# Madrigal Chanting Is No Crime: Bill Bailey vs Prog Rock **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 14, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341 "2017-09-14T20:24:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/1 "2017-09-14T20:24:57Z")
Bill Bailey brilliantly deconstructs 70s prog rock in [The Leg of Time](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sc79m1X-mXU). About 17 minutes too short, but genius nonetheless. Was it the Man With The Key To The Door Of Reality, Underneath The Mat Of Insignificance? Nup. ---
**Author:** ![Celyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9dc877/32.png) [@Celyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Celyn)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/2 "2017-09-15T06:14:05Z")
Excellent! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/3 "2017-09-15T06:40:53Z")
Ha, love that. very Tull. Bill Bailey is always brilliant. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything he’s ever done that I doidn’t love, but especially his musical deconstructions. From [Death Metal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hd_OuKosxg) “There’s 2 thing you need for Death Metal. You need this sound: “Oourgh!” And this chord: \. The chord of _Satan_!” … … to a pitch-perfect [Billy Bragg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_uEbGJtnY) impression (with bonus Bragg! … — to [orchestral music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1p5zOM96f0). Guy’s a genius. ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/4 "2017-09-15T07:38:16Z")
I saw him live last year, he’s the only comedian who has ever made me cry laughing. ---
**Author:** ![Novelty\_Bobble](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Novelty\_Bobble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Novelty_Bobble)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 7:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/5 "2017-09-15T07:49:36Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Ha, love that. very Tull. > > Bill Bailey is always brilliant. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything he’s ever done that I doidn’t love, but especially his musical deconstructions. > From [Death Metal](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hd_OuKosxg) “There’s 2 thing you need for Death Metal. You need this sound: “Oourgh!” And this chord: \. The chord of _Satan_!” … > … to a pitch-perfect [Billy Bragg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1_uEbGJtnY) impression (with bonus Bragg! … > — to [orchestral music](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1p5zOM96f0). Guy’s a genius. and [Kraftwerk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwaxWoJPUC0) ---
**Author:** ![Penfeather](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penfeather/32/384_2.png) [@Penfeather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Penfeather)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/6 "2017-09-15T09:02:32Z")
And Portishead. Portishead covering [Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0R7OVnTyUvM). ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/7 "2017-09-15T15:51:49Z")
Is this the same guy that does the bit where he plays a U2/Edge riff with all the effects, then plays it again with everything turned off? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/8 "2017-09-15T17:03:11Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Is this the same guy that does the bit where he plays a U2/Edge riff with all the effects, then plays it again with everything turned off? [Catastrophic technical failure at a U2 concert.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8dZwXnMrRU) ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2017, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/madrigal-chanting-is-no-crime-bill-bailey-vs-prog-rock/796341/9 "2017-09-15T17:10:18Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > …Bill Bailey is always brilliant. I don’t think I’ve ever seen anything he’s ever done that I doidn’t love, but especially his musical deconstructions… I first became aware of him in the old, very offbeat UK sitcom “Black Books.” The guy is very funny. BB was also my first exposure to Tamsin Grieg.