The Really *Really* Controversial Survey

[avevale_intelligencer]

1. Do you have the sheer unadulterated brass neck to answer these questions and post them as The Really Really Controversial Survey?
No, but since I'm the author, I don't have to.

2. Would you go and see Emerson Lake and Palmer if they were touring?

3. The Alan Parsons Project: for or against it?

4. Do you think Yes would fail without either Jon Anderson or Steve Howe?

5. Do you believe in death metal?

6. Do you wish Peter Gabriel and Genesis would get back together already?

7. Are you for or against the use of mandolins in prog rock?

8. Do you believe in Mike Oldfield?

9. Do you think eight keyboards is too many?

10. Do you think it's wrong that most decent rock music these days comes from Europe?

11. A folk singer has an electric guitar; should she play it?

12. Should the maximum level on amplifiers be lowered to nine?

13. Should the next revival of disco be called off?

14. Contrapuntal experimentation is unfashionable; do you agree?

15. Do you believe in air guitar playing?

16. Would you burn a bootleg CD for a million dollars?

17. Who do you think would make the better subject for a concept album, Obama or McCain?

18. Am I afraid others will judge me from reading some of these questions?
I'm counting on it. :)

Comments

[the-gwenzilliad.livejournal.com]

Hee! I love this.

1. Watch me!
2. Probably not. I couldn't afford the ticket, and if I had that kind of money to spend I'd go see somebody else, or maybe buy a new car. ;-)
3. I am absolutely for the Alan Parsons Project! Up the 80s musical masturbation. Turn of a Friendly Card rocked my world.
4. Short answer: Yes. Longer answer, I think the two guys balance one another out. Honest answer: I love, love, love Jon Anderson. Even his solo material. Even and especially his collaborations with Vangelis.
5. Do I believe in Death Metal? Yeah; it is out there. Do I like it? No.
6. No, I don't wish PG and Genesis would get back together. Gabriel's solo work was an important part of my young adulthood, and his song about leaving Genesis, "Solsbury Hill" is the answer I give to "What is your favourite song of all time?"
7. Mandolins? Yes. Bazoukis? Yes. Sitars? On the fence. ;)
8. I believe in Mike Oldfield, but not religiously.
9. Eight keyboards is not too many if you are Rick Wakeman. Eight keyboards is too many if you are Dennis deYoung. A keyboard with a drum machine attachment should never be given to KaTe, even though I loved Hounds Of Love.
10. Um, hasn't most decent rock music always come from Europe? Or at least the UK?
11. A folk singer should play an electric guitar if she wants to. I'm less interested in her if she is electric, but that's my bias. Then again, I loves me some Robert Fripp.
12. Depends on the venue. And never if you're in Spinal Tap.
13. The first revival of disco should have been called off. In fact, we could have avoided the whole thing, except that it gave us Cake's cover of "I Will Survive."
14. Yes, it is unfashionable. That doesn't make it not good. Yes, Yes, Yes.
15. I believe in air guitar playing. I once played Air Harp at a renaissance festival in the US.
16. Yes, I would burn a bootleg CD for a million dollars. Short of murder, some acts of treason, permanent disfigurement, betrayal of people I love, and having to interact only with Mean People for the rest of my life, there's very little I wouldn't do for a million dollars.
17. Either would make an excellent source for a concept album. If you want a great hopeful fairytale, go for Obama. If you want a death-and-destruction rock opera, McCain's your man.
18. Ih, judge me. ;)

Hee Hee!

[filkertom.livejournal.com]

1. Do you have the sheer unadulterated brass neck to answer these questions and post them as The Really Really Controversial Survey?
Reply Hazy - Ask Again Later.

2. Would you go and see Emerson Lake and Palmer if they were touring?
I'd be at the frickin' gate, bellowing, "Welcome back, my friends, to The Show That Never Ends...."

3. The Alan Parsons Project: for or against it?
For.

4. Do you think Yes would fail without either Jon Anderson or Steve Howe?
Yes. Er, no. Third base!

5. Do you believe in death metal?
I'm still working on "magic in a young girl's heart".

6. Do you wish Peter Gabriel and Genesis would get back together already?
Actually, no. I think he's done just fine without them, and the clash of creative directions between him and Phil Collins would at this point likely create a MDS (Male Diva Singularity).

7. Are you for or against the use of mandolins in prog rock?
For.

8. Do you believe in Mike Oldfield?
Yes, but the faeries still shake their heads in wonder.

9. Do you think eight keyboards is too many?
For one guy at the same time, sure.

10. Do you think it's wrong that most decent rock music these days comes from Europe?
No, I think it's wrong that you think most decent rock music these days comes from Europe.

11. A folk singer has an electric guitar; should she play it?
Damn skippy.

12. Should the maximum level on amplifiers be lowered to nine?
No. Six. And a half. Nearly.

13. Should the next revival of disco be called off?
But I like zombies....

14. Contrapuntal experimentation is unfashionable; do you agree?
I don't know (yes you do)
I'm not sure (Yes you are)
Maybe it'll work or not (Don't even try to pull that)
My words are (You're not fooling)
So obscure (Anyone)
Musically I'm not so hot (You made this up on the spot)
I admit I don't know squat (Something that you do a lot)

15. Do you believe in air guitar playing?
I do it all the time myself.

16. Would you burn a bootleg CD for a million dollars?
I've done it for free, so, yeah.

17. Who do you think would make the better subject for a concept album, Obama or McCain?
Depends on whether you want progressive jazz or old-school.

18. Am I afraid others will judge me from reading some of these questions?
I don't know -- are you?

Re: Hee Hee!

[stevieannie.livejournal.com]

"Male Diva Singularity"? I just fell off my chair :-D Such an apt description of that particular scenario :-DDD

[soren-nyrond.livejournal.com]

1. Answer, yes, some of them; post, no, since it would make it look like I understood

2. Yes, definitely.

3. Who ?

4. I have no idea. (but obviously "Yes" would be a confusing answer)

5. Possibly. Does it believe in me ?

6. Yes, as an experiment & to see what would come out of it.

7. It depends: who's playing it, are they any good, and is the mandolin relevant to the particualr piece of music. I'd listen to a bagpiper playing pipe music, but probbaly not (willingly, at least) to him/her attempting "Flight of a Bumblebee" or the "Minute Waltz"

8. Yes. Though not as much as I once did.

9. For who ? Keith Emerson, no; me (who can't play one), yes.

10. No. I've heard what coems out of Indo-China: I prefer the lcoal product (as, presumably, do they)

11. Does she know what to do with it ? Is she playing folk-rock or traditional folk ? See the bagpiper and the bumblebee above.

12. Only for some amps; some need the "11"

13. Almost certainly. But the one after that ...

14. Pass.

15. I can't say I've ever heard an air guitar.

16. Show me the money, and the petrol.

17. Joanna Lumley.

18. Who ? Me ? Sweet innocent fluffy little me ?

[redaxe.livejournal.com]

1. Yeppers.
2. Sure. Except, let me fix the question for you: Would you go and see Emerson Lake and Palmer again if they were touring? :-)
3. Definitely for. (Though it would be nice to know the betting line.)
4. Probably, unless Patrick Moraz were in the group at the time.
5. Hm. It'd make a great premise for a movie: a genre hit that you sing and the listeners die.
6. Not really. Their prior reunions were uninspiring. I do wish Mr. G would get his musical ass back in gear, though.
7. For.
8. If I don't, will he disappear like Tinkerbell almost did? Sure, I'll ring some chimes for him.
9. Only if they don't fit in the space allotted.
10. Let me measure and find out. In my current experience, a great deal of the decent music coming out these days is from the US.
11. Hey, look! Gender equality, only 43 years late!
12. Except when it's cranked to 11.
13. What do you mean, "next revival of disco"?
14. Let me get Bach to you on that.
15. Mostly. But when everyone else is doing it, I prefer to play air viola.
16. Pony up and let me show you :-)
17. Both are interesting stories. But I would tear my veins open at the wrist with my teeth if I had to listen to an album about McSame.
18. Judge away.

[jahura.livejournal.com]

1. Do you have the sheer unadulterated brass neck to answer these questions and post them as The Really Really Controversial Survey?
*shrug* I guess. It's only fair considering you have the sheer unadulterated brass balls to ask for my opinion.

2. Would you go and see Emerson Lake and Palmer if they were touring?
I'll settle for Emerson, Lake, and Powell.

3. The Alan Parsons Project: for or against it?
I'm for any sort of creative expression that does not involve human or animal sacrifice or indignity.

4. Do you think Yes would fail without either Jon Anderson or Steve Howe?
Yes.

5. Do you believe in death metal?
Play Motley Crue at a high enough decibel level and there ya go.

6. Do you wish Peter Gabriel and Genesis would get back together already?
Seemed to work well enough for me during the Invisible Touch tour. But do I wish it? I don't care enough.

7. Are you for or against the use of mandolins in prog rock?
Undeniably for.

8. Do you believe in Mike Oldfield?
As far as what?

9. Do you think eight keyboards is too many?
It's not my business to say so unless they're in my living room and the police come knocking. Then, hmmm - a bit.

10. Do you think it's wrong that most decent rock music these days comes from Europe?
No. Comment.

11. A folk singer has an electric guitar; should she play it?
No. She should sing. Her guitarist should play the electric guitar.

12. Should the maximum level on amplifiers be lowered to nine?
How high do they go?

13. Should the next revival of disco be called off?
If you can pull it off without heroin or cocaine then I would say no. If not, yes.

14. Contrapuntal experimentation is unfashionable; do you agree?
I'm too stupid to know what that is.

15. Do you believe in air guitar playing?
I find it rather entertaining. Do I believe in it? Depends on if I took my Thorazine or not.

16. Would you burn a bootleg CD for a million dollars?
I'd burn a bootleg for nothing. Would I take money for it? No. My CD. Mine. You can't have it.

17. Who do you think would make the better subject for a concept album, Obama or McCain?
Depends on who's doing the cutting. Johnny Cash for Obama, Peter Gabriel for McCain? Could work.

18. Am I afraid others will judge me from reading some of these questions?
Naturally. But it comes with the territory.

[keristor.livejournal.com]

1. Do you have the sheer unadulterated brass neck to answer these questions and post them as The Really Really Controversial Survey?
I have, but it's private until I get back there and undo it...

2. Would you go and see Emerson Lake and Palmer if they were touring?
TRF!

3. The Alan Parsons Project: for or against it?
It was pretty darn good, I'm for it.

4. Do you think Yes would fail without either Jon Anderson or Steve Howe?
Without both of them, yes. Without Jon it would falter.

5. Do you believe in death metal?
Certainly.

6. Do you wish Peter Gabriel and Genesis would get back together already?
'Wish' is too strong. Like many bands I would like to see if they could get the old magic back, but if they can't then I'd rather they didn't try.

7. Are you for or against the use of mandolins in prog rock?
Mandolins, yes. Banjos, however, belong in heavy metal (that bit with the knife)...

8. Do you believe in Mike Oldfield?
I believe he has existed, yes. I don't think he's the Messiah or anything.

9. Do you think eight keyboards is too many?
Not when you're Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson or others of that standard.

10. Do you think it's wrong that most decent rock music these days comes from Europe?
I don't know whether it does. I'm not all that up on modern rock.

11. A folk singer has an electric guitar; should she play it?
If she can play it, sure.

12. Should the maximum level on amplifiers be lowered to nine?
No way, man! Eleven, and have the extra overdrive switch in. Everything louder than everything else!

13. Should the next revival of disco be called off?
Call it whatever you like, I still won't enjoy it

14. Contrapuntal experimentation is unfashionable; do you agree?
Most things I like are unfashionable, so it probably is.

15. Do you believe in air guitar playing?

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1. Do you have the sheer unadulterated brass neck to answer these questions and post them as The Really Really Controversial Survey?
<i>I have, but it's private until I get back there and undo it...</i>

2. Would you go and see Emerson Lake and Palmer if they were touring?
<i>TRF!</i>

3. The Alan Parsons Project: for or against it?
<i>It was pretty darn good, I'm for it.</i>

4. Do you think Yes would fail without either Jon Anderson or Steve Howe?
<i>Without both of them, yes. Without Jon it would falter.</i>

5. Do you believe in death metal?
<i>Certainly.</i>

6. Do you wish Peter Gabriel and Genesis would get back together already?
<i>'Wish' is too strong. Like many bands I would like to see if they could get the old magic back, but if they can't then I'd rather they didn't try.</i>

7. Are you for or against the use of mandolins in prog rock?
<i>Mandolins, yes. Banjos, however, belong in heavy metal (that bit with the knife)...</i>

8. Do you believe in Mike Oldfield?
<i>I believe he has existed, yes. I don't think he's the Messiah or anything.</i>

9. Do you think eight keyboards is too many?
<i>Not when you're Rick Wakeman or Keith Emerson or others of that standard.</i>

10. Do you think it's wrong that most decent rock music these days comes from Europe?
<i>I don't know whether it does. I'm not all that up on modern rock.</i>

11. A folk singer has an electric guitar; should she play it?
<i>If she can play it, sure.</i>

12. Should the maximum level on amplifiers be lowered to nine?
<i>No way, man! Eleven, and have the extra overdrive switch in. Everything louder than everything else!</i>

13. Should the next revival of disco be called off?
<i>Call it whatever you like, I still won't enjoy it</i>

14. Contrapuntal experimentation is unfashionable; do you agree?
<i>Most things I like are unfashionable, so it probably is.</i>

15. Do you believe in air guitar playing?
<I believe that it happens all the time.</i>

16. Would you burn a bootleg CD for a million dollars?
<i>Sure. Especially from one of the bands who allow people to burn bootlegs for free. Sell it, no.</i>

17. Who do you think would make the better subject for a concept album, Obama or McCain?
<i>McCain. I'm into dark metal. And then at the end we can treat him like a guitar...</i>

18. Am I afraid others will judge me from reading some of these questions?
<i>I expect they will. I don't much care...</i>

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