One day a couple of years ago, I was watching on youTube some music videos.
I saw someone that had upload a video called my Top10 (or 15) Progressive Rock bands. I decided to take a look out of curiosity. By opening this video, I saw on the right side of the screen more videos like this one. Top 10 Prog bands, Top 10 Prog songs etc...
Some of these videos were good, some not so good.
So I felt kind of jealous, and I thought 'Why them and not me?' :P
And I decided to make one as well. The problem was that I'm not a computer expert. (The opposite I could say). So, after spending almost a whole Sunday morning, I managed to make about 10 minutes of video! :P
It is not something great or super, but I love it! Because you know, I made it! hehehe
After finishing it I was very excited about it, and I went to upload it right away!
And there was the bummer! I uploaded it, but because of YouTube's policy I could watch it, but without any sound.
So I left it somewhere in my computer and tried to forget about it. Until 2 days ago. I was looking at some files, and there it was! And since now I have this blog going, and also lately there are a lot of posts about Prog-Rock, I decided to put it here so if you want you can watch it.
I really hope that some of you will like it. Please be gentle and kind in your comments, (if you post any), because that was my first (and last most probably) attempt for something like that...
So sit back, open the volume a bit, and enjoy! :)
This is GFreedom's Top-10 Prog-Rock bands from the '70's... :)
I saw someone that had upload a video called my Top10 (or 15) Progressive Rock bands. I decided to take a look out of curiosity. By opening this video, I saw on the right side of the screen more videos like this one. Top 10 Prog bands, Top 10 Prog songs etc...
Some of these videos were good, some not so good.
So I felt kind of jealous, and I thought 'Why them and not me?' :P
And I decided to make one as well. The problem was that I'm not a computer expert. (The opposite I could say). So, after spending almost a whole Sunday morning, I managed to make about 10 minutes of video! :P
It is not something great or super, but I love it! Because you know, I made it! hehehe
After finishing it I was very excited about it, and I went to upload it right away!
And there was the bummer! I uploaded it, but because of YouTube's policy I could watch it, but without any sound.
So I left it somewhere in my computer and tried to forget about it. Until 2 days ago. I was looking at some files, and there it was! And since now I have this blog going, and also lately there are a lot of posts about Prog-Rock, I decided to put it here so if you want you can watch it.
I really hope that some of you will like it. Please be gentle and kind in your comments, (if you post any), because that was my first (and last most probably) attempt for something like that...
So sit back, open the volume a bit, and enjoy! :)
This is GFreedom's Top-10 Prog-Rock bands from the '70's... :)
ok here we are :P
ReplyDeletei was about to sleep when i checked this post n suddenly i wasnt sleepy anymore.
we aggree in many bands but the thing that really made me go nuts was the absence of one band n probably the best in the progressive world RUSH.
I dont disaggree with the choice of ELP n YES they were pioneers n masters of their instruments but to be honest they are a little boring , they start playing n they forget where n when to stop :) , it has been many years since i managed to listen to a whole ELP or YES album (i made an attempt 1 month ago with brain salad surgery n after the first side i put something else).
BJH: i never was fond of them , of course they have some nice songs but for me thats where they stop.
Van Der Graaf : not on my top 10 but one word RESPECT , excellent works , amazing band
Procol Harum : Not big fan
Pink Floyd : i had burnt pink floyd n deep purple when i was teenager as they both was my first two loves of music but for decades now both dont touch me anymore , now n then i play 1-2 songs of them but thats all .
so here comes my top10 of the prog rock bands of the 70s n i mean the albums they made on 70s n not after that.
10)Birth Control , i just love them , specially the first 3 albums
9)Rick Wakeman , his works in the 70s were better than Yes's
8)Renaissance , divine voice , excellent melodies
7)Genesis (the Gabriel years)
6)Kansas
5)Styx (until 1978)
4)Camel
3)-2)-1) i cant put them in order here , all three for me is what progressive rock is really all about
JETHRO TULL (yes its progressive for me), RUSH , ELOY
from all these bands those that continued to make real progressive music after the 70s are RUSH (80s Rush period is different than their 70s but equally perfect)and some Jethro Tull albums ( n now that i mentioned 80s MARILLION FTWWWWWWWW fish years ofc )
ps: there are many prog bands of the 70s that have remarkable albums but the rest of their works are really crap . For example Angel's first 2 albums are in my top prog albums but after those they became clowns or Journey their first album is an amazing mix of hard rock n prog rock imo but after the 3rd album the only thing i can remember is Neil Schon's ridiculous hair :)
You know what? You have right on many points here.
DeleteBut on my defence, it was the first time I was trying something of that short and to be honest I am not so satisfied with the result either. This one was a 'draft copy' let's say, but never managed to do it the way I really wanted, for many reasons.
As for the bands... I totally agree about Yes and ELP. (I find Yes extremely boring now), and ELP a little less boring. I totally forgot about Rush to be honest, and I can't believe I did that!
As for Barclay James Harvest, I am a fan of this band since I was 15. I grew up with their music, and is a band I will always love. Procol Harum is an amazing band in my opinion, and very underated in Greece.
If I was able to do that again now, I would do it very different and much better I am sure! (And also it would have been best bands of all time, not just '70's)
First of all, Yes and ELP out, and Rush, Marillion, and Pocupine Tree in. But then, I would have 11 bands and not 10! hmmmm
Maybe I will name it my best 11(!) Prog-Rock bands? hahaha
I will try to find the program I used, and maybe I will make a 2nd try sometime... :)
But thanks for the comments anyway... :)
something i forgot to mention , even if i aggree or disagree with your top10 the result (the video presentation) it was a very nice one considering that it was your first it makes it even better , so if you have time you must try to make more like best bands , best albums , best guitarists , drummers etc . only one thing next time you do it dont forget something like RUSH cause i dont like to lose my sleep again :)))))))
Deletehahahaha ok I promise that! :P
ReplyDeleteThe main problem is that I don't have that programm anymore.
If I remember well it was Sony Vegas Pro. (A very good programm!)
I tried to download it again, but it seems that something is going wrong. I will see what I can do about it.
Sony Vegas is a nice programme to use, but very technical. I use it as my first choice for video editing as it can do some amazing things including green screening (though you would have no use for this). There is much easier software than that available such as Nero. However, check your pc for windows moviemaker. It gets a lot of bad press but it's simple and straigtforward to use. I know you have had a lot of problems with windows over the years, so I would advise against downloading it if you do not already have it :P
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot kudos for the info... :)
ReplyDeleteSony was really good and kind of difficult programm, I agree.
I had no idea that nero can do such things as well. I have to take a better look at my pc sometime I guess, and not using it only for music, this blog, and online games.. :P hehehe
After a lot of thought, if I could make again this Slide show, it could have been like that:
ReplyDelete15.King Crimson
14.ELP
13.Porcupine Tree
12.Strawbs
11.Renaissance
10.Camel
9.Eloy
8.Van Der Graaf Generator
7.Rush
6.Jethro Tull
5.Marillion (Only with Fish)
4.Procol Harum
3.Barclay James Harvest (Only up to 1979)
2.Genesis (The Gabriel years)
1.Pink Floyd
Yes, that's a lot better! :P