The Convocation Of... = Prog?

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90% OF YOU MONKEYS ARE POP MUSIC LOVING IDIOTS AND SHOULD REFRAIN FROM RESPONDING

― Jonathan Williams (ex machina), Monday, 11 November 2002 13:30 (twenty-three years ago)

A more interesting question would be: Is math rock prog?

― Dave Fischer, Monday, 11 November 2002 14:22 (twenty-three years ago)

Is math rock prog?

I think so. With math-rock, my guess is that a lot of the musicians came from punk backgrounds, and because of that it's harder to pigeonhole them as being "prog" -- similarly, because bands like Fucking Champs play for indie audiences, sometimes folks are hesitant to just call them metal.

My standby for math rock is to say that it's "minimalist prog" (Glass and Reich style minimalism rather than Morton Subotnick obv).

― dleone (dleone), Monday, 11 November 2002 14:28 (twenty-three years ago)

I always had math rock down as King Crimson style riffs. So yes.

― tigerclawskank, Monday, 11 November 2002 15:57 (twenty-three years ago)

"I'm not a nerd, Bart...nerds are smart." - Milhouse

Personally, I'm a proud pop music loving idiot-monkey. I'm also listening to Genesis' Nursery Crime right now..."Return of the Giant Hogweed" is one of my all-time favs.

I also don't understand your "question" one bit. But I'm not very bright. :D

― nickalicious, Monday, 11 November 2002 17:11 (twenty-three years ago)

There seem to be a lot of bands along the lines of The Fucking Champs who exist so indie kids can enjoy music they can't admit to liking. (I like The Fucking Champs, but it's odd that I don't see any of the kids from their shows at the metal shows.) Perhaps the same thing with math rock and prog? Do math rock kids listen to Yes?

― Dave Fischer, Monday, 11 November 2002 19:39 (twenty-three years ago)

I like math rock. I also like King Crimson. But prog as a genre was never something I really got into, and have no real intent of getting into. Someone gave me a Rush album once, and I thought the guitars sounded neat but the guys voice sucked way too much for me to be able to sit through it.

― Ian Johnson (orion), Monday, 11 November 2002 20:25 (twenty-three years ago)

Tonie Joy would deny it all.

― Lee G (Lee G), Tuesday, 12 November 2002 18:48 (twenty-three years ago)

fourteen years pass...

the convocation of were great

― starving street dogs of punk rock (Odysseus), Saturday, 5 August 2017 16:58 (eight years ago)

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