If 70's style progressive rock bands existed today

Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Thu Jan-20-05 10:30 PM
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If 70's style progressive rock bands existed today

Well, at that time what existed was LPs. 25 minutes of music at each side, tops.

Now we have dual layer DVDs holding 9 GB and MP3 compression -- one minute per megabyte. Doing the math...

Cool! A week-long song! :crazy:

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Squeech

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Thu Jan-20-05 10:39 PM
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1. LaMonte Young might be writing it

even as we speak.

There was that Todd Rundgren LP called Initiation, heavily proggie, where the second side was entirely given over to an instrumental suite that clocked in at some 36 minutes. Todd's liner notes mentioned that you should make sure your stylus wasn't worn, else it would erode the grooves. I don't know anything (rock) on LP that's longer.

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Wat_Tyler

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Thu Jan-20-05 10:44 PM
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4. The Orb had a 40 minute single - The Blue Room, IIRC.

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Rabrrrrrr

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Thu Jan-20-05 10:41 PM
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2. Oooh! I could see a remix of Tales from Topographic Oceans!

7 days long! That would be awesome!

it's too bad we don't have musicians of that caliber any more, putting out of music of that interest and complexity and wondrousness.

Now it's all songs, and mostly short ones.

Imagine what Floyd could have done with 168 hours!

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Spider Jerusalem

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Thu Jan-20-05 10:43 PM
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3. Imagine the sheer quantity of mind-altering substances you'd need...

Edited on Thu Jan-20-05 10:43 PM by Spider Jerusalem

to LISTEN to it...

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Thu Jan-20-05 10:45 PM
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5. NOW you're starting to get it. (nt)

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Rabrrrrrr

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Thu Jan-20-05 10:46 PM
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6. I wouldn't need any!

I find it wondrous even without the drugs.

And I don't think I could stay high or drunk for that long anyway.

And just imagine the fuckin' concerts!!!

"Hey, Mom - can I go see Yes Feb. 12 through the 20th?"

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Kali

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Thu Jan-20-05 11:15 PM
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7. Heh

good one

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salvorhardin

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Fri Jan-21-05 02:18 PM
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9. Gives new meaning to

Wonderous Stories.

So... would it be called Extreme Prog or Prog Extreme? and would there be a counter-revolution (like with punk at the end of the 70s) called Minimally Prog?

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Sat Jan-22-05 08:12 AM
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11. I can just see it

BANGBANGBANGGROWLGROWLGROWLBANGBANGBANGFUCKTHEMANBANGBANGBANG. End of song.

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clovis29

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Thu Jan-20-05 11:53 PM
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8. "If 70's style progressive rock bands existed today" huh??

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Rabrrrrrr

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Sat Jan-22-05 07:51 AM
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10. Do you think there are 70's style prog rock bands today?

If so - which ones?

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