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Ambient Hurricanes 
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 Posted: March 10 2012 at 22:02 |
 Dayvenkirq wrote:
VanVanVan wrote:
The line in my sig I thought was pretty insightful. |
Pardon me for this question that may sound pretty (for the lack of a better word) "basic" to you, but what's a sig? |
It's short for "signature," the short quote, phrase, or picture that you can add to the end of each of your posts. You can create one of your own in the member control panel.
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I love dogs, I've always loved dogs
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presdoug
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 21:36 |
Fox On The Rocks wrote:
I'm not sure if this is my favourite, but I've always loved the intro of Wind Up - Jethro Tull with just Ian singing and his guitar.
When I was young and they packed me off to school
and taught me how not to play the game,
I didn't mind if they groomed me for success,
or if they said that I was a fool.
So I left there in the morning
with their God tucked underneath my arm --
their half-assed smiles and the book of rules.
So I asked this God a question
and by way of firm reply,
He said -- I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays.
So to my old headmaster (and to anyone who cares):
before I'm through I'd like to say my prayers --
I don't believe you:
you had the whole damn thing all wrong --
He's not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays.
Well you can excomunicate me on my way to Sunday school
and have all the bishops harmonize these lines --
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 20:26 |
dennismoore wrote:
oh boy, way too many poignant lyrics, how bout pretty much everything penned by Neil Peart?
this comes to mind, in light of my country's current rise of religious fanaticism since 2000....
"He is the God of nothing, if that's all that you can see....
He is the God of everything, he is inside you & me."
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I like that one.
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 20:19 |
ole-the-first wrote:
And, of course... there's Winston Churchill, dressed in drag, he used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag!
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That was insightful to you  ?
Edited by Dayvenkirq - March 10 2012 at 20:19
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Dayvenkirq
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 20:18 |
VanVanVan wrote:
The line in my sig I thought was pretty insightful. |
Pardon me for this question that may sound pretty (for the lack of a better word) "basic" to you, but what's a sig?
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 18:36 |
Blacksword wrote:
I like Peter Hammils lyrics, especially the opening to 'Still Life'
Bob Calvert had some great moments; High Rise, Spirit of the Age spring to mind.
Generally I don't pay too much attention to lyrics unless something very poetic (does that always equate to clever?) grabs me. |
Yeah, the opening to Still Life always gets me. So beautiful, melancholic and it just leads to a perfect climax. Peter Hammill is probably my favourite lyricist.
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Fox On The Rocks
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 18:32 |
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I'm not sure if this is my favourite, but I've always loved the intro of Wind Up - Jethro Tull with just Ian singing and his guitar.
When I was young and they packed me off to school
and taught me how not to play the game,
I didn't mind if they groomed me for success,
or if they said that I was a fool.
So I left there in the morning
with their God tucked underneath my arm --
their half-assed smiles and the book of rules.
So I asked this God a question
and by way of firm reply,
He said -- I'm not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays.
So to my old headmaster (and to anyone who cares):
before I'm through I'd like to say my prayers --
I don't believe you:
you had the whole damn thing all wrong --
He's not the kind you have to wind up on Sundays.
Well you can excomunicate me on my way to Sunday school
and have all the bishops harmonize these lines --
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PabstRibbon
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 18:23 |
Pink Floyd is a band which lyrics are as strong as the music
Welcome my son, welcome to the machine.
What did you dream? It's alright we told you what to dream
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presdoug
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 16:28 |
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there are a lot of really insightful lyrics in the Tull albums Thick As A Brick and Aqualung, my favorite lines being
"They'll teach him to play Monopoly, not to sing in the rain"
"His cross was rather bloody, and he could hardly roll his stone,
now Jesus save me"
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ole-the-first
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 15:06 |
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King Crimson — Epitaph
Rush — Something for Nothing
Rush — Losing It
prog-related:
Black Sabbath — Heaven and Hell
Queen — Innuendo
And, of course... there's Winston Churchill, dressed in drag, he used to be a British flag, plastic bag, what a drag!
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Ambient Hurricanes
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:22 |
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"And you begin to wonder if the points of all the ancient myths are solemnly directed STRAIGHT! AT! YOU!"
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I love dogs, I've always loved dogs
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The Truth
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:18 |
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Fast and bulbous
That's right, the mascara snake, fast and bulbous.
Also, a tin teardrop.
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centum
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 12:08 |
I absolutely adore the sheer bizarreness of Cardiacs' and Unexpect's lyrics but af far as clever lyrics go... I don't know... Zappa? I also find Devon Graves's (Deadsoul Tribe, Psychotic Waltz) lyrics to be very clever. There very poetic and are somewhat full of religious mysticism
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dennismoore
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 10:37 |
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oh boy, way too many poignant lyrics, how bout pretty much everything penned by Neil Peart?
this comes to mind, in light of my country's current rise of religious fanaticism since 2000....
"He is the God of nothing, if that's all that you can see....
He is the God of everything, he is inside you & me."
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"Yeah, people are unhappy about that - but you know what, it's still Yes." - Chris Squire
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irrelevant
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 10:07 |
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^'Tis a good one.
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VanVanVan
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 10:03 |
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The line in my sig I thought was pretty insightful.
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"The meaning of life is to give life meaning."-Arjen Lucassen
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tamijo
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 09:43 |
One part of prog lyrics that i have found to be very helpfull on a personal level , was the:
"Whats a nice girl like you doing in a place like this" thing.
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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tamijo
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 09:39 |
Never need to worry with a tin of 'Hurri Curri', Poisoned especially for you!
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Prog is whatevey you want it to be. So dont diss other peoples prog, and they wont diss yours
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javier0889
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 08:56 |
Trick of the lamb wrote:
For me, DSOTM has the best lyrics ever. |
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http://www.last.fm/user/javier0889
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HolyMoly
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Posted: March 10 2012 at 08:54 |
Neil Peart had a real good one with "Limelight".
I have no heart to lie I can't pretend a stranger is a long-awaited friend
... a real song about his ambivalence about being a rock star.
Edited by HolyMoly - March 10 2012 at 08:55
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