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Points: 4160 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 07:45
a) I don't like metal
b) this is a great move!

Now us, people who don't like the genre simple because we are not very familiar with it and we weren't searching enough - we'll  be able to find something for our tastes and to widen our horizons!!

(The "PM for people who don't like PM" thread) is helpful, too.

Great job folks!Clap
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Points: 11682 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 07:26
I can't see this as negative, perhaps a bit pointless, but still a positive move.
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Awesome move! Now I won't have to go sifting too much for the Prog Metal I like.
A great move for the Archives in stream-lining a complex genre!

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Points: 296 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 06:47
Great move`

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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 06:42

Great move. Clap

It will be interesting to see where specific bands end up, but I think I'm still going to be liking bands from each subsubgenre. Big%20smile
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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 06:32
Clap  that's great news... and a benefit to the site indeed.


Good job Mike and the rest of the PMT
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Points: 21156 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 06:05
^ these two genres are a bit of a problem ... the main difference is that

Extreme/Tech Prog Metal / Avant-Garde Progressive Metal

is for the rather technical and quirky bands like Behold...the Arctopus and Unexpect, while

Experimental/Post-Metal / Experimental Prog Metal

is for those bands which are less technical, a bit more calm (less quirky) and sometimes related to Post Metal. An obvious example would be Maudlin of the Well.


It's a bit like Experimental/Post-Rock vs. RIO/Avant-Prog.
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Points: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 05:34
I don't under stand why Avant-Garde metal isn't in the Experimental section but nevermind.
It would be nice to see some examples of the different bands in the different sections.
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Points: 1594 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 05:15
I don't know very much prog metal but I reckon the new sub-categories will make it easier to find music I like. Before, the prog metal genre seemed too wide and sprawling for me to make any sense of it. Thanks for all your hard work!
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Points: 4252 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 05:03
Post Sludge Metal...Confused  i gotta hear some of that !
 
good list, it brings order to a very complcated genre Clap
 
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Positive about the split. Good luck on the job! Smile

Edited by Casartelli - October 22 2007 at 04:55
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Points: 32 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 04:34
Originally posted by bhikkhu bhikkhu wrote:

It still doesn't make sense to me, but O.K.
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Originally posted by Ghost Rider Ghost Rider wrote:

Please stop bickering.... This is becoming a bit tiresome. Unhappy

Sorry about that Ms. Raf. I just didn't get his point, and can't help but react.
Anyways, will there be any list of those bands within their respective genres? Where can we find them?

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Points: 24429 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 04:14
Please stop bickering.... This is becoming a bit tiresome. Unhappy

Since I have supported the split from the start, I can't but be very happy about this development which will definitely be positive for the site. I wish the PM team all the best for their upcoming job of splitting the genre, as I know how long it can take!LOL
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Points: 3089 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 03:57
Congratulations to the team, great work! I have recently found some prog-metal to my tastes, and the new system will help me in making follow-ups. Smile Thanks!
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Points: 10063 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 03:53
Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

Originally posted by Majestic_Mayhem Majestic_Mayhem wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

If I cared at all about prog metal, I'd be pretty darn happy.
So it seems like you don't, so don't sweat it. Why do these people even bother posting? Sheeesh.
Great to hear/read that Mike. Will check out the list soon as it's out.Thumbs%20Up
 
I bothered to post because I appreciate the fact that PA is continuously working to improve the site, despite the fact that it is in area which I could care less about.
 
Since my post is positive and your post is negative, I can't help but wonder why you bother to post?
Now that would be a better way to rephrase what you mean. I never found the word appreciate on your original post.
I post on almost every progressive metal  and related threads on this site and I do care much for the genre.
 
If I don't care about something I won't dare lift a finger to do or say something about it. I don't know about you.
 

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Originally posted by Majestic_Mayhem Majestic_Mayhem wrote:

Originally posted by ghost_of_morphy ghost_of_morphy wrote:

If I cared at all about prog metal, I'd be pretty darn happy.
So it seems like you don't, so don't sweat it. Why do these people even bother posting? Sheeesh.
Great to hear/read that Mike. Will check out the list soon as it's out.Thumbs%20Up
 
I bothered to post because I appreciate the fact that PA is continuously working to improve the site, despite the fact that it is in area which I could care less about.
 
Since my post is positive and your post is negative, I can't help but wonder why you bother to post?
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Points: 65253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 03:22
good work Mike and PM Team... and kudos to M@x for taking the leap
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Points: 1678 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 02:50


i don't know if it'll be usefull but i agree with the categorizations...
-music is like pornography...

sometimes amateurs turn us on, even more...



-sometimes you are the pigeon and sometimes you are the statue...
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Points: 5109 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 22 2007 at 02:44
It still doesn't make sense to me, but O.K.
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