Forum Home Forum Home > Progressive Music Lounges > Prog Music Lounge
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed - Prog in unexpected public places.
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Events   Register Register  Login Login

Prog in unexpected public places.
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 4950515253 62>
Author
Message
  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
Awesoreno View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 07 2019
Location: Culver City, CA
Status: Offline
Points: 3048 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Awesoreno Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 02 2020 at 16:42
I was once exiting an upscale Italian restaurant in West LA, and I heard this orchestral music playing. It was so familiar, I had to stop. I was probably in my early teens, middle school thereabouts, so somewhere between 2011 and 2013. I had to tell my dad to wait for a sec. This was SO FAMILIAR. At first I thought "maybe it's from Super Mario Galaxy," a game of which I owned the soundtrack. Great music, live orchestra, one of my favorite game soundtracks to this day. Anyway, that wasn't it.

Several weeks later, maybe even a couple months, a tune came up on my phone from Yellow Submarine. It was part of George Martin's film score. I was listening and thought "THAT WAS IT." It was Pepperland! I was (and am) a Beatles fanatic, and couldn't believe I didn't place it back then.
Back to Top
Rick1 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: April 14 2020
Location: Loughborough UK
Status: Offline
Points: 2792 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Rick1 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2020 at 07:07
Just heard Steve Hackett's 'Clocks' used on Wild Things (UK) - my kids were watching!
Back to Top
siLLy puPPy View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
PSIKE, JRF/Canterbury, P Metal, Eclectic

Joined: October 05 2013
Location: SFcaUsA
Status: Offline
Points: 15260 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote siLLy puPPy Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2020 at 07:13
I found some prog down my pants at least i thought but realized it was only Limp Bizkit

Seriously. I have heard prog playing in the occasional grocery store but it's always the more popular acts of course: Yes, Genesis, Kansas etc

https://rateyourmusic.com/~siLLy_puPPy
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 09 2020 at 11:09
I don't think I mentioned this before or if I did it was a long time ago. I remember in the late 80's watching some sports show on tv about runners and the background music was from Tangerine Dream's "exit" album(I'm pretty sure it was the title track). 
Back to Top
mwood View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: January 12 2009
Location: Massachusetts
Status: Offline
Points: 101 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote mwood Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2020 at 18:21
On tonight's episode of The Goldbergs (US sitcom set in the 1980s), I spotted a poster of Asia's Astra album and a recurring character in a Rush Fly by Night T-shirt talking about growing his hair and listening to prog rock.
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 13 2020 at 19:24
Earlier today on my way to the drug store I heard Henry Cow on an independent college radio station in my car. It was something from their "In Praise of Learning" album. I'm not overly familiar with them but I recognized it anyway and then later checked the playlist to see what album. 

Also, I just got done watching the Dan Rather interview with Ian Anderson on AXS tv. 


Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - May 13 2020 at 19:37
Back to Top
EnemigoFeo View Drop Down
Forum Newbie
Forum Newbie
Avatar

Joined: October 15 2018
Location: Quilpué
Status: Offline
Points: 6 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote EnemigoFeo Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2020 at 17:44
Sadly, not even once in my lifetime. Once I heard some cool electronic music, slightly on the experimental side. I recognized the album and thought "well, that is unusual". 
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 04 2020 at 19:45
My brother was telling me about a zoom conference he had with one of his colleagues(my brother is a teacher)where he wanted to use lyrics from a King Crimson song for a school assignment or something(I don't remember the details). Anyway, the song the guy wanted to use was "elephant talk." My brother asked him if he was "an old prog head" to which the other instructor apparently replied "no, not really....I just thought it would be appropriate here.....blah blah blah." The other teacher(at least I think that's his title)was surprised my brother knew about King Crimson because he didn't think my brother was an "old dope head" or something like that. Little did he know that he knows about them mainly through me(the younger brother). 
Back to Top
foregonillusions View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: February 25 2018
Location: Everywhere
Status: Offline
Points: 233 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote foregonillusions Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 16 2020 at 21:06
A few days ago, I was in a store of a popular grocery store chain. While it was hard to hear in there, the synths and melodies coming out of the store's speakers sounded like Starcastle. I hope it was them.
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 17 2020 at 06:57
Originally posted by foregonillusions foregonillusions wrote:

A few days ago, I was in a store of a popular grocery store chain. While it was hard to hear in there, the synths and melodies coming out of the store's speakers sounded like Starcastle. I hope it was them.

Next time that happens try to use your shazam app(if you don't have it download it on your iphone). It's worth having for identifying songs.
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2020 at 13:17
I noticed the band Bent Knee in the playlist of an independent college radio station I listen to sometimes. There wasn't really any other prog in that playlist though so they probably found out about them by accident. Lol.
Back to Top
octopus-4 View Drop Down
Special Collaborator
Special Collaborator
Avatar
RIO/Avant/Zeuhl,Neo & Post/Math Teams

Joined: October 31 2006
Location: Italy
Status: Offline
Points: 14191 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote octopus-4 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2020 at 14:09
Today: wish you were here studio version in a supermarket. Here in Italy there's also a tv spot with part of a cover of 21st century schizoid man as soundtrack
I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 26 2020 at 19:47
I know it's not really prog but I want to mention this anyway. I heard Deep Purple's "black night" tonight in a local grocery store. When is the last time you heard that in public? I guess these stores have their own playlist and aren't just playing the radio because that's one I don't think I have ever heard on classic rock radio.
Back to Top
Jaketejas View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: March 27 2018
Location: USA
Status: Offline
Points: 1993 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Jaketejas Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 27 2020 at 10:32
I kind of miss radio from the 70s sometimes, because you could be introduced to Prog acts within the mix and context of pop and rock music. You’d have had to have experienced it in order to understand it. Don’t get me wrong. Playlists are fine and all, but there was really something to the song Spirit of Radio ... “bright antenna bristle with the energy”. You could hear Yes and Pink Floyd one minute, and the next hear blues rock, hard rock, soul, disco and easy listening. Can you imagine hearing Dream Theater following a track by Lady Gaga or Beyoncé? Never going to happen today. The only time I ever hear Prog is when I listen to a Prog playlist or an old record/tape/CD.
Back to Top
CarbonCassette View Drop Down
Forum Newbie
Forum Newbie
Avatar

Joined: October 06 2018
Location: Canada
Status: Offline
Points: 3 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote CarbonCassette Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2020 at 09:43
This has probably been posted here before, but this was one of the more pleasant surprises I've witnessed on TV: Hocus Pocus by Focus in a Nike Commercial!

Edited by CarbonCassette - June 29 2020 at 09:45
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2020 at 10:42
Yes, that has been posted before.
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 09 2020 at 18:45
Woah!!! Check out the alien at five seconds in.
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 09 2020 at 19:19
^Ok, I see that Dunkin commercial has been posted before. Somehow I only saw it a little while ago on tv and must have either forgotten about it on here or just not paid close attention. Oh well. 
Back to Top
AFlowerKingCrimson View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: October 02 2016
Location: Philly burbs
Status: Offline
Points: 18436 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote AFlowerKingCrimson Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 23 2020 at 15:32
Ok, here's two back to back from tv. 

On late night with Seth Meyers he had a rapper on named Action Bronson who said something about "turkish prog rock." I think he said that's what his 8 month old son listens to to fall asleep to but I could be a bit off on that. Here junior this Nemrud will put you to sleep. LOL Yeah, I kind of doubt it works that way.

And last night Steven Colbert was talking about a Trump ad where Joe Biden is quoted out of context saying "yes, absolutely." Steven had a little bit of fun with that by asking "Vice president Biden what is your favorite seventies progressive rock band" and then Biden responding via the clip with "yes, absolutely." Steven then says something like "that's where we differ. I'm more of a Steely Dan guy." Even though I'm not really sure Steely Dan are typically considered prog rock I found that rather humorous nonetheless. Wink

So anyway, how many times in the history of television has prog rock or progressive rock been mentioned two nights in a row on tv on a major network. I think history has been made. Smile


Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - July 23 2020 at 15:33
Back to Top
cstack3 View Drop Down
Forum Senior Member
Forum Senior Member
Avatar
VIP Member

Joined: July 20 2009
Location: Tucson, AZ USA
Status: Offline
Points: 7311 		Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote cstack3 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 26 2020 at 15:11
I just heard this lovely little Moody Blues song on the radio in the local "dollar" store, and forgot how nice it was!  
I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!!
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  <1 4950515253 62>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down



This page was generated in 0.224 seconds.
Donate monthly and keep PA fast-loading and ad-free forever.