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blingdomepiece
Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4358 Location: Ottawa ON Canada
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:18 am Post subject: |
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thecaptainof wrote: | I don't know how to explain my opinions of prog without sounding like a lunatic or just flat-out contradicting myself all over the place. Let's just say my preference for this sort of thing leans far more towards the psychedelic and Krautrock end of the spectrum. Get me some Amon Duul (either of them) in RB and I'll be as excited as anyone in this topic... although I'm pretty sure I'll be alone on that. |
I would take Can over Amon Duul II (never bothered with Amon Duul), but to each their own . What we now call "prog" from the 70s was in fact so many different styles / influences / goals, that it doesn't really make sense to accept or reject it all monolithically. I don't think you need to feel contradicted about it. That's why when I see those amusing interviews with 70s musicians who insist they didn't feel like they were part of the same scene as "all those other overblown bands", I think they really believe what they were saying. Everyone kind of got lumped into the same boat together after the fact.
I guess what I'd say to your point is that barring RBN, for niche tastes, you have to take what you get. There's plenty of Yes songs I'd prefer over some of the ones we got, and there's plenty of other bands I'd prefer over Yes, but none of that is on the table. I know I will dig the hell out of playing these cuts, and if someone ever finds a way to bring Gentle Giant or Van der Graaf Generator to the RBN, I will buy those too.
I am sympathetic to the view that finds some or all prog to be too ridiculous or over the top, but once I stop trying to judge it for something it's not trying to be, I can simply enjoy it as a listener. It's not like Yes wanted to write gritty blues-based heartfelt love songs and accidentally produced Tales from Topographic Oceans.
Abomstar wrote: | it's definitely understandable that someone would like King Crimson and not Yes. |
Certainly if Bill Bruford could ditch the latter for the former in 1973, we can hardly regard it as incomprehensible that some of the audience might agree . I'm sometimes in the mood for one, or the other, and I think we can agree it's a good thing Wakeman never played with Crimson, and possibly a good thing that Yes restricted whatever urge they might have had to improvise on stage. _________________
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bclare
Joined: 21 Jun 2008 Posts: 6048 Location: Boston
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inv4der
Joined: 16 Sep 2007 Posts: 9656 Location: Meridian, ID
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:51 am Post subject: |
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bclare wrote: | I like the Sex Pistols, but I'll admit all their songs sound about the same, so I don't understand how you can say you don't like those songs without just saying you don't like the Sex Pistols. Unless you just don't like those songs because they're vaguely well-known, in which case |
I think it's probably more fair to not judge a band on two songs, even if they are say, The Ramones or whatever. I certainly am not a huge fan of SISOSIG or I Fought The Law, but Lost in the Supermarket is one of my favorite punk songs. (That said, what little I've heard of the Sex Pistols has dissuaded me from further listening.)
Also I want this pack as soon as possible. I'd make a joke about the band's name but that horse has been beaten pretty hard already. _________________
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GanonMetroid
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 1460
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 6:59 am Post subject: |
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inv4der wrote: | I think it's probably more fair to not judge a band on two songs | It's actually pretty fair for the Sex Pistols considering they only have the one album.
However, it's not really fair to base them on the Guitar Hero re-records. _________________
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PuppetMaster9
Joined: 18 Jan 2009 Posts: 1389 Location: [SUBJECT HOMETOWN HERE]
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:44 am Post subject: |
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GregoryZero
Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Posts: 2338 Location: California
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 8:24 am Post subject: |
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inv4der wrote: | I'd make a joke about the band's name but that horse has been beaten pretty hard already. |
Yes, it has.
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nextlevel88
Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 573
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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blingdomepiece wrote: | In the realm of prog, Yes is one of the two or three bands that define the genre. That's like saying in the realm of punk, the Sex Pistols are an acquired taste.
Mind you I find a lot of current "prog" quite formulaic and safe, so maybe we're looking at the same situation in different ways. |
Like I said first, most current prog performers consider Yes an inspiration, so I certainly agree with them defining the genre. I guess my stance is that any "innovator" of a musical style is an acquired taste, considering that they are introducing something new in the first place. Also, "acquired taste" may be the wrong term, but I'm sticking with it for lack of anything better. Also, as notably different musical styles become more universally accepted, the innovator of that style becomes dated as the style itself evolves. Kids that listen to metal may respect Sabbath, but if their preference is growled vocals and machine gun-style double kicks, they aren't likely to have Sabbath looping on their iPods. Not sure if that makes sense, but hopefully you know what I'm getting at.
this1neguy wrote: | Come Sail Away (oh god the every frickin' instrument in the song including the vocals!), Ohhhh yeah. That would be incredible. |
Fixed.
Abomstar wrote: | Sure, you can use that entire book of arguments against Dream Theater… |
But that wouldn't make them any less fun to play in this game, especially now that keys are in the mix. _________________
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blingdomepiece
Joined: 03 Aug 2007 Posts: 4358 Location: Ottawa ON Canada
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yksi-kaksi-kolme
Joined: 22 Jun 2008 Posts: 2803 Location: philly skramzzzz
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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me, in the Wishlist Thread on Feb 19 2011 wrote: | I want a Yes pack. I really love anything by Yes, so I don't have any specific wishes except for one: I've Seen All Good People. That would be such an awesome song for vocal harmonies, and the second half of the song would give the other instruments quite a good challenge too. Keys would also be great on both halves |
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nextlevel88
Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Posts: 573
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:01 pm Post subject: |
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blingdomepiece wrote: | I am just excited about the DLC . |
That makes two of us… Not counting everyone else that posted in this thread too. _________________
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spartancl44
Joined: 11 Mar 2007 Posts: 213 Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2011 7:57 pm Post subject: |
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nextlevel88 wrote: | blingdomepiece wrote: | I am just excited about the DLC . |
That makes two of us… Not counting everyone else that posted in this thread too. |
And me too! Haven't posted in here yet, but I yelled out when I first saw the announcement...this is the pack I have been waiting for, ever since keys and harmonies were announced (and then Roundabout). Heart of the Sunrise is a great choice, as is ISAGP, and Starship Trooper/OoaLH were givens. I hope that South Side of the Sky will win me over in the context of RB, because I would have traded it for Yours is No Disgrace, but by no means a complaint here.
I've been meaning to pick up a 3rd mic for some time, guess now I have a great excuse... _________________
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xboxpro57
Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 275 Location: Virginia Tech
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:51 am Post subject: |
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If you have 2 friends that like to/are decent at singing, it's definitely worth getting the mics. After picking up harmonies, RB3 is like a completely new game. SO much fun, and I love that there are a lot of good harmonies songs on disc that get over looked when playing on other instruments.
With that being said, I cannot wait to buy this when I wake up in the morning. I'm only familiar with I've Seen All Good People and Owner of a Lonely Heart, but I'm assuming the others are just as spectacular? Anybody want to fill me in on any instrument (or vocals) specific parts to look forward to in the others? _________________
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LyokoFreaks
Joined: 07 Apr 2007 Posts: 691 Location: Las Vegas, NV
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:54 am Post subject: |
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xboxpro57 wrote: | Anybody want to fill me in on any instrument (or vocals) specific parts to look forward to in the others? |
All of them on every instrument. I know this wasn't very helpful, but that just means you'll have to buy the whole pack and play every instrument. There's really no excuse not to. |
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DorkmasterFlek
Joined: 14 Oct 2006 Posts: 1968 Location: Toronto, ON
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 10:44 am Post subject: |
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LyokoFreaks wrote: | xboxpro57 wrote: | Anybody want to fill me in on any instrument (or vocals) specific parts to look forward to in the others? |
All of them on every instrument. I know this wasn't very helpful, but that just means you'll have to buy the whole pack and play every instrument. There's really no excuse not to. |
Seriously! ISAGP is fantastic on vocals, obviously, and the Your Move section in the first half of the song is just a vocal showpiece. Starship Trooper and Heart of the Sunrise are lighter on the vocal harmonies (but awesome instrumentally), but South Side of the Sky has a middle section that is pure harmonies and reminds me a lot of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young the way the vocals are layered. _________________
wlinn751 wrote: | Everybody likes Boston on some level. They're like a soul detector. Most people don't know this, but vampire hunters carry a Talkboy containing a snippet of More Than A Feeling. Anyone who doesn't smile when they hear it gets staked on the spot. It works flawlessly. |
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DragoonXD
Joined: 29 Mar 2010 Posts: 1114 Location: Round Rock, Texas
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Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 11:14 am Post subject: |
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I didn't find the drums that great. I've Seen All Good People and Owner of a Lonely Heart are ridiculously boring. _________________
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