New Subgenre: Rock Andaluz

topofsm wrote: If this does get anywhere I think we should make a 'world music influenced prog' type genre (not necessarily with that name). I don't really give a crap about whether we include rock andaluz, but I'm just saying that the 'world prog' subgenre would be a lot easier to maintain. We could even throw the Raga rock bands in there so there wouldn't be as pointless of a subgenre.

This is actually a very good idea, but I'm not sure where one would draw the line on what counts as "world music". Would it simply be rock influenced by the folk traditions of countries besides the US and Britain?

Mr ProgFreak wrote: http://progfreak.com/home/music.xhtml?path=tags/ethnic/andaluz Any help completing that list is greatly appreciated. All you need is to create an account and assign the tag - and any genre or other tag. You don't have to decide between Symphonic, Jazz or Andaluz, any combination is possible.

Sorry Mike, your posting of Andaluz tag option doesn't help this discussion even a little bit.

I have the utmost respect for you, your work, and your website. But Andaluz is one among twenty sub-tags there and carries no credibility to discuss here whether Prog Andaluz is a valid as a PA prog subgenre or not.

Having dozens of tags is a great thing to pin-point an artist and attract a listener in a most visual and analytical way possible, but if you have had only 10-15 subgenres on PF, that would carry some weight as an well-established genre in the artistic and social context (and could be taken into account while discussing it here).

clarke2001 wrote: Mr ProgFreak wrote: http://progfreak.com/home/music.xhtml?path=tags/ethnic/andaluz Any help completing that list is greatly appreciated. All you need is to create an account and assign the tag - and any genre or other tag. You don't have to decide between Symphonic, Jazz or Andaluz, any combination is possible. Sorry Mike, your posting of Andaluz tag option doesn't help this discussion even a little bit. I have the utmost respect for you, your work, and your website. But Andaluz is one among twenty sub-tags there and carries no credibility to discuss here whether Prog Andaluz is a valid as a PA prog subgenre or not. Having dozens of tags is a great thing to pin-point an artist and attract a listener in a most visual and analytical way possible, but if you have had only 10-15 subgenres on PF, that would carry some weight as an well-established genre in the artistic and social context (and could be taken into account while discussing it here).

You're right in pointing out that the fact that Andaluz exists as a tag at PF doesn't help the discussion here. However, if the discussion here takes its inevitable course and Andaluz is not created as a sub-genre here, Some of those who like the idea of compiling a list of progressive albums in that style are invited to do that at PF.