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    Immediate Turn-Offs When Listening To Post Classic Prog Bands

    For me it's any band that does their own take on "Apocalypse in 9/8". It's an immediate "nope" from me where I'll just skip that part of the song.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Splicer View Post
    For me it's any band that does their own take on "Apocalypse in 9/8". It's an immediate "nope" from me where I'll just skip that part of the song.
    Yeah, me too, what I call the vanilla prog, not necessarily a bad taste, but not an interesting one and it get stale pretty rapidly : All the Neal Morse related bands, TFK, Vanillion , the dozens PT/SW "clones", etc.

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    Apocalypses seem to be popular but definitely overplayed… I look for abstract offerings with economical words that let the listener put together his/her own story. Inspiring the imagination. It can be done without lyrics as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splicer View Post
    For me it's any band that does their own take on "Apocalypse in 9/8". It's an immediate "nope" from me where I'll just skip that part of the song.
    I only search out this specific part. If it's in either 8/8 or 10/8 time signature then it's an auto skip for me.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splicer View Post
    For me it's any band that does their own take on "Apocalypse in 9/8". It's an immediate "nope" from me where I'll just skip that part of the song.
    I’m curious… what are your three favorite songs at this point in time?

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    Hearing an obvious copy of the Watcher Of The Skies intro riff.

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    And so many singers sound like Phil Collin’s or Steve Wilson. It’s uncanny.

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    Weak-ass singers who ruin otherwise decent music. Modern prog is loaded with them, and they end up sounding incredibly amateurish as a result.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Weak-ass singers who ruin otherwise decent music. Modern prog is loaded with them, and they end up sounding incredibly amateurish as a result.
    Hahaha… guilty!!!
    Not sure if the music is decent either!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splicer
    For me it's any band that does their own take on "Apocalypse in 9/8".
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    Hearing an obvious copy of the Watcher Of The Skies intro riff.
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    Looking back now, even Genesis 9/8 was a long-winded and monotonous affair. I remember getting out of my chair to skip over it on my turntable.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nijinsky Hind View Post
    Looking back now, even Genesis 9/8 was a long-winded and monotonous affair. I remember getting out of my chair to skip over it on my turntable.
    Agreed, I rarely listen to it these days but I would be tempted make an edited version of it for next time I do!

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    I know it doesn't make sense, but I like those Genesis bits when played by other bands better than I like them by Genesis! Two that come to mind are IQ and Ad Infinitum. I never clicked with Genesis; although there were a few songs I liked I never wanted to own the albums when I heard them in full. I even like when other singers blatantly copy Gabriel's voice, like with Mangala Vallis or The Watch, better than I like Gabriel himself!

    While I do like modern bands that stretch and expand the boundaries of prog into new territory, I also like those that harken back to classic 70's styles with vintage analog keyboard sounds and the like. It's just a comfort zone for me, I guess.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Weak-ass singers who ruin otherwise decent music. Modern prog is loaded with them, and they end up sounding incredibly amateurish as a result.
    Now do Jam Bands.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Nijinsky Hind View Post
    Hahaha… guilty!!!
    Not sure if the music is decent either!
    Indecent music?

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    Quote Originally Posted by chalkpie View Post
    I only search out this specific part. If it's in either 8/8 or 10/8 time signature then it's an auto skip for me.
    Well, I've had enough of all your pretty pretty speeches.

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    If the album cover looks AI generated, that's a turnoff for sure. I see this cover on Prog Archives for example, and I really can't tell if it's AI generated or just digital art that's way too shiny. That's generally a style I dislike too, since a hand-painted version of the same image would look much less cheesy.
    lol cover.jpg

    Also one of the PA reviewers thinks that the female voice on the album could be AI as well, since no women are credited with singing. That would be a turnoff if true.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Splicer View Post
    For me it's any band that does their own take on "Apocalypse in 9/8". It's an immediate "nope" from me where I'll just skip that part of the song.
    I personally love it when a contemporary prog band/artist does an homage to the Apocalypse in 9/8 section. I even included something like that in one of my songs. xD
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nijinsky Hind View Post
    Looking back now, even Genesis 9/8 was a long-winded and monotonous affair. I remember getting out of my chair to skip over it on my turntable.
    Indeed, it's repetitive and boring.

    But if you're looking for a more repetitive and boring version of Apocalypse just check MARILLION's "Grendel": it's a copy of Apocalypse 9/8 but played in .... 8/8 ! Maybe technically they (Mick Pointer) weren't able to play in 9/8 ?

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    The artwork tends to be a turn-off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Vic2012 View Post
    The sound of waves crashing against rocks. Birds whistling. Babbling brooks.
    ... children's choir, maybe ?

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    70+ minutes long (single track) "concept album" epics.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Weak-ass singers who ruin otherwise decent music. Modern prog is loaded with them, and they end up sounding incredibly amateurish as a result.
    Ding ding, we have a winner. More band ruined by this. Extra points off for leather jerkins/bodices.
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    Agree 100% with the weak vocalist thing. I ran out of patience with that some time ago.

    I am surprised to hear a lot of people dissing on the original Apocalypse in 9/8 though. A classic of building tension and then release in my book. But yes, I don't need to hear other bands deliberately aping it.

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