most unwanted popgroups/artists on PA

Norbert wrote: For instance Radiohead's Kid A is a commercial album? I have no issues with this bands in the Archives, they are not Gentle Giant, but have some great music, with some proggy tendencies.

MisterProg2112 wrote: The Beatles  Also Led Zepplin, The Doors, Queen.   Nothing to do with prog, maybe influential to some bands..but then again there are plenty of other artists like this who were influential to prog bands that aren't included on the site. Just get rid of em.

rushfan4 wrote: I have to agree with dzx on this one.  Sure a good chunk of the Beatle's output was pop rock, but their last few albums were quite progressive, at least for the time period that they were released.

I mean what idiot thought Follow You, Follow Me and Invisible Touch were prog to begin with? HAving Genesis on the 'chives is a huuuuuuuge blunder.


And yes, I will hunt down everyone who voted for Radiohead.
(and honestly I can't decide between Led Zeppelin and the Who)

Rocktopus wrote: MisterProg2112 wrote: The Beatles  Also Led Zepplin, The Doors, Queen.   Nothing to do with prog, maybe influential to some bands..but then again there are plenty of other artists like this who were influential to prog bands that aren't included on the site. Just get rid of em. Finally someone sticking to topic, instead of just another post from the selfcongratulating moralist crowd. Keep on posting honest opinions even when they're not positive (and even when they are wrong). I'd much rather see more of that, than all these hugging and clapping emotions littering the site.

And I'd much rather see categories and genres being understood more correctly/profoundly. This sheer poll of rock/pop bands the author even goes on categorizing as "commercial" thus "unwanted" or "bad" proves the opposite.

And usually, besides the argument "not prog", you got to add something that asks the question "why". A real concludent, full and interesting answer as to "why".

Again, if the premise on which the poll was created was that most prog related (and even crossover prog, what's an early prog-rocker like Oldfield doing here?!) band were added despite their commercial sound, it's a low understanding of the genres, of the bands and the actual reasons for which many (maybe not all, I can agree) were accepted/added/etc.

Pnoom! wrote: Genesis in the early 70s were far too popular to belong on this site.

Except for in Italy and Belgium, Genesis weren't particulary popular or big in the early 70's. If you use one of the groups that actually were really popular back then (ELP, Yes, Pink Floyd) your ironic comment will work much better.

voted for Muse, the most predictable "prog" band of all time ;P

wow.. happy to be proven wrong.. would have bet my paycheck that this thread would have been dead and buried by the time I got home when I saw it this morning.  Way to go people. 

For me Black Sabbath...

why.. easy..

Black Sabbath is to Prog METAL

as...

Elvis is to prog ROCK

ELVIS for Prog-Related perhaps hahahha. 

that was a BIG stretch to have added them...  even for me who is one of the more open-minded souls here hahahha.  In the end though...  it doesn't really matter.. some thought they belonged here.. and this site has ..and always should be rather open and inclusive since we all have very different views on the music. and what is ..or is not Prog (related)


Edited by micky - August 11 2008 at 16:51

micky wrote: Black Sabbath is to Prog METAL as... Elvis is to prog ROCK

moreitsythanyou wrote: ProgBagel wrote: Radiohead. God. Yes, they are basically synonomous And Micky's statement about BS and Elvis does make sense to me.

you know... I have recently  been sort of Victorian in my giving out of the almighty clappie...

so..

a couple of clappies for Radiohead... great ...great group. Probably my favorite for modern prog.



and a couple more for digging the logic...