Prog - Loving Girlfreind
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Topic: Prog - Loving Girlfreind
Posted By: Harmonium
Subject: Prog - Loving Girlfreind
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 21:29
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As for me, I'm the luckiest person on earth, I've got the most beautiful, loving, fun, intelligent and prog-loving girlfreind ! Imagine having a girlfreind who likes all the symphonic prog rock like Genesis, ELP, KC and Pink Floyd, All the neo-Prog stuff like IQ and Pendragon, All the 90's stuff like TFK and Spock's Beard and Even the weirder music like Italian Prog, Space Rock or krautrock ! She rocks ! ------------- - Comme Un Fou, Tout Est Si Clair - |
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 21:32
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Well, Exil is a nice Nick for a girlfriend to have Don't let her get away. ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: Harmonium
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 21:35
How many of you guy's girlfriend is a member on this forum ?? ------------- - Comme Un Fou, Tout Est Si Clair - |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 21:45
| I'm gay so I do not have a girlfriend. |
Posted By: Harmonium
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 21:54
Diversity is good  ------------- - Comme Un Fou, Tout Est Si Clair - |
Posted By: Glass-Prison
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 22:06
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I'm just introducing her into prog... She loves Dream Theater, and from that I've been trying to build on. I've been trying to show her the wall DVD but I've never got the chance. Rush she likes, I played her Opeth once, and she thought it was cool. The Mars Volta, on the other hand, is still a bit too experimental for her. I don't think she's ready for 21st Century Schizoid Man yet... ------------- Sun Tsu said: To fight and conquer in your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tsu: The art of War |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: February 16 2005 at 22:09
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Although I do not currently have a significant other, I was very fortunate in that both my first girlfriend (lived with for over 2 years, 1977-1979) and my ex-wife (lived with for about 6 years, 1981-1987) were both natural prog lovers. My first girlfriend was into every single band that I was into, including eight of the nine "granddaddies" of prog (PF, KC, GG, Genesis, Yes, Moodies, Tull, ELP), as well as Zappa (we were well-known regulars at his annual Halloween concerts). She and I went to all eight Frippertronics shows (including one with Eno), and had a beer with Fripp and Eno after one of them. My ex-wife was also into all of those bands, and especially loved GG. Indeed, so "spoiled" was I by both of them in this regard that I despair of ever being able to find a significant other (in this day and age...) who will share my musical tastes. Let's hope the "God of prog" will smile on me in this regard! Peace. |
Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 01:21
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It seems like my girlfriend really hates Progressive. Sometimes we even have scandals when I have attempts to play Pink Floyd or Genesis, for example (I even don't talk about KC or VDGG). Maybe the only band she likes at times is Supertramp... As usual Elvira (my girlfriend) listens banal pop-music, but never does it when I'm at home... ------------- I Prophesy Disaster... |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 02:48
I get to make love (and sometimes to jump bones - or f$k like a beast) to prog if it is not to dissonant and disruptive. Henry Cow and Present are out during those times. 
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Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 04:39
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I've lived with the present Mrs Syzygy for 8 years now, and she's a classically trained musician and trained ethnomusicologist. She's not a huge prog fan, but she has got into odd bits of it - Gryphon, Gong and Gentle Giant all get a thumbs up, though she's indifferent to Yes, Genesis, ELP and Tull. She can't stand Magma and isn't too keen on King Crimson, but she's been with me to concerts by both, and Guapo. If any of you are familiar with Captain Beefheart's 'Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles' that song pretty much sums the situation up from where I'm sitting. ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: JrKASperov
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 05:51
My fiancé will yet be turned! 
------------- Epic. |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 06:01
Yuk. I bet she's just vomited all over you after reading that! ------------- 
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Syzygy wrote:
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 06:05
I have a wife (although she loves it when I still call her my
girlfriend) who is very into music. She likes Talk, Talk, King
Crimson's Red, Nirvanna, Swell, The Cure ( ),
Air, Christophe (thats the re-invented French crooner from the
70's), Radiohead, etc. She likes the more avant garde stuff like the
Mars Volta but unfortunately, thinks that the rest of it (Genesis, Yes,
Dream Theatre, ELP, IQ, Flower Kings, etc) sounds too safe for her
tastes. Naturally at this pont, I take some lighter fluid and set light to her wardrobe.
------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 07:34
But Radiohead aren't prog, surely
My wife loves prog (it took a little education, but we got there), but although Topographic Oceans is one of her favorite prog albums, she cannot watch Jon Anderson after seeing the 90125 tour film..... he is now referred to in our house as "the mincing tart" Sorry Jon.... ------------- 
Jon Lord 1941 - 2012 |
Posted By: sigod
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 07:50
Can't say I blame her.Yeah, I sould have left THAT band out.... ------------- I must remind the right honourable gentleman that a monologue is not a decision. - Clement Atlee, on Winston Churchill |
Posted By: Alucard
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 09:11
| For her it is not so much a question of Prog as of Rhythm changes. She would like let's say, Horizons or another quiet peace but when it goes into 7/4 or similar stuff she first frowns and after 3 minutes she asks me to put on the headphones. Still we got a lot of Musical tastes in common but mostly in Jazz & Classics. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:16
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It's touch and go. My wife really got into IZZ after seeing them last year. Some prog, the melodic more song oriented stuff wil work for her. I put on "Knots" from GG and she nearly pissed herself laughing. At least she'll give it a go, but still refers to all you people as my prog-nerd friends. |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:34
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Do you have a prog loving boyfriend? Or are you such a prog nerd that no one will go near you?? ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Blacksword
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:39
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My girlfriend is a life long Rush fan - seen them more times than me She also likes some Genesis, and some Marillion and is greatly amused by Frank Zappa. She cant stand Yes and ELP. Refuses to go near Camel or VDGG!! She's more of a metalhead at heart, and likes Metallica, Ozzy and Marilyn Manson.. She's in the right ball park, I guess.. ------------- Ultimately bored by endless ecstasy! |
Posted By: Azrael2112
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:55
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My ex-girlfriend absolutly hated most of the stuff I listen to. She came up
with statements like Genesis sounded "gay" and what not. Well least to say shes gone. Now I'm with someone else who appreciates it alot more. I have converted her  ------------- http://www.flywithjet.com"> 
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Posted By: Cluster One
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 10:57
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My 'girlfriend' is married to me, so unfortunately she doesn't have a choice in the matter! Over the years she has grown to like it, or at least 'tolerate' it.
------------- Marmalade...I like marmalade. |
Posted By: Raymon7174
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 11:03
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Unfortunately, my wife doesn't like much of what I like in music whether I choose prog, hard rock, classical or even a spattering of metal. She likes pop, loves Elvis Presley (obviously a great artist but not my cup of tea) and has even been known to listen to country ---aaaaaaaaaaaaaaagh! ------------- Raymon
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 11:27
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My girlfriend was already a self proclaimed Nerd/Geek so prog was just a natural progression fior her. As she said it was music that "I felt I had been missing all my life". Lots still to explore with her and listen too.
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 14:37
Actually I have been dating someone for about a month now. His music tastes suck! Cher, Madonna, George Micheal, Culture Club, Broadway Musicals....you know...the typical gay music P.S.....I am currently listening to Peel the Paint by Gentle Giant...I am sure he would run in terror if he heard this. |
Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 15:50
No marathon Bette Midler and Barry Manilow sessions? and you call yourself gay.
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"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: Syzygy
Date Posted: February 17 2005 at 16:36
Does he look anything like this? ------------- 'Like so many of you I've got my doubts about how much to contribute to the already rich among us...' Robert Wyatt, Gloria Gloom |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 16:27
| My wife is nuts about Pink Floyd and David Sylvian. |
Posted By: Harlequin
Date Posted: February 18 2005 at 18:59
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My wife will tolerate Floyd occasionally. Likes Japan era Sylvian, but otherwise wont entertain prog or my other musical bent electronica. ------------- Information is not knowledge Knowledge is not wisdom Wisdom is not truth Truth is not beauty Beauty is not love Love is not music Music is the best... |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: February 19 2005 at 15:20
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Hey Gdub - is it like a rite of passage for gay men to
go through the whole Judy Garland, showtunes, Madonna, Kylie thing? Seems like a lot of gay people buty into it the same way white middle class teenagers buy into 'gangsta rap' . You're obviously an exception but are you indicative of gay musical diversity or are you the big leper at the Kylie/Judy/Maddy fest? As for my missus - she can't stand prog - she accused me last week of rotating the car CD changer to PFM's Per Un Amico on purpose 'hahahah, this music is always on when I get in the car, you must really love it,' she said through gritted teeth. Fact was the rest of the cds were genesis, proto-kaw, gentle giant, steve hillage and more PFM, I just figured Per Un Amico was the least offensive
she will admit to liking Pink Floyd and tiny bits of Yes but when I put on Relayer I thought she might throw the contents of the cutlery drawer at me. However, whilke she doesn't like prog, she generally has excellent taste in music opting for Radiohead, Massive Attack, Bjork and loves most of the other electronica I like (Mum, Fourtet etc). And she's even started to admit that Zeppelin are really good. (she was a GNR nut as a kid) Unfortunately, as she's Mexican she has a terrible fascination for bad latin american music too and even makes me listen to ancient mariachi songs. Then again with all these weird latin and prog and alternative influences swirling around maybe I could get a job with The Mars Volta
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Posted By: Garion81
Date Posted: February 20 2005 at 02:22
Dude, you might as well listen to polkas!
Actualy Arcer, there are mexican prog bands. In fact one sponsers a great prog fest in Baja California called (what else) BajaProg. Check the out here: http://www.bajaprog.com/ -------------
"What are you going to do when that damn thing rusts?" |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: February 20 2005 at 13:23
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Polkas Rock!!!!! Is it possible to have a polka in 9/8? hmmmm......... |