Hello Clark.
25 Oct 96 17:55, Clark Ray wrote to Steven Van Impe:
SVI>> Progrock lyrics can be very complicated. You really have to dig
SVI>> into it to understand the full meaning of it. That's what makes
SVI>> it so attractive to me: I'm a 'digger'
CR> Yeah, but, lots of Prog has horribly ridiculous lyrics.  You often
CR> don't know it cause they're in Italian, French, Swedish, etc.
I know French, Dutch, German, a little bit of Italian, not enough English and 
Dutch. Sounds enough, doesn't it? :-)
It seems that my Prockrock knowledge isn't complete yet: I haven't found any 
ridiculous lyrics yet (except those Syd Barrett songs like Bike - but that's 
not ridiculous, either: they do have a meaning, deep down there).
CR> And if the lyrics are in English, I don't have a problem with them as
CR> long as they keep 'em buried enough so you can't understand them.
CR> Mostly there's enough 'trons and other Prog stuffs to do this quite
CR> well.
I really don't know any Progrock that sounds like that. Am I still allowed to 
write in this echo? Perhaps you mean something like 'Kraftwerk' ? Those 
aren't really lyrics, it's a sampled sentence (Trans Europe Express - Trans 
Europe Express - Trans Europe Express - Trans Europe Express - ...)
CR> The only thing that really matters anyway is the drumming, right
CR> Scott ;-)
Not the only thing, just as much as the rest of the instruments (including 
vocals). That's what's wrong with most non-progrock: drumming is just 
background beat.
Met vriendelijke groeten,
Steven
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