Does Iron Maiden really belong in only 'related'?

aapatsos wrote: ^^ ^ Micky and Raff good to see you around

Thank you, Athanasios, likewise! I have missed this place, and am happy to be back!

micky wrote: thanks!!  Nice to be back, this place was always more a home than FB ever was.  It was always a hive of villainy and scum but it was fun and it helped we were counted among the villains and scum so we fit right in.

bhikkhu wrote: micky wrote: thanks!!  Nice to be back, this place was always more a home than FB ever was.  It was always a hive of villainy and scum but it was fun and it helped we were counted among the villains and scum so we fit right in. Speak for yourself Greedo.

yeah Well I did finally end up a black slimy spot on the wall before being reborn in the big budget hollywood sequel .... PA's II: The revenge of Micky and Raff.

I guess it was just me. I liked being the subversive agent of progressive change to this staid site and having fun poking at some of the more.. ummm.. uptight members     Raff was too pure to get her hands dirty with that, she just enjoyed the ride down the dark side of the back room deals, drive by character assassinations, backstabbing, and dirty deals it took to get substantial change on this site. The politics of this site were quite fun but it did lead to a massive burnout thus the long vacation.

 .. but not before getting the changes and additions I wanted.  I am quite proud of what we did here and happy to see them recognized not just here but all throughout the world.

I agree Richard. There were 3 quite divisive additions here that immediately come to my mind, and Iron Maiden was by far the least of them. If you have ears and a mind not completely closed,  they fit this site. Queen was a bit more borderline, but I always thought the side should error on the side of inclusiveness rather than exclusiveness.  This site should be seen as  some private exclusive country club, nor simply a playground for the collabs, but for for the use of those who use the site. 

Very few bands outside of the handful of old war horses will ever be universally acknowledged as 'prog groups'. Even Genesis if one was consistent in applying the same stupid 'Is ELO prog?' questions I still see get asked on this site. A group that spent its early years dabbling and putting out a good number (4-6) prog albums before moving on and being known as something other than a prog group. Are either band.. prog bands... no they are not. They moved on and found fame and commerical success as popular music groups.

My point being, most people have different notions of what is, and is not prog.  I always thought the site was always best served by simply making the groups available and spelling out why they could fit the site, and let the listeners discover, perhaps reevaluate long held notions, and decide if it fit their views of progginess or not. 

lazland wrote: This place has brightened up with the return of Micky & Raff. Welcome back, good people

thanks! We do try to bring some light and love. 

However I will say one thing...it didn't take long here before I remembered just how MUCH I hate the word proggy and progginess  ARRGGG.  I thought that was a word(s) I would never utter again... but I got sucked back in.

^ Welcome back once again, Raff!!

Hi Raff and Micky, good to see you here, see you in a couple of weeks

Tuzvihar wrote: Raff wrote: Tuzvihar wrote: ^ Welcome back once again, Raff!! Thank you, Bartek! I am happy to meet you once again! I remember when once I asked you if you would come back to PA... Never again!, you said... Well, never say never, I say!

Indeed! I got fed up with Facebook and all its drama, and then one day I said, "why not?". Things seem to have changed around here, and for the better. One thing is for sure: I'll stay away from controversial additions!

Catcher10 wrote: Raff wrote: Tuzvihar wrote: Raff wrote: Tuzvihar wrote: ^ Welcome back once again, Raff!! Thank you, Bartek! I am happy to meet you once again! I remember when once I asked you if you would come back to PA... Never again!, you said... Well, never say never, I say! Indeed! I got fed up with Facebook and all its drama, and then one day I said, "why not?". Things seem to have changed around here, and for the better. One thing is for sure: I'll stay away from controversial additions! Welcome back Miss Raff.....I too thought you and Micky would never come back.....

thanks (for us both) Raff is an early to bed type hahah.

too many friends here not to... but we both needed the time and distance away.   Life is too short.  I had a really bad experience at work last year and am damn lucky to still be here. It does change ones perceptions and priorities hah.  I survived via a trip to the ER and some facial burns a arcflash out of a electrical box.  Everyone told me I was lucky to be alive, and reading up on the physics of arcflashes on wiki.. I guess I was. Nasty sh*t.

bhikkhu wrote: They may have had also some prodding by a couple of people who posted on this thread.