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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 14:26
Interesting. My initial reaction was just "No", but I haven't got The Seer (yet - I'm a big fan and I will be buying it).
 
While they are variously pegged as "ambient", "experimental",  "post- punk", "post rock" and "art rock", based on their work upto (but not necessarily including) The Seer I don't see any of that crossing-over into any of those Progressive Rock categories that carry the same tags as we interpret them here. Not every post rock band is progressive post rock (for example).
 
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Points: 11696 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 14:20
^I know what you mean, but I still think both Soundtracks for the Blind and Swans are Dead are partly pioneering post rock-albums and more than "just" progressive 
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 14:10
Everything they've done is "progressive," but unfortunately that's not necessarily what "prog rock" means
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Points: 11696 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 14:08
Soundtracks for the Blind and Swans are Dead are both solid post-rockin' arguments for inclusion as well. Children of God is probably still my favorite though. Also kinda progressive but maybe not in a PA-proggy-prog way.
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 14:05
Brief sampling confirms this. I can't really thing of another place where it could fit. I'll alert the team.
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 14:00
Not gonna lie I was kind of surprised when I saw they weren't here when I first listened to The Seer. That sh*t's massive. I'll take another listen to confirm, but I'm thinking Exp/Post would be the best place for these guys.
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 13:59
Originally posted by thellama73 thellama73 wrote:

I like Swans. I only have Children of God/World of Skin though, and it is not very prog.


Hence the caveat that it is The Seer which qualifies them for the site
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Points: 8368 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 13:54
I like Swans. I only have Children of God/World of Skin though, and it is not very prog.
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Points: 18016 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 20 2012 at 13:50
Why has nobody gotten around to this yet?

Swans' 2012 album The Seer is an instant prog classic, and certainly qualifies them for inclusion.  To some degree their previous album, My Father Will Guide Me... does as well.  Which sub-genre?  Good question.  I would semi-jokingly say Krautrock, honestly.  Or maybe eclectic or something.

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