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CCVP 
Prog Reviewer
Joined: September 15 2007
Location: Vitória, Brasil
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Points: 7971
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 Posted: January 14 2009 at 14:39 |
 Mr ProgFreak wrote:
CCVP wrote:
Mr ProgFreak wrote:
I'll just never get any Apple product ... it's almost like slavery to me, except that people a) freely submit themselves into it and b) they even feel like they're using superior technology.
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OK, but the ipod is a great product: easy to use, easy to handle, with an good interface and nice playing system. I have mine for over a year and it never let me down.
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I'm not saying that it's a bad product. I just think it's overpriced, and it doesn't support formats other than it's own proprietary AAC and MP3 (I guess there are ways around that, but AFAIK they're "hacks"). It's a bit different today, but when the iPod came out these limitations were a clever move to fight other download portals ... most of the others used Microsoft's DRM, which is also proprietary but at least wasn't bound to any particular hardware as much as Apple's was.
Anyways ... I'm glad that I've been using Creative hardware for many years now, because they're compatible with Napster. I wouldn't trade that flatrate for anything!
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Well, here we don't have the Creative player (unfortunately) and both the ipod and the microsoft player have the exact same price. So, since i knew the wonderful microsoft interface and lack of problems, i bought an ipod, becuse it seems the best choice out of those 2 players. Besides, i also have a "cheap" 2GB generic mp4 player.
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Mr ProgFreak
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Joined: November 08 2008
Location: Sweden
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Posted: January 14 2009 at 14:42 |
^ well, since there is no Napster in Brasil ... it probably doesn't make much of a difference. 
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-Radioswim-
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Location: United States
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Points: 331
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Posted: January 19 2009 at 11:33 |
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Opeth ? Really ? #1 ?
They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.
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Rocktopus
Forum Senior Member
Joined: March 02 2006
Location: Norway
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Posted: January 24 2009 at 14:27 |
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Hail -Radioswim- and his in-grown toenail!
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Over land and under ashes
In the sunlight, see - it flashes
Find a fly and eat his eye
But don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
Don't believe in me
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Petrovsk Mizinski
Prog Reviewer
Joined: December 24 2007
Location: Ukraine
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Points: 25210
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Posted: January 24 2009 at 18:19 |
-Radioswim- wrote:
Opeth ? Really ? #1 ?
They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.
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Umm, cool 
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The Miracle
Prog Reviewer
Joined: May 29 2005
Location: hell
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Points: 28427
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Posted: January 24 2009 at 19:35 |
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Petrovsk Mizinski
Prog Reviewer
Joined: December 24 2007
Location: Ukraine
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Points: 25210
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Posted: January 24 2009 at 19:56 |
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Moatilliatta
Prog Reviewer
Joined: December 01 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 3083
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Posted: January 27 2009 at 13:52 |
moreitsythanyou wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
It's a shame Birds & Buildings wasn't higher... *sigh* |
True.
Opeth and Volta got huge bumps for being well known it seems, but overall I'd say that I'm rather satisfied with the list.
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I think they got huge bumps for being AWESOME!
I'm very late to seeing this list. I don't know how I missed it. Anyway, it's somewhat of a good list.
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www.last.fm/user/ThisCenotaph
 
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-Radioswim-
Forum Senior Member
Joined: December 15 2005
Location: United States
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Points: 331
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Posted: February 01 2009 at 20:11 |
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-Radioswim-
Forum Senior Member
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Posted: February 01 2009 at 20:14 |
Moatilliatta wrote:
moreitsythanyou wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
It's a shame Birds & Buildings wasn't higher... *sigh* |
True.
Opeth and Volta got huge bumps for being well known it seems, but overall I'd say that I'm rather satisfied with the list.
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I think they got huge bumps for being AWESOME!
I'm very late to seeing this list. I don't know how I missed it. Anyway, it's somewhat of a good list. |
your right, it's a GREAT list. I don't think Volta made it up there because they're awesome. They made it because they are a truly talented and creative group.
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pianoman
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Joined: February 28 2007
Location: USA
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Points: 793
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Posted: February 05 2009 at 05:47 |
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I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened!
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TheSkyMovesSideways
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Joined: December 27 2008
Location: Australia
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Points: 13
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Posted: February 07 2009 at 03:47 |
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im glad opeth made a top ten appearance however i'm not sure watershed was deserving of number one, it seemed a little uninspired compared to their early stuff to my ears at least... il bacio della medusa was well deserving of a high spot as was mars volta. thought insurgentes would have been a little higher... but i guess the album isn't released as a hard copy until march 2009 so that might have something to do with it i guess
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Silver Sable
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Joined: September 25 2008
Location: Tennessee
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Posted: February 10 2009 at 11:20 |
Do you ever want to go back and redo a top of the year list later? Seriously, I find albums all the time that weren't hyped that much that I discovery some years later... either buying a back catalog or word of mouth and I think, "this album is one of the best albums released that year" yet it never made it to anyone's list. Weird how that works out.
And yeah... some of the list is totally amazing music, but isn't what I'd call prog. And yeah... it is missing Ghost Circus - Across the Line which is easily in the top 5 prog albums of 2008. IMO.
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Pnoom!
Forum Senior Member
Joined: September 02 2006
Location: OH
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Points: 4981
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Posted: February 10 2009 at 11:27 |
pianoman wrote:
I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened! |
2008 was just a crappy year for music in general.
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Lucent
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Joined: September 18 2007
Location: Canada
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Points: 259
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Posted: February 11 2009 at 16:03 |
Pnoom! wrote:
pianoman wrote:
I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened! |
2008 was just a crappy year for music in general.
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Two words: Lunatic Soul
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Pnoom!
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Location: OH
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Posted: February 11 2009 at 16:07 |
Lucent wrote:
Pnoom! wrote:
pianoman wrote:
I think watershed truly belongs at number one. Its a pretty good album, and I dont even like metal. Anyway, overall, it looks like 2008 was a pretty bad year for prog. What happened! |
2008 was just a crappy year for music in general.
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Two words: Lunatic Soul
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I didn't know what that was, so I looked it up, and this is what I found:  Yeah, not buying it. And anyway, one album can't make a year good by itself.
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer
Joined: August 07 2008
Location: Philadelphia,PA
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Points: 7826
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Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:24 |
-Radioswim- wrote:
Opeth ? Really ? #1 ?
They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.
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Opeth? Not Progressive? You clearly haven't listened to Watershed, because you can't possibly listen to it and say it is not prog.
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer
Joined: March 02 2009
Location: Australia
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Points: 19643
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Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:26 |
J-Man wrote:
-Radioswim- wrote:
Opeth ? Really ? #1 ? They're about as Progressive as my big toenail... which is in-grown.
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Opeth? Not Progressive? You clearly haven't listened to Watershed, because you can't possibly listen to it and say it is not prog. |
I agree that calling OPETH progressive is a bit of a stretch... I own 5 of their albums now, and they still feel like pure death metal to me...
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J-Man
Prog Reviewer
Joined: August 07 2008
Location: Philadelphia,PA
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Points: 7826
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Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:28 |
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progkidjoel
Prog Reviewer
Joined: March 02 2009
Location: Australia
Status: Offline
Points: 19643
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Posted: September 05 2009 at 18:30 |
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^ Blackwater Park, Deliverance, My Arms Your Hearse, Ghost Reveries and Still Life.
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