Hello from prog fossil
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Forum Name: Welcome newbies!
Forum Description: Introduce yourself and tell us what prog music you listen to
URL: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=48136
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Topic: Hello from prog fossil
Posted By: Weston
Subject: Hello from prog fossil
Date Posted: April 26 2008 at 10:12
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Thank goodness I found this forum. I used to try hanging out in Usenet newsgroups, so troll and spam infested. I had no idea the whole concept is better suited to the web. I was a classical music fan and hated rock in general until 1973 when invited to a friend's house to play chess. I was subjected to Thick as a Brick and Close to the Edge back to back. I promptly lost every game that day. Had no idea such music existed! Here we are 35 years later and there is more prog available now than ever. I'm like a kid in a candy store. I am mostly familiar with the old work horses Yes, Tull, ELP, Genesis, Gentle Giant. Crimson, but during the past 5 years or so, due to the diligence of sites like this, I have grown to love the more out-there bands, Univers Zero, Miraodor, Djam Karet, Niacin, The Ozone Quartet, the whole Canterbury scene. The list goes on and on. My musical tastes span about 600 years and I will need at least ten times that lifespan to absorb all I want to absorb. Thank you for these forums. ------------- If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, creativity is the sincerest form of worship. |
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: April 26 2008 at 10:35
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Oh crap, sounds like another kindred spirit. I've been hanging out on this site for a couple of years now. It's a lot of fun and a great way to waste a lot of time, and I mean that in a good way...
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Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: April 26 2008 at 10:49
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From one old fogey to another, welcome to the club. But beware. You'll be tempted to dive into your IRA account to buy all the great music you'll discover here! ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: validictorian
Date Posted: April 29 2008 at 17:26
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Hello from one fossil to another. No matter how many times I drift off to another musical genre, I always find myself back with progressive. Thick as a Brick AND Close to the Edge...hmmm, I think somebody was trying to convert you. ------------- a soldier and a conquerer... dying to be free |