I WILL REVEAL THE SECRET OF PROG ROCK ON THIS THREAD

Or at least have as little fun as possible but pretend to think it's fun.

1. Wear cape. While flitting about.
2. Have equestrian theme, preferably on frozen water.
3. Have said horses wear flowing robes.
4. Pretend to enjoy yourself, when in fact you are covertly concerned with the next 17 chord changes in the 15/8 time signature.
5. Singing in falsetto while acting like an asshole.
5. Reference opium-stupered horror writers.

This recipe can't go wrong, folks!

Ooph.

Yay for the cheesemetal, I suppose.

http://www.dprp.vuurwerk.nl/news/2002/images/2002_08/wakeman2.jpg

There's none of that! It's only totally serious and important stuff like WE ARE THE PIONEEERS OF C and "There I burn in my own lights fuelled with flags torn out of books, and histories of marching together"

OK OK OK, there's the seasoned witches, mountains that just stand there and rearranging of livers for solid mental grace to take into consideration; and this Gabriel fellow bumping around about butterflies, flutterbyes, gutterflies... but... wait... Er. I forgot my question.

The cymbal sometimes goes click.
But then you POUND it and it goes all RAPPATAPP-SPLASH!

I. at the tobes of hades
The tobes of hades
Lit by flickering torchlight
The netherworld is gathered in the glare
Prince by-tor takes the cavern
To the north light
The sign of eth is rising in the air
By-tor, knight of darkness,
Centurion of evil
Devil’s prince

II. across the styx
Across the river styx
Out of the lamplight
His nemesis is waiting at the gate
The snow dog, ermine glowing
In the damp night
Coal-black eyes shimmering with hate
By-tor and the snow dog
Square for battle
Let the fray begin

III. of the battle

Instrumental

IV. epilogue
The battle’s over
And the dust is clearing
Disciples of the snow dog sound the knell
Rejoicing echoes
As the dawn is nearing
By-tor in defeat
Retreats to hell
Snow dog is victorious
The land of the overworld
Is saved again

..on to Volume 2: The Oscar Concert It is there due to the fact, that only 86 people turned up at a show during the 2000 UK Solo-Tour, and a small dog, Oscar, stole the show. You can witness the moment when Rick spots the dog in the audience and starts to turn the whole show (including his famous inbetween songs stories) into the Concert for Oscar. This is as sentimental as funny, and the performances are excellent throughout. What'd you expect? Watch out for "Classical Doggy In The Window" Performance

Not strictly true... capes didn't totally die w/ hobbit-rock. I seem to recall that Handsome Dick Manitoba of the Dictators wore one on stage, though I guess that's cuz he was a wrestling fan rather than Gandalf's apprentice.

And you have clocked the cover of the new GBV ain'tcha?

http://www.gbv.com/gifs/ole-565_the_best_of_gbv_small.jpg

Are Godspeed You Black Emperor the point where prog and punk fuck and stop taking the piss?

Where else?

How? Was Wakeman there in person?

I argue over the use of the adjective here.

Yes are grebt! They're like Spinal Tap, only serious. I mean come on.

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I think I preferred when Jon Anderson did it