Religious Prog God Spot

Frank Zappa "Dumb All Over"

"You can't run a country by a book of religion
Not by a heap or a lump or a smidgeon
Of foolish rules of ancient dates
Designed to make you all feel great
While you fold spindle and mutilate
Those unbelievers from a neighboring state"






Edited by Grumpyprogfan - June 27 2024 at 04:48

Psychedelic Paul wrote: To appease the Prog Gods on Mount Olympus, it's time to spread some love and joy by celebrating some of our religious prog favourites, and what better place to start than Barclay James Harvest's epic paean to God, Love and Jesus.   Altogether now.....  Valley's deep and the mountain's so high If you want to see God you've got to move on the other side You stand up there with your head in the clouds Don't try to fly you know you might not come down Don't try to fly, dear God, you might not come down Yeah!! You hit a sweet spot for me, Paul.  Barclay James Harvest is one of the rare prog bands where I prefer live albums. SBB would be another.

Gentle Giant-Words From The Wise-kind of a critique of religion, which is apt coming from me, as I am an agnostic...

Jethro Tull - My God

Octopus II wrote: Jethro Tull - My God From the Aqualung album.

Somewhere but Yesterday by Citizen Cain is quite an oddball religious prog song if you ask me.

Because, even though it's filled with biblical references and religious imagery, it's essentially a "protest song" against the hypocrisy and oppression of the Christian Church, particularly its stance on witchcraft.

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Edited by wiz_d_kidd - June 27 2024 at 08:18