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Although I can't make Progday (AGAIN!) to see Echolyn, they shold roll through Baltimore soon enough. I'll remember to mention this....forgot about them. The last song on As the World (Never the Same) is also unforgettable..

"Do not stand at my grave and cry, I am not there, I did not die", "I will see you again on the other side, someday" and the particularly gripping,

"Remember what's been given, not taken away". Words to live by....

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"It's pasties and a G-string, beer and a shot
Portland through a shot glass and a Buffalo squeeze
Popcorn, front row, higher than a kite, and I'll be back tomorrow night,
And I'll be back tomorrow night"

Just a portion of the epic "Pasties and a G-string" by Tom Waits

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Kev I sense a theme with you...but I can't put my finger on it....:haha:

Don't make me start with the Ian Gillian (the master of the double entendre)

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"Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earthbound misfit, I."
-Pink Floyd

"Time stand still - I'm not looking back but I want to look around me now."
-Rush

"I take the longest walks, it always does me good."
-King's X

"If I could wave a magic wand
And make my dreams come true
I'd make my feelings go away
And make you want me too"
-King's X

"I ate the crumbs and spilled the wine - the thought that counts."
-King's X

"Let me take my thoughts away to think about another day
remembering the times I pray to help me deal with me,
to be the Dogman."
-King's X

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I hate that Floyd song...musically that is. Pop garbage.

Some moron at the Aimee Mann show was shouting "Time Stand Still"...like she's going to play a song she sang 2 lines for, instead of her many solo songs :(

THREE King's X songs! Wow! I always thought Doug's lyrics were like early Spock's Beard...vapid...but love the music...King's X is everywhere!:rofl:

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yeah but you forgot the more memorable part of that:

I repeat myself when under stress,
I repeat myself when under stress,
I repeat myself when under stress,
... :)

All work and no play makes Jack really *&^@#^#ing horny.

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Your profile includes a Star Trek line....sweet!

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This foolish game, oh it's still the same
The notes go dancin' off in the air
And don't you believe it's true, the music is all for you
It's really all we've got to share
Cause Rockin' and Rollin', it's only howlin' at the Moon.
It's only howlin' at the Moon.

~ Kansas

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Just a thought, there may be a benefit in fine tuning this thread. I see the responses are all over the place (which isn't bad, but makes things a bit hard to follow). I'm thinking along the lines of "most inspirational lyrics", "favorite prog lines from the 70's", "I can out-quote anybody so here's 5 or more 1 liners", "best lyrics re: religion" etc. As I was reading this thread I had a few things I sort of wanted to respond to, but by the time I finished reading, I was feeling schizophrenic!

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"fools must pretend to be wise, we've a faith that we use as a heavy disguise"
-Strawbs

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Joladadijoladadi-jo-o-ooh!
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Joladadijoladadi-jo-o-ooh!
Oooooh-oooooh-oooooh-oooooh... :eek:

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Thanks for that Stan..............nice to see you're still as potty as ever. :rofl:

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I saw a war widow in a laundrette
Washing the memories from her husband's clothes

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Ange : sur la trace des fées

Jadis, avec Pierre et Gladys
On les voyait passer en robe blanche
Au ruisseau qui traînait nos rêves
Vers un écrin de joie
Nous suivions la trace des fées
C'était au mois de mai

Vole, blonde tête folle,
On les voyait quitter leur robe blanche
Un torrent de cheveux dorés
Léchait nos yeux de soie
Nous étions sur la trace des fées
C'était au mois de mai

J'étais le prince sur son carrosse
Ma muse pleurait aux étoiles
Puis je redevins le chien.

Jadis, cachées sous les fleurs de lys
On les voyait flâner en robe blanche
Au pays où la bise enlace les gens aux mille pleurs
Nous suivions la trace des fées
C'était au mois de mai

Vole, vole, blonde nympholle
On les entendait rire en robe blanche
Et le gazon du parc s'imbibait à nos pieds d'enfant
Nous étions sur la trace des fées
C'était au mois de mai

J'étais le prince sur son carrosse
Ma muse pleurait aux étoiles
Puis je redevins le chien.

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You what?

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This is your Captian.... your Captain is dead. - Hawkwind

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This was the quote I used as the original slogan when I started the Gibraltar progrock mailing list way back in...whenever I started that (1989?):

"Art as expression
Not as market campaigns
Will still capture our imaginations
Given the same
State of integrity
It will surely help us along"

To me, that always summed up what I liked about prog. (it's from "Natural Science" on Rush's _Permanent Waves_ album)

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OK, I'll play. I dunno 'bout most *important*, but some I like a lot are:

"A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace
And rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace.
And achieve it all with music that came quickly from afar,
Then taste the fruit of man recorded losing all against the hour"
-- Jon Anderson, Close To The Edge
(wtf? :) nonsensical, but I love the imagery and vocal rhythm of it)

"Us, and them, and after all we're only ordinary men.
Me, and you. God only knows, it's not what we would choose to do.
Forward he cried, from the rear, and the front rank died.
And the generals sat and the lines on the map moved from side to side.
Black and blue, and who knows which is which and who is who.
Up and down, but in the end, it's only round and round.
Haven't you heard it's a battle of words, the poster bearer cried.
Listen son, said the man with the gun, there's room for you inside.
Down and out, it cant be helped, but there's a lot of it about.
With, without, and who'll deny it's what the fighting's all about?
Out of the way, it's a busy day, I've got things on my mind.
For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."
-- Roger Waters, Us & Them
(nice how he plays with the echo AND says something poignant)

"As he stumbled on his ____.
He was delighted as it stiffened, and ripped right through his sock!
Oh, Saint Alphonzo would be proud of me!
He shouted down the block:
Dominus vobiscum, et cum spiritu tuo!
Won't you eat my sleazy pancakes just for saintly Alphonzo!?"
-- Frank Zappa, Father O'Blivion
(again with the vocal rhythm, and funny to boot!)

Maybe the Us & Them lyric could compete for most *important* prog lyric.

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You're not referring by chance to the GEPR are you?

which by the way, why isn't Auralmoon linking to the GEPR for artist info ? O_o

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From the same album - a quote that to me sums up the dichotomy between art for art's sake and art for money.


"All this machinery making modern music can still be open-hearted
Not so coldly charted, it's really just a question of your honesty - yeah, your honesty

One likes to believe in the freedom of music
But glittering prizes and endless compromises shatter the illusion of integrity"

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The GEPR (Gibratar Encyclopedia of Progressive Rock) derives it's name from the mailing list. Mike Taylor conducted a survey on the mailing list to construct the original GEPR. (I think he did a 2nd survey on alt.music.progressive as well) I eventually turned over the mailing list to Mike after running it for 4 years.

When Mike ran the GEPR website, the archives of the mailing list were still available on it. I went to the GEPR site the other day, and there isn't even a mention of the mailing list anymore. Ah well, I guess I'm at least happy that nobody can see the things that I had to say way back then. ;-)

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"Theusz Hamtaak !" :rofl:

More seriously I think the Scottish band Pallas has very well-written lyrics, and even if they're not as "historical" as King Crimson or Yes lyrics, they're still great. I like the chorus of "Who's to blame ?" a lot:

"Oooh, though the seasons come and go,
Still the sickness seems to grow,
In the minds,
Oooh, though the players names may change,
A simple question still remains,
Who's to blame ? Who's to blame ?"

Pendragon's lyrics on "Not Of This World" are very rich too, especially on the 1st track.

For lyrics that fit more in the "historical" side of the topic, I would quote Marillion:

"But even jesters cry !", "And thus begins the web", "So here I am once more, in the playground of the broken hearts"

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'Heard a voice shouting "don't jump, please for god's sake let me move my car!"' - Suicide? - Barclay James Harvest

Couldn't decide on my favourite Andersonism, many of them have already been said .... have some favourite lines from non-prog songs, but best stick to the correct genre!

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That's a great term....you should coin that!

And you should join us for the summers end festival..

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one of my favorite andersonisms:

"A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace and rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace
And achieve it all with music that came quickly from afar
Then taste the fruit of man recorded losing all against the hour!"

gotta love a woman who can take care of business without breakin a sweat!

podakayne

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from jtmckinley on Friday:

"A seasoned witch could call you from the depths of your disgrace
And rearrange your liver to the solid mental grace.
And achieve it all with music that came quickly from afar,
Then taste the fruit of man recorded losing all against the hour"
-- Jon Anderson, Close To The Edge
(wtf? nonsensical, but I love the imagery and vocal rhythm of it

I thought it looked familiar! :haha:

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Andersonisms I like:

"River running right on over my head
Outboard, river, Bluetail, tailfly,
Luther, in time, suntower, asking,
Cover, lover, June cast, moon fast,
As one changes, heart gold, leaver,
Soul mark, mover, Christian, changer,
Called out, saviour, moon gate, climber,
Turn round, glider"

And this classic:

"Suns High Streams Through Awaken Gentle Mass Touch
Strong Dreams Reign Here Awaken Gentle Mass Touch
Star Song Age Less Awaken Gentle Mass Touch
Awaken Gentle Mass Touch, Awaken Gentle Mass Touching"

And finally:

"Starlight, movement, reasons
Release forward
Tallest rainbow
Sun shower seasons
Life flower reasons"



Yeah.

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Since English clearly isn't Anderson's first language, what is?
:boxing:

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He speaks Jonish......a language understood by only a few people on this Earth.

Cha CHa CHa Cha Cha
Cha CHa CHa Cha Cha
Cha CHa CHa Cha Cha
Cha CHa CHa Cha Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

More insite.....
 

Mrs sharc loves to Harmonize to this song, it is that middle lyric that says so much

In the Meanwhile
The hours seem to fly
With busy days and nights
Take it in your stride
As worrying is interest paid on trouble
Long before its due
Passing through
-STEVE HACKETT

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The time between the notes relates the color to the scenes. -CTTE

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Gawd, I can't believe I didn't include this in my first post on this thread, but it had to be added...

"Hi! It's me, the girl from the bus, remember? The last tour?
Well, information is not knowledge.
Knowledge is not wisdom.
Wisdom is not truth.
Truth is not beauty.
Beauty is not love.
Love is not music.
Music is THE BEST.
Wisdom is the domain of the Wiz (which is extinct).
Beauty is a French phonetic corruption of a short cloth neck ornament currently in resurgence..."
-- Frank Zappa, The Packard Goose

I gotta agree, music is THE BEST. It's the only MAGIC in the world that I have personally experienced and have participated in. Thanks Uncle Frank.

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Did you exchange a walk-on part in the war for the lead role in a cage?

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I agree Yesspaz, I almost chose those Siberian Khatru and Awaken lyrics myself when I first posted. Damn, it's hard to choose a favorite Yes lyric LOL! But those are right up there for me as well. Yes was such a huge part of my life growing up in the 70s (born in 1964); they were the soundtrack to my mental movies whilst reading all the classic fantasy books like the Narnia books and The Hobbit and The Lord Of The Rings and others too numerous to list...

LOL. It definitely is "Jonish" KeithieW, he lives in his own world I think, and good on 'im for living there ;)! It's too bad more people on this Earth don't understand his language, but fortunately there have been enough to allow him to make a living, so thank goodness for that :).

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everyone knows jon is the love-child of middle-earth folk and man. i like that he remembers his native tongue, even if it doesn't translate well. :rolleyes2


really :angel:

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and thank you, keithie for quoting one of my favorite passages...i love to drop prog lyrics in conversation...keep 'em guessing or laughing one.

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Well said Poda :)

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I think I may have posted this before but what the hey.........

Try out this on-line "Virtual Jon" page. Write your own Yessongs and have some fun.

http://www.eilands.com/vjon/

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Mine might be "We looked around the open shore waiting for something!"

Or perhaps "Where we are coming from or where we go we only know we come with sound."

Or maybe "At the start of every day a child begins to play, and all we need to know is that the future is a friend of yours and mine."

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Love that Random Jonism generator.

To offer at Mercury
To love wonderously beyond Phebes
Heaven forever will be wonderful
Seeker often was shining gently
Saying at heart
To experience through homeworld
Speaker shall wonderously friendly
Joyful certain planet
Under heaven trying happily
Dreaming after seasoned edge