Prog Bands, Artists and Genres Appreciation - Frost

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Frost - Jem Godfrey

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Topic: Frost - Jem Godfrey

Posted By: Ghost Whistler
Subject: Frost - Jem Godfrey
Date Posted: August 22 2016 at 04:48

I know it's utterly lame, but I can't be the only one...

who on finding out he used to produce/make music for dreadful pap like Atomic Kitten...

hesitated on listening to or buying Frost's music!

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Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 22 2016 at 05:48

I was aware of it but no, it didn't make any difference to me listening to Frost.

Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 23 2016 at 00:03

Well, Prog is his Ferrari, after all !!

Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: August 23 2016 at 01:50

So what?

The mans gotta eat. Tossing off some sh*tty pop music to pay the bills is not exactly lying to parliament, fiddling your expenses or pimping out rent boys to the Russian mafia.

It's music FFS. As Geddy Lee once said "It's hardly the noblest of pursuits" Prog fans need to get over themselves sometimes...

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Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy!

Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: August 23 2016 at 01:55

He also played keyboards for Joe Satriani's touring band. Now that's a good gig.

Posted By: Roj
Date Posted: August 23 2016 at 01:57

I also saw an interview where he said writing a 3 minute pop song is the toughest thing ever. So kudos to him. Lights Out off the new album is pretty much that. Roine Stolt shared this view regarding writing pop songs as well.

Posted By: Tom Ozric
Date Posted: August 23 2016 at 02:10

A good musician is a good musician, no matter what.
Jannik Top (Magma bassist) arranged material for Celine Dion.

Posted By: Ghost Whistler
Date Posted: August 23 2016 at 04:14

Roj wrote:

I also saw an interview where he said writing a 3 minute pop song is the toughest thing ever. So kudos to him. Lights Out off the new album is pretty much that. Roine Stolt shared this view regarding writing pop songs as well.

Well that's his opinion, which is fine of course. It's not a view I share.

Musically he's very competent and I've no doubt he's a lovely person.

But working with people like Gary Barlow? Tax dodging imperialist purveyor of utter pap? Acolyte of the dark lord Simon Cowell? It may sound trivial, but to me it is actually an issue. Music is an art form and this culture of pap sold to kids, and compelling them to take part in dreadful exploitative talent shows...ugh. That's the aboslutely death of creative art IMO. Sorry.