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I certainly agree with the first sentence of 'a great line-up of performers took to the stage last night'.....however, its a shame that for someone who can obviously write you seem to have had difficulty reading. There were posters and a lot of information floating around about who was playing that night, and it seems very lazy for someone who feels able to review a gig you can't be bothered to find out who was actually playing. They were called Diagonal by the way.

i'd have to agree with the silent reader - you seemed to know they were called diagonal...anyway, like Bitches Brew but with different instruments? what you like, rhodes, bass, guitars, drums, sax? ;) Everyone seems to throw bitches brew in as a reference to anything jazzy whilst distorted. I think they were more like a jazzier deep purple, with some gentle gianty changes going on - but then I do like progressive rock. And I'm guessing they do too ;)

I'm guessing they also like mind-altering substances and campfires. They were pretty cool.

adamb, you should check these guys out!

is this a live chat thing

sort of

depends really

it's kind of half and half

but if you invite a user to the chat, it informs them via email

and they ignore you / log in as they see fit

I am now stalking you

take THAT

stalking

yes

the little eye button, it means I will be informed of your movements onsite

its slightly rank a word

it's not very positive sounding is it?

non

it's less sinister than it sounds though

you enjoyed the prog then

it's sort of a compliment

I did

more so than I thought I would

it grew on me

I also liked the hair

so much of it

I think the band draws their power from it

there's no two ways about it with prog

the growing, you mean?

well both actually

what did you think of invasion?

pretty intense

I'd definitely watch them again

yea, impressive at the start

ive seen them alot

I think I like them more than their influences

her voice is amazing

gets a bit samey

yeah?

but if you're thrashing your head around

yeah

then it works

well, personally, even Hoof are mainly a live prospect

and why shouldnt it be simpler

true

unfortunately

though they are more proggy and well-thought out in song-structures etc

theres a couple of tracks they have

that are just perfect for what they do

and the Pre-Emptive False Rapture album was much better than any bits and bobs of recordings I'd heard before

yeah

great showmen too

but the rest dont cut it as hard

obviously

or with as much zeal

its refreshing

that 'tonyte' track makes good party music

depending on the aprty

yea, its the best track

definitive

defo

moss-covered obelisk is pretty awesome too

simply for hopping between about 3 distinct genres

these people are all in other abnds aren't they?

wasn't the woman from Invasion in some pretty famous band before?

yes, the bassist is in cathedral

if they still go

a pretty famous abnd I haven't heard anything by

i think so

I think Cathedral are on hiatus

maybe indefinite. Not too sure

i was told she was in something but i cant remembe

i keep wanting to say S express

but that is impossible

that was that twat woman

sonique

wasnt it

haha

dunno

Invasion woman wasnt in them though

thought she was in Chrome hoof prior to Lola but I am probably wrong

well she joined in with them that time

hink

I was pretty drunk when I saw em first so I may have imagined a shorter frontwoman

i think

yeah she did at Dingwalls

aha

are you in concurrence with the gentle giant vibe of diagonal

with their vibe?

think so, although I think they suffered from being the most incongruous band on the bill

f and invasion seemd more natural bill-sharers

gh

it was a good mix though

yea

oops - that should say 'hoof and invasion' up there

where can you put prog rock though i suppose

haha

indeed

post rock doesnt cut it for me

it is by it's very nature an object which does not stack easily on shelves

yes, i think it must be deliberate

I think post rock has its place too, but I listen to more prog

that invasion woman was in do Me Bad things, btw

although, why I have capitalised only the two middle words is anybody's guess

ah yes

never heard anything by them

have heard of them

no. same here. maybe they weren't as famous as I presumed

clears that up

YES, i was thinking I might go see Diagonal in a Church in September

phew, what a relief

dig it

also i saw Chrome Hoof on saturday

i mean friday

(I think you would)

in a church

so its all relevant

dont thell me they're christian

really?

haha yeah they're doing a Mass or something. one of them is actually a vicar

!?

haha surely not

a mass á la Black widow?

nah its just one of those gigs in churches things that people do sometimes. in brighton.

could be epic

suitably baroque i feel

yeah

could sound shit

as in, church sound

is something that has many variables

boomy etc

often the atmosphere makes up for it

I saw Virgin Passages in a church and that kind of worked, but they are much quieter

i hope the church has a big pipe organ, and the get to use it

yeah i think Low played the same church a while back

pipe organ would be massive

though possibly uncontrollable

in volume

they had some dudes in brighton a couple of months back doing happy hardcore music on a huge church organ

god would probably be angry if it was used for prog rock anyhow

i missed it, outrageously

not if it was GENESIS

i reckon god would be into prog

happy hardcore, argh!

haha

"lol"

that lol in quotes looks like a vulture. sort of

there is very little happy about hardcore

happy hardcore makes me think of rape victims in ditches and crashed cars

bad memories?

also, if happiness is an emotion, doesn't that make happy hardcore basically an offshoot of emotional hardcore, which is... EMO!!!

yeah, the 90s sucked man

not if D-REAM had anything to say about it

i wish i hadn't mentioned happy hardcore

or D REAM

they're not happy hardcore

is this thing on public view

although it did introduce me to "The Sun Always Shines on TV" by A-HA

does that mean people looking for prog

oh yeah

yeah i think this is saved for the ages

I don't know if it's googlable

until the internet reboots itself

will have to talk about harcorn

but everything you tag on the right makes it internallly and externally more searchable

its ok

so what prog

do you favor

comus!

lets get serious

comus, nice

DEEP

hey, comus are HARROWING

very

but not as deep as Caravan, of course

whom I also like

ahh, they're lovely

in the best sense of the word

yeah

that wish i was stoned song

Giant Squid are ace - but they are modern and basically metal based in their prog

I was just thinking of that song! Reminds me of not doing any work at university. hurrah

not like dream theatre i hope

what's your prog of choice?

crikey

no GS are pretty weird and not very theatrical.

to be honest, i started with things like

give me some Yes

yes\'s close to the edge

:-)

i dont care if its not cool

ha

its glory

in different parts

people hate them

for no real reason

even people who like prog

crimson of course

heard of area?

Area? No. I also havent heard any crimson

an album to start with would be good...

well, crimson are undeniable

they went through phases

early stuff is classic, whistful

court of the crimson king

mellotrony

then they went proto metal

then chunky post punk prog

yea, thats their start

work from there really, you wont be dissapointed

until perhaps BEAT

thats what i did

83'

though i still like some of that

what about Camel? I've never heard em...

camel are good

bouncey and melodic

if slightly lacking in OOmpf

but i'm thinking in terms of the singer really

possibly my favourite prog moment, or... any kind of moment, is the following:

haha classic

albino funk prog

probably the best albino funk prog

thats bad assssss

thats bad asssss

and my second favourite musical albino after the un-prog David Wrench

dont know him

my second favourite prog albino is johnny winter

though he's not really prog

well, he's not prog, he's sort of synth based pop

he's blues thang

he's his brother right?