GernTheFish Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Anyone catch the prog rock episode on VH1 Classic? Great interviews and lots of love for Rush. They talked mainly about COS and 2112, and believe they were the driving force in the the transition from British prog rock to prog metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 In other breaking news Michael Jackson is dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanalogmiddleagedman Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 I thought this was a great episode. It featured all 3 of my favorites- Rush, Queensryche and Dream Theater! Lots of good interviews with the guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt starman Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I see that last night also. They spent a good amount of time with the early albums and the interviews were great. They even showed how Rush progressed into the late 70' and early 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
librarian Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I always thought Rush was Rush and Tool was Tool and that's it. Not linked to any genre, bands that just ARE. Who do they sound like? Nobody. That's the way I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony R Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 QUOTE (librarian @ Feb 6 2012, 06:37 PM) I always thought Rush was Rush and Tool was Tool and that's it. Not linked to any genre, bands that just ARE. Who do they sound like? Nobody. That's the way I like it. The point is that they were the most influential band that straddled both metal and Prog, there legacy being Queensryche, Dream Theater et al. Nobody is saying that they didn't have their own identity, quite the opposite in fact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
losingit2k Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 (edited) I think it was a great closer for the series. I didn't agree with some of the later bands they tried to sell off as prog metal. They actually lost me after Dream Theater. I expected to see many other bands like Symphony X or Fates Warning but nope! They dragged in the growlers, who I felt weren't progressive at all! Edited February 6, 2012 by losingit2k Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeaveMyThingAlone Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I loved Geddy's line: "There are a lot of empty calories on the radio" So true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunlightOnChrome Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I loved Geddy's line: "There are a lot of empty calories on the radio" So true... Yeah, that was my favorite line of the show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HowItIs Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (losingit2k @ Feb 6 2012, 02:47 PM) I think it was a great closer for the series. I didn't agree with some of the later bands they tried to sell off as prog metal. They actually lost me after Dream Theater. Yes, I felt the same way. Loved that they gave the guys a whole segment but, considering their place in Prog metal (um.. invented it) that was appropriate. After Dream Theater I lost interest, though. The other bands are a bit too heavy for me - I've never been a fan of really hard rock. Though the Queensryche concept album did pique my interest..... Edited February 7, 2012 by HowItIs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bastille Dave Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 The show talked about Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, and ELP but not Jethro Tull oddly enough. Also, they talked about Queensryche's Mindcrime album but not The Warning, which was a landmark album combining metal and prog. And ZERO mention of Fates Warning, who were responsible for two leaps in the prog metal evolution: the doomy heavy prog metal of the 80's and the Ray Alder Queensryche-type of prog they began in 1989 that influenced tons of bands after that like Neal Morse and others. I know for a fact that Mike Portnoy is a huge FW fan so no mention was kinda strange, but it is Sam Dunn's documentary so I guess he can do whatever he wants. I thought the length of time they spent on Rush was pretty appropriate, but they shouldve talked about Hemispheres a bit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
analog guy Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 QUOTE (SunlightOnChrome @ Feb 6 2012, 10:27 PM) I loved Geddy's line: "There are a lot of empty calories on the radio" So true... Yeah, that was my favorite line of the show. I've been repeating it for days to anyone who will listen to me. He got it so right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt starman Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 QUOTE (Bastille Dave @ Feb 7 2012, 07:02 PM) The show talked about Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, and ELP but not Jethro Tull oddly enough. Also, they talked about Queensryche's Mindcrime album but not The Warning, which was a landmark album combining metal and prog. And ZERO mention of Fates Warning, who were responsible for two leaps in the prog metal evolution: the doomy heavy prog metal of the 80's and the Ray Alder Queensryche-type of prog they began in 1989 that influenced tons of bands after that like Neal Morse and others. I know for a fact that Mike Portnoy is a huge FW fan so no mention was kinda strange, but it is Sam Dunn's documentary so I guess he can do whatever he wants. I thought the length of time they spent on Rush was pretty appropriate, but they shouldve talked about Hemispheres a bit more. Agreed, I was waiting for a plug on Hemispheres only because that album was so different from anything you heard back then. I always thought of it as ahead of it's time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ucsteve667 Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 kinda had my way with this episode last night.... 2-10-12 MY SHOW pt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enemy Within 77 Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Jesus, Chris Squire is looking like complete shit these days! We all know he has for a long time, but he looked particularly horrendous on the episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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