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This is awesome and fascinating. I’ve often wondered what to do with my collection when I cross over. This gives me an idea hmmmmmm……

Hello prog friends
I am selling my Genesis memorabilia collection to help with some mounting medical bills. The collection consists of posters, press releases, buttons, tribute band posters, concert...

Howdy folks,
I'm traveling to Paris and Amsterdam in early October and am looking for any recommendations for prog friendly CD shops and music venues that might have shows happening. Thanks in...

Recently while traveling in Italy I attended two classical concerts, one a Beethoven piano recital and the other a Vivaldi string orchestra concert. The piano recital was held in a remarkable 18th...

Saw the trio tour in the nineties and it was good but a little sloppy. Can't wait to see what the five piece will sound like. Progtober fest here I come!

Hate to spoil the enthusiasm, but these guys last 3 albums (sounds, Happiness 1 and 2) were such a letdown that I tread these waters very carefully. There were probably 4 good songs between all three...

I'm taking my daughter on a backpacking trip of Italy this spring and if possible would like to do some CD shopping. Any Italian members or travelers know of any specific areas or stores where I can...

I saw these guys at the night of prog in Germany and they just floored me and the entire early morning audience with their brand of symph prog fusion. Brought the entire crowd to its feet at the end...

Lets create fantasy prog fests. Assume a Rosfest style show going from Friday evening to Sunday evening, 2 bands Fri, 4 each Saturday and Sunday. No Genesis reunions or raising the dead to play, only...

My first Guitar teacher turned me on to this in the late 70's. A total masterpiece, you can hear Steve's contribution to the band sound clearly on this album. The haunting romanticism, lyrical...

Any PE people in N.America crossing the pond for this fest in Germany this July? I have a air ticket and concert ticket booked and I am super excited about this. I was wondering if any previous...

I am totally interested in going to this. I am researching some frequent flyer options right now. Can anybody out there help me with some info (former attendees or German locals).

What is the...

Fellow PE people, it is with great shock and sadness I must inform you of the death of Drummer/percussionist Ted Reinhardt, the founder and driving force behind 1980's fusion rock band Gamalon. Ted...

Tornflakes - Love it

I wanted to start a thread like this but never got to it,
My fantasy prog band:

David Torn - Guitars, Oud, Looping
Trilok Gurtu - Drums, Cymbals, Percussion and Tabla
Michael Manring - Fretted...

I really loved it when it came out. The whole "Smallcreep" section is great and I love the beautiful ballad that it ends with. Simon Phillips on drums, Ant on keys, great singing from Noel McCalla, a...

Go see the musical box.

David I may need a room again this year will know when I hit LA in about. Six hours will pm you then

I'll be there, with two LA friends in tow.

I loved all of it! I like the way they progressed from a floyd-esque begining through to a song oriented phaze into metal territory. I wish more bands would take great leaps into differing styles...

For some reason the second o in moog did not light up at the opening gala.

A useless exercise...[/QUOTE]

Useless enough for you to answer in every catagory..........
Most things done for fun and laughs are..............lighten up Francis

For the gold Medal please list your choice of victor in the following contests:

Arp vs Moog

Hammond vs Mellotron

Rhodes vs Vibes

Les paul vs Strat

Cameron Hawkins (FM)

Phil watshisname (the Genesis Guy)
Don Henley
Gil Moore (Triumph)
Ringo
Levon Helm

Genesis first went "pop" on The silent sun, In hiding, The wilderness etc.

Michael Hedges -
All along the watchtower- Hendrix
Eminance front- The Who
Tommorow never knows- The Beatles
Pinball wizard- The Who
I don't live today-Hendrix
A love bizzare- Prince

while...

Terrible news, loved his playing on many albums, Impending, Test, 100 year all great records. Trent was the mastermind but Wayne brought the power and fire to the band with his heavy style of guitar....

I, like lots of other proggy folk am a fan of CD art, jewel Cases, digipacks, multi disk sets, CD/DVD Sets, bonus disks, and other forms of physical media packaging. Do you have a favorite form of...

Future kings of england

A different drum
Rhythm of the heat
Lead a normal life
White shadow
Here comes the flood

805 Upstate NY (Syracuse) area band

Gonna need one big stylus

It was with great saddness I learned today of the passing of Bruce Brucato, guitarist with Buffalo NY area fusion group Gamalon. Releasing a string of albums with them in the late 1980's into the...

Happy Arctic blast to all you PE people in North America. I am sitting home listening to:

Snowbound - Genesis
Snowblind - Black Sabbath
Don't you eat that yellow snow - Zappa
The Sahara of snow...

My top concerts this year included:
Baja Prog ( w/ special mention to the Hackett portion of the festival)
Rosfest
Steven Wilson
Opeth

Due to a heavy gig schedule I only attended about ten...

Love the book, great resource for info. I wonder if there is the possibillity of a strawberry bricks Pt 2 - neo/third wave/post
it could start right at 1980 where the original left off and trace the...

Is she a go-er?,does she go?, say no more! nudge nudge wink wink

Proggers I have Met:

Phil Collins
Steve Hackett
Alan Holdsworth
Ian Anderson
Jon Anderson
Alan White
Steve Howe
Rick Wakeman (played nerf ball soccer w/ him and band circa 1983)

I saw Michael Hedges 12 times, Musical Box around 15 times, Genesis 12 times, Gabriel solo 14 times, Marillion 11 times, Yes 12 times and Zakir Husain 9 times. The whopper for me though would be that...

Michael Hedges had great unusual cover songs that were usually re inventions of the originals such as:

All along the watchtower - Hendrix version
Emminance front - The Who
Buffalo Stance - Neena...

In no particular order:

Michael Hedges Tralf Buffalo NY 1990
Genesis CNE Grandstand Toronto Ca 1982
Peter Gabriel Kleinhans Musichall Buffalo NY 1980
Yes ...

I saw Peter Gabriel at Kleinhans Music hall in Buffalo NY, in 1980 and he finished the show with an encore of "On
the air" and "DIY" and then the house lights were switched on but the crowd refused...

Beethoven - 5th, 6th or 9th symphonies - Premier performances

Hello proggers, I am interested in attending one or possibly both of the prog cruises (prog nation/cruise to the edge) this winter/spring and I am looking for people to split a cabin with me either...

Any fans going to baja prog who want to split car rental (from San diego to mexicalli tues PM or wed AM) and/or room at the festival please give me a holler at Patmusichead@Yahoo.com

Sent a PM to you today regarding this. Hope to hear from you.