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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 17:12
What about a vegamite sandwich?  Imagine my surprise to find out that this strange thing mentioned in a Men At Work song was an actual thing. LOL
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 17:35
Is there no equivalent to marmite in the USA?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 17:40
Elp is the most overrated prog band on earth. The problem is- THEYRE PRETENTIOUS AS HECK! While they are fine artists, it seems like lots of their songs is just a bunch of randomn playing on the keyboard, and then all the masses go "OMG THATS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY", not even thinking about what they're listening to.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 17:42
Spoken like a true 13 year old who wasn't around when ELP came into existence.  Bands didn't w**k on their keyboards prior to guys like Keith Emerson.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 17:42
Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

Is there no equivalent to marmite in the USA?
Not that I am aware of.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 17:46
Yes, you are reading this right. There is nothing wrong with your eyes, mind, or the site. Glad to clear this up.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 17:54
But, seriously, just because you dislike a band or do not think they are worthy of being on the site and/or top 100 list is not relevant if the majority of PA members do. For instance, I dislike Pink Floyd, but that doesn't matter cause the majority of PA members do like Pink Floyd. It's your opinion. You may think it's right, but that doesn't mean it is right.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 17:58
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Spoken like a true 13 year old who wasn't around when ELP came into existence.  .


I dont understand, you're saying i can't voice my opinion on a band because i'm not from 1970?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 18:16
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by akamaisondufromage akamaisondufromage wrote:

Is there no equivalent to marmite in the USA?
Not that I am aware of.


There is no equivalent. You can buy Marmite and Vegemite in specialty shops, but most of us Yanks find it very strange and generally disgusting. I enjoy it, but only in small quantities.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 18:18
Originally posted by lmaorofllollmao lmaorofllollmao wrote:

Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Spoken like a true 13 year old who wasn't around when ELP came into existence.  .


I dont understand, you're saying i can't voice my opinion on a band because i'm not from 1970?
No I am saying that your opinion is similar to other children your age who haven't lived enough life to properly form an opinion and yet they feel like they should share their misguided opinions anyways because w**king on a thread is what they do.  And quite frankly it gets quite tiresome after awhile for us old farts.  And that is coming from a relatively young old fart.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 18:18
Hey, I hate ELP as much as any rational a****le, but I happen to dislike about 84% of the top 100 list at any given point in time. Complaining about one is as practical as complaining about another. That being said - feel free to make your own list. If you're still upset over it, Progarchives offers a host of respectable solutions.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 18:24
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Originally posted by lmaorofllollmao lmaorofllollmao wrote:

Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Spoken like a true 13 year old who wasn't around when ELP came into existence.  .


I dont understand, you're saying i can't voice my opinion on a band because i'm not from 1970?
No I am saying that your opinion is similar to other children your age who haven't lived enough life to properly form an opinion and yet they feel like they should share their misguided opinions anyways because w**king on a thread is what they do.  And quite frankly it gets quite tiresome after awhile for us old farts.  And that is coming from a relatively young old fart.


And his avatar is from Beavis and Butthead. I mean, c'mon, it's like he's not even trying.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 18:29
Come on guys, don't derail this thread twice.

Marmite is far more interesting. Our factory in New Zealand has been out of production for about 6 months. There was a huge story on the news about people stocking up tons of marmite prior to the shortage.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 18:50
Seems pretty obvious that newer releases will usually be graded higher then their 'natural' level as they have fewer total votes and the standard deviation would be smaller. Further affected by less well known bands having a lot of fanboy votes for new releases. Over time the deviation should increase and the rating will settle to a more appropriate level.

Edited by menawati - October 02 2012 at 18:51
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 18:52
Mein Gott, what is going on here? 

Edited by Argonaught - October 02 2012 at 19:12
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 19:07
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 19:09
Argonaut, or an admin, mind editing that so it's normal?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 19:31
It's like all the 1's and 0's behind all of our fancy software came out of the woodwork to haunt us.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 19:43
Originally posted by rushfan4 rushfan4 wrote:

Spoken like a true 13 year old who wasn't around when ELP came into existence.  Bands didn't w**k on their keyboards prior to guys like Keith Emerson.




Set the youngin' straight!!! Ha ha
Gimmie my headphones now!!! 🎧🤣
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 02 2012 at 20:03
Originally posted by lmaorofllollmao lmaorofllollmao wrote:

Elp is the most overrated prog band on earth. The problem is- THEYRE PRETENTIOUS AS HECK! While they are fine artists, it seems like lots of their songs is just a bunch of randomn playing on the keyboard, and then all the masses go "OMG THATS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY", not even thinking about what they're listening to.

lmaorofllollmao, don't take the replies to this post of yours too personal. The first few claims you've made here are very familiar to me, but to say that Emerson was doing a lot of random playing on a keyboard? That's just not right. You have to take into account the fact that Emerson's parents were wealthy enough to afford the classes that their son took, learning about all the technical stuff in theory and in practice. He became capable of synthesizing some serious ideas of classical and jazz music. Technicality can go overboard to the point of sounding random without actually being it.

Bottom line is: Emerson learns, loves, and lives like a progressive thinker, but you probably won't understand that even if you do find yourself deeply engrossed in musical studies.

Originally posted by lmaorofllollmao lmaorofllollmao wrote:

... and then all the masses go "OMG THATS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLAY", not even thinking about what they're listening to.

There is nothing one human being cannot handle that another one can ... except the willingness to handle (if you are following me). And I do think about what I listen/am listening.


Edited by Dayvenkirq - October 02 2012 at 20:10
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