If you’d be/are a musician...
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Topic: If you’d be/are a musician...
Posted By: Prog-jester
Subject: If you’d be/are a musician...
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 05:38
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...what kind of music would you like to play?
I'm a musician and I play Doom-metal in local band.I'm not keen on that music as much as on Prog,but I still like it(but less than few years ago) I'd like to play: 1.Gabrielesque Genesis-inspired stuff 2.Fish's Marillion-inspired stuff Maybe,even "clone-bands stuff"-like(I'm a huge fan of both bands  )
3.Just neo-prog.Not clone-type,but dark (Clepsydra) and complex (IQ,Collage) 4.Dark and complex retro-sympho-prog (a mixture of Sinkadus,Discipline and PFM) 5.A mixture of Tool,Opeth,Porcupine Tree and Anekdoten...  ...dunno how to call it
So,what would YOU like to play(and compose)? 
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Posted By: horza
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 05:46
I'd be a long-haired sex-god in the Plant/Coverdale mode  ------------- Originally posted by darkshade: Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot. |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 05:47
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I want to create weird stuff. I would have a band, I'd have a project and the lineups would constantly change (a bit like Ayreon in that respect). I'd play VdGG influenced stuff, but with a touch of metal. I'd also try and get some Taal type stuff in there too, with there weird humour and lyrics. And I have to have some Canterbury influenced prog too. I'd also try and be as unique as possible, blending some slide guitar stuff like Derek Trucks plays, with a tinge of Latin American, African, Eastern and other world based music. I know I cannot do everything, it would sound horrible, so I'd have to do all this over several projects. I'd maybe have some death metal growls here and there, but maybe not. It's going to sound weird for sure! -------------   
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Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 05:55
| Music that makes people dance. Maybe get some jazz in there too. |
Posted By: Peace Frog
Date Posted: April 07 2006 at 12:41
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Okay, I'm gonna say right now- I am currently broke. I need a new guitar and a new keyboard and I lost some of my music (and also art) that I wrote when I cleaned out my room. But.... I do have some music written but I don't know what it's classified as. I recorded it on my computer in mp3 to see what it sounds like and all it is is just acoustic guitar repeating the same melody for about one minute. I'm currently writing something that I don't know what it is on keyboard. I've only started last night and all I've done is write down the first few notes. I suppose it's essentially just jazzy, kind of bluesy, kind of proggy. Latelty I think I've somehow been beaten down by the machine of society because I haven't been drawing, sketching, painting, or writing any music, short stories, or even poetry. I'm beginning to scare myelf because I think I've lost my desire to do my favourite things. ------------- http://imageshack.us"> 
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Posted By: darren
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 03:31
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What I wish I could find is people willing to join me in doing a band that plays origninal improvisaion-filled music something between Tangerine Dream and later King Crimson with the occasional classical piece and spoken word piece thrown in. I see it as a band with three or four multi-instrumentalists with a drum machine. I'd get a chance to play keys, guitar, mandolin, bass and flute, sometimes switching in midsong. Yes, I do realize this would require lugging a lot of equipment around. Unfortunately for me, I'm in a town where r&b is king. If I go out and hear another local band play "Mustang Sally", "Old Time Rock and Roll" or a CCR song... Arrrgh! But I can't blame them for being in a band and making a few bucks on the weekend to beer chugging neanderthals screaming "Play some ROCK, man!"... maybe because sometimes I'm one of those neanderthals. ------------- "they locked up a man who wanted to rule the world. the fools they locked up the wrong man." - Leonard Cohen |
Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 03:54
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It's not as bad as over here then, all the bands seem to play is Greenday and Libertines covers, I'm sick of it! I did hear a cover of Mr. Blue Sky a while back though, I was pleasantly surprised (not at the quality of the cover though!). -------------
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Posted By: Reverie
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 04:36
As far as composition goes, i'm on my way to where i want to be. I've got a long way to go yet, but i'm getting there. I basically want to birth a project that has a bit of everything. Metal, Rock, Jazz, Classical, Folk. But i also want it to be complex and interesting, while maintaining at least some sort of purposeful direction. I definitely want an avant-garde flavour to it, just something that is fresh and unique and very interesting. Easier said than done 
Kind of Maudlin of the Well meets John Zorn, meets Koenjihyakkei, meets Loreena McKennitt, meets Cryptopsy, meets John Cage, meets Stravinsky, with a touch of african drumming and miles davis thrown in. It CAN be done! Well, if i can't do it, nobody can
At the moment i play in a melodic death metal band, but i also write other stuff. Chamber-esque classical music for example, and recently i've taken a lot from John Zorn and grindcore, constructing music that is both brutal and interesting. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 15:35
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A mix of Radiohead/Celtic/Pendragon/Saens with some songs pure melodic metal. Yet, I have higher prog ambitions than any other musicians my age. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-2
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 16:35
Celtic? That's quite ambitious of you. Me? I'd like a mix of Marillion/King Crimson/Rush/Steve Hackett with a bit of Zappa and some metal thrown in... ------------- 
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stonebeard wrote:Posted By: I|I|I|I|I
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 16:55
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Combo of Magma and Sleeptyime Gorilla Museum, with Beefheart's or Zappa's humor. With a full choir & any friggin' instrument I can throw in there. And no fear of originality. That's the key, I hear. ------------- Go and listen to my music. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31725 |
Posted By: walrus333
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 17:25
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When I get good enough and know enough people I would like to have: A Black Metal band a Doom Metal band a Prog Metal/Fusion band ( in the vein of Planet X or Atheist) a Neo - Prog band
------------- If anyone knows where I can get a copy of some Flute and Voice (Indo-Prog/Raga Rock) albums please PM me! Many thanks! |
Posted By: Cygnus X-1
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 18:15
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I'd love to play Motorhead kind of stuff, I just love the power behind the bass playing on stuff like Overkill, Motorhead and Stone Dead Forever. Love to the play general metal too, excuse for me to use my distortion pedal. Pink Floyd esque stuff would be nice to play too. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Bodins/?chartstyle=DarkSide5Big"> 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 18:24
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Avant-garde and/or jazzy, with lots of sax. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: April 08 2006 at 19:41
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: penguindf12
Date Posted: April 09 2006 at 13:46
| Lots of covers, Mr. Bungle-style, mostly of Captain Beefheart songs and Beefheart-esque songs plus whatever else we feel like. Sort of a more serious, weirder and less sarcastic Mr. Bungle that sounds like Captain Beefheart. |
Posted By: DaleHauskins
Date Posted: April 09 2006 at 17:07
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As the Los Angeles Californian Guitarist of Switzerland's progressive rock band FLAME DREAM(6 LPs Vertigo Phonogram);I am proud to work,gig/Tour and record with many Reggae & HipHop artists from around the world for years.Dale Hauskins http://www.myspace.com/dalehauskins - http://www.myspace.com/dalehauskins |
Posted By: Prog-jester
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 04:36
 Now I know how to call it - RIVERSIDE.God,they stole my idea!!!  /
Just got 'em yesterday.They've replaced "Anekdoten element" with "Collage element",but that won't stop me!!! I want to play music of this kind!!!
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Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 06:00
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I'd like to play tuned percussion; vibes, xylophone, marimba, etc. I dream of having a small band consisting of a cello/double bass/saw player, a drummer/percussionist, a keyboardist and myself fronting. We'd be a kind of complicated comedy jazz spoken word avant-prog beast of a band. We'd sell a total of four albums. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 11:19
Wearing our influences on our sleeves, are we? ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: April 16 2006 at 11:28
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Beisdes, Celtic is my favorite genre of music other than prog: 1. Prog And if you'd recall, Cyg, my post in the Concept Album: Write Your Own thread (I think that's the one), I have already a nice concept going. I'm just waiting for my theory and songwriting skills to be up to par. I can play well, just not incedibly fast, though I am getting better. And when I mention Radiohead, that is speaking solely of Hail to the Theif, specifically "Go to Sleep," "Where I End, You Begin," and "There, There." So overall, my type of music would be close to that of "And Evening with John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess" with a Celtic vibe and pieces of Arabic throughout, with mainly a Pendragon/Pink Floyd/Petrucci solo guitar style. The Saens influence would likely extend to the Arabic/World influences. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: A Guy
Date Posted: April 18 2006 at 15:59
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I'd buy one!
And I'd like to be in prog techno polka metal band with acoustic guitar, flute and vibraphone... I have no idea if that's possible though. ------------- http://www.ericmushroomwilson.co.uk - My website Signatures are for people who can think of anything to put in their signatures. |
Posted By: Zoso
Date Posted: April 19 2006 at 10:44
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As a bassist, Yes and Rush is a lot of fun.
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Posted By: Rising Force
Date Posted: April 20 2006 at 06:58
| Neo classical/power/prog metal or jazz fusion. But I'd probably try any style of music (almost). |
Posted By: Terra Australis
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 03:41
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I play guitar and I have a GR20 guitar synth (Great fun). I tend to make stuff by myself on my computer because there are so few prog playing musicians I know in Oz. Have played in a big band and blues duo in my time as well... ------------- Allomerus. Music with progressive intent. http://allomerus.bandcamp.com" rel="nofollow - http://allomerus.bandcamp.com |
Posted By: Ricochet
Date Posted: April 22 2006 at 04:22
Classical music! there is nothing else for me. 
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Posted By: Deliriumist
Date Posted: April 23 2006 at 11:39
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If I'd form a band wich I'll probably be forced to do I'd require: a guitar player (that would be me) - natural/semi-acoustic a sax player - alto sax favored a keyboard player - piano/synths if needed a bass player - bass guitar/contrabass a drummer - any kind of drums we can think of a singer (if none of the above can handle it) - high male/female The players will be required to have classical or jazz musical education. I'm hoping the music to be very classical oriented and natural "symphonic" prog. I'm quite influenced by Hackett era Genesis but that doesn't mean the others have to be. |
Posted By: UnknownFlow
Date Posted: April 25 2006 at 16:32
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I'd love to be in a band that put schizophrenia into music but also
made it beautiful and elegant and resemble classical music with the
same uses of timbre etc. So basically, VDGG/Genesis/Gentle Giant/Hatfield and The North... that would indeed be awesome. |
Posted By: Bern
Date Posted: April 25 2006 at 16:52
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I would like to play in a band with two pianos or keyboards (me and another guy) with me singing. Add a bass, a drum and a wind-instrumentalist and this band would be perfect for me. Don't know why but the only really important things for me are 2 pianos, a bass and drums. Guitars would be could but not essential in my dream band. -------------  
RIP in bossa nova heaven. |
Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: April 28 2006 at 13:20
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Posted By: Barla
Date Posted: April 28 2006 at 13:26
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I'm a bassist:
-Prog Metal
-Symphonic Prog
-Hard-Rock
-Blues/Hard-Blues
-Thrash Metal
-Art Rock
-A bit of Neo Prog
-A bit of Jazz Rock/Fusion
Unfortunately, I do not play all this genres on my band
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: April 28 2006 at 22:20
I play in a band and do all the music...prog of course  And my goal is to do something that can combine Anglagard and Muse...and I think I have achieved it with a 17 minutes epic suite...which in fact sounds nothing like them individually...but that´s what I was aming for!!!... I will also keep on making darker and more complex music... My dream band would have me as guitarist and viola player (yes, I play viola) and composer of course, my friend Dr Evil (who is a member of this site) in bass (as he currently is in the band), a killer jazz drummer in the line of Andy Ward of Camel (we have a drummer but...well you can always improv right?), a singer/keyboardist (nothing spectacular...more in a Wright or Banton way)...and a cello player...I love the cello!!! Once we record the album we are aiming for (we have all the songs done, the drummer just needs to learn them) I will make sure you hear about them...if you are interested... ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: sleeper
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 17:18
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At the moment I havnt a clue as to what style I would want to play as i'm a fan of a lot of prog styles. Some days I would play metal, others symphonic and the rest would probably be Art or neo. ------------- Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005 
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Posted By: Zepology101
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 17:20
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I'm a solid blues Rock guiatr player man! ------------- 
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Posted By: jesperz
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 23:11
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I'm a drummer... My style will be... Progressive Rock Elements mixture of Rush, Pink Floyd, Genesis,and a touch of King Crimson + Progressive Video Game Music like The Black Mages + Complexity like Dream Theater, IQ, Side project Bozzio, Levin and Stevens + Instrumental Jazz/Funk like Victor Wooten's solo and Steve Smith's Vital Information + Stronger Melody than U2 + More Concept Songs bigger than movie's OST and Pink Floyd's Concept album! Its ambitious isn't it? ------------- <<Dark side of Z' Drummination>> |
Posted By: Fede
Date Posted: April 30 2006 at 23:33
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I'm a drummer in the same band as BARLA
I would love to play in a progressive metal band..........Dream Theater or Symphony X style
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Posted By: Crazy_Chester
Date Posted: May 07 2006 at 16:11
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as a band we enjoy jamming out on rock 'en roll - http://www.myspace.com/heavyjack - http://www.myspace.com/heavyjack ------------- No one knows what the purpose of it originally was or if it had a purpose at all. Personally I think it was a pure artistic creation from the beginning. - William S. Burroughs |
Posted By: Uroboros
Date Posted: May 09 2006 at 09:53
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I'm a drummer too and I play in what is basically a cover band. We cover Zeppelin/Purple/Hendrix mainly, but we've also done some Yes and a few King Crimson tracks. I have to say that playing Kc is a very rewarding experience (especially stuff from the Bruford/Wetton era) and I would really like to play original music resembling Kc or maybe VdGG. But I'd also favour something along the lines of Fates Warning or Gordian Knot. Oh, well... Daydreaming can't do any harm, can it? ------------- Tous les chemins qui s’ouvrent à moi ne mènent à rien si tu n’es plus là |