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A BBC production, that, as 1 commenter says, is incomplete--no mention of one of my favorites--Gentle Giant. Oh well.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HblakaVlx2E << set aside an hour+ and revel in it...Uploader has click-throughs to Prog Rock blogs
Here's another doc with a similar concept.:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQOJHUl4_kE << kinda fun, this one
In context, a doc on the making of
Dark Side... :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQOJHUl4_kE << subtitles in Spanish is a nice touch
You can't know where you are going without understanding where you've been...or something like that.
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Great links JR - watched all of them - thx - prog rock was my thing growing up - it was total escape from the daily grind and the constant brain-washing that was the SA education system in my youth. Prog was the 'rinse' cycle......
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Jerome Wrote:Great links JR - watched all of them - thx - prog rock was my thing growing up - it was total escape from the daily grind and the constant brain-washing that was the SA education system in my youth. Prog was the 'rinse' cycle......
Glad to be of service to a solid Bro and solid contributor. I can't even imagine what it was like growing up in the rigid-in-every-way system like the UofSA was then.
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That's why I walked out of school early - just could not stand the BS any longer. Both the best and the worst decision I have made in my life. I paid the price but ultimately got a better education. Fortunately, with a bit of ingenuity and a lot of hard work these things can be overcome. It just depends on your outlook and determination.
To quote a line by Mr Wakeman (probably not 100% accurate) from one of your links - 'Success is buried the garden of failure' - you have to go digging for it.
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Which reminds me of this particular gem from my past. When 'The Wall' was first released they had this competition on the local radio station at the time and basically you had to answer one dumb question about the band and send in a postcard to the station to be in with a chance of winning tickets to the original Earls's Court concerts - flights included etc. etc. I was basically broke at the time. I filled in hundreds, convinced I was actually going to see PF live!. (Lotto syndrome) Remember, because of the global sanctions against SA at the time, almost no-one would tour there in case it damaged their public profile. Oh they were taking the money all right - all of them. They just would not admit to it. Anyway, I am and always will be a Pink Floyd nut - (my sister sussed this out early on and bought me a copy of the album for my birthday - thx Des - yes I will get you the Barry Manilow make-up kit for your next birthday, I promise).
But the wheel turns - it always does - saw the more lavish, spectacular and downright awesome performance in Dublin last year. Without a doubt the most fantastic thought-provoking visuals I have ever seen at a live concert. Mission accomplished. Sort of....
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Jerome's post shows the importance of this Board, at least to me. Not just talking about music, but much deeper, how it affects us. Thanks for sharing, Jerome, and my best to your sister, Des.
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Had to add this by Gentle Giant--call it a proclamation (they did):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWfmfgHXAfE
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The Gentle Giant was awesome! Thanks Jazz. Nice story J Man!
Progressive rock/metal is growing stronger day by day! Wish I had the time to listen to it all!!!!
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