(and then the multitude of contradictions of dillinger escape plan's music...) but i have tried to find some chinese classical music after hearing a vinyl with some friends, i normally use allmusic or epitonic.com but they seem dry to this search. could anyone recommend some starting places or good reference points... thanks amor fati, square thomas Paul Escamilla wrote:I was a huge fan of prog rock back in the day. The Yes Album was my very first album purchase, I believe, back when I was all of 10 years old! Under the influence of my older brother, I became a Yes freak, and also developed a great love of Genesis, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, and Jethro Tull. Never was a big fan of ELP for some reason, though. Not sure why. These days, the only one of these bands i still listen to on a regular basis is Yes. My favorite album is Topographic Oceans, followed by Going For The One. I hate everything after Drama (i.e. from the point Trevor Rabin joined up). My brother and i were initially trained as classical guitarists, so i think that played a large part in our appreciation of the complexity and virtuosity of bands like Yes. I've never really understood the charges of "bombast" and "self indulgence" levelled at the prog bands. True, sometimes some of the bands went overboard. Some of the bands sucked. But I still admire and adore those albums when bands like Yes achieved something akin to a marriage of rock and Western classical music. I remember when I discovered punk rock, though. I grabbed all my prog and classic rock albums, ran off to the used record store, sold them all for peanuts, and used the cash to buy Sex Pistols, Clash, Black Flag, patti Smith, Devo, Ramones, etc. etc. These days, at the grand old age of 36, I've finally come to peace with my love for various forms of apparently contradictory musical genres. Depending on my mood, you'll find me drinking in Yes, underground hip hop, free jazz, indie rock, Chinese classical music, etc etc why limit myself to one cuisine? _______________________________________________ zorn-list mailing list zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com To UNSUBSCRIBE or Change Your Subscription Options, go to the webpage below http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Faith Hill - Exclusive Performances, Videos, & more faith.yahoo.com