Should Big Big Train be in Symphonic category?

I don't particularly care for the sub-genre system, or, indeed, obsession amongst some parts of the site. In reality, you could class The Underfall Yard, for example, as classic symphonic, earlier stuff as Crossover, where they are, or English Electric (both parts), Folklore, and Grimspound as prog folk. The latest is a wee bit of a mixture.

That is the trouble with categorising artists, instead of albums, and I will never change my mind on this.

lazland wrote: I don't particularly care for the sub-genre system, or, indeed, obsession amongst some parts of the site. In reality, you could class The Underfall Yard, for example, as classic symphonic, earlier stuff as Crossover, where they are, or English Electric (both parts), Folklore, and Grimspound as prog folk. The latest is a wee bit of a mixture. That is the trouble with categorising artists, instead of albums, and I will never change my mind on this.

Humans need to sort. I have no problem with the sub-genres as such. The problem is applying them to bands when they should be applied to albums. But that ship sailed a loooong time ago.

I have never been obsessive about subgenre classification as long as it has a progressive rock link. If the difference depends on what style the band plays on each album, what we're going to do with bands that have a large discography with many styles of music? I can always see moving bands that have made one obvious change of style in their careers.

chopper wrote: My feeling is they're not out and out symphonic but to be honest it doesn't really matter.

Of course it doesn't. Not in the slightest. But to some people, it matters a great deal