Prog Cover Fight

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Mon May 02, 2005 11:57 am

well, I'll definitely be in with some Rush... and it'll have to be Tom Sawyer.. although I don't have a double kick, I'm pretty certain I can play it with a single pedal... or die trying.

HansGruber · Post by **HansGruber** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:05 pm

Tom Sawyer is a fine, fine choice. Just the vintage I was looking for. Would you consider an 'unplugged' version...acoustic guitar, congas, vibes...it would get you out of having to deal with Neal. Helium can help you sound like Getty Lee.

thehipcola · Post by **thehipcola** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:08 pm

You could alllllwayyyyys....[quick!] edit the double kik in![gasp!]..oh the horror....

(seriously though, it wouldn't be hard to do....it might hurt to do it, but it wouldn't be hard...)

more modern prog, Porcupine Tree! Mudvayne! OSI! And there are more...but yah, they can get tired fast...'specially that SB and Transatlantic stuff.....

Leaf...dont' think I'm up for DT. Not in my dreams....unless I really dumb it down. And what would be the point of that?

boltoph · Post by **boltoph** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:13 pm

Would Queensryche qualify? Me or Seoup T. Gei might be in...I wanna cover something off of Operation Mindcrime.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:18 pm

HansGruber wrote:I would count Zappa out, as he's all about humor.

I have to disagree vehemently (aren't I predictable?). There is a good deal of humor (some merely attempted, IMO) but "all about humor" is a very short reading of his music. I don't classify him as prog per se. I'd say he is far closer to fusion/art rock (Apostrophe) on one end and simply classical (Civilization), on the other.

Magma! Reading that "history" page is pretty entertaining. Brings back lots of memories.

HansGruber · Post by **HansGruber** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:22 pm

Boltoph wrote:Would Queensryche qualify? Me or Seoup T. Gei might be in...I wanna cover something off of Operation Mindcrime.

For you guys, yes. As long as it's more prog than metal...AND if you wear spandex while you sing (which you really should do always) Are you going in together?

HansGruber · Post by **HansGruber** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:25 pm

roymond wrote:
HansGruber wrote:I would count Zappa out, as he's all about humor.
I have to disagree vehemently (aren't I predictable?). There is a good deal of humor (some merely attempted, IMO) but "all about humor" is a very short reading of his music. I don't classify him as prog per se. I'd say he is far closer to fusion/art rock.

Yeah - Fusion. You win.

boltoph · Post by **boltoph** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:31 pm

HansGruber wrote:Boltoph wrote:
Would Queensryche qualify? Me or Seoup T. Gei might be in...I wanna cover something off of Operation Mindcrime.
For you guys, yes. As long as it's more prog than metal...AND if you wear spandex while you sing (which you really should do always) Are you going in together?

Nice! I have spandex shorts and a net-spandex muscle shirt, to go along with my Ibanez 10-string.
Seoup and I are a partnership of body and soul. You just might even say we're one in the same person...

Rabid Garfunkel · Post by **Rabid Garfunkel** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:36 pm

What's the verdict on Jethro Tull's "Aqualung"? Not that I'm calling dibs formally, just sort of sidling up to the interest line and timidly raising my hand and such.

Ah, screw it, if it's good, I'm in. Heh.

jack · Post by **jack** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:36 pm

zappa's "hot rats" while definitely having some funny moments, i'd also call prog rock. if anyone bust's out a good cover of "peaches en regalia", you'll automatically get my vote.

but what i'd call prog rock........

yes
emerson, lake, and palmer
early rush
jethro tull
genesis
roxy music
XTC

hell, i'd even call radiohead prog rock

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:41 pm

Rabid Garfunkel wrote:What's the verdict on Jethro Tull's "Aqualung"? Not that I'm calling dibs formally, just sort of sidling up to the interest line and timidly raising my hand and such.

Ah, screw it, if it's good, I'm in. Heh.

Yeah.
BTW, I heard a Musak version of Cross-eyed Mary once. Had to laugh.

Justincombustion · Post by **Justincombustion** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:45 pm

I gotta ask: Who's doing Mr. Roboto?

HansGruber · Post by **HansGruber** » Mon May 02, 2005 12:54 pm

Rabid Garfunkel wrote:What's the verdict on Jethro Tull's "Aqualung"? Not that I'm calling dibs formally, just sort of sidling up to the interest line and timidly raising my hand and such.

Ah, screw it, if it's good, I'm in. Heh.

It's good - and all yours.

jack wrote:hell, i'd even call radiohead prog rock

I think you're technically correct - it seems like I opened a can o' worms here. I'm not sure if they're quite in the intended spirit - though they certainly could be interpreted.

I'm also going to argue against XTC (but maybe Dukes of the Stratosphere).

boltoph wrote: Seoup and I are a partnership of body and soul. You just might even say we're one in the same person...

Ohhhh. I get it. That explains a lot....

Justincombustion wrote:I gotta ask: Who's doing Mr. Roboto?

Good question and good choice. I think it's yours if you'd like to stake your claim.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:04 pm

Congas on Tom Sawtyer? No way!

Ok...ok...I'll admit it.. I can already play the double kick part with one pedal... I know the drum part pretty much 100%... it's the guitar and bass that'll give me the fits...but I'm up to it.

I just had to have that dickhead moment of "pointing" out the tricky bit I already mastered...

What a dick.

roymond · Post by **roymond** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:08 pm

HansGruber wrote:I'm also going to argue against XTC (but maybe Dukes of the Stratosphere).

I'm with you there. Too poppy for prog. Too smart and whitty. But labels are a bitch. Not sure there's an XTC song > 5 minutes. Maybe the Dukes...never got those.

HansGruber · Post by **HansGruber** » Mon May 02, 2005 1:10 pm

Leaf wrote:I just had to have that dickhead moment of "pointing" out the tricky bit I already mastered...What a dick.

Hehe...you earned it!

I'm drumming it on my desk right now. The crashes don't sound too good. And my roto-toms are out of tune. Sounds just like a real wood-block, though.

Since this is a prog thread, pompousness is encouraged.

Justincombustion · Post by **Justincombustion** » Mon May 02, 2005 2:12 pm

Leafy Green Veggie, trust me...you can do it with one pedal. WD-40 or oil the CRAP outta your pedal and wear only socks with no shoes. I was suprised how much faster I could go. Like a flutterin hummingbird man. YOU of course will notice that it's different, but a lot of people won't.

Oh and smoke a bunch of crack first. That'll really make you fast.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Mon May 02, 2005 2:49 pm

hmmm...might try the crack suggestion.

I used to play with no shoes, but I wear shoes with no tread now, so I can glide on the pedal, and then I don't ahve to bother with putting shoes on and off during a gig. Really, the double kick part of that tune SHOULD be a single, it's just 2 thirty second notes...

hmmm...pompouser?

Of course, I WILL connect my purecussion fold-up kit, my 8 piece tama kit and my roland tf-7 ALL together for this tune. Photo documentation shall be provided.

I shall also employ plumber's clamps to get the geddy thing happening. Interestingly, Smalltown Mike, The Hip Cola and I all went to the same highschool as Geddy Lee. True story.

That was before the horrible chemical spill that left him disfigured and wanting.

jack · Post by **jack** » Mon May 02, 2005 2:55 pm

Leaf wrote: I shall also employ plumber's clamps to get the geddy thing happening. Interestingly, Smalltown Mike, The Hip Cola and I all went to the same highschool as Geddy Lee. True story.

That was before the horrible chemical spill that left him disfigured and wanting.

so, this means you're older than geddy lee?

Henrietta · Post by **Henrietta** » Mon May 02, 2005 4:23 pm

Coincidentally, Hostage was just playing "Thick as a Brick" last night and it sounded great. (note: the edited-for-radio version)

I bet he'd be in for this.

Leaf · Post by **Leaf** » Mon May 02, 2005 4:27 pm

jack wrote:
Leaf wrote: I shall also employ plumber's clamps to get the geddy thing happening. Interestingly, Smalltown Mike, The Hip Cola and I all went to the same highschool as Geddy Lee. True story.

That was before the horrible chemical spill that left him disfigured and wanting.
so, this means you're older than geddy lee?

How does that make me older than that geezer????? He went there before any of us did... appareently he was only there for grade nine, then he moved on.

HeuristicsInc · Post by **HeuristicsInc** » Mon May 02, 2005 6:13 pm

Don't know if anybody knows this, but I used to be a radio station DJ and I had a prog rock show. However, don't trust me too much about what is and what is not prog because it was a good excuse to play a lot of stuff.
This isn't happening for a while, right?
-bill