Sting for Prog Related

I think, that his music is proggy enough to feature under the "prog related" label. Your opinion?

Diaby wrote: I think, that his music is proggy enough to feature under the "prog related" label. Your opinion?

Pardon me if too direct, but the argument's a bit mellow. What makes "prog related" a place for Sting besides "proggy" music, given that "prog related" is currently defined in a more complex way?

Punk? Sting?  hahhahahhahhahah.

It amazes me how people love to throw labels around here. 

Find me ONE Sting album that has a trace of punk in it and I'll eat my f**king hat hahahhahhahahah

Now if we are talking the Police and PR that is a bit on the extreme...   however... for Sting though.   That is one that does merit some discussion.. serious discussion... within the appropriate genre teams.  Since it seems some would rather throw tags around than actually show they listen to the music. 

micky wrote: Punk? Sting?  hahhahahhahhahah. It amazes me how people love to throw labels around here.  Find me ONE Sting album that has a trace of punk in it and I'll eat my f**king hat hahahhahhahahah Now if we are talking the Police and PR that is a bit on the extreme...   however... for Sting though.   That is one that does merit some discussion.. serious discussion... within the appropriate genre teams.  Since it seems some would rather throw tags around than actually show they listen to the music.

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - August 04 2008 at 12:33

Sting is a damn good intelligent pop musician, just like Stevie Wonder, Prince and Paul Simon, but I don't think he is prog-rock.

Edited by Easy Money - August 04 2008 at 13:19

I like Sting a lot, but there's nothing really "proggy" in any of his music, as far as I've heard.  And I own almost all his records.

The story of the formation of The Police have a lot of prog connections to it...interesting read for anyone that cares, check the wiki on "Strontium 90 (band)" for example.

I can't figure out how Sting would be even remotely Prog Related.

FWIW, I do find it interesting that Micky, who is on the Crossover prog team which is probably the closest in relation to where Sting might fit in, if he were to fit in, says that consideration is worth serious discussion, where as the two prog metal guys both weigh in and immediately dismiss him, given that that category may be the furthest away in sound to Sting.  That being said, I failed to mention in my previous post that although the thought of him being included on PA did cross my mind, I figured it was too much of a longshot to even mention.  Although some of his music might definitely apply, like the most controversial cases, he is too well known as a non-prog artist to ever get serious consideration (and probably for that matter, deserve serious consideration). 

I was blind-sided by the Gabriel/Sting connection via their affinity for world music. Is it possible that Ol' Pete had an advantage in coming from Prog Gods Genesis ? Would Stink garner the same support if the Police had been a prog band ?
I leave the thinking to you.

The T wrote: Shouldn't he get the same chance as any other band? Added to a chart, voted upon by genre-team members, and rejected or approved??

But the suggestion was for prog-related - from what I understand, it doesn't work the same way as suggestions for the actual prog subs...micky explained this to me once, perhaps he can shed some light once again...