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  1. Q re. book “Visions” by Bill Banasiewicz

    I could swear there was a part in that book that said Rush once jammed w. members of UFO, Thin Lizzy.
    I’ve asked on 2 different Rush forums & no one recalls that.
    I’ve long lost my copy of it.
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    Song Backstories

    So many great songs we know have “fun facts” /backstories. Some interesting, some very compelling. Some are well-known (ex. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds) & others aren’t. (eg. Dancing in the...
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    11th Earl of Mar Question

    Who (or what) is singing the feminine vocals after the quiet passage? Phil? Synthesizers? Outside vocalist? Thanks! :)
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    Soundalike Songs?

    I know we've talked about the Journey / Kansas connection here before. ("I'm Gonna Leave You" vs Wayward Son)
    And most here are already familiar w/ the well-known "lawsuit" cases of plagiarism.
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    Ha! Yeah, def'. I've been on PE long enough to...

    Ha! Yeah, def'. I've been on PE long enough to know that for sure. BUT, I've also become a lot more forum-savvy since the early 00s. I run my own FB group with around 15K members & I'll delete this...
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    Biggest "ego" in Yes?

    Who had the biggest ego in Yes?

    Was it only some? All of them?

    I'm asking this only because when I was 1st formally introduced to them when I was about 15, my buddy made it a point to tell me...
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    Remember when PE 1st got a chatroom?

    This is going back several years now. Anyone remember exactly when? I had trouble figuring out how to use it! :lol


    Seems so primitive now as I'm pretty sure this happened before social medias...
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    Are people still asking “What is prog?” THAT was...

    Are people still asking “What is prog?”
    THAT was one newbies tended to ask and would incite a flood of angry and sarcastic replies. 😆
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    Though she wasn’t a musical household name like...

    Though she wasn’t a musical household name like Joni Mitchell, she was an immensely talented vocalist. I discovered them sometime in the 90s while I was branching out into different musical genres....
  10. Hard rock/ metal bands w. Great vocal harmonies?

    Who Aren't Alice in Chains. I've gone off them years ago.

    I recently discovered a great & Really prolific indie artist named Rob Crow who has a side project metal band called Goblin Cock. (yeah,...
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    SunR- Ha! Yeah, I def' recall more than a little...

    SunR- Ha! Yeah, I def' recall more than a little drama here. There was that obnoxious, arrogant dude I think from Switzerland or Belgium or some such European country who always struck me as...
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    LINO! Yes! He still here? There was also that...

    LINO! Yes! He still here?

    There was also that dude from Israel who was always pitching for his CD/album store- Jazzis

    Z-bop. Omg. Totally forgot about him. "Word". :lol
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    Thank You, PE! :)

    Like many here, I was a member dating back right before social media really caught on. Or existed as we know it, actually.

    Spent a LOT of time on here asking Qs & getting opinions on bands I'd...
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    Rob Crow -wow!

    Damn! I haven't posted here in AGES! I miss the old days from the early 00s. Can I assume the Facebook group isn't as active?

    Anyway, discovered this guy via one of his many side projects. He's...
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    America (band)

    The last year + I've been delving very deeply in to their discography outside of the hits & I never realized how stunning their tunes are.
    If you haven't already, & you're anything of an acoustic...
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    Ahhhh! THANK you! So, wtf was up with seeing...

    Ahhhh! THANK you! So, wtf was up with seeing "Follow My Dream" at the end of it? Bizarre? (& confusing as hell)
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    Found it! & I do think it's mislabeled. I...

    Found it! & I do think it's mislabeled. I listened to the track "Follow My Dream" & it wasn't this. Any idea as to the real title? Or are there two songs by them with the same title?

    ...
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    Insane prices for the old stuff

    Insane prices for the old stuff
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    No clues on the video? Dying to find that song...

    No clues on the video? Dying to find that song again.
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    SBB Questions

    The Polish band. Is anyone familiar with an animated music video of theirs? Fairly sure its from the late 70s. Shows the band members frozen in ice, slowly thawed out and they being playing etc. ...
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    PE Facebook

    So, I guess the FB page isn't used much, huh?
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    Dresden Dolls

    I'm sure they've been talked about here before, but I'm only now digging into their work. This definitely appealed to my "prog senses". Somewhat reminiscent of Cardiacs to me.

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    Max Webster have TON of them.

    Max Webster have TON of them.
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    Gotta assume Flippers are greedy folk who buy up...

    Gotta assume Flippers are greedy folk who buy up high-demand RSD items & then sell em on ebay to the highest bidders.
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    Given up on RSD. It's evolved into a bloated,...

    Given up on RSD. It's evolved into a bloated, expensive ripoff.
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    Its plenty meaningful. It's in the spirit of...

    Its plenty meaningful. It's in the spirit of fun/discussion. :)
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    Comparison: Gimour & Howe

    A buddy of mine asked me the other day who my top 5 favorite guitarists are. (always tough to narrow those lists down) I mentioned the question to my g/f & she volunteered that I *better* include...
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    Didn't John or George play bass on Hey Jude?

    Didn't John or George play bass on Hey Jude?
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    One thing I miss about old PE..

    Sometimes the Featured CD would depict a funny and/or unusual picture of the artist. I started a thread that inadvertently turned into a series when we'd see these oddball pictures & title it- "That...
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    This one too. Its still used every once in a...

    This one too. Its still used every once in a while, though in a humorous context now.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xELDqIyrtNA
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    This was used for countless tv & radio spots back...

    This was used for countless tv & radio spots back in the day.


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16gtuCF0W-k
  32. I really wish they'd not only come back to the...

    I really wish they'd not only come back to the NYC area, but this time do the Foxtrot show. They're incredible! Caught them once & they did all of Selling England..". They returned, but they did the...
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    On the remix, they took out one of my favorite...

    On the remix, they took out one of my favorite Rutherford moments when they dialed down his bass during the climax of "Fountain of Salmacis".
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    Yeah, that was what I was trying to say here. The...

    Yeah, that was what I was trying to say here. The remixes I heard on Spotify were *abysmal*!
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    Ahh. Ok. In any case, the Davis remixes are the...

    Ahh. Ok. In any case, the Davis remixes are the ones on Spotify?
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    The "new" Genesis stereo mixes...

    The ones I see on Spotify- were those the ones Steven Wilson did?
  37. Thread: Manakin

    by Rickenbacker
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    Y'know theatrics aside, I gotta say I like the...

    Y'know theatrics aside, I gotta say I like the 1978 song, whatever its called.
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    Anyone ever used Garage Band?

    How'd you like it?
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    Wish Rush would've done that. ;) I def' need...

    Wish Rush would've done that. ;)

    I def' need to listen again. It's good. Not great, IMO. Like someone just said- not as good as Omma1 or HR. I was hoping for more...I dunno...more contrasting...
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    Yeah, I'm almost done with part 1 now. Def'...

    Yeah, I'm almost done with part 1 now. Def' sounds like very familiar ground, but that's kind of what I was expecting.
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    Yeah. I need to study up on basic theory before I...

    Yeah. I need to study up on basic theory before I can fully grasp all that! lol!

    In the meantime, what's an example of a guitar-based song with playing a major scale & one using a major...
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    Alright more Qs: What's a typcial scenario...

    Alright more Qs:

    What's a typcial scenario where you'd choose to play say, a C major scale vs a C major pentatonic scale?
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    Thanks, people. I may revisit this thread w. more...

    Thanks, people. I may revisit this thread w. more Qs.
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    Guitar soloing questions

    So I've been trying to get a little more serious about my playing (despite not being in a band or anything) & I'm starting to get the hang of the pentatonic scales. I"ve been playing along with...
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    Vocal harmony suggestions

    Looking for recent/ current acoustic-based artists and bands with great vocal harmonies ala CSN.
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    Here's one link with a general rundown:...

    Here's one link with a general rundown:
    http://www.billboard.com/articles/business/6805644/copyright-royalty-board-webcasting-rates-explained-fa

    And this article. There's a lot more. Check on...
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    Hey Davis For a long while I'd had the same...

    Hey Davis

    For a long while I'd had the same idea- to start my own online radio show. (I gather that's what you want to do too, right?)
    I asked around on social media, but didn't get too much...
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    There's where I'm unsure. I don't know what gauge...

    There's where I'm unsure. I don't know what gauge the current strings are. They don't *feel* heavy. I bought new lights.
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    2 70's faves of mine ...

    2 70's faves of mine


    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuccqN63I4I

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrzxW0rsD1Q
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    Guitar question

    Got myself a (used) Epiphone Hummingbird HS as a bday gift to myself. Love it! 8365
    I wanna change the strings it came with. I was never sure about the whole changing one at a time vs going ahead...
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    LALD is my close 2nd! Love it! *Perfect* marriage...

    LALD is my close 2nd! Love it! *Perfect* marriage of film & score! I think Roger hit the ground running with that one, but took a noticeable step backwards with "Golden Gun".
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    My biased opinion piece: Roger is my favorite...

    My biased opinion piece:
    Roger is my favorite Bond. He was the 1st I saw on the big screen. ("Spy Who Loved Me")
    Sure, his were often a little goofy, but you can say that pattern really began with...
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    YES! :up

    YES! :up
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    James Bond movies on TV

    Anyone else here grew up seeing them on the occasional Sunday night on ABC? It's great that they're so easily available today, but there was something Really special about seeing Bond Night on tv! ...
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    Wasn't he really influenced by Doc Watson? Doc...

    Wasn't he really influenced by Doc Watson? Doc was doing lead acoustic, wasn't he?
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    Clarence White- guitar player

    I've been on a folky/ folk rock kick the last year & man, I'm only just really discovering this guy's genius. Such a shame he's rarely mentioned as a guitar great. He had that poker-faced, reliable...
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    Write Your Own Prog Lyrics! :)

    I'm Facebook friends with Judy Dyble and she posted this little gem today:

    http://m.wikihow.com/Write-Complex-Progressive-Rock-Lyrics
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    Thanks, people for all the advice! Greatly...

    Thanks, people for all the advice! Greatly appreciated!
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    Buying a guitar online...maybe

    I'm in the market for an Epiphone Hummingbird Pro, but it's not looking like any of my local stores have one. So, am I better off ordering from one of them or online? For years, I've always advised...
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    Yesshows "Going For The One"

    I was always curious to know how that particular version of that song managed to make it onto the album. You'd think it would've been an instant reject since Jon's voice cracks at the 2:56 mark.
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