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But can Peart be assumed to be pro-oak and anti-maple?

Given that the oaks literally "hold high places", are they not guilty of failing in their duty to "be the ones who start to mould a new reality" (or something like that)?

Does the song's lack of reference to other kinds of tree itself constitute an act of exclusionary oppression?

― Harthill Services (Neil Willett), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 16:24 (eighteen years ago) link

Yeah, what about the conifers?

― David A. (Davant), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 16:41 (eighteen years ago) link

And Alex in NYC OTM. That Year Zero moment was so phony. You could continue liking the so-called dinosaurs, but it was suddenly a lot harder to admit it. That punk with the Rush love was nearly me... although for Rush probably substitute Yes and I was a lot more self-conscious about it all, which was too bad in retrospect.

(Ha, punk guilt?)

― David A. (Davant), Wednesday, 28 September 2005 16:46 (eighteen years ago) link

King Crimson and VDGG get a bypass because they aren't always as, shall I say, flowery or bordering on corny as the likes of Yes, and they come over as that much more intense and psychotic, which just may be easier to admit to relating to. If KC had split up prior to Larks' Tongues... it'd be a different story.

― Deluxe (Damian), Thursday, 29 September 2005 00:59 (eighteen years ago) link

I just bought Pawn Hearts by Van Der Graaf Generator....it's awessome!

― M@tt He1geson (Matt Helgeson), Thursday, 29 September 2005 13:59 (eighteen years ago) link

thirteen years pass...

alex lifeson, man

― j., Saturday, 17 November 2018 07:52 (five years ago) link

pretty much

― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 17 November 2018 16:33 (five years ago) link

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