to introduce someone to progressive rock; which track do you choose?

I'm not looking for a track to encapsulate the 'spirit' of prog, or to sum up what progressive rock means - we've done that (many times) before - what I'm looking for here is a track which will not automatically alienate a new listener, but make his or her ears prick up, and maybe prompt further exploration.

And no, I've not got an example yet - hell, I've only just thought of this idea - don't expect me to see it through to the end.....
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Points: 5187 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2004 at 18:32

XANADUSmile

No explanation necessary......



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Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

OK, here's your challenge -

You have to introduce someone to progressive rock; which track do you choose?

I'm not looking for a track to encapsulate the 'spirit' of prog, or to sum up what progressive rock means - we've done that (many times) before - what I'm looking for here is a track which will not automatically alienate a new listener, but make his or her ears prick up, and maybe prompt further exploration.

And no, I've not got an example yet - hell, I've only just thought of this idea - don't expect me to see it through to the end.....
Is this some sort of test. Are youvtring to kill us or do you want information.
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Points: 3323 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2004 at 19:16
Michael Shrieve was Santanas drummer and
became famous for his solo at Woodstock. He left
Santana and spent alot of time in Germany showing
up on several collaborations with Klaus Schulze.
Abraxas Pool cut in the late 90s brought together
Santanas original band from Abraxas less Carlos.
its a great album for Santana and Journey fans as
Greg Rolie is the vocalist and for bringing back one
of the three most influencal drummers in rock n roll -
Michael Shrieve. His name also appears with a
hindu title occasionally, think he was the drummer
on Carlos Santana/John McLaughlin release in the
later 70s.
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Points: 3323 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2004 at 21:47

The Tangerine Dream connection, eh? How
do Jolliffe & Schmoelling compare to TD?




you decide guess everything in red cabbageland
roots back to the 1967 band - with Froese, Schnitzler
and Schulze
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TD would be a great intro if the person is into electronica
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Points: 81 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 27 2004 at 11:28
Well, I started with Genesis' "A Trick of the Tail", although I knew a reasonable amount of Zep and Floyd and others before that... so, I suppose I'm not really sure...
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