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Philrod
Prog Reviewer Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 319 |
Topic: I was just wandering... Posted: August 21 2005 at 19:09 |
Just wanted to know why Electic Light Orchestra was not here? It has the classical elements that ELP has. It has the poppish sound with progressive aspiration like Queen. It has the conceptual side of A band like Alan Parson's Project. Etc. My point is, if you make Queen and Alan Parson's Project progressive bands, then a band like ELO certainly is. Personally I don't think either of the three are, but as one said it's better to have more than less progressive bands ,then yes, ELO sould enter the progressive world. |
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The Miracle
Prog Reviewer Joined: May 29 2005 Location: hell Status: Offline Points: 28427 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 19:11 |
I didnt really like them Sounded like pop to me the only album I could call somewhat proggy was "face the music"
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BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10261 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 19:13 |
I'm wondering why Alan Parson's is included; I certainly wouldn't have included him. The inclusion of Queen is justified though, in my opinion; they parody prog, and we should be able to laugh about ourselves.
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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Philrod
Prog Reviewer Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 319 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 19:17 |
I must admit I totally agree with you on that one |
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Zac M
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 03 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3577 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 19:21 |
This discussion has been brought numerous times before, and I do not think that they should be here, although I think Jeff Lynne is a great songwriter and arranger.
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
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Snow Dog
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 19:22 |
They parody prog???? Where so? And Fillrod, where were you wandering to? |
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Philrod
Prog Reviewer Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 319 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 19:32 |
Oups wondering |
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NetsNJFan
Prog Reviewer Joined: April 12 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3047 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 19:40 |
explain? |
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BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10261 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 20:16 |
par·o·dy ( P ) Pronunciation Key (pr-d)
Queen are overly pompous and theatralic, just for the heck of it. In that way they parody prog rock, driving it to an extreme. An excellent example is of course their famous "Bohemian Rhapsody"; the nonsensic lyrics, the lofty piano and singing style - if that is not parody, then I don't know what is. Other excellent examples are "Innuendo", "Bicycle" or "A Kind of Magic". |
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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Snow Dog
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: March 23 2005 Location: Caerdydd Status: Offline Points: 32995 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 20:21 |
^ You don't know what is...simple really.
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Ty1020
Forum Senior Member Joined: April 24 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 721 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 20:24 |
I'm gonna have to go with the latter here. Queen was just really over-the-top and pompous on their own; they weren't doing it for comedic effect or anything. |
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BaldFriede
Prog Reviewer Joined: June 02 2005 Location: Germany Status: Offline Points: 10261 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 20:46 |
Queen did not name two of their albums after movies by the Marx Brothers for nothing; that alone should give you a hint. |
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BaldJean and I; I am the one in blue. |
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cobb
Forum Senior Member Joined: July 10 2005 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 1149 |
Posted: August 21 2005 at 23:49 |
Haven't heard Tales of Mystery and Imagination then? |
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chopper
Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 13 2005 Location: Essex, UK Status: Offline Points: 20030 |
Posted: August 30 2005 at 16:19 |
ELO are not prog IMO.
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stripthesoul
Forum Groupie Joined: August 26 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 88 |
Posted: August 30 2005 at 18:14 |
ELO is no less prog than Supertramp, IMHO.
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Sean Trane
Special Collaborator Prog Folk Joined: April 29 2004 Location: Heart of Europe Status: Offline Points: 20254 |
Posted: August 31 2005 at 03:21 |
With Queen , APP , Roxy in the PA, it is hard to imagine ELO not getting someday inclusion: their first two albums were prog and they were proggish for most of the 70's even though they were very popular with the disco crowd. 10CC is also another possible inclusion. Friede is right about Queen and parody. Edited by Sean Trane |
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let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
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