Prog Olympics
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Topic: Prog Olympics
Posted By: Page to Squire
Subject: Prog Olympics
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 14:32
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England has failed a drugs test(presumedly not enough!) and shall not be taking be taking part in the competition! If an important nation is not named feel free to mock my limited Prog knowledge! Vote Fair! ------------- I talk to the wind... It tells me to burn things |
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Posted By: Wilcey
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 14:34
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well, if my team failed the test, I guess I am not eligible to vote! UK is DEFINATELY the greatest prog nation! |
Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 14:45
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Sweden because of Anglagard, which is more than enough ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: razifa
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 14:53
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I vote for United States of America, there you can find SHADOW GALLERY; DREAM THEATER; QUENSRYCHE; SYMPHONY X and SAVATAGE and I think that is enough progressive music for any competition!!!! ------------- ********** **razifa** ********** |
Posted By: Paulieg
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 14:56
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Definitely England, otherwise I chose Italy from the list. I love Italian prog. Also missing France. 1) England 2) Italy 3) Germany 4) France 5) Sweden 6) America 7) Canada 8) Japan |
Posted By: Winter Wine
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 15:01
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Iceland!!! Hello Sigur Ros! ------------- My computer's broke |
Posted By: A'swepe
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 15:07
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Let's add to the thread ladies & gents. Medals will be awarded in the following categories: Best Artist Best Concept Album Best Epic Composition Best Male Vocalist Best Guitarist Best Bassist Best Keyboardist Best "Other" Instrumentalist Best Use of Effects Best Guest Appearance Best Instrumental Composition
Feel free to add to the list.
------------- David - Never doubt in the dark that which you believe to be true in the light. http://www.myspace.com/aardvarktxusa - Instrumental rock http://www.soundclick.com/aardvarktxusa |
Posted By: Moogtron III
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 15:52
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From the list: Italy! Why is the UK banned from the Olympics? Did they use some forbidden medication? Too much tea? Or just because there would be no competition if the UK were around? Because that would probably be true. Wait, now I see, I should have read the 1st post |
. My guess was not so far from the truth then. Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 15:53
| SWEDEN! |
Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 16:06
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We all know England was banned because they would have walked it OK A'swepe here's my nominations. Best Artist Dream Theater Best Concept Album Pain Of Salvation-Be Best Epic Composition Spocks Beard- The Great Nothing Best Male Vocalist Fish (he's Scotish) Best Guitarist John Petrucci Best Bassist Geddy Lee Best Keyboardist Ryo Okumoto Best "Other" Instrumentalist Trey Gunn- Warr Guitar/ Chapman Stick Best Use of Effects The Mars Volta Best Guest Appearance I'll leave this to others Best Instrumental Composition Dream Theater- Instrumedley I'll add: Best Prog Metal Best Symphonic Prog Best Neo Now someone els can do the thinking. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 16:10
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There are so many good prog bands(all genres)coming out of Sweden and Norway right now,they win,hands down. -------------  |
Posted By: RaphaelT
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 16:44
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Italy - just listening to BMS Darwin! - weird, crazy - two countries are missing - where is France and Poland - come on, we have Riverside, Collage, Quidam, Satellite!! ------------- yet you still have time! |
Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 17:09
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Italy of course!!!
------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: Gentle Tull
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 17:26
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Italy. PFM Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso Le Orme Locanda Delle Fate ------------- 
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Posted By: Destrio
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 17:29
| Svveden, Canada #2 (for rush!!) |
Posted By: Philrod
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 19:02
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Let's add to the thread ladies & gents. Best Artist At first Pink Floyd won... but They failed the drug test Gold Medal: USA(Frank Zappa) Silver Medal: France(Magma) Bronze Medal: Germany(Can)
Best Concept Album Gold Medal: Italy(Zarathustra from Museo Rosenbach) Silver Medal: Greece(666 from Aphrodite's Child) Bronze Medal: Canada(Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison from Harmonium)
Best Epic Composition(Let's say songs over 10 minutes Gold Medal: France(The isles of Everywhere from Gong) Silver Medal: Sweden ( Beyond the pale from Pain of Salvation:it's 9min56 but what the heck) Bronze Medal: A suprising third place from Chile (La poderosa Muerte from Los Jaivas)
Best Male Vocalist Gold Medal: Canada(Serge Fiori from Harmonium) Silver Medal: Italy ( The Quella Vecchia singer... I forgot his name Bronze Medal: Sweden ( Daniel Gildenlow)
Best Guitarist Gold Medal:USA(Frank Zappa with his second medal!!!) Silver Medal: USA(Steve Vai the only one-two american win) Bronze Medal: Spain(Eduardo Rodriguez from Triana)
Best Bassist Gold Medal: USA(Tony Levin) Silver Medal: Canada(Geddy Lee) Bronze Medal: Sweden (Michael Stolt...I love him!)
Best drummer Gold Medal: Canada (Neil Peart who else?) Silver Medal: France ( Christian Vander from Magma) Bronze Medal: USA (Billy Cobham)
Best Keyboardist Gold Medal: Switzerland(Patrick Moraz) Silver Medal: Greece(Vangelis) Bronze Medal: Italy(Flavio Premoli)
Best "Other" Instrumentalist Gold Medal: Italy(Mauro Pagani from PFM) Silver Medal: France(Jean-Luc Ponty) Bronze Medal: Netherlands (Thijs van Leer from Focus)
Best Use of Effects Gold Medal: Germany(Klaus Schulze) Silver Medal: Germany(Tangerine Dream) Bronze Medal: USA (The Mars Volta)
Best Instrumental Composition Gold Medal: France(The Isles of everywhere from Gong) Silver Medal: Germany(Nietsche from Klaus Schulze) Bronze Medal: USA(The Gumbo Variations from Frank Zappa)
G ; S ; B ; T France 2 ; 3 ; 0 ; 5 USA &nb sp; 2 ; 1 ; 2 ; 5 ; Canada 2 ; 1 ; 1 ; 4 Italy & nbsp; 2 ; 1 ; 1 4 Germany ; 1 ; 2 ; 1 4 Switzerland 1 ; 0 ; 0 &nbs p; 1 Sweden 0 ; 2 ; 1 ; 3 Greece 0 ; 2 ; 0 2 Chile & nbsp; 0 ; 0 ; 1 &nbs p; 1 Netherlands 0 ; 0 ; 1 &nbs p; 1 Spain 0 ; 0 ; 1 &nbs p; 1 There may be some errors... but these are my olympics
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Philrod/?chartstyle=Geldropdown-small"> 
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(of course... it is wihtout UK wich would kick the entire world's ass!!! It's no suprise they took steroids...hehe)Posted By: BebieM
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 19:04
| Germany, Sweden, Canada |
Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 19:07
why i gods name have you gone an done that? we all know Uk is the ome of prog! |
Page to Squire wrote:Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 19:25
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I vote for Italy (since UK is out for drug treatment). P.S.: considering that Brazil was not listed our national team will not play the next World Cup
------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: Forgotten Son
Date Posted: December 16 2005 at 19:40
| I can't choose between Italy, Sweden and Poland. The Netherlands have produced some top class prog too. |
Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: December 17 2005 at 00:56
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Italy for quantity, quality and influence but Sweden being a close silver medal especially because Anglagard and Par Lindh Project. Iván ------------- 
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Posted By: ANDREW
Date Posted: December 17 2005 at 08:33
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ITALY |
Posted By: Page to Squire
Date Posted: December 17 2005 at 13:09
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I didnt put in Englang for obvious reasons! It's a better comp without them! (Also a bit of ex-colonial predjidice, but ah well!) ------------- I talk to the wind... It tells me to burn things |
Posted By: Froth
Date Posted: December 17 2005 at 14:20
| In that case, my vote goes to Japan... they generally apprechiate good prog and have bands like Ain Soph... what a geat culture! |
Posted By: Norbert
Date Posted: December 19 2005 at 07:38
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Sweden. There are great Swedish bands for almost all subgenre and Sweden's population is far more smaller, than the population of Italy and Canada, not to mention the US. |