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Andyprog

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Topic: Worst (Dream) Prog lineup
Posted: November 08 2008 at 06:28

What would be your 'worst' prog lineup?

Heres mine

Vocals.......Speak and spell

Bass......my Gran

Guitar.....Noel Gallagher

Keyboard.....an amputee

LETS ROCK !!!!!

Man Erg

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 07:10

Me - Vocals

Me - Guitar

Me...

You get the gist.

Edited by Man Erg - November 08 2008 at 07:10

Do 'The Stanley' otherwise I'll thrash you with some rhubarb.

Ricochet

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 07:33

I guess the worst prog band lineup deserves its worst topic... Wink

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 07:37

Man Erg wrote:

Me - Vocals

Me - Guitar

Me...

You get the gist.

Quoted for truth Wink

Peter

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 10:30

Man Erg wrote:

Me - Vocals

Me - Guitar

Me...

You get the gist.

I don't have a worst prog lineup -- I just want to congratulate you on spelling "gist' correctly.

I believe that's the first time that's ever happened in this forum!

Weigh too go!

Or should that be whey?

Edited by Peter - November 08 2008 at 10:31

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

Tony R

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 10:53

a. OF. gist (F. gît), 3 sing. pres. ind. of gésir to lie, gésir en to consist in, depend on, used in the AF. law phrase (cest) action gist, ‘(this) action lies', which occurs 1502-3 in Kelvey's Rep. (1688) lf. 50a, and is common in law-books.]
Law. The real ground or point (of an action, indictment, etc.).

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 11:30

Gist...sounds like an off-brand orange soda.

Mmm....Gist...refreshing.

fusionfreak View Drop Down

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 12:19

Bernard Minet:Drums

Pascal Obispo:Guitars

Richard Claydermann:keyboards

Francois Fillon:electric bass

Nicolas Sarkozy:lead guitar

David Martinon:sax

moreover no team chemistry since Fillon and Sarkozy hate each other.Nicolas doesn't like Martinon either!

I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world

of searchers with the help from

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CCVP

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 15:48

Worst (Dream) Prog lineup?

I think ASIA sums that up pretty much. Holy crap they suck.

TGM: Orb

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 16:32

CCVP wrote:

Worst (Dream) Prog lineup?

I think ASIA sums that up pretty much. Holy crap they suck.

Now, I'm going to have to contradict you there. Asia were no good at being Yes or King Crimson or ELP, because they were too busy being Asia, and they were pretty good at that. A classy rock band, even if the lyrics were pretty dire at times.

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 17:25

A poll that is not a poll - how proggy.... off you go, into Just For Fun...

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CCVP

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 17:31

TGM: Orb wrote:

CCVP wrote:

Worst (Dream) Prog lineup?

I think ASIA sums that up pretty much. Holy crap they suck.

Well, true, they did played their songs OK, but, i mean, LOOK AT THE DAMN LINE UP! I still cannot understand how Steve Howe, John Wetton and Carl Palmer managed to play AOR instead of prog when they got together.

In a degree, you are right because they didn't played prog rock at all, so Asia can't be classified as a prog line up (if fact, i don't even know why they are listed here, but that is another story), but they were (and still are) progressive rock legends, so i expect them to be valued as prog musicians. That's why i think Asia sucks so much: it's hard to cope how such talented musicians gave birth to such atrocity!

So, though not being prog at all, Asia IS listed here in PROG-related, so i think its fair to list them here.

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 21:01

Okay, I'll play now.

Worst prog band lineup:

Milli & Vannilli -- Tag-team vocals

Tiny Tim -- Ulelele & Guitar

Danny Partridge -- Bass

That Guy at the Mall (Remember, back the 70s, demonstrating that keyboard?) -- Keyboards

Some Cheap, Crappy, Shorting-out, Primitive, Unreliable 80s Drum Machine -- "Drums"

Kewl!

Edited by Peter - November 08 2008 at 21:04

"And, has thou slain the Jabberwock?
Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
He chortled in his joy.

TGM: Orb

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 22:00

CCVP wrote:

TGM: Orb wrote:

CCVP wrote:

Worst (Dream) Prog lineup?

I think ASIA sums that up pretty much. Holy crap they suck.

Pfeh. It was the 80s LOL

I think the thing that struck me about their debut was how much I liked their take on 'AOR' (a few block harmonies, but otherwise a clear album, catchy melodies, a bit of depth, individually memorable songs). The playing was still great, the progression was there around the edges. Honestly, I see no reason that musicians should stick to one 'genre' all the time, particularly when, like prog, it's not really a genre.

Anyway,
Open Your Eyes Heart

... one of the better prog songs of the 80s.

CCVP

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Posted: November 08 2008 at 22:15

TGM: Orb wrote:

CCVP wrote:

TGM: Orb wrote:

CCVP wrote:

Worst (Dream) Prog lineup?

I think ASIA sums that up pretty much. Holy crap they suck.

Pfeh. It was the 80s LOL

I could have rested my case here, but what the hell. . .

I think the thing that struck me about their debut was how much I liked their take on 'AOR' (a few block harmonies, but otherwise a clear album, catchy melodies, a bit of depth, individually memorable songs). The playing was still great, the progression was there around the edges. Honestly, I see no reason that musicians should stick to one 'genre' all the time, particularly when, like prog, it's not really a genre.

Well, i don't think that musicians should stay in only one genre for ever, i just hope they release good music and, in my opinion, Asia is far from good, even the "just good". In fact, i think that AOR is the worst progressive rock offspring, but hey, that's me you know. . . we don't necessarily need to think alike. Hell, i bet a lot of people would say that some band from (insert any prog genre that emerged after the 70's) deserves to be here. But still, I think Asia was a bad thing.

Anyway,
Open Your Eyes Heart

... one of the better prog songs of the 80s.

I don't want to be misunderstood here. I am very open minded when it comes to music. But the thing is that, even between AOR fans Asia is not an unanimity. In fact, most only like the debut and maybe their second album and their last one, but that's all. Besides, I'd like to stay with Martian Chronicles as one of the best prog songs from the 80's Tongue

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Posted: November 09 2008 at 10:36

William Shatner - vocals
Mike Lookinland - drums
George W. Bush - lead guitar
Dan Quayle - keyboards, backing vocals
Abe Vigoda - bass guitar
Britney Spears - mellotron, bassoon
Harry "Senator" Reid - guitar, flute, backing vocals
Ron "Lost Another Loan to Ditech" Michaelson - saxophone, trumpet, kazoo, washboard, keyboards, backing vocals

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Posted: November 10 2008 at 04:09

Epignosis wrote:

Gist...sounds like an off-brand orange soda.

Mmm....Gist...refreshing.

Its Onomatopoeia, *Gist* is the sound the bottle of off-brand orange soda makes when you open it.

Clang clang....*Gist!* ....glug glu glug....ahhhh..

Here's my band...

Vocals - Skeletor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBsbXUK-W8&
Keyboard, trombone - Peter griffin
Guitar - Anybody on guitar hero
Bass - Danny Partridge
Drums - Bert and Ernie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InZNBcJTmWs&