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Uther
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Topic: Led Zep Poll (hot) Posted: September 28 2006 at 14:12 |
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Philéas
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 14:59 |
In my mind they pretty much defy classification. They were certainly
progressive in some ways, and some of their tunes are excellent Art
Rock, though over-all they're not Prog enough for this site.
However, if Cream gets in as Proto-Prog or Prog Related I want Led Zeppelin in as Prog Related.
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WaywardSon
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:02 |
Proto Prog, I would call them.
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Raff
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:07 |
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Uther
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:13 |
Wise reply Ghost man...the aim of this poll is to get some ideas about it and maybe get some consensus...prog related is obvious and maybe some people could want to lean toward some categories
Come people, vote!
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Padraic
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:15 |
Uther wrote:
Wise reply Ghost man |
You must be new here.
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Uther
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:23 |
yes i am...Whats the matter man, i don't give a damn
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WaywardSon
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:27 |
I think we have to come up with some simple generic term that says-
Proto Prog (Classic hard rock pioneers who influenced Progressive music in some or other way)
Hopefully in my lifetime
Edited by WaywardSon - September 28 2006 at 15:27
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Raff
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:27 |
Don't worry at all... The thing is, I'm a woman!  Strange but true..
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Uther
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:33 |
My apologies! my lady 
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:34 |
Ghost Rider wrote:
Philéas wrote:
In my mind they pretty much defy classification. They were certainly progressive in some ways, and some of their tunes are excellent Art Rock, though over-all they're not Prog enough for this site.
However, if Cream gets in as Proto-Prog or Prog Related I want Led Zeppelin in as Prog Related.
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I think the best idea I've heard so far was that of having a separate section for bands and artists like Cream, Led Zep or Hendrix, who, while not being really prog, have had a significant influence on the genre. In my opinion, that would be a better classification than the controversial Proto-Prog, or the far too vague Prog-Related.
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Agreed! 
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:37 |
Well, I love Led Zep but they only have a few prog-related tracks, not enough for them to be prog-anything in my book. I'm not even sure they even influenced any prog bands.
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Posted: September 28 2006 at 15:43 |
^^^
Agreed, I just can't see fit attaching the label "prog" to LZ. I think they did just fine without it, too.
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Sasquamo
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Posted: October 14 2006 at 17:33 |
Aren't there any "not prog" voting options?
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Posted: October 14 2006 at 17:51 |
Led Zep aren't progressive, that's a certainty. (don't bother bringing up individual songs, for that shouldn't cut the cake)
I am in favour of adding them under Prog-related, but solely because of their influence on other bands, so likelyness to Led Zepp is no reason to get in, since being influenced by Led doesn't make a band progressive, it's the influence of Led Zep to already progressive bands that counts.
so an earlier comment about if Cream get's in, so should Led Zeppelin should be discarded as an invalid argument.
and indeed as the post above me says, a vote for non-progressive should be possible also.
Edited by tuxon - October 14 2006 at 17:52
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tuxon
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Posted: October 14 2006 at 18:01 |
chopper wrote:
Well, I love Led Zep but they only have a few prog-related tracks, not enough for them to be prog-anything in my book. I'm not even sure they even influenced any prog bands. |
ever heard Amon Düül II, if there aren't resemblences between the two bands I'll eat my hat, Rush uses many influences, and not just on their first four albums, influence continuoes in the 80's and reemerges without being away really in the nineties and still is a part of Rush currently.
Deep purple owes Led Zep a great deal of gratitude for opening their niche, so does uriah heep.
Yes would never have sounded like they did without bands like Led Zep showing the strength of combining electric and accoustic guitars, Jethro Tull would never have created Aqualung or Thick as a brick if it wasn't for their relation with Led Zep.
Of course some of those bands (especially tull) influenced Led Zep also.
but The led zep influence is heard in practically all bands that rose to fame in the early seventies, and it continous to this day.
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video vertigo
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Posted: October 14 2006 at 20:28 |
none of the above: not even remotely prog is the answer
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 06:40 |
Ghost Rider wrote:
Philéas wrote:
In my mind they pretty much defy classification. They were certainly progressive in some ways, and some of their tunes are excellent Art Rock, though over-all they're not Prog enough for this site.
However, if Cream gets in as Proto-Prog or Prog Related I want Led Zeppelin in as Prog Related.
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I think the best idea I've heard so far was that of having a separate section for bands and artists like Cream, Led Zep or Hendrix, who, while not being really prog, have had a significant influence on the genre. In my opinion, that would be a better classification than the controversial Proto-Prog, or the far too vague Prog-Related.
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Cheers to you Ghost Rider!
There is an ongoing discussion about establishing a genre that would fit the artists you mentioned and I would totally support for inclusion. Heavy-Prog. I'd chance to say that the only objections are because of the extra work involved, having to extricate other performers from other genres...?
I thorougly dislike the term Proto as it's been applied to many genuinely progressive artists. Prog-Related is somewhat less offensive, but still not to the point.
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andu
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 06:55 |
any tagging else than prog-related (or art-rock, maybe) is both deceiving the PA and diminishing Zepp's stature in rock (and quite insulting to the fans).
[Is Stairway to Heaven prog-hard-rock? Is Carouselambra Prog-Blues? Or, is The Song Remains the Same prog-rock-folk? Or how about No Quarter as prog-ethnic folk? Maybe Achilles Last Stand qualifies as straight prog-folk! and mind you, these are all progressive masterpices.]
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Posted: October 27 2006 at 11:40 |
Prog... Prog... Hard (Heavy) Prog or Prog Blues... But Prog!!!
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