[Baggiesfaninessex]

Originally Posted by Dave C

Hi there Martin & welcome to the forum . Happy to see you promoted this year, just wish we (BCFC) could be playing you next year, but it was not to be. Hopefully we will meet up again next year (in the prem),
Cheers,
Dave C

I agree - I wish the Blues had stayed up. I would much prefer there were more Midlands teams in the Premier League than there are at present. Providing the Baggies are there of course.

[Baggiesfaninessex]

Originally Posted by Mellifluous

Welcome! I'm from Hereford, another midlands team that got promoted.

What prog rock and electronica artists d'ye like? I'm a fan of those genres too.

Hi Mellifluous. Well in terms of both genres, what started me down these roads were the usual suspects I guess:

Yes, Genesis, Floyd, ELP, King Crimson, Oldfield, Vangelis, Jarre, Kraftwerk, Kitaro, then Marillion, It Bites and Pallas too.

Then I discovered a couple of mail order companies in the 80s, where I bought loads of new stuff (new to my ears anyway), which I hadn't heard before, based on their recommendation. This is how I discovered:

Pendragon, IQ, Gandalf, Shadowland, Threshold, Landmarq, Mark Shreeve, Andy Pickford, Ian Boddy, Peter Mergener, Paul Ward, John Dyson, Vulgar Unicorn, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Magellan, etc.

Of course, since the internet exploded, music is far more accessible now - and arguably more disposal, which I'm not sure is such a good thing but hey, mauybe that's the subject of a whole new thread - so I've now discovered the likes of:

Willowglass, Caamora, Magenta, Pineapple Thief, Bjorn Lynne, Anekdoten, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Beardfish, Coheed and Cambria, Opeth, Collage, Iona, Magic Pie, Manning, Tangent.....oh I could go on for ages. I've got piles of the stuff!

[Mellifluous]

Originally Posted by Baggiesfaninessex

Hi Mellifluous. Well in terms of both genres, what started me down these roads were the usual suspects I guess:

Yes, Genesis, Floyd, ELP, King Crimson, Oldfield, Vangelis, Jarre, Kraftwerk, Kitaro, then Marillion, It Bites and Pallas too.

Then I discovered a couple of mail order companies in the 80s, where I bought loads of new stuff (new to my ears anyway), which I hadn't heard before, based on their recommendation. This is how I discovered:

Pendragon, IQ, Gandalf, Shadowland, Threshold, Landmarq, Mark Shreeve, Andy Pickford, Ian Boddy, Peter Mergener, Paul Ward, John Dyson, Vulgar Unicorn, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, Magellan, etc.

Of course, since the internet exploded, music is far more accessible now - and arguably more disposal, which I'm not sure is such a good thing but hey, mauybe that's the subject of a whole new thread - so I've now discovered the likes of:

Willowglass, Caamora, Magenta, Pineapple Thief, Bjorn Lynne, Anekdoten, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Beardfish, Coheed and Cambria, Opeth, Collage, Iona, Magic Pie, Manning, Tangent.....oh I could go on for ages. I've got piles of the stuff!

Yowzers, only heard of a fraction of those (have Porcupine Tree, complete Coheed, complete Vangelis, Magenta)

[Starcat]

Originally Posted by Baggiesfaninessex

Hi everyone. My names Martin and I live in Essex, UK. I'm originally from Halesowen in the West Midlands and I support West Bromwich Albion (The Baggies!), hence the name 'Baggies Fan In Essex'.

I am a huge fan of music, more specifically Prog Rock and Electronica.

See you all around and I look forward to making some new 'virtual' friends!

Hi BFIE (thanks for the shortened version of your username - it`s a lot easier!).
Welcome to the forum

I`m sure you will enjoy it here - we have a lot of members who are very knowledgeable on music and other related subjects.

Interesting taste in music you have, I must admit I haven`t heard of a lot of the artists you mentioned, but great to see Marillion, Kraftwerk and Vangelis named amongst them

And good luck to the Baggies in the Premier League next season - let`s hope you can establish yourselves this time and avoid becoming a "yo-yo club".

[Baggiesfaninessex]

Originally Posted by Starcat

Hi BFIE (thanks for the shortened version of your username - it`s a lot easier!).
Welcome to the forum

I`m sure you will enjoy it here - we have a lot of members who are very knowledgeable on music and other related subjects.

Interesting taste in music you have, I must admit I haven`t heard of a lot of the artists you mentioned, but great to see Marillion, Kraftwerk and Vangelis named amongst them

And good luck to the Baggies in the Premier League next season - let`s hope you can establish yourselves this time and avoid becoming a "yo-yo club".

Thanks for the welcome and I too hope we can stop yo yo-ing between Premier League and the Championship.

[chris7]

Hi BFIE,

Not many of you around in these parts.

[Hirs Ute]

Originally Posted by Baggiesfaninessex

Thanks for the welcome and I too hope we can stop yo yo-ing between Premier League and the Championship.

Must one of the wealthiest clubs with all those Premiership parachute payments