Close To The End

[Weebl 216]

I can see that there's a thread for Genesis members, as well as one for pop stars in general, and one about hard rock/heavy metal musicians. So it's time for a thread exclusively devoted to prog rockers, if I might say so myself.

 

As progressive rock was most popular from the late sixties through to the mid Seventies, many of these musicians are aging and almost all musicians from the classic era of prog rock are now over 60, and most are considerably older than that. Generally speaking, prog rockers have not tended to abuse hard drugs like heroin and cocaine, unlike many other musicians from the same era. Nonetheless, age is surely catching up with them and in years to come, there will be more and more potential for DL hits. Of course, the same will be true of other musicians from the sixties and seventies to a large extent, but progressive rock is a distinctly recognisable genre that reached a peak at a certain time then went away again and never really regained its significance after the punks came along.

 

Hopefully, this can serve as a "broad-church" thread for all musicians whose work is on the progressive / avantgarde / bloated / pretentious side of things. Thus in addition to regular prog rock, it could also include musicians working in subgenres like krautrock and Canterbury scene.

 

This year alone, we've lost Edgar Froese of Tangerine Dream, David Allen of Gong, and Chris Squire of Yes. None of these would have been particularly bad DL picks. All are notable enough to have been reported by the UK media.

 

Even the death of Glenn Cornick, an early bassist in Jethro Tull, was reported by the BBC last year. So there's no question that most prog musicians at least from the more prominent bands would get an obituary.

 

I've stated that one to watch is John Wetton of King Crimson / Asia with his cancer (and a history of other health problems).

 

Whether you like this genre of music or not (and I'm well aware that while many despise it, there are many that love it), one thing's for sure: there's a lot of potential for DL hits here that will only grow as the years go by.

 

Thoughts?

[Weebl 216]

Or, to put it another way, look at all the people in this genre of music alone that the DeathList has missed over the years going right bank to the 90s:

 

Frank Zappa

Captain Beefheart

Syd Barrett

Rick Wright

Edgar Froese

David Allen

Chris Squire

Glenn Cornick

Peter Banks

John Mayhew

Michael Karoli

Kevin Ayers

Hugh Hopper

Elton Dean

Richard Coughlan

Lindsay Cooper

Boz Burrell

Ian Wallace

Mark Craney

Nic Potter

Jim King

Jim Capaldi
Florian Fricke
Dieter Moebius

 

To be sure, not ALL of these names are highly prominent, and I am not suggesting that all of these would have been good DL picks. But some undoubtedly would have been. Many musicans of a similar age (like Jack Bruce, Lou Reed, Ray Manzarek, JJ Cale, and so on) have been dying in recent years, so the more time that passes, the more we'll see.

[Deathray 2,940]

Completely unnecessary thread.

[Toast 16,130]

Completely unnecessary nice thread.

 

FTFY

[Weebl 216]

If it's unnecessary, then which other threads that already exist cover the subject matter appropriately?

[gcreptile 10,964]

Yes, very hard to know for a new member, but there is the "The Next Piper At The Gates of Dawn" thread. It sort of became the official prog thread, but it is hard to know.

[Weebl 216]

I've lurked here for a long time but assumed that thread was only for Pink Floyd members, without ever really reading right through it

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Please merge this goddamn thread immediately. Fuckin newbies glory seeking a thread. In fact delete it.

 

WE HAVE A THREAD FOR PROGS.

SC

[Sir Creep 7,070]

I've lurked here for a long time but assumed that thread was only for Pink Floyd members, without ever really reading right through it

Then you better define 'lurked' if you don't read the threads.

SC

[Deathray 2,940]

 

I've lurked here for a long time but assumed that thread was only for Pink Floyd members, without ever really reading right through it

Then you better define 'lurked' if you don't read the threads.

SC

 

 

Come on SC, behave. Not everybody has the oodles of free time to read every bloody thread on the forum as you, we're not all layabouts. You're profile says your 52, but I struggle to imagine you as more than two the way you keep throwing your toys out the pram like a toddler at new members.

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

He's from the lone star state; that's how Texans are.

 

At least he says it to your face, not behind your back (topical at the moment) and takes as good as he gives.

[Weebl 216]

Point taken.

 

Lock / merge / delete this thread if we already have a thread on the subject...

[DevonDeathTrip 2,358]

A warm welcome to DL Weebl. It's so nice to see other members going out of their way to make you feel at home

 

The Piper at the Gates of Heaven thread was intended to be about bands of a more acid drenched psychedelic persuasion, rather than noodling prog rockers. I think there is a distinct difference between the two genres. Seeing as we've already got jazz, pop,country, folk, soul, metal, bluegrass etc threads, I don't see why this one shouldn't stand.

 

Completely unnecessary thread.

 

Whereas all of our lives are enriched for having the Pornogrind thread you started.

 

Please merge this goddamn thread immediately. Fuckin newbies glory seeking a thread. In fact delete it.

 

Unless you're trying to be ironic, that's a bit rich coming from you.

[Cat O'Falk 3,290]

I was about to say I think we need to ask our long standing resident musicologist for his opinion but DDT seems to have rendered that superfluous.

[YoungWillz 21,028]

*stumbles in* Can anyone point me in the direction of the punk rock thread, if there is one? I'm sure I've seen one, but my searches turn up nowt. Thanks in advance.

[Weebl 216]

Thanks for the replies.

 

I'm thinking if this thread does get kept, the title should definitely be changed to "Close To The End" - much more appropriate! Would any mod/admin be able to do that? Thanks.

[Weebl 216]

A warm welcome to DL Weebl. It's so nice to see other members going out of their way to make you feel at home

 

The Piper at the Gates of Heaven thread was intended to be about bands of a more acid drenched psychedelic persuasion, rather than noodling prog rockers. I think there is a distinct difference between the two genres. Seeing as we've already got jazz, pop,country, folk, soul, metal, bluegrass etc threads, I don't see why this one shouldn't stand.

 

Completely unnecessary thread.

 

Whereas all of our lives are enriched for having the Pornogrind thread you started.

 

Please merge this goddamn thread immediately. Fuckin newbies glory seeking a thread. In fact delete it.

 

Unless you're trying to be ironic, that's a bit rich coming from you.

 

Thanks DevonDeathTrip.

 

I've had a look at the other thread. Some prog-type musicians are mentioned, but one of the biggest prog deaths of 2015, Chris Squire, is not mentioned at all in that thread.

 

So people are saying we already have a thread for prog musicians, but it isn't being used to discuss some of the most important deaths relating to the subject? Crazy.

 

I've lurked on DeathList since 2006. I'm not really that new to this site at all.

[Toast 16,130]

I'm thinking if this thread does get kept, the title should definitely be changed to "Close To The End" - much more appropriate! Would any mod/admin be able to do that? Thanks.

 

Oh! I was just going to say that I was quite close to The Edge myself on Monday night. At the O2.

 

 

Not this close, mind

[Phantom 2,533]

 

I'm thinking if this thread does get kept, the title should definitely be changed to "Close To The End" - much more appropriate! Would any mod/admin be able to do that? Thanks.

 

Oh! I was just going to say that I was quite close to The Edge myself on Monday night. At the O2.

 

 

Not this close, mind

 

Did he fall off the stage again?

[Toast 16,130]

 

 

I'm thinking if this thread does get kept, the title should definitely be changed to "Close To The End" - much more appropriate! Would any mod/admin be able to do that? Thanks.

 

Oh! I was just going to say that I was quite close to The Edge myself on Monday night. At the O2.

 

 

Not this close, mind

 

Did he fall off the stage again?

 

 

I'd like to say , but no,The Edge didn't get that close to the edge this time.

[Sir Creep 7,070]

Older news I happened upon. Having lost Squire I don't think I could live if Rick Wakeman died anytime soon.

But tour dates were cancelled and he mentions an illness around Easter 'we should all be aware of'. Well dammit I'm unaware of it. Anyone have a clue? Apparently it's a lingering issue.

SC

http://www.hollywood.com/general/rick-wakeman-postpones-tour-dates-over-health-issues-60400094/

[msc 18,437]

Older news I happened upon. Having lost Squire I don't think I could live if Rick Wakeman died anytime soon.

But tour dates were cancelled and he mentions an illness around Easter 'we should all be aware of'. Well dammit I'm unaware of it. Anyone have a clue? Apparently it's a lingering issue.

SC

http://www.hollywood.com/general/rick-wakeman-postpones-tour-dates-over-health-issues-60400094/

 

He has had heart problems since the 1970s when he had three heart attacks. He also, I believe, has arthritis, but I'd guess the former is more likely to be an ongoing issue for him. As he refers here to blood pressure issues, that would suggest the right track here.

[maryportfuncity 10,642]

 

Older news I happened upon. Having lost Squire I don't think I could live if Rick Wakeman died anytime soon.

But tour dates were cancelled and he mentions an illness around Easter 'we should all be aware of'. Well dammit I'm unaware of it. Anyone have a clue? Apparently it's a lingering issue.

SC

http://www.hollywood.com/general/rick-wakeman-postpones-tour-dates-over-health-issues-60400094/

 

He has had heart problems since the 1970s when he had three heart attacks. He also, I believe, has arthritis, but I'd guess the former is more likely to be an ongoing issue for him. As he refers here to blood pressure issues, that would suggest the right track here.

 

 

 

He continues to pack pork despite the history of heart trouble. He might want to think about cutting down a bit there. Seriously really like the guy - having met him a couple of times - truly genial type not greatly enamoured with his own celebrity; I'd really miss him too.

[msc 18,437]

 

 

Older news I happened upon. Having lost Squire I don't think I could live if Rick Wakeman died anytime soon.

But tour dates were cancelled and he mentions an illness around Easter 'we should all be aware of'. Well dammit I'm unaware of it. Anyone have a clue? Apparently it's a lingering issue.

SC

http://www.hollywood.com/general/rick-wakeman-postpones-tour-dates-over-health-issues-60400094/

 

He has had heart problems since the 1970s when he had three heart attacks. He also, I believe, has arthritis, but I'd guess the former is more likely to be an ongoing issue for him. As he refers here to blood pressure issues, that would suggest the right track here.

 

 

 

He continues to pack pork despite the history of heart trouble. He might want to think about cutting down a bit there. Seriously really like the guy - having met him a couple of times - truly genial type not greatly enamoured with his own celebrity; I'd really miss him too.

 

 

He wrote this so he's cool in my books.

 

 

 

Truly the music to see MPs lose their jobs to.

 

 

Incidentally, no wonder YoungWillz gave up trying to embed bloody videos, that took ages, and I'm not that crap at it.

[maryportfuncity 10,642]

Speaking of proggers and the like writing beautiful music; I'm sure I've bored the assembled masses hereabouts before but...

 

 

That gorgeous little piano melody that leads to the joke about 'Lick my Love Pump' in the Spinal Tap movie; that was written by Jon Lord.