You might be prog if you're Pink Floyd, according to a recent TB discussion.
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if you're reading this thread
You wear a kimono on stage, but you're not Japanese...![]()
You go to the trouble of inventing your own language to sing your epics in.
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You're reading this thread and thinking "Hey, I resemble these remarks".
Fair enough:The bands that tend to do that are usually of the new wave variety.
I understood that reference.
yours is no disgrace
People who don't "get" your music are too unsophisticated to appreciate the beautifully complex tapestry of your 34-minute musical voyage.
It's their fault.
Which band is that? The only one that I can think of off the top of my head is Burning Airlines, and they're far from being prog. Then there was another outfit, A Certain Ratio, just a lyrical quote, that sounded like Joy Division playing funk.Fair enough:
- if you name your band after an Eno song...
...the front row of your shows is 98% dudes.
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...Roger Dean painted your album cover. [/I])