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    What I appreciate about the Prog Musicain thread.

    After discussing Prog for neigh on 45 years, the only thing I think I never said is what I appreciate about Prog musos. I recently read a reprint of a Floyd interview from a 1970 issue of Melody Maker. I recalled the article completely. Floyd were touring the US and were preparing to release the Atom Heart Mother album. The entire band had a night off in New Orleans and were thrilled to see Fats Domino play live. It was basically a Roger Waters interview, but I recall imagining the late Rick Wright banging out bluesy Blueberry Hill piano chords as a kid, and like so many of his Prog brethren, he did not wish to extend R&R or R&B into a logical extension but to musically transcend these genres.

    Or, in the case of Rick Wakeman, by interjecting his own self deprecating sense of humor into his solo Strawbs piano playing by conjuring up images of 1920's silent movie themes before dazzling his audience with classical complexity while seeming to barely move his hands.

    Or in the case of Geddy Lee and Neil Peart, two of the finest masters of their craft in the same rhythm section. Having that something extra in their playing abilities and feel that's so above so many other bassists and drummers. And a certain chemistry between the two that's rare.

    Ok, those are only a few of the things I appreciate about Prog musicians. What are some of yours?
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    Because the Prog musician brought something more to the table................music education.
    Classical and/or jazz training in performance............music history.............composition and counterpoint.
    The consolidation of rock music with a bit more dynamics, odd meters, traditional old-school structures and harmony, etc.

    As a garage-rocker in music school during the '70s, it was my savior.

    Good thread idea, BTW.

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    They had good taste in furniture.

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    I find the prog musicain to be musiable.
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    The classic ones, especially, were pretty good about letting their freak flags fly:






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    The best ones had the good taste not to sell out.

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    They got me to go beyond "boogie rock" and expand my abilities as a player and writer. They also gave me the courage to stick to my guns and be an individual, regardless of what's "popular". Then there was the HOPE that you could actually get somewhere in the music business playing unusual music.

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    It expanded my listening to genres I wouldn't have given the time of day before, like Steve Howe incorporation country into prog.

    It made me wander way past the "blues box" on guitar.

    It made me buy a fretless.

    It made it hard for me to play 4/4 on drums...
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    They haven't caved in to most popular music trends since the late 70's.

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    Capes. Definitely capes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnkil View Post
    Capes. Definitely capes.
    I'll see your capes and raise you one kimono.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnkil View Post
    Capes. Definitely capes.

    RickWakeman.jpg

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    I appreciate the fact that they can wear a red dress with a fox on the head.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonia_Mota View Post
    I appreciate the fact that they can wear a red dress with a fox on the head.
    When in doubt....

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    In all seriousness, it was prog that turned me on to a lot of classical music. Keith Emerson bears a lot of the blame for this. The keyboard and guitar work of a lot of the proggers was what got me to pay attention to the classical music my father usually listened to in the car and to the classical music in a lot of Bugs Bunny cartoons too! Classically trained musicians and lyricists who could draw on literature were important to a bookish nerd like myself. Made me feel like less of an outsider in high school.
    When in doubt....

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sonia_Mota View Post
    I appreciate the fact that they can wear a red dress with a fox on the head.
    I wholeheartedly agree! Dressing like a lady fox is one of Gabriel's very high points for me. He's not just in tune with women - he's in tune tune with foxes! That is prog.

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