Cracked on Prog
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Topic: Cracked on Prog
Posted By: Epignosis
Subject: Cracked on Prog
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:00
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http://www.cracked.com/funny-2359-progressive-rock/ - http://www.cracked.com/funny-2359-progressive-rock/ ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
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Posted By: topofsm
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:09
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Excellent article. Especially liked Focus' "Screw it, let's just yodel" section.
However, they seemed to put Rammstein in prog, but whatever. ------------- 
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:24
I can't decide on a band name: The Destiny (of the) Totem or The Planet of the Project. 
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Posted By: Tarquin Underspoon
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:34
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My favorite bit was the unique insight as to the interplay of the underlying metaphors of the three concept albums that were cited. ------------- "WAAAAAAOOOOOUGH! WAAAAAAAUUUUGGHHHH!! WAAAAAOOOO!!!" -The Great Gig in the Sky |
Posted By: SaltyJon
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:46
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That was an awesome article.
------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Salty_Jon" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: jammun
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 22:51
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A bit simplistic: there was a band called The Ultimate Spinach, and no, they weren't prog. Funny how the cover to Love Beach shows up over and over ------------- Can you tell me where we're headin'? Lincoln County Road or Armageddon. |
Posted By: A Person
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 23:32
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At least one thing in the article is true, you can tell a prog fan if their ears perk up at the mention of a flute solo. I think they overstate the drug use, but for certain bands the amount of ego was spot on. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: October 14 2009 at 23:51
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the Choosing a Band Name chart is genius (I'll take Planet Musique ).. and they're right about pants & prog, spooky |
Posted By: Progosopher
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 01:31
Hilarious. And they had to include Hocus Pocus by Focus, one of rock music's weirdest moments (and a great song to boot). More fool we.  ------------- 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: Toaster Mantis
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 03:47
Sounds like a pretty accurate description.
------------- "The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook |
Progressive rock is categorized by a sacking of traditional song
structure, complex rhythms, odd time signatures and a sense of inherent
superiority over other rock genres.Posted By: Neilly
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 05:34
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ha! The overlaying of the 2 Nickelback songs!
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 06:02
I know, right? How lame... ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: Birdman
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 07:19
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Haha, now that is funny sh*t right there ! Classic progressive rock is an era defined predominantly by its artists' pants. Conversely, modern progressive rock is characterised by a distinct lack of pants. Thanks for the link Epignosis ! ------------- Et je ferme les yeux Puis je croise les doigts Pour empêcher Les souvenirs de fuir. (KERMESS - Atome d'existence) |
Posted By: ColonelClaypool
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 11:23
Loved the description of Rammstein as 'retard metal'  Awesome article. ------------- With magic, you can turn a frog into a prince. With science, you can turn a frog into a Ph.D. and you still have the frog you started with. |
Posted By: zappaholic
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 19:35
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"An Unremarkable Dong" would be a good band name, come to think of it.....
------------- "Democracy is the theory that the common people know what they want, and deserve to get it good and hard." -- H.L. Mencken |
Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: October 15 2009 at 19:44
| Cool read............ |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: November 10 2009 at 12:08
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Fitting 40 prog songs on an IPod , that's like 3 Yes albums
------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Gillywibble
Date Posted: November 10 2009 at 12:39
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Very funny
------------- There is in fact more earth than sea. http://www.last.fm/user/Gillywibble |
Posted By: Silverbeard McStarr
Date Posted: November 10 2009 at 12:48
| "The music happens here". Ha, ha, ha. |
Posted By: TheCaptain
Date Posted: November 10 2009 at 18:17
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I read the entire thing thinking "yeah, what's wrong with that?" at every point they made trying to poke fun at prog. I... I think there's something wrong with me. ------------- Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal. |
Posted By: TheGazzardian
Date Posted: November 10 2009 at 19:10
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In the opening, when it said "Insane Song Lengths", and the song was only 23 minutes, I was wondering if there was some sort of mistake, because it didn't even seem mildly insane to me. XD |