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One of my lists!

Songs about being or interacting with Robots

Gary Numan “Metal” 1979

I could learn to be a man Like you.

Plug me in And turn me on

Oh everything is moving.

Electric Light Orchestra “Yours Truly, 2095″ 1981

I met someone who looks a lot like you She does the things you do, but she is an IBM

She’s only programmed to be very nice But she’s as cold as ice

She has an IQ of 1,001, She has a jump suit on, and she’s also a telephone.

Genesis “Frustration” from the rare Jackson Tapes, 1970

Woman! Body draped in wire, All you seem to do is swallow me. 

Get away! 

I am the mad, mad scientist.

Soon I’ll build the perfect female friend, 

To comfort me, to satisfy…

Programmed just to please. 

Roy Wood “Miss Clarke And The Computer” 196?

Surely I know you won’t dismantle me 

Now press my switch, I’ll play for you 

Please, Miss Clarke

I can’t seem to function my inner brain 

Screwdrivers so sharp 

Now I’m scared

Miss Clarke, Miss Clarke, Miss Clarke 

Don’t take my heart away

Rush “The Body Electric” 1984

One humanoid escapee One android on the run Seeking freedom beneath the lonely desert sun

Trying to change its program Trying to change the mode, crack the code Images conflicting into data overload

It replays each of the days A hundred years of routines Bows its head and prays To the mother of all machines

#music #robot #robots #androids #cyborg #cyborgs #60s #70s #80s

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Genesis, formed and lead by the creative genius that is Phil Collins, no one else in the band unfortunately was memorable or had successful solo careers, we might as well have called it Phil Collins the band, reached its peak creative potential at ABACAB, Phil Collins the band is best known for its resurgence in popularity through the hit Dreamworks film Tarzan, from whence the next 20 years was set to repeat on earbuds by the burgeoning youth and now known as the great Musical Awakening.  After the following tour they renamed the first book in the bible “Phil Collins” as in, “In the beginning, god created Phil Collins.. and then there was Phil Collins.  And it was good”.  There are, however, fringe groups who disagree.

reblog this with an inaccurate description of your favourite prog band

Van der Graaf Generator, known for their catchy melodies and accessible, bubble-gum pop inspired lyrics

#the worst part about this is saying I have a favorite prog band #genesis #genesis the band #prog #progsquad #peter gabriel #phil collins #Blasphemers - sorry his mystery bandmates are kept in a cage and fed a steady diet of fried chicken legs so we dont know much more abt them

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From my main blog Kiwizoom

Back in NYC

Based on some lyrics from the Genesis song “Back in NYC”, the concept album and stage show The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway is about a Puerto Rican gangster named Rael trying to find where he belongs. The lyrics are difficult to interpret a solid meaning from as it plays around in allegory with surreal sci-fi and mythological scenes.  This was one of the lines I liked, though I have no idea what Peter meant by some of the words so I took a guess.

The excerpt if you want to listen

#art #my art #genesis #the lamb lies down on broadway #back in NYC #rael #prog #progrock #70s #mid70s #mid 70s #digital #digital art #kiwizoom

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This guy’s cover of Genesis’s The ‘Lamb Lies Down on Broadway’ performance is amazing, particularly this ‘Back in NYC’ track (24:16)

He looks so crazy, he’s doing the songs justice

1994 performance of a 1974 album, very faithful reenactment of the original show

He would have been a good stand-in for Peter, too bad he died shortly after this video

Some footage of a 1975 performance.  Who does it better, Peter or Kevin xD  Good job to both really

#really impressive #music #genesis #Kevin Gilbert #Giraffe #prog #progressive rock #70s #90s #Peter Gabriel #early 70s #early 90s #synth #synthetics #organ

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Don’t shoot animals! Don’t hate animals!

This one has a somewhat dated opening but is a pretty good listen all the way through.  I think the highlight, or “finale”, is the second to last song Bird’s Destiny at 24:35 but it gains half of its impact from listening the disc from the start as it’s kind of a closer on the theme.

The lyrics/vocals are a bit naive but that’s how most prog albums go  - it’s kind of charming anyway.  I like that in this time, it wasn’t unusual to make a plug for a higher concept like environmentalism/conservation.  As with much prog, there’s a tiny bit of sci-fi mixed in there, insinuating in the beginning there was peace among animals until humanity destroyed nature and is doomed to be destroyed himself.

Also, holy crap, this album is 1981.  It sounds so much like a mid 70′s album.

#second movement #movements #prog #80s #early 80s #vocals #synth #nature #music #album #full album #guitar #strings #progtemple

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Not extremely prog but has some unusual playing style of that era

#music #1970s #70s #mid 70s #late 70s #1975 #song #Brian Eno #I'll Come Running #vocals #synthesizer #piano #guitar #Brian Eno albums have a strange sense of beat #they're a bit otherworldly in feel

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Don’t be fooled by the folksy friendly beginning, this one turns into an intense listen real quick.  Some of the passages are grating and challenge the listener with a heavy forward-plodding drive.  At other times it takes a break for a friendly or mournful passage.  The male singer has a high-flying fluttery quality that you would find in more modern pieces than 1975, it’s truly a strange and pretty sound.

The band was based out of Gary Indiana and Chicago Illinois, though I’ve never heard it come up in prog circles ( could throw a rock and basically hit their house though.  You’d think I’d have known. )  This is one of those neat glossed over ones.  Prog albums of much quality are harder to find in the US as opposed to Europe.  So cherish those US prog albums lolol.  A song title such as “Three Tons Of Fresh Thyroid Glands” will not go unappreciated by me

#Yezda Urfa #Boris #usa #70s #mid70s #mid 70s #music #prog #progressive rock #vocals #strings #synthesizer #piano #harpsichord #woodwinds #flute #banjo #dissonant #acousticguitar #grinding #a pretty interesting listen #there are sweet portions and rather grinding portions #I think the musical/playing talent is a little higher than your average experimental prog band #it is quite sporadic #though an interesting journey of undulations

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#dominique guiot #L'univers De La Mer #70s #mid 70s #late 70s #1978 #music #full album #france #synth #sythnesizer #upbeat #prog #progressive rock #soundslikevg #this one sounds like videogames in some parts and highlighted here #it's unusually upbeat for this kind of prog #it throws in a splash of sax here and there in a playful way #fun listen #experimental #symphonic #The music has occasional classic instruments like sax and flute in addition to synth

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#prog #music #70s #mid70s #late70s #1978 #shylock #Ile de Fievres #album #France #symphonic #guitar #novocals #dissonance #this one has a feeling of sadness and drivenness #like someone trying to say sorry over and over and it builds #or someone trying to find someone they can no longer talk to anymore #It's a tragic dissonant kind of pretty

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New Blog!  Prog Temple

So, I’m starting a Prog Blog.  It’s one of the things I post that is very me but is a bit offtopic for my followers.  So let me make my case for my new blog :3

What is prog?

Basically any music that displays progression in the song.  While pop may be like A B A B C A B Prog is more like A B C D E F G H. Taken to an extreme though, Prog tends to be pretty experimental, spacey, and has been known to try to use a whole album as a concept, like retelling Lord of the Rings er something weird.  Other times it’s just playing on weird instruments and letting the music flow and change. 

IDK I never listened to it.  Will I like it?

If you watched JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, the ending theme of Phantom Blood is Prog Rock ( Roundabout, by YES ).  So if you like that you like prog.

If you like listening to videogame music, you might like prog.  All that squarewave sawtooth stuff?  Prog was doing that sound in the 60s and 70s on synthesizers, so it’s much like the precursor to what videogames would do.

If you like listening to ambient or background music, you might like prog.  Perhaps for drawing or relaxing, or maybe you like experiencing albums.

If you like songs that tell a story.  A lot of prog songs and albums are based on books and short stories or concepts made up by the artist.  Authors like Ayn Rand, Poe, Tolkien.  And if you like Fantasy and Science Fiction.  Prog has a lot of fantasy, sci fi, dystopian themes.  Songs about space, the future, or just strange things.

The Blog?

It’s over here - > Prog Temple

I don’t plan on updating it more than twice a week.  I listen to a lot of music at work and I get excited when I occasionally find a new cool prog album I haven’t heard yet.

Now I can safely post about prog, haha.

Please follow if you are into that sort of thing!  However, no pressure if you aren’t.

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#cluster #sowiesoso #album #prog #music #70s #mid70s #germany #novocals #synthesizer #soundslikevg #ambient #this one is relaxing #it has decent drive and buildup

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New Blog! Prog Temple

Hello, I decided to start this blog because I keep posting about prog and I’m sure most my regular followers are not into it.

By making this blog I hope I can find a subset of people that enjoy seeing (and hearing) that kind of thing.  A lot of these are long songs, heheh.

As far as mission statements,

I plan on posting songs and albums from the prog genre (or its occasional cousins).  I’d like to keep it content oriented so it will be mostly music, but if I find anything textual of interest I’ll drop it in.  I notice a lot of prog blogs I followed focused on the band members so I would like to focus this pretty much on the music itself.  I don’t intend to post more than twice a week so it won’t be heavy.

Most people like me have heard YES and others a lot so I invite you to journey with me into some deep and obscure tracks.  I tend to focus on 60′s-80′s but I’ll post anything in a heartbeat if it’s sufficiently prog.  I tend to ignore new-age swedish prog but if anything fits I’ll throw it in.

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