[atlantaprog] Re: Music, Schmusic -- just play something good

...and many of the prog bands that can write a good tune, just lose it
when their vocalist opens up his mouth!  I can't tell you how many times
I have listened to some prog song on my XM radio, thinking it was cool,
only to have the singer come in and ruin the whole thing to the point
where I change the channel!

Frank Zappa was hit & miss when it came to melody - more miss than hit I
think.  Take the classic hummable Zappa tunes like "Montana", "Dinah Moe
Hum" "Dancin Fool" etc. and count 'em up, and then compare them to say,
stuff like on "Guitar".  Ugh!  I HATE the "Guitar" album, and I am a
zappa fan and a guitarist!  But, for the most part it seems aimless and
very unmelodical.

Then you have Joe's Garage, which is the total opposite...

Alex F

> -----Original Message-----
> You are indeed getting the very nub of my gist.  Chicago is a 
> great example.  The aforementioned Steely Dan is another.  
> Many of the "pure" prog groups of the past were just plain 
> better at melody, I think. Frank Zappa -- another one who can 
> blow your whole face off while inducing you to hum a tune.
> 
> I agree that some prog musicians just may not have that 
> "melody gene", but I think it's more frequently the case that

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