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Points: 1195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 26 2014 at 11:23
Originally posted by catfood03 catfood03 wrote:

How about Miles Davis? Is he "prog"?

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I'd say yes - and the same for Bowie, too.
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Points: 8543 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 26 2014 at 15:34
No. David Bowie is a musician, singer and songwriter. Prog is a music genre.    

I think he's done a few proggy things, but overall no, he's not a prog artist. Love his music, but music doesn't have to be prog to be great.
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 26 2014 at 23:17
Originally posted by PrognosticlthoughMind PrognosticlthoughMind wrote:


Originally posted by catfood03 catfood03 wrote:

How about Miles Davis? Is he "prog"? *Thinks of starting a new topic* ErmmLamp

I'd say yes - and the same for Bowie, too.


Bitches Brew is certainly progressive by any means at the time or even to date altough it is classified as avant garde jazz (prog_ :) hugs xxxx
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 26 2014 at 23:19
Originally posted by The Doctor The Doctor wrote:

No. David Bowie is a musician, singer and songwriter. Prog is a music genre.    

I think he's done a few proggy things, but overall no, he's not a prog artist. Love his music, but music doesn't have to be prog to be great.


Uhm, The Doctor, yes you might have a point there to be honest hugs
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 26 2014 at 23:21
Originally posted by The Dark Elf The Dark Elf wrote:

If he weighs as much as a duck, he's made of wood, and therefore....


Dark Elf, you are very naughty... coz if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck it's a duck, wooden ducks don't quack    hugs
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Points: 6253 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 26 2014 at 23:33
Anyway these days it's hard to see any band as prog in terms of the 70' meaning of progressive music which entitled experimentation, all has been done thus we only have variations of that but not really in terms of the scope of progressive. In a way to me, prog I'd classify as clever moozik, with great musicianship as first, complex music with many layers consisting of a band not just a frontman vocalist, and foremost importance thereafter above average vocals. :) Bowie is unique and his vocals are a one of to date :) hugs to you all
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