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    Anyone here watch the series Archer on FX? A recurring theme on the show is the appearance of different cover art from Rush albums on the van driven by "Algernon Krieger". Someone who works on the show is a Rush fan.

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    Sherman Hensley (George Jefferson from the famous sitcom), was a huge Gentle Giant and Nektar fan. He even played Nektar in one episode.

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    Hemsley was a white long haired stoner hippie in an alternative body.
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    Looks like Michael Chiklis is a Progfan
    http://teamrock.com/feature/2017-04-...ic-rock-albums
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jubal View Post
    Led Zeppelin had several LOTR references in their songs. In Ramble On "and Gollum, and the Evil one crept up and slipped away with her chair." I don't recall any scene like that in LOTR, but that is the only book I have ever heard of mentioning the name Gollum.
    Actually, I think it was "Gollum, and the evil Warg, crept up and slipped away with her, her, yeah..."
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jubal View Post
    Led Zeppelin had several LOTR references in their songs. In Ramble On "and Gollum, and the Evil one crept up and slipped away with her chair." I don't recall any scene like that in LOTR, but that is the only book I have ever heard of mentioning the name Gollum.
    Quote Originally Posted by Mikhael View Post
    Actually, I think it was "Gollum, and the evil Warg, crept up and slipped away with her, her, yeah..."
    I think it's "evil one."

    "But the chair is not my son..."

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    Alphonso Johnson loved Genesis, he saw them many times during the 70's.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck AzEee! View Post
    Alphonso Johnson loved Genesis, he saw them many times during the 70's.
    Not only that, he rehearsed with them after Hackett left, and even recommended Daryl Stuermer to them.

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    Steven Wilson is a famous Progfan. Wait, my bad...He's not a fan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    Steven Wilson is a famous Progfan. Wait, my bad...He's not a fan.
    What makes you think he's not a fan of prog?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    What makes you think he's not a fan of prog?
    Um...I don't know...Maybe his statements?

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    Um...I don't know...Maybe his statements?
    What? Just last month in The Guardian he called Progressive Rock "one of the most ambitious forms of music."
    I really don't know what statements you're referring to.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    What? Just last month in The Guardian he called Progressive Rock "one of the most ambitious forms of music."
    I really don't know what statements you're referring to.
    To be fair, I haven't paid a lick of attention to Mr. Wilson since In Absentia, so he may be singing quite a different tune now, as you indicate. However, in the 90s, he was pretty dismissive of the genre. I'm not going to go looking through fanzines or websites for quotes, but I thought this was common knowledge?

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    What? Just last month in The Guardian he called Progressive Rock "one of the most ambitious forms of music."
    I really don't know what statements you're referring to.
    What about the fact that he has produced a ton of prog CDs in the last few years?

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    Quote Originally Posted by moecurlythanu View Post
    To be fair, I haven't paid a lick of attention to Mr. Wilson since In Absentia, so he may be singing quite a different tune now, as you indicate. However, in the 90s, he was pretty dismissive of the genre. I'm not going to go looking through fanzines or websites for quotes, but I thought this was common knowledge?
    I only remember him in the 90s saying he was going to "drag progressive rock kicking and screaming into the 21st century." He didn't say anything like he didn't like prog, he just wanted to "update" it, which I think a lot of artists wanted to do.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    I only remember him in the 90s saying he was going to "drag progressive rock kicking and screaming into the 21st century." He didn't say anything like he didn't like prog, he just wanted to "update" it, which I think a lot of artists wanted to do.
    No, it was more negative than that. He didn't say "Man, I hate that shit," but he's British, so he wouldn't. (And he probably didn't hate it. After all, he was ripping Floyd off.) I'd say dismissive or mildly disparaging about nails it.

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    A-list celebrity (and A+ Trump impersonator) Alec Baldwin likes him some YES

    http://www.wnyc.org/story/jon-anders...ure-isnt-over/

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    I only remember him in the 90s saying he was going to "drag progressive rock kicking and screaming into the 21st century." He didn't say anything like he didn't like prog, he just wanted to "update" it, which I think a lot of artists wanted to do.
    Now he's dragging it kicking and screaming into the 1980s!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    I only remember him in the 90s saying he was going to "drag progressive rock kicking and screaming into the 21st century." He didn't say anything like he didn't like prog, he just wanted to "update" it, which I think a lot of artists wanted to do.
    He told me that he was frustrated with "progressive" musicians turning out the same thing album after album, and that wasn't "progressing" at all - and in part it's because many fans resist change.

    More about my conversation with him here:
    http://seaoftranquility.org/article.php?sid=393

    And a pic my wife took during that conversation:

    Regards,

    Duncan

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    He was just a young sprout then. So were you - nice pic!

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    Quote Originally Posted by JKL2000 View Post
    I only remember him in the 90s saying he was going to "drag progressive rock kicking and screaming into the 21st century." He didn't say anything like he didn't like prog, he just wanted to "update" it, which I think a lot of artists wanted to do.
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