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the realm of classic Prog...? Good afternoon R&P 
Having just watched "Prog Rock Britannia" on BBC4 {still available on the iPlayer for 3 days, though might not be viewable outside the UK}, a fascinating programme that looked at and interviewed members of a whole range of Prog bands {but not Pink Floyd, for some reason}, I feel the need to see just how many fans of classic Prog-Rock bands we have here in R&P...
{By 'classic' I mean the bands who originated from the late 60s - mid-late 70s}
Who are your favourites?
Do you know who Roger Dean is? Favourite work of his?
Favourite Prog instrument? Favourite musician?
What sort of Prog lyrics do you prefer ~ 'ordinary' or 'mystical'?
Have you ever tried to write any?
Lyric BQ: Can anyone else see similarites between some of the lyrics of Stevie Nicks / Blackmore's Night / Rainbow and the classic Prog rockers?
Know any Prog-Rock trivia?
Trivia moment :
In the programme, Ian Anderson revealed that Jethro Tull started out making fun of Prog, but then fans hailed "Aqualung" as a concept album which was never the band's intention, so they decided to give the audience what they wanted and recorded "Thick As a Brick" as a SPOOF concept album!
BQ: Favourite Jethro Tull song?
Favourite Mike Oldfield song / track?
BQ2: Is Prog-Rock due for a resurgence?
Does it have a place in the current / modern musical world and if so, could it survive in its original 'style' or would its 'sound' need to change drastically?
Would you agree that the type with the most potential {given the current Folk revival} could possibly be 'Renaissance-Prog', as heard in the old days by bands like Gryphon, or the 'Folk-Prog' shown on 3 mid-70s Jethro Tull albums...?
On a side note :
If you can, please recommend some excellent albums or tracks by Yes {pre-80s} / Rick Wakeman / ELP
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Having just watched "Prog Rock Britannia" on BBC4 {still available on the iPlayer for 3 days, though might not be viewable outside the UK}, a fascinating programme that looked at and interviewed members of a whole range of Prog bands {but not Pink Floyd, for some reason}, I feel the need to see just how many fans of classic Prog-Rock bands we have here in R&P...
{By 'classic' I mean the bands who originated from the late 60s - mid-late 70s}
Who are your favourites?
Do you know who Roger Dean is? Favourite work of his?
Favourite Prog instrument? Favourite musician?
What sort of Prog lyrics do you prefer ~ 'ordinary' or 'mystical'?
Have you ever tried to write any?
Lyric BQ: Can anyone else see similarites between some of the lyrics of Stevie Nicks / Blackmore's Night / Rainbow and the classic Prog rockers?
Know any Prog-Rock trivia?
Trivia moment :
In the programme, Ian Anderson revealed that Jethro Tull started out making fun of Prog, but then fans hailed "Aqualung" as a concept album which was never the band's intention, so they decided to give the audience what they wanted and recorded "Thick As a Brick" as a SPOOF concept album!
BQ: Favourite Jethro Tull song?
Favourite Mike Oldfield song / track?
BQ2: Is Prog-Rock due for a resurgence?
Does it have a place in the current / modern musical world and if so, could it survive in its original 'style' or would its 'sound' need to change drastically?
Would you agree that the type with the most potential {given the current Folk revival} could possibly be 'Renaissance-Prog', as heard in the old days by bands like Gryphon, or the 'Folk-Prog' shown on 3 mid-70s Jethro Tull albums...?
On a side note :
If you can, please recommend some excellent albums or tracks by Yes {pre-80s} / Rick Wakeman / ELP
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Yahoo suggests "Books & Authors"... does this look like Tolkien to you?!