Related/simular bands
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Category: Progressive Music Lounges
Forum Name: Suggest New Bands and Artists
Forum Description: Suggest, create polls, and classify new bands you would like included on Prog Archives
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Topic: Related/simular bands
Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Subject: Related/simular bands
Date Posted: June 07 2004 at 07:48
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Hey, What if you can make a list of each band (included with the bio), simulair/influences/related etc.. just to make an example.. -------------  
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Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: June 07 2004 at 15:35
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And if the band is still ACTIVE or is UNACTIVE/DISBANDED -------------
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Posted By: Foxy
Date Posted: June 07 2004 at 16:26
| You are suggesting the AllMusic.com format which I find very good. However, AllMusic is a commercial project while ProgArchive I assume is still not. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: June 08 2004 at 06:01
But it could help you find new interesting bands! Good idea, RT! But I have to say that IMO adding new bands is more important than this...  
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Posted By: M@X
Date Posted: June 08 2004 at 06:17
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"SIMILAR BAND"is already an idea that we are thinking about ... We want to find a solution that will not take us 3 months to complete because we have more than 1000 bands ... Do you guys have a rapid solution for this ? ------------- Prog On ! |
We want to have time to continue to add new band also !Posted By: Foxy
Date Posted: June 08 2004 at 06:47
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Ask any reviewer to name a few similar bands in a special field, wich then automatically added to the Bio Page. |
MAX@ wrote:Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: June 08 2004 at 07:15
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hmm just like you did with the bio's.. I can make a list of some simularities of some bands.. but bands like: pinapple thief, porcupine tree, opeth, paatos, anekdoten etc. I can fix those.. danbo could easaly fix alain holsworth (it is his duty) so can everyone have his share i guess -------------
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)Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: June 08 2004 at 07:23
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And I think its also very interesting to have a active/unactive thing.. I didn't knew for instance that (please don't be hard on me) that Yes was active  -------------
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Posted By: Easy Livin
Date Posted: June 08 2004 at 15:03
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But maybe not quite as active as they used to be! |
Posted By: DNA1997
Date Posted: June 10 2004 at 16:30
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This is a great idea. One of the ways I found this site was by a review saying "if you like Opeth...you'll like Porcupine Tree." Well who the heck is that. A little searching and wa-lah!! The way I buy music is based on the things I like. Used to be I'd buy anything with a cool cover (that's how I ended up with 500+ cd's and an angry wife). 7 out of 10 times it turns out the cd is crap. So a good reference guide would be nice. And certainly, if you know enough about Marrilion or Camel or whoever, you probably know other similar artists. It would probably save a few questions in the forum too. You know "I like these guys, can you suggest something". And Radioactive Toy's suggestion...BRILLIANT! Just like to say that like the Guiness guys. |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: July 08 2004 at 00:07
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I love Guinness.... I've been trying to add, "If you like....., then this is for you." It may help....... maybe not!! |
Posted By: maani
Date Posted: July 16 2004 at 01:27
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All: My concern is that the idea that "if you like that band, then you will like this band" is ultimately subjective. I may believe that two bands are "related," while others would not. Or someone else night feel that two bands are "realted," while I may not. I think we would be opening an ENORMOUS can of worms in trying to undertake this type of categorization. What think ye? |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: July 16 2004 at 11:16
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I try to use the word "may" when offering a suggestion or "similar." Either way it's a SUGGESTION not really saying they sound alike or the same. In a way it leads people to further search the site to follow up on the suggestion. If you like Momentary Lapse era Pink Floyd, you may want to check out RPWL or Timothy Pure. Personally, I like to get some help on where to look. Diddy, Dick and Lucas have been very helpful in suggesting bands or albums that I MAY be interested in, based on the artists and tunes I've commented on.
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Posted By: dkearns
Date Posted: July 23 2004 at 06:11
I tend to agree, although it's certainly an idea with merit. However, I would imagine you have enough trouble categorizing the bands into the appropriate style categories... :-) |
Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: August 19 2004 at 20:57
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I tend to agree with maani's earlier post. Perhaps it's just enough for reviewers to mention who they think the band sounds like, and leave it at that. To see someone else's attempt at this, have a look at the following site: http://www.musicplasma.com - www.musicplasma.com It's quite interesting, and certainly clever. |
Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: September 13 2004 at 10:36
Danbo only just discovered this; you do spread it around a bit- |
Posted By: Dan Bobrowski
Date Posted: September 13 2004 at 11:26
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