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    Posted: July 31 2005 at 03:30
I just noticed that Canadian indie-rockers The Arcade Fire have been added to the site.  Now don't get me wrong, I love The Arcade Fire.  However, I can safely say that they have absolutely nothing to do with prog.  Their music is fairly straightforward pop-rock (albeit outstanding straightforward pop-rock), and I'd say that their inclusion is a prime example of why we need greater security measures with the addition of bands to the site.

P.S. Sorry to Frenchie who added them, I don't mean this as a personal attack on you or anything of the sort.  The other bands you added are perfectly fine, I just don't understand what inspired this particular one.
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Let's try this again...
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Points: 3830 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2005 at 02:05
Well..  what determines if a band sticks or not?  Personally, Arcade Fire are nice indie, but not prog...  and if they're added, then we've got a few thousand indie bands to add, and I dunno how well that'd work. 
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Never heard of them


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Well, if we're gonna have The Arcade Fire, we might as well add the band they ripped off, The Pogues, who aren't prog OR post rock either.  
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2005 at 02:11
Quick question and excuse my ignorance.What exactly is "post rock"??


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i like the arcade fire....
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I like 'em too...  but they aren't prog.

I'm really, really, really afraid that the "add a band" function will turn into a "add your favorite bands from all genres who have done as little as play a single non-pentatonic note in their career" function.


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God dammit! Collaborators, stop adding your favorite bands for no reason!

This is getting ridiculous!
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like I said before "progressive music" is being confused with "good music" and getting your favorite band listed on here is somehow acknowledging that they are a great band. "Progressive Rock" is simply a genre of music not an award.
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I agree... I love The Arcade Fire, but they're not progressive at all and really don't belong on this site.
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DELETE them! They are pretty good, but NOT PROG!  I mean, what's next? Placebo? (sorry Christopher  )
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Agreed. This is just one step too far.
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Good news everybody. i have sent a request to M@X to have them erased from this website! I musta been wired. I was thinking more of the post rock/experimental qualities and have realised that they do not have any prog rock qualities (at least not yet in their short career).

I apologise for offending peoples perceptions of prog by adding this band and even i want them out now.

What do you think of DO MAKE SAY THINK, FLY PAN AM, THE RESIDENTS, QUEEN and SUPER FURRY ANIMALS being added?
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heyr if Queen is here why not them.  SUrley they have at leats 1 or 2 songs with a prog quality. 
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NetsNJFan, you sound a tad bit bitter.
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Originally posted by frenchie frenchie wrote:

Good news everybody. i have sent a request to M@X to have them erased from this website! I musta been wired. I was thinking more of the post rock/experimental qualities and have realised that they do not have any prog rock qualities (at least not yet in their short career).

I apologise for offending peoples perceptions of prog by adding this band and even i want them out now.

What do you think of DO MAKE SAY THINK, FLY PAN AM, THE RESIDENTS, QUEEN and SUPER FURRY ANIMALS being added?

other than queen its acceptable, super furry animals is borderline for me.
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I visit this site to get away from things like crap Canadian "we're ironic and we don't really play that well" indie rock, which is far too popularin my otherwise lovely homeland...

Sigh. But I guess if I'm happy about Queen being here, I have to accept that other things that I don't like may be as well.

 

 
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Points: 2234 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 01 2005 at 13:04
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Quick question and excuse my ignorance.What exactly is "post rock"??


1. look at my signature
2. for a more detailed review read the summary in the post rock section of this site. This can be accessed by going to the homepage and clicking the arrow to change the alpahbetical list to genre list.
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