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Poll Question: Is the Rocky Horror Picture Show prog?
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    Posted: March 12 2005 at 17:38
For those of you who don't know, Rocky Horror is a movie that was released back in the 70s that was so bad that its become a monthly midnight tradition is many movie theaters across the States, full with initiation processes and a wide variety of interesting traditions.

have you seen it? what did you think? would you go see it again?
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Points: 2632 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2005 at 18:18

I finally saw it years after it was released (at one of those infamous midnight shows).  It simple did not live up to the insane hype that its maniacally devoted following created.  It is good "camp," with a few good rock songs, but that's as far as it goes.

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Cult movie, as far as I know. I saw it in the seventies, but don't keep  so much memories about it. But prog? I don't think so. As a curious fact, Meatloaf was on the movie.

I just recall a movie called Blood for Frankenstein, Andy Warholl-ish as I remember. That was camp, my friends...
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Points: 1298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 12 2005 at 23:49
Originally posted by maani maani wrote:

I finally saw it years after it was released (at one of those infamous midnight shows).  It simple did not live up to the insane hype that its maniacally devoted following created.  It is good "camp," with a few good rock songs, but that's as far as it goes.

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I agree... its a little dumb, but fun for one go around.
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Points: 3013 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2005 at 00:02
I think the question of "is it prog" was a joke.
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I like it, but one of those consistantly overrated.
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I think it's a fair question, given the overall "70s rock plus orchestration" sound of the music. Along with Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals of the 70s, I use Rocky Horror as an example in my reviews now and then, when I hear a particularly over-the-top melodramatic prog sound (IQ anyone?).

I enjoyed the shows a few times back in high school (late 80s). Like most cult fun, it lost a lot of its appeal once everybody knew all about it.

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Originally posted by Useful_Idiot Useful_Idiot wrote:

I think the question of "is it prog" was a joke.
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Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

I think it's a fair question, given the overall "70s rock plus orchestration" sound of the music. Along with Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals of the 70s, I use Rocky Horror as an example in my reviews now and then, when I hear a particularly over-the-top melodramatic prog sound (IQ anyone?).

I enjoyed the shows a few times back in high school (late 80s). Like most cult fun, it lost a lot of its appeal once everybody knew all about it.



I suppose... but just because something is a rock opera doesn't make it prog. Tommy by the Who: clearly not prog. Rocky Horror? Don't make me laugh.


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Originally posted by Sweetnighter Sweetnighter wrote:

Originally posted by James Lee James Lee wrote:

I think it's a fair question, given the overall "70s rock plus orchestration" sound of the music. Along with Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals of the 70s, I use Rocky Horror as an example in my reviews now and then, when I hear a particularly over-the-top melodramatic prog sound (IQ anyone?).

I enjoyed the shows a few times back in high school (late 80s). Like most cult fun, it lost a lot of its appeal once everybody knew all about it.



I suppose... but just because something is a rock opera doesn't make it prog. Tommy by the Who: clearly not prog. Rocky Horror? Don't make me laugh.

Don't get me wrong- I'm not arguing in favor of Rocky Horror's prog status. I'm just saying that there are plenty of comparisons to be drawn, if you need to.

Next compare/ contrast assignment: "Jesus Christ Superstar" vs. Aphrodite's Child "666"

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Points: 389 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 13 2005 at 19:38
I haven't seen it and I have no desire to.  
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Points: 289 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2005 at 02:08
Definately NOT prog it's musical with no remeinents to prog at all!
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Points: 3888 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 14 2005 at 12:42

The entire seventies were prog, so...



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