The message from Steven Van Impe rises higher:
 SVI> Hello Clark.
 SVI> 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.
 SVI> I know French, Dutch, German, a little bit of Italian, not enough
 SVI> English and Dutch. Sounds enough, doesn't it? :-)
 SVI> It seems that my Prockrock knowledge isn't complete yet:
Geez, whose ever is??
 SVI> I haven't
 SVI> found any ridiculous lyrics yet (except those Syd Barrett songs like
 SVI> Bike - but that's not ridiculous, either: they do have a meaning, deep
 SVI> down there).
Oh, boy, well there's plenty out there.  I'll post some.  This could be
pretty fun, actually, if everyone joined in.  That is, of course, if
Scott Rhodes let's us ;-)
 SVI> I really don't know any Progrock that sounds like that. Am I still
 SVI> allowed to write in this echo?
Nope, get out!  
 CR> The only thing that really matters anyway is the drumming, right
 CR> Scott ;-)
 SVI> Not the only thing, just as much as the rest of the instruments
 SVI> (including vocals). That's what's wrong with most non-progrock:
 SVI> drumming is just background beat.
That's a little joke for Scott Rhodes here.  We have a long-time
reputation here for being, usually, at opposite ends of musical tastes
and this is especially true where percussion is concerened.  Of course,
drums aren't the only instrument that really matters; I'm not THAT
overboard!  As much as I love drums, I'll admit that most drum solos are
quite pointless.  (Did, I just say that?)
Here's some BAD Prog lyrics.  Hopefully others will bring forth more.
Keep in mind, that these don't make me enjoy the music any less -- it's
just lends some humour, intended or not, to what is mostly a quite
serious genre of music:
"Down down at the launching pad/Giant phallus stands erect" -- ELO,
_ELO II_ (1972)
"But how can I go on just singing this song/My car's out of gas again."
-- Steve Hackett, _Please Don't Touch_ (1977)
"Said would I like to taste her/And even crave flavor" -- King Crimson,
Islands (1971)
"We have ways to make you cheer/As long as you're not sick or poor/A
negro or a queer" -- PFM, _L'isola Di Niente_ (1974)
NP: "Chance For A Lifetime" -- Kayak, _Royal Bed Bouncer_
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