Replies to 'What is Prog?' in Amazon.co.uk Customer Discussions

RE: 'What is Prog?'

N. Hudson — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 10:10:17 GMT

Sticking to the idea that music can be progressive, without being prog (or that some music labeled prog is not particularly progressive), I received the final two cds to complete my High Dependency Unit collection: Fire Works and Metamathics. I love HDU, and have seen them play live several times - and they are amazing live. They are perhaps more of a live band, than a studio band, but their studio releases are still awesome. Their sound has changed somewhat with each release (progressed?), and thanks to Father Christmas, I have them all. Woohoo!http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Dependency_Unit

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RE: 'What is Prog?'

Shadowblade — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:05:05 GMT

How do you get in touch with the idiots who delete posts for no reason? It's not like I said Amazon staff are a bunch of sock-cucking fig-puckers. I put some effort into that post.~

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RE: 'What is Prog?'

Shadowblade — Tue, 25 Dec 2012 02:56:10 GMT

Why was it deleted?WTF?~

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RE: 'What is Prog?'

Mr. S. R. Jackson — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 20:20:42 GMT

quite sir..verrily indeed.S.R.J

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RE: 'What is Prog?'

Red Mosquito — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 18:09:43 GMT

I missed that one. Been at work all day. Any chance of repeating it without the the bit(s) that have offended Zon? Or with the bit(s) in disguise

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RE: 'What is Prog?'

Red Mosquito — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:50:57 GMT

But I was an immature adolescent. I think it reinforced the fact that we had the ability to laugh at ourselves. When you read the rest of the lyrics from that album, one of the best prog albums ever made imo, it's easy to understand why it was attractive to a multitude of pretentious nerds.

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RE: 'What is Prog?'

Shadowblade — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 23:34:02 GMT

I don't want to throw in a stink bomb in to this thread as I already said my piece months ago, but I absolutely hate the term. Hate and loathe it with a passion. Apart from sounding utterly stupid on the ear it makes people sound like immature adolescents trying to impress. Like calling Amazon "Zon", or Yahoo "Yah" or Planet Rock "Pla Ro".When my dad picked up the cover 37 years ago and asked "What kind of music do you call this?" just as Jon Anderson sang:"I listened hard but could not see,Life tempo change out and inside me"I answered "Progressive Rock!" with a feeling of pride that he seemed to actually like it. He looked slightly surprised and nodded with a thoughtful "Hmmm..."If I had said "Prog!" I'm sure he'd have thought I was a teenage twonk and I'd still be embarrassed to this day about what a pretentious nerd I was.~

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RE: 'What is Prog?'

S. C. Harrison — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 21:43:21 GMT

The reason no-one used the term 'prog' back in the 70s is because it was too short. 'Progressive rock' (sometimes followed by a comma and then the word 'man') seemed to suffice. And yes, I was no different to anyone else (,man).

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RE: 'What is Prog?'

Red Mosquito — Sun, 23 Dec 2012 18:25:34 GMT

Thanks for the link SRJ. The current discussion asks "when was the word 'prog' first used to describe progressive rock. Most people think it started in the 80s/90s. I think it was around in the 70s. The illusion I hold on to is due to being a big prog fan from 71 to 77 but losing interest in it thereafter. I was never into the 80s neu prog bands [Marillion etc] but remember regularly using the word prog around 74/75. Or did I? At 55 I may already be losing my marbles

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