the Pied Piper & prog rock
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Topic: the Pied Piper & prog rock
Posted By: Icarium
Subject: the Pied Piper & prog rock
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 08:52
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I wonder - first why is it so that plenty of prog musicians and bands seems to feature Pied Piper in plenty of lyrics and album titles. Is it sometimes only refearing to a random piper in 'Piper at the Gates of Dawn' or is it a referance to Pied Piper. I know also PP to be sung in songs by King Crimson and Genesis,in the songs In the Court of the Crimson King and Suppers Ready. Is there other prog bands that sings about Pied Piper or feature him in any way. Is there prog bands whom also sings about Jack Frost? -------------  
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 09:06
| Floyd's Piper at the Gates of Dawn refers to a story of that name in Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in The Willows. The piper in the story is the god Pan. Nothing to do with the Pied Piper of Hamelin. |
Posted By: The Bearded Bard
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 09:06
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Icarium wrote:Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 09:14
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cool -------------
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Posted By: TheH
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 10:41
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Mother Gong |
Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 10:45
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Im spessialy interested in those wierd characters, trickster type folklore individuals. Those mystical folks that are in tales and songs. Seems to be well suited for songs -------------
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Posted By: Mascodagama
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 15:38
For a certain value of the trickster: |
Posted By: Rednight
Date Posted: April 17 2017 at 15:45
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As for the Pied Piper of prog - he's one Ian Anderson. ------------- "It just has none of the qualities of your work that I find interesting. Abandon [?] it." - Eno |
Posted By: BaldJean
Date Posted: April 19 2017 at 09:21
here is the complete track from the Mother Gong "Fairy Tales" album: Didier Malherbe's brilliant flute solo at the end of the track is a "must hear" for everyone who loves flute -------------  A shot of me as High Priestess of Gaia during our fall festival. Ceterum censeo principiis obsta |