Prog Bands I Dislike

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Rick Wakeman goes gyroscopic and kaleidoscopic  (although slightly off-topic) with his towering  White Rock....

More like White Cheddar with that towering slice of kitschy cheese, , but I guess that's all part of the fun.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Logan wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Rick Wakeman goes gyroscopic and kaleidoscopic  (although slightly off-topic) with his towering  White Rock.... More like White Cheddar with that towering slice of kitschy cheese, , but I guess that's all part of the fun. Yes, it's a case of chalk and cheese regarding our dissimilar tastes in prog, but it wouldn't be half as much fun if we all liked the same music.

I didn't say I didn't enjoy it, I rather did in a somewhat ironic manner. Cheesy can be quite entertaining. I happen to be a cheese connoisseur (been moving Vegan though), and have been called cheesy myself due to my cheesy attempts at humour, but I am more chalky by nature, or maybe more Chocky than Chuck E. Cheese.

Edited by Logan - April 22 2023 at 14:25

Logan wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Logan wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Rick Wakeman goes gyroscopic and kaleidoscopic  (although slightly off-topic) with his towering  White Rock.... More like White Cheddar with that towering slice of kitschy cheese, , but I guess that's all part of the fun. Yes, it's a case of chalk and cheese regarding our dissimilar tastes in prog, but it wouldn't be half as much fun if we all liked the same music.  I didn't say I didn't enjoy it, I rather did in a somewhat ironic manner. Cheesy can be quite entertaining. I happen to be a cheese connoisseur (been moving Vegan though), and have been called cheesy myself due to my cheesy attempts at humour, but I am more chalky by nature, or maybe more Chocky than Chuck E. Cheese.

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Logan wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Logan wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Rick Wakeman goes gyroscopic and kaleidoscopic  (although slightly off-topic) with his towering  White Rock.... More like White Cheddar with that towering slice of kitschy cheese, , but I guess that's all part of the fun. Yes, it's a case of chalk and cheese regarding our dissimilar tastes in prog, but it wouldn't be half as much fun if we all liked the same music.  I didn't say I didn't enjoy it, I rather did in a somewhat ironic manner. Cheesy can be quite entertaining. I happen to be a cheese connoisseur (been moving Vegan though), and have been called cheesy myself due to my cheesy attempts at humour, but I am more chalky by nature, or maybe more Chocky than Chuck E. Cheese. At least my dislike of some of your favourite Avant Prog artists provided the inspiration for a poll.

No complaints, and, I know I shared this before, indeed your dislike of Swans provided the inspiration for a personal obsession as I had tried to explore it to try to convince you that there was music you would enjoy and that you would come to reassess the band. That didn't work out very well with you, but it turned this ugly duckling (or peacock more aptly) into a major Swans-head. I had heard couple of Swans albums years before, and really likes a few songs, but I had not deeply explored the discography before then.

Trying to turn people onto music has really turned me onto music a number of times whether it works on others or not. I also found a Mostly Autumn track I liked considerably recently, and I had opted to explore it more due to your loyalty to the discography. It was Candle to the Sky. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDLbh-8pj-U

I'm often inspired by the people at PA to more deeply explore music, be it in my wheelhouse or not as the joy of this place is having something of the feeling of a communal exercise even if one doesn't ultimately share the same experience.

Edited by Logan - April 22 2023 at 15:02

Can-I don't get it, dull as dishwater

Psychedelic Paul wrote: Yes, it's a case of chalk and cheese regarding our dissimilar tastes in prog, but it wouldn't be half as much fun if we all liked the same music.

I like cheese. Earth would be boring if we all liked the same cheese.

Lewian wrote: Focusing on negativity isn't normally my cup of tea, but talking about Amon Düül II (big fan here), the two end 60s/early 70s albums I have heard of Amon Düül (without the number II) were something of a torture to listen to. As far as I know, Amon Düül II was the subgroup of the collective that wanted to focus properly on music, the Amon Düül albums were done by those left behind, and they sound like that. ...

I prophesy disaster wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Geddy Lee's high-pitched wailing is an acquired taste, just like the similar tight-trousered singers with Budgie and Pavlov's Dog, who both sound like they've inhaled a balloonful of helium before approaching the microphone.    Surely anyone who grow up during the '70s with such groups as Led Zeppelin would consider high-pitched vocals as par for the course.

Logan wrote: presdoug wrote: Can-I don't get it, dull as dishwater The first two Soft Machine albums-a load of nonsense;  ( it is when the jazz influence happened later that they really improved immensely) Neu! -I've tried, but they do nothing for me I would appreciate your Candour, but I Can't hear you, I'm listening to Can's "Mother Sky" (I like to groove while washing dishes to this, but then my dishwater is far from dull), Soft Machine's "Hibou Anemone and Bear" (which I find terrific in its jazzy way), and Neu!'s "Hallogallo" (which I really dig). To each his own of course.

And how about Can in genuine Jazzrock-fusion-mode?