Thinking politically / socially-engaged songs (1)
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Topic: Thinking politically / socially-engaged songs (1)
Posted By: David_D
Subject: Thinking politically / socially-engaged songs (1)
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 10:54
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These are some of the songs listed in the https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=133212" rel="nofollow - Political Prog thread, and you can vote for as many as you wish (multiple votes allowed). Enjoy!  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
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Posted By: Saperlipopette!
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 11:06
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Love all these six. Which means they are all my favorites. So I voted for 50% of the songs in the poll:) "Epitaph" "The Emperor in His War-Room "The Song of Investment Capital Overseas" "Cross-eyed Mary" “Canto Nomade per un Prigioniero Politico" "Proclamation"
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Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 11:16
| King Crimson - Epitaph |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 11:18
Great!  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Saperlipopette! wrote:Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 11:20
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"Epitaph" "Lucky Man" "I've Seen All Good People" ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Cristi
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 11:30
| Marillion - Forgotten Sons |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 11:36
Funnily enough, by pure coincidence, I'm currently reading The Show That Never Ends - The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock, where it just happened to mention a song by Marillion called "Forgotten Sons" - which I'd completely forgotten about until now.
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Posted By: Mormegil
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 12:19
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Yes, Genesis, and The Tulls for this one. ------------- Welcome to the middle of the film. |
Posted By: Logan
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 13:30
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Good idea to make a poll out of some mentions in the Political Prog thread. Quite a few I love here, but King Crimson's "Epitaph", Art Bears' "The Song of Investment Capital Overseas", and VdGG's "The Emperor in His War-Room" are my top three. I also will give a vote to GG's (which is like VdGG without the VD) "Proclamation". By the way, I only just recently re-realised just how utterly wonderful KC's "Epitaph" is after not returning to In the Court.... for about 20 years. It gives me shivers. ------------- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IKuxIZkenfvukL_Y8VBqzK" rel="nofollow - Duos for fave acts |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 13 2024 at 13:59
Very nice to hear about this book, as I haven't heard about it before. So now, I've ordered it from a library to see if it's worth to buy. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: progaardvark
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 03:32
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Gentle Giant, Art Bears, and Marillion. It's the kind of infrastructure you want to put pants on.
------------- ---------- i'm shopping for a new oil-cured sinus bag that's a happy bag of lettuce this car smells like cartilage nothing beats a good video about fractions |
Posted By: Manuel
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 06:02
| I voted for Jethro Tull, but Yes, King Crimson, Genesis, Gentle Giant, etc, are very close in second place. Great songs in this poll. |
Posted By: moshkito
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 07:34
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Hi, I like many of these ... but I'm not sure that some of them had as much as Creedence and even Jefferson Airplane. I am partial, however, to Epitath, even though folks don't like to discuss it or the album as the best snap shot of the time and place! And losing friends to bombs! ------------- Music is not just for listening ... it is for LIVING ... you got to feel it to know what's it about! Not being told! www.pedrosena.com |
Posted By: Octopus II
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 07:44
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ELP - Lucky Man Jethro Tull - Cross-Eyed MaryGentle Giant - Proclamation
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Posted By: VianaProghead
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 08:31
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I love all these songs: "Lucky Man" of ELP "Get 'Em Out by Friday" of Genesis "Proclamation" of Gentle Giant "Cross-eyed Mary" of Jethro Tull "Epitaph" of King Crimson "Forgotten Sons" of Marillion "The Emperor in His War-Room" of VDGG "I've Seen All Good People" of Yes ------------- "PROG IS MY FERRARI". Jem Godfrey (Frost*) |
Posted By: Floydoid
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 09:43
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Amused to Death - Roger's finest solo work IMO, beautifully building on themes stretching back to Animals, The Wall, The Final Cut... and possibly tracing its ancestry back to songs such as 'Corporal Clegg', 'Fearless', and 'Free Four' ------------- 'We're going to need a bigger swear jar.' |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 12:27
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King Crimson's Epitaph is sublime. The only other I voted for was I've Seen All Good People by Yes. There are many fine songs on this list but these are the two standouts. I would recommend Yes' Gates of Delirium for this topic as well. ------------- The world of sound is certainly capable of infinite variety and, were our sense developed, of infinite extensions. -- George Santayana, "The Sense of Beauty" |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 14 2024 at 15:34
That's a very good comment, and I've just discovered that this side-long epic is about absurdity of the Vietnam war. I'll mention it in the Political Prog thread, as it hasn't been done yet. ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 16 2024 at 07:33
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Most of these songs get my votes.  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 17 2024 at 11:52
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Something amazes me much in the result of this poll so far, and which is that Flower Travellin' Band's "Hiroshima" has only got a vote from me. I find it to be a great song, and not least the lyrics: Flower Travellin' Band - "Hiroshima" Once upon a summer day In their midst, a mushroom grew They never saw They never, never knew They're walking on the street Making shadows on the wall They're sitting on the steps Melting into stone Children of the mushroom Aren't we all, aren't we all (from the album Made in Japan (1972)) ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Psychedelic Paul
Date Posted: August 17 2024 at 12:40
| Multiple votes for ELP, King Crimson & Flower Travellin' Band. |
Posted By: mellotronwave
Date Posted: August 17 2024 at 13:26
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I like a lot of : Voted VDGG VdGG The Emperor in His War-Room Followers are regular listenings : Banco : Canto Nomade per un Prigioniero Politico Emerson, Lake & Palmer Lucky Man Genesis Get 'Em Out by Friday" Gentle Giant Proclamation" Jethro Tull Cross-eyed Mary" King Crimson - Epitaph Marillion - Forgotten Son Yes I've Seen All Good People More : Genesis : Battle of Epping Forest Genesis : Harold the Barrel Genesis : Inside and out Genesis : Dreaming while you sleep Peter Gabriel : Biko Peter Gabriel : Wallflower Hammill Peter : Handicap and Equality PFM : Chocolate Kings Yes : Nine voices King Crimson : Easy Money |
Posted By: someone_else
Date Posted: August 17 2024 at 15:17
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Voted for my five favourites in this list because that's enough: Genesis Gentle Giant Van der Graaf Generator Jethro Tull ELP ------------- 
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Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 17 2024 at 15:26
I'm glad to discover this one, which I'll add to the Political Prog thread.  ------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: David_D
Date Posted: August 17 2024 at 15:27
------------- quality over quantity, and all kind of PopcoRn almost beyond |
Posted By: Lewian
Date Posted: September 15 2024 at 17:22
| I decided to go for two, as I have done in the other two polls of the series, but it's very tough. Let's say Get 'Em Out By Friday and Epitaph. |
Posted By: richardh
Date Posted: September 15 2024 at 22:02
| ELP, Genesis, Crimson and Marillion. Of those I only see Marillion as overtly political, diving into the horrid mire of Irish nationalistic politics that has divided that country for many years. |