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Old 07-29-2009, 12:39 PM   #61 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen View Post
crimson is good.

far as new prog goes, i think it's one of the most uninteresting genres on the market. i am yet to come across one song that does not sound like a standard run-of-the-mill 70s prog ape-show, and even the "flagship" bands like porcupine tree are in reality plain carbon rip-offs of pink floyd and genesis.

the pink floyd influence on porcupine tree is so stark it is frankly frightening
really? i can't see the connection to Pink Floyd or Genesis at all. the King Crimson influence is palpable, but that's in part because Wilson actually played with Bruford and Fripp.
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