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Rotten 
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:24 |
It seems like when progressive music was at its height, bands like Pink Floyd and Yes had places to play and develop their music. I don't know if it was just that there was a bigger audience for interesting live music or there was differrent drugs that were popular, but there seemed to be a significant audience.
Nowdays, it would seem to be impossible to get gigs. For those of you who have, how do you do it? Do you just play for yourselves? Do you just record? How do you find others with similar interests? Thanks!!
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Leningrad
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:27 |
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I actually was looking for a topic like this. My friend wants to make a hard rock band, but I want to try to inject it with prog. I have no idea how, seeing as everyone I know likes either Nirvana or 50 Cent...
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:31 |
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Unfortunately, where I live in the Appalachian hills of Ohio, You Don't.
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Philéas
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:33 |
 Chameleon wrote:
I actually was looking for a topic like this. My
friend wants to make a hard rock band, but I want to try to inject it
with prog. I have no idea how, seeing as everyone I know likes either
Nirvana or 50 Cent... |
I suggest you try to arrange jams with fellow proghead musicians from this forum.
I'm in a similair situation, I'm soon to join a blues-based rock band.
I'm going to try as hard as I can to put prog in there. However, as the
other members are quite advanced musicians aswell, I don't think it
will be too much of a problem.
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Ty1020
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:36 |
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I'm in a proggy metal band, it's pretty easy around here because lots
of people like prog-influenced music. Obviously not everybody is into
Yes and Genesis (most aren't), but it'd be odd to walk into a metal
show and not see somebody wearing a Dream Theater or TMV shirt or
something similar, and the existance of bands like Between the Buried
and Me has made prog sensibility even more popular lately.
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Philéas
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:43 |
Ty1020 wrote:
I'm in a proggy metal band, it's pretty easy around here because lots
of people like prog-influenced music. Obviously not everybody is into
Yes and Genesis (most aren't), but it'd be odd to walk into a metal
show and not see somebody wearing a Dream Theater or TMV shirt or
something similar, and the existance of bands like Between the Buried
and Me has made prog sensibility even more popular lately.
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Prog is fairly popular where I live aswell. If I succeed with my
mission, to create a "Progressive Blues-rock" band, it will be easy to
get gigs.
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Leningrad
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:44 |
Ty1020 wrote:
I'm in a proggy metal band, it's pretty easy around here because lots of people like prog-influenced music. Obviously not everybody is into Yes and Genesis (most aren't), but it'd be odd to walk into a metal show and not see somebody wearing a Dream Theater or TMV shirt or something similar, and the existance of bands like Between the Buried and Me has made prog sensibility even more popular lately.
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Around where I live, people say things like-
"Yes is an agreement, not a band."
"Genesis is a bible chapter, not a band."
"Camel is an animal, not a band."
"King Crimson is a...um...I'm not going to dignify that with a response."
Or they just tell you your band sucks. Without listening to them. Or even hearing about them more than 30 seconds before the conversation, for that matter.
Oh well, I'll just make a 20 minute suite in 15/8 by myself.
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:47 |
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Chame;leon and I must liev in the same town. That's why I went to music school and studied composition. I can work by myself.
BTW Sign me up Phil, that's the band I always thouoght would be the most fun.
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:51 |
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my band is trying to get shows once we have one or 2 more originals put together. in my town, prog is fairly popular (we know enough people who would see us, as we've created quite a buzz) but as for actually getting a show, i know places that would book us, but thats because we've all been in so many bands before
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Tony Fisher
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:52 |
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Iain Jennings, the excellent ex Mostly Autumn keyboards player, has put together a quite excellent band and is apparently finding it hard to get gigs in his home area (York).
Fact is, the local scene is entirely nu/heavy metal and punk. Prog doesn't get a look in, though I know loads of young people who are fans of Floyd, Rush, Camel, Genesis etc. The problem is the venues, who are totally unwilling to take any risks.
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 17:57 |
ive heard some interesting comments on the bands i listen to, whether they were directed to me or not
"YES? more like NO!"
"Dream Theater? more like Wet Dream Theater" (actually laughed at this one)
"Phish? like in the water?"
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 18:20 |
Collect as many Mellotrons as possible and start to jam on it  !
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The Wizard
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 18:23 |
Ty1020 wrote:
Oh well, I'll just make a 20 minute suite in 15/8 by myself. |
Something I've always thought about- does some have to be long and in a funky time signature to be prog? I think not, and thats just a sily generalization.
Edited by The Wizard - August 15 2006 at 18:23
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 18:24 |
| Something I've always thought about- does some have to be long and in a funky time signature to be prog? |
No. I have just always wanted to do that.
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 21:16 |
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Well, the 2 big bands in our grade (mine and my friends') happen to all listen to prog to some degree or another, I know mine is trying to lean in the prog direction, the other seems to be more of a funk/blues/jam band
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Posted: August 15 2006 at 21:34 |
I tried introducing a friend to prog. I showed him Foxtrot. He zones out and can't listen to it all. 
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 06:34 |
I have a doom-metal band.I always loved prog more than Doom - actually,I've grown out from Doom-metal and I listen very rarely to it.I've tried to dring some OPETH-like elements to our music - I must admit I've manage to do it!!!Anyway I'm boring with this band and I want to leave it.
Because I want to play Symphonic Prog,not even Neo or Prog-Metal!!!It's impossible... 
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Stars Die
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 08:03 |
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I am playing in a slightly progressive metal band, and I find it very difficult to find gigs, but I think it would be even harder if we had played Symphonic prog or any of the older styles. The few times people books us, it is because we are a metal band and they want one, never because of the prog influences.
Edited by Stars Die - August 16 2006 at 08:05
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Du Skojar om att jag Skojar men jag skojar inte alls
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 11:33 |
Some time ago i used to keep seeing a young classic rock group with a very good guitarist playing locally at every opportunity they could, every pub, club - even in the local shopping centre one day! I haven't seen them lately, maybe they've moved up from local places! Top marks for persistence if they have.
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Posted: August 16 2006 at 12:14 |
Where we are, many consider The Ramones the absolute pinnacle of musical accomplishment. 
Prog is generally hated.
If you live in the Boston area... SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL PROGGERS! 
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