Heavy Prog Band Gåte in Eurovision Song Contest
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Topic: Heavy Prog Band Gåte in Eurovision Song Contest
Posted By: Desoc
Subject: Heavy Prog Band Gåte in Eurovision Song Contest
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 04:04
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Last night Norway voted to send http://www.progarchives.com/artist.asp?id=4263" rel="nofollow - Gåte to the Eurovision Song Contest - an international and very popular annual show (or even festival) not usually associated with prog rock, to put it mildly. However, Gåte is listed in ProgArchives in the Heavy Prog category. The song Ulveham, while not prog rock, is both entertaining and powerful. Check it out on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qs4ibmEh-qk" rel="nofollow - Youtube .
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Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 04:41
It's a show where a lot of times the presentation matters more than the actual song. It's also some generic pop that usually wins. 99% cringe most of the time.  edit: your youtube link does not work |
Desoc wrote:Posted By: Desoc
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 05:14
Updated now. Forum software bug, I think. I used to feel the same way as you about the show. Lately I've come to appreciate some of the contributions enough to watch it, though - with friends and beer. It's not to be taken too seriously, there is a lot of comedy and self-irony between the lines.
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Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 06:55
| I saw it once, with a friend who asked my opinion of the show. I didn't care for it at all, and have never tried to see it again. |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 06:58
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I've never understood why the UK are consistently bad at Eurovision, when this country has produced some of the finest bands and artists of all time. ------------- Is it any wonder that the monkey's confused? |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 06:58
You'd be surprised how seriously some people take the show.
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Posted By: Desoc
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 07:17
Or themselves!
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Posted By: octopus-4
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 07:18
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Some years ago, while working in UK, I've been asked for an opinion about the eurovision that was broadcasted the night before. It was the argument of the day. "Eurowhat?" was my answer. Not that I'm snob, but the last time that I've tried to watch it, I remember a boring show with many pauses and almost no interest from a musical point of view. The last time I've enjoyed it, it was won by Abba with Waterloo ------------- I stand with Roger Waters, I stand with Joan Baez, I stand with Victor Jara, I stand with Woody Guthrie. Music is revolution |
Posted By: Desoc
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 12:33
| Wow, remind me not to post in this forum again. Instead of enjoying the fact that prog acts appear in large mainstream contests, every single reply has been bitter complaints about the contest itself. No one has even cared to comment the band. What an energy drain this place has become. |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 12:42
that is correct!
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Posted By: essexboyinwales
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 12:44
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As a kid in the UK I was massively into the ESC and always watched it. Probably carried on through my student years but since then less so. But I do know there have been a few rock acts (even winning it!) and one or two prog acts - Voyager last year and maybe 3 years ago an Icelandic act who were definitely dabbling in some proggish sounds! Even Nightwish tried to get into the contest one year, possibly after the success of the mighty Lordi!😎 So good luck to Gåte👍 ------------- Heaven is waiting but waiting is Hell |
Posted By: cstack3
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 13:09
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The link works now, nice song! Vocalist reminds me a bit of Enya. Best of luck to them! ------------- I am not a Robot, I'm a FREE MAN!! |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 13:19
| ...A not so chill Enya. :) It's explosive, perfect song for something like that, and I like it. She has a powerful voice that I would love to hear sing with Courtney Swain of Bent Knee. |
Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 14:56
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Nice. Great vocal performance which takes some skill to pull off live.
Kind of perfect for what it is. I watch Eurovision every year and always end up cheering for the entries that make use if their local music traditions (preferably sung in their native language). Ukraine should have won instead of Italy in 2021: |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 15:08
------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: Hercules
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 15:14
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The result of the Eurovision Song Contest has nothing much to do with talent or the quality of the song. It has much more to do with Politics and International Relations. ------------- A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life. |
Posted By: Hrychu
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 15:16
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Yeah, the judging panel at Eurovision is very often REALLY biased from what I've observed. ------------- “On the day of my creation, I fell in love with education. And overcoming all frustration, a teacher I became.” — Ernest Vong |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: February 04 2024 at 16:46
| It may seem policitally incorrect to say it but the reality is it's a massive party for gay people. I'm not against that in any way shape or form but it has very little to do with promoting decent music. It was fun on occasion to watch when Graham Norton (and before him Terry Wogan) were adding their Irish laconic wit in the commentary but now it's not even got that. I did watch it last year because we had family round and the 'girls' (my Niece and her girlfriend) wanted to watch it. However they decided to retire early and left me, my brother in law and nephew watching it. We ended up cheering for a German band who were actually playing rock music but of course they hardly got any points lol. |
Posted By: [email protected]
Date Posted: February 05 2024 at 06:31
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When i was a teen during the seventies this contest was very popular in israel. remember the prog band corny grupa from yugoslavia participating with the song moya generacia - my generation. it was a very unique song among all the pop songs on the contest. also the israeli group kaveret - hive had participated with the song i gave her my life which was proggish
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Posted By: Golden Mean
Date Posted: February 07 2024 at 04:45
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Posted By: Gentle and Giant
Date Posted: May 09 2024 at 14:30
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Semi finals are on and Gåte have just performed - hopefully they'll make it to the final. ------------- Oh, for the wings of any bird, other than a battery hen |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: May 09 2024 at 22:00
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They have indeed qualified for the final. I happened to watch some of it yesterday and there was some mad Estonian act that was described as a collaboration between a rap artist and a zombie folk group. Sure I heard that right?! It was a lot of fun and they have qualified as well. You can really get sucked into this if you're not careful. Dangerous
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