Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site uwmacc.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster From: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster) Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: progressive rock mavens Message-ID: <1640@uwmacc.UUCP> Date: Mon, 4-Nov-85 14:49:20 EST Article-I.D.: uwmacc.1640 Posted: Mon Nov 4 14:49:20 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 5-Nov-85 07:29:21 EST References: <866@decwrl.UUCP> <527@scirtp.UUCP> <2000@pyuxd.UUCP> Reply-To: oyster@uwmacc.UUCP (Vicious Oyster) Distribution: na Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center Lines: 43 Keywords: Yes taste In article <2000@pyuxd.UUCP> rlr@pyuxd.UUCP (Rich Rosen) writes: > >> but I have my pet bands (XTC, Eno, Gabriel, Zappa, Prince, Pere Ubu, etc.). > [Todd Jones?] >And I'm sure a lot of ex-Yes freaks share many of those newer pet bands >in common (myself included). I often wonder what other progressive rock >mavens find to be their favorite bands today. (Some are still stuck in the >past, but more than a few have popped up here with some examples like those >you've mentioned.) I keep hearing Tears for Fears getting compared to Yes >by critics and DJs, and I think they share a lot of composing mentality >with Yes, but I wonder if ex-Yes freaks think the comparison is valid in >any way. > Well, you axed for it. As a confirmed ex-Yes freak, here's a rundown, which is off the top of my (tiny) head: Used to listen to a lot, pre-college days (ca. 1976): Yes, Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep. Listened to a lot in college (1977-1980): Yes, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Rush, Todd Rundgren, ELP, Johnny Winter, Peter Gabriel, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Camel. Listen to a lot since college: King Crimson, XTC, Brand X, Warren Zevon, Beatles, Todd Rundgren, Johnny Winter, Peter Gabriel, various guitar albums like Fripp & Summers' two LPs. Of course, I still listen to the older stuff I like, but f'rinstance I generally only play 3 of my Genesis albums (Foxtrot, The Lamb..., and Nursery Cryme (sp?)), and not very often at that. As for the other things you mentioned, I don't really like Tears for Fears, and don't think they are much like Yes; and I really like 90125. Tormato and Drama were awful (opinion!). Since I also am intrigued by musical taste and how it changes, I wouldn't mind seeing more discussion on this topic (even by the people who have sworn off net.music for the infamous KB mailing list). - Joel Plutchak {allegra,ihnp4,seismo}!uwvax!uwmacc!oyster Can you say "opinion"? I *knew* you could!