Prog or not ?
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Topic: Prog or not ?
Posted By: PabstRibbon
Subject: Prog or not ?
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2012 at 11:46pm
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Here my question is simple. I'm a Prog fan and I'm on this site mainly because of progmetal but I also love a bunch of other type of metal. So I was wondering : Is Prog metal the genre you like the most and why ? I'm curious about the amount of Yes and No answers . Thanks and have a good day guys
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Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 18 Jan 2012 at 11:55pm
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Most? No, not remotely. I like a lot of metal that is progressive, and even a little bit of prog metal, but not half as much as, for lack of a better way to put it, a lot of stuff that is good without w**king all over your face. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 1:47am
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Nope but it used to be. I had a period in the mid-nineties where I almost exclusively listened to progressive metal like Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Sieges Even, Psychotic Waltz, Watchtower, Queensr�che...etc. Then I had a period of not listening to metal at all where I listened to acts like Air, Massive Attack, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, Portishead and well...just a bunch of different non metal stuff. I returned to metal in the early 00s where I had a crush on power metal like Rhapsody of Fire, stratovarius and Sonata Arctica, then a period with a fascination for acts like In Flames, Soilwork and other acts of their ilk and then I discovered Opeth and things changed again. Both my interest in progressive rock/metal and death metal were ignited again (I had a period in the late eighties/early nineties where I listened almost exclusively to thrash and death metal). My interest in progressive rock/metal has become smaller and smaller in recent years though and I�d say I�m in a period now (and have been for a couple of years) where old school extreme metal is what I listen to the most (be it black, death, thrash, doom or grind).
...but it�s not like I forsake any of the things I�ve listened to throughout the years. I still find great listening pleasure in putting on a Genesis album, then an album by Depeche Mode followed by an album by Napalm Death
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 2:53am
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Unashamedly yes. Unfortunately I'm old enough to have experienced Rock turn into Prog Rock and Metal and a blend of the two. Its only the blend of the two that really quenches my musical thirst. As much as I love many forms of metal, I clearly enjoy being w**ked on the face!!!  I would go as far as to say that some forms of metal are in urgent need of modernisation, sometimes I'm intrigued by a review and listen to it only to find it is the same old same old. Younger members will find their tastes will be entirely different in 10, 20, 30+ years time. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112 
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Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 6:15am
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I can't answer this one. I don't worry about which genre an artist belongs to (I'm too old for that shit), so, if I like an artist, I like that artist regardless of the genre, and if I dislike an artist, then I dislike the artist regardless of the genre. That being said, most of the music I like happens to fall under the rubrics of heavy metal, progressive rock and hard rock and, within metal, a lot of the artists that I like can definitely be classified as progressive metal artists. So, it's not my favorite metal genre - I don't have a favorite metal genre - but it is a genre that I enjoy very much. I can enjoy listening to a massive Dream Theater epic just as much as a two-and-a-half minute AC/DC rocker or a Bastard Priest death metal/hardcore punk combo track. And Colt has a point about people's tastes changing over time. Personally, I've found that, as I grew older, I became less intense and more open towards lots of different types of music (interestingly, only very few of the artists and releases that I've taken a liking to over the years, have fallen out of favor with me). ------------- 
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Posted By: adg211288
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 6:16am
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I'd have said yes once, as recently as a year or two ago really, but my favourite genre tends to change every few months these days. I'd say prog is one of a few favourites, but I don't have any exclusive favourite genre. Overall I don't think I could ever choose between prog, power, folk, symphonic and death metal. ------------- Earn Money Online (NOT a scam): https://premium.gg2u.org?referrer=adg211288" rel="nofollow - GG2U https://adamsfilmcorner.quora.com/" rel="nofollow - Adam's Film Corner on Quora |
Posted By: Wilytank
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 7:58am
Hell no!  ------------- 
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Posted By: Stooge
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 8:25am
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Definitely not most! I like a few of the big boys of the genre, but have never felt compelled to dig very deeply into the sub-genre. I don't think I even have a favorite metal genre to be honest. ------------- https://armchairmaestro.com/" rel="nofollow - My Music Blog |
Posted By: Vic
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 9:05am
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No. It's thrash metal for me. ------------- 42 |
Posted By: Diogenes
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 10:21am
| Nope, I don't really have one. It's up there, but I can't say I like it more than thrash, death, or power metal. |
Posted By: Balthamel
Date Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 3:18pm
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as a member of the sludgy slime fest club i have to say no, but i like the sludge metal to be on the progy side of things, but also on the dirty/gritty side of things, sludge with dose of grunge and post-punk influences is neat to, music with dark post punk influence is equaly interesting (if that exists) ------------- 
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Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 2:28am
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Wilytank wrote:Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 9:00am
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nope, i like when metal gets proggy, but i dont like the prog metal bands very much at all, most of em are yust prog for progs sake. ------------- http://www.riseaboverecords.com/wp-content/uploads/BLOOD-CEREMONY-new-2016.jpg |
Posted By: Triceratopsoil
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 11:34am
Also I meant that in the most complimentary way possible  |
Posted By: Sheavy
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 2:44pm
| Nein. |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 3:16pm
Like Kim I generally avoid worrying about genre tags, but I'd be lying if I said that most of my favorite albums don't lie in the prog metal spectrum. 
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Posted By: Doomster
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 4:20pm
| Nope.avi. I like it but most of it gets WAAAAAAY too cheesed up with keyboards and vocals. |
Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 4:21pm
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Posted By: Kingcrimsonprog
Date Posted: 29 Jan 2012 at 7:00am
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In terms of metal I think I like Thrash the most, then Stoner, then Metalcore, then maybe Nu or Classic Metal (Priest, Maiden, Ozzy, Dio era Sabbath). I only like a bit of Death (only about 20 albums) and barely any Black at all. No Grindcore bar Napalm Death. I don't know any Prog Metal (DT, PW, FW, Queensryche) of the enclosed sub genre at all, but like metal bands who are a bit/lot Prog (Tool, Mastodon, Mars Volta) but dont fit in that original genre. But Prog Rock from the 68-85 period I love, thats a huge percentage of my music collection, along with classic rock. -------------  My Blog: http://kingcrimsonprog.wordpress.com/ |
Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 11 Feb 2012 at 2:45pm
| yes, prog with most of its subgenres is my favourite music |
Posted By: IMPF
Date Posted: 16 Feb 2012 at 8:19pm
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Posted By: Prog Geo
Date Posted: 02 Mar 2012 at 1:46pm
My favorite kind of music is extreme prog metal. So, if you mean together with this side of prog metal, then yes. But I didn't vote. I wait an answer to vote.  ------------- Inexistence is the true normality. |
Posted By: Time Signature
Date Posted: 03 Mar 2012 at 12:37pm
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As much as I love prog metal (DT and FW are among my favorite bands), I can't say that it's the metal subgenre that I love the most. I like a lot of other metal subgenres equally, as I think they have a lot of different things to offer.... so I voted no.
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Posted By: Tupan
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 7:53am
EDIT: The good side of prog metal (and prog music in general) is that this genre can be combined with EVERY other subgenre of metal!  |
Posted By: bartosso
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 10:21am
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I love progressive music in general but by "progressive" I mean unusual, fresh, intricate etc. I can't see almost anything interesting in DT's music despite the fact it's one of the most important prog metal bands and the most popular for sure. So yes, I think it's the genre I listen to most of the time, but I prefer those modern eclectic prog metal bands over these, well, "mainstream" ones. Opeth is a definition of modern progressive metal to me, and while they've fought their way to prog metal mainstream, they developed and defined a new branch of prog metal, very different from what an average Joe would associate with "prog metal" tag. I'm not sure if it's my favourite metal genre though... let's be honest, is there anything more beautiful than solid blast beat, thickened with hellish growl and skull-crushing riff? I don't think so ------------- http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - http://shrineofllyria.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 01 May 2013 at 2:08am
This ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Bosh66
Date Posted: 03 May 2013 at 1:44pm
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Picking up on a couple of themes here. I grew up on the likes of Sabbath, Maiden, Priest as well as heavy rock acts like Lizzy, Zep, AC/DC and Queen before embracing the thrash bands of the 80s. It was always the clever wankery that I really got off on though and as the years flew by, it was prog and especially progressive metal that rocked for me. As others have said, our tastes change, may be when we expose ourselves to music outside of our comfort zones.
That said, I'm more likely to be listening to some progressive death, black, metalcore, grind or AG band than a band in the prog metal bucket. I do love the generic prog metal bands, but progressive metal is a lot wider than Fates Warning and DT. And there's some great rocking progressive shit that falls way outside of this site's span too! |
Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 03 May 2016 at 12:27am
| No, not even close. I enjoy some bands from all forms of metal, but my favorites are Thrash, Industrial, Old School Death, Classic Heavy Metal, Funk, and Grunge/Stoner. |
Posted By: Vim Fuego
Date Posted: 03 May 2016 at 12:57am
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Nope. I will often avoid prog stuff if I can. I like metal in general, but I'd have to say thrash, death, grindcore are my favourites, and I'll give most things a go. |