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That’s why I qualified by saying in general bro!Journalist status confirmed
That’s why I qualified by saying in general bro!Journalist status confirmed
I didnt go for them when they became megafamous- but I did like parts of A Farewell to Kings and they had their moments in the later 80’s.Rush are the REO Speedwagon of PROG-Rock
How's that for a pot shot
I'm still trying to figure out what NWA is doing in the "Hall"
Toto. Asia. Kansas. Not Rush.
I didnt go for them when they became megafamous- but I did like parts of A Farewell to Kings and they had their moments in the later 80’s.
Probably the best and least pretentious of prog rock bands was UK with the original lineup of Bruford, Holdsworth, Jobson, and Wetton- their eponymous album UK really stands out from the crowd. But that lineup only lasted for one album.
A lot of it becomes more obvious over time like silly fads and haircuts but some music for me lasts the tests of time. There are certain albums and musicians from 70’s and 80’s that I still listen to, and some I didn’t even care for at the time, though in either case, not many people have heard of them-I get the being pretentious goes with PROG-Rock thing
It doesn't bother me in fact it's normally a source of merriment
When the music sounds pretentious, or overthought or or played or overproduced then it's not worth my time listening too. As an example and hopefully the PROG fans can take this objectively :
The use of ODD TIME SIGNATURES in a compostition is not natural, normal or kind
The use of ODD TIME SIGNATURES in a compostition is not natural, normal or kind
That explains why Pink Floyd’s Money was so effective- the provocative nature of the 7/8 time goes well with the impudent and provocative nature of the melody and verse.The use of ODD TIME SIGNATURES in a compostition is not natural, normal or kind
A lot of it becomes more obvious over time like silly fads and haircuts but some music for me lasts the tests of time. There are certain albums and musicians from 70’s and 80’s that I still listen to, and some I didn’t even care for at the time, though in either case, not many people have heard of them-
Spoken like someone who's never listened to anything outside of Western music.
That explains why Pink Floyd’s Money was so effective- the provocative nature of the 7/8 time goes well with the impudent and provocative nature of the melody and verse.
Agreed- So what is “yatch” music?See I'd call PF "Money" a riff or hook that happens to be in 7/8
Not an insertion of something because you/I/they can.
Clearly ymmv
Speaking of odd time signatures I used to task drummer friends with defining time signatures of songs that I suspected were out of the pale of 3/4 or 4/4 and in each case I was wrong- they were all 4/4 but with unique accents-See I'd call PF "Money" a riff or hook that happens to be in 7/8
Not an insertion of something because you/I/they can.
Clearly ymmv
And now for a question: who will be the first "extreme metal" band to make the list? I didn't even watch Zappa's induction, but I'd watch Cannibal Corpse's.
Agreed- So what is “yatch” music?
Speaking of odd time signatures I used to task drummer friends with defining time signatures of songs that I suspected were out of the pale of 3/4 or 4/4 and in each case I was wrong- they were all 4/4 but with unique accents-
Enigmatic Ocean pt III by Jean Luc Ponty
Guy Lafkeur by Steve Khan
My New Career by Japan
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