Gay prog - does it exist?

hmmmm....the magma/vander nazi stuff itt is bumming me out

wrt to Peart:

in Roadshow With Drums, his recent book, he definitely goes out of his way to criticize fox news and the bush administration

Yeah, there were some blatantly anti-Republican lyrics on Snakes and Arrows:
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rush/thewaythewindblows.html

Hasn't he been a bit of an environmentalist for a while? "Natural Science" seems both environmentalist and at least anti-commercialism in the arts. "Nobody's Hero" was obviously anti-homophobia, even if it was crap. Afaik, they've never really taken any hard stance on Canadian politics, which may have been to their benefit.

I mean, the strongest consistent stance through their lyrics seems to be atheism, beyond just a general belief in the individual, which could swing in a right or a left direction.

Afaik, they've never really taken any hard stance on Canadian politics

Apart from "The Trees".

The Christian Vander=nazi stuff is best forgotten about I think, I would guess he was into the iron discipline, megalomania and hell, the uniforms. Doubt if he was really into the idea of genocide tbh.

Anyway back to the question, here's a picture of Omega for you all

http://retronom.hu/files/images/kepek/eredeti/91/1978_Omega_lemez.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4vmlB7L6mQ

The Christian Vander=nazi stuff is best forgotten about I think, I would guess he was into the iron discipline, megalomania and hell, the uniforms. Doubt if he was really into the idea of genocide tbh.

Well yeah, he presumably thinks that the genocide didn't really happen. But at any rate, even if he isn't an anti-semite I think it's fair to say that he's right wing.

Apart from "The Trees"

Ha, fair point, an explicit anti-maple manifesto.

Seriously, what I meant was that while Rush has definitely recorded many songs with broad philosophical/political messages, or even songs about particular issues, they've never recorded anything that seems to be a direct comment on something that was actually going on in politics in Canada at the time. For example, I don't think they've ever publicly voiced any clear opinions in favour of one party or another or spoken out against a particular government policy, even in the way that "The Way the Wind Blows" seems like a direct comment on the Bush administration. (I'd honestly be hard-pressed to even guess which way they voted.)

http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/321/cover_4158112832017_r.jpg

i don't know. i guess there's this band, who are a kind of prog rock/italo cross. named after the henry cow song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1Q7Wj8IQTQ

xpost "Diamond Song" is good!

yes but it's not on that album

nothing on that album is good

and that's coming from me, ILX's #1 Starcastle fan

also, that cover is straight as hell!!!

Coil mentioned upthread but their alumnus Thighpaulsandra should have probably had all his album covers posted here already - he is p much Queen Prog

Also, arguably one of the best exponents of this has posted to this thread!

Geir?

well anyway furry prog is better than gay prog (see: the complete works of bob drake)

cover of "reel to real" looks like they're trying to out-"love beach" "love beach", and the cover of "love beach" is definitely not gay. the guy wearing the tiny little sailor shirt just comes across as regrettable, not really any more "gay" than that fireballet album cover is "trans"

O yeah Bob Drake is the nicest guy and a sterling representative for furkind

omg how did we not mention Yamantaka // Sonic Titan yet

Actually.... prog is probably more androgynous than gay. Prog is a very intellectual kind of music and the entire intellectual culture is more androgynous. Not stereotypically male as in fast cars, girls with big boobs and lots of energy and rock'n'roll riffs, but not really "gay" either. Just typically intellectually androgynous.

― Hongroe (Geir Hongro), Monday, 18 July 2011 08:28 (six years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Even though I'm not even sure it's him, classic Geir.

the new Rhododendron :)