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WaywardSon 
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Joined: April 23 2006
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 Topic: Self Righteous Prog Fans
Posted: May 17 2006 at 19:32 |
Just a bit of fun (no bashing, keep it light)
Who do you think are the most radical, hard nosed, fanatical fans out there in the prog world?
In that you can´t have a debate or disagree with them, they refuse to change their opinion come hell or high water.
My vote goes to the Yes fans, it´s harder than arguing with a Christian that you don´t believe in Jesus(an example)
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E-Dub
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Joined: February 24 2006
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 19:40 |
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I'm going with Marillion. Given the fact that the fans financed their 1997 tour of the States with the tour fund, spearheaded by Jeff Pelltier. They've also done pre-sales of Anoraknophobia and Marbles before they even recorded it. That band is fan driven and they appreciate every ounce of it.
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Edited by E-Dub - May 17 2006 at 19:41
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Time-Machinist
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Location: Museum
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 19:43 |
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Dream Theater, first ;; Pink Floyd second ; as i've observed...
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HeirToRuin
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 20:14 |
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I've never witnessed anything like Dream Theater fans (and I was one of
these types years ago) that will defend ANYTHING the band has ever done
and take personal offense if you do not share their opinion on Dream
Theater.
Dream Theater forums are not well known for their ability to take
criticism of the band very well. Anytime I recommend a song to a
DT fan, they usually tell me that they don't have time to listen
because they're busy listening to all of Scenes From A Memory for the
385th time all the way through.
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fezman
Forum Groupie
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Location: Australia
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Points: 98
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 20:24 |
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Being more of a Genesis fan I'll point the finger at the Dream Theater fans.
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Can't think of anything cool at the moment ...
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imoeng
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Location: Indonesia
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 21:11 |
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do you have to ask?? heeheh, just kidding...
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Man With Hat
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 21:34 |
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Dream Theater.
Edited by Man With Hat - May 17 2006 at 21:34
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive
Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect.
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Bj-1
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 21:35 |
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DT of course.
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RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on!
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The Miracle
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 21:39 |
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I guess DT. But Tool fans are worse.
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alioshak
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 21:50 |
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DT fans... and any others from a metal prog band
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el böthy
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Joined: April 27 2005
Location: Argentina
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 22:01 |
 The Miracle wrote:
I guess DT. But Tool fans are worse.
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mmm true...I think Tool could do an album of 75 min of silence and a lot of fans would call it the ultimate masterpiece...
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"You want me to play what, Robert?"
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Barla
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Joined: April 13 2006
Location: Argentina
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Points: 4309
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 22:48 |
DT fans are crazy for the band  !!
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Ghandi 2
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 23:02 |
Time-Machinist wrote:
Dream Theater, first ;; Pink Floyd second ; as i've observed... |
:( I haven't ever seen any Floyd fanatics. However, I have seen several inane Yes fans. Somebody actually told me that Wakeman was the best keyboardist ever. Period. I almost strangled my monitor. :)
I vote Yes, although that's simply because I've mainly witnessed Yes fanatics.
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memowakeman
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Posted: May 17 2006 at 23:26 |
DT
Followed by Tool indeed, Radiohead and The Mars Volta
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Follow me on twitter @memowakeman
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Logan
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Posted: May 18 2006 at 00:00 |
No bashing eh? Since you can't bake certain kinds of cake without
breaking a few eggs, then how 'bout some smashing?
"Eggy-weggys, I would like to smash them."
In
the Canterbury scene (you can try but you "can't, er, bury" me), the true rotter's club, that being the rotten EGG fanatics, are hardly "The Polite Force". Bunch of arrogant
EGG-heads if you ask me *ducks rotten EGGs from those fowl turkeys*. Well,
sorry drEGGs, but the yolks on you. The CHICKEN comes before the EGG! Now
that I've sufficiently scrambled your already fried Egg-heads with this theoretical revelation, I declare that the EGG battle is
OVA! That sure was over easy, and I ain't the one left with EGG on my face,
either. So there! Bunch of omelette heads if you ask me.
Just being silly there for the sake of being silly
as is sometimes my wont. I've never met an EGG fan I didn't like, but then I've
never really met an EGG fan - as in offline. I like what I've heard of EGG by
the way.
Really, from the list I'd choose Genesis, but
strictly from my limited life experience. Many Peter Gabriel Genesis era fans in my
life (well, actually just a couple of my friends to be more accurate -- or at
least one of them anyway, yeah one I'm sure of) claim that everything made after
Gabriel departed is abhorrent garbage that should be burned along with the
idiots who listen to it (or
at least he says he doesn't think it's that that great, or not as good
anyway, he has a valid point on the whole post Gabriel repertorire I
think, even if it's mostly a subjective evaluation, but whatever, you
get the idea).
While I love Gabriel era Genesis,
I also like the following three Collins as lead-singer albums -- especially "A
Trick of the Tail" and "Wind and Wuthering." Am I to believe the rabid Peter
Gabriel era Genesis fans (or 'fan' specifically) who says (or doesn't really say
it, or even really think it, but...) that I'm some kind of a traitorous gimp for
appreciating any of the post-Gabriel work, and should be burned at the
progressive stake for my heresy? No one should have to deal with such
a murderous Genesis brigade (even if it's just one person, and he's really quite
polite about it).
In all truth, I have felt a little patronised by more than
one Gabriel-era Genesis fan for liking anything after he left. So I vote for specifically Peter Gabriel era
Genesis fans as arrogant, self-righteous fanatics for the heck of it (although I really can't make an informed
decision).
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DeepPhreeze
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Posted: May 18 2006 at 00:15 |
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TOOOOOOOOOOL
Or THE MARS VOLTA (you could have Cedric and Omar making fart noises non-stop for 15 minutes and it would go triple-platinum).
Edited by DeepPhreeze - May 18 2006 at 00:16
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Ivan_Melgar_M
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Posted: May 18 2006 at 00:58 |
Logan wrote:
Really, from the list I'd choose Genesis, but strictly from my limited life experience. Many Peter Gabriel Genesis era fans in my life (well, actually just a couple of my friends to be more accurate -- or at least one of them anyway, yeah one I'm sure of) claim that everything made after Gabriel departed is abhorrent garbage that should be burned along with the idiots who listen to it (or at least he says he doesn't think it's that that great, or not as good anyway, he has a valid point on the whole post Gabriel repertorire I think, even if it's mostly a subjective evaluation, but whatever, you get the idea).
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Well I'm a rabid Gabriel era fan but Genesis was great until Steve Hackett left, I believe Wind & Wuthering is in the same level of my least favorite Gabriel era album, Selling England by the Pound (Even each one has a terrible song, the infamous More Fool Me and the cheesy Your Own Special Way)
People only recognized Steve's value when he left and Genesis became (IMHO) crap.
Iván
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fezman
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Location: Australia
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Posted: May 18 2006 at 01:05 |
Go and check out the DT website with their fan tattoo section 
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Can't think of anything cool at the moment ...
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Mongo
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Posted: May 18 2006 at 01:14 |
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Rush fans are a pretty die hard lot...
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"The options are ever fewer on the ground these days" Fish
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TheProgtologist
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Posted: May 18 2006 at 01:37 |
Dream Theater fans AND Genesis fans AND Yes fans............... 
Edited by TheProgtologist - May 18 2006 at 01:42
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