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    Posted: September 19 2011 at 17:37

Do you agree with me that, since the end of the 60s, Paul McCartney has put some “progressive effort” into some of his songs ? I’m not saying he was a Progressive Rock artist… it’s just that, listening to some of his songs (I’m a Beatlemaniac), I get the impression that he was, in a way, influenced by Progressive bands/artists  or was even trying to sound like them ! I think the Progressive movement was so big and intense by the late 60’s and first half of the 70’s that many bands, playing very different styles, were influenced by Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Gentle Giant, ELP, VDGG, Camel… even listening to bands like ABBA and Bee Gees I sometimes think they borrowed much (or little, whatever…) from those bands I cited… (remember that Lennon was a fan of Genesis !) – SO… what about you, my dear friend ?

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 20:27
I know where you are coming from--and feel the same way about some of John and George's work---
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 20:30
Originally posted by twosteves twosteves wrote:

I know where you are coming from--and feel the same way about some of John and George's work---

Exactly !
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2011 at 23:25
House Of Wax has a Symphony Prog feel to it with a brilliant guitar solo near the end. But really, Paul McCartney is more of a progressive pop artist with some rock elements to his music (Buddy Holly is a major influence), while John Lennon and George Harrison are more rock artists than pop musicians. 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 02:02
I presume Band On The Run was ommitted because it would win easily (or are all Wings songs excluded?). Live and Let Die and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five are also very proggy sounding tracks to my ears.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 18:21
Originally posted by iluvmarillion iluvmarillion wrote:

House Of Wax has a Symphony Prog feel to it with a brilliant guitar solo near the end. But really, Paul McCartney is more of a progressive pop artist with some rock elements to his music (Buddy Holly is a major influence), while John Lennon and George Harrison are more rock artists than pop musicians. 

I liked the definition "progressive pop artist" !
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 20 2011 at 18:23
Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

I presume Band On The Run was ommitted because it would win easily (or are all Wings songs excluded?). Live and Let Die and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five are also very proggy sounding tracks to my ears.

I did put Wings songs, but they are in Part 1 (this is the continuation, from 1980 to 2007). Do you consider the song Band On The Run proggy ? I thought about including it, but... whatever, I didn't... Live and Let Die was one that I really forgot, because I was looking for the songs in the albums and forgot the singles ! Confused
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2011 at 01:59
Originally posted by claugroi claugroi wrote:

Originally posted by richardh richardh wrote:

I presume Band On The Run was ommitted because it would win easily (or are all Wings songs excluded?). Live and Let Die and Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five are also very proggy sounding tracks to my ears.

I did put Wings songs, but they are in Part 1 (this is the continuation, from 1980 to 2007). Do you consider the song Band On The Run proggy ? I thought about including it, but... whatever, I didn't... Live and Let Die was one that I really forgot, because I was looking for the songs in the albums and forgot the singles ! Confused
Band On The Run is very proggy. It almost has the feel of something Yes might have recorded around about 1971. It also has two very different sections with a brilliant transition and some especially nice synth playing (Linda?). Yep its prog!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2011 at 07:29
If memory serves me right, MacCa did some forward looking, progressive music with The Fireman.
 
Electric Arguments can be streamed here:
 
 
He turns psychedelic/space rock/raga on songs like Lifelong PassionIs this Love?Lovers in a Dream, Universal Here Everlasting now, Don't stop running.
 
 


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