Should XTC be considered Prog Related?

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From "English Settlement" all the way to "Nonesuch", is where my tastes lie. I still think that "Big Express" is a progressive music masterpiece that should be listed in the top 100 of this board, but I'm not sure that "fans" here like to listen to something that is not, generally, repetitive at all, and whose heart is not just a box of paints!

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moshkito Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: January 04 2007 Location: Grok City Status: Offline Points: 17827	Posted: November 06 2014 at 19:29
	Hi, From "English Settlement" all the way to "Nonesuch", is where my tastes lie. I still think that "Big Express" is a progressive music masterpiece that should be listed in the top 100 of this board, but I'm not sure that "fans" here like to listen to something that is not, generally, repetitive at all, and whose heart is not just a box of paints!
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yam yam Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Crossover Team Joined: June 16 2011 Location: Kerberos Status: Offline Points: 6623	Posted: November 06 2014 at 19:25
	Errm...Which one did you have in mind...? http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=40260 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=55949 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=66462 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=93053 http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=94270 Those are just the ones in the New Suggestions forum - there are thirteen others to choose from (mostly in the General Music Discussions forum) if you do a search.

Slartibartfast Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / In Memoriam Joined: April 29 2006 Location: Atlantais Status: Offline Points: 29630	Posted: November 06 2014 at 19:03
	I'm a big fan and consider them prog. When I heard English Settlement back when it was fresh I totally embraced them as prog. Too much opposition for them to ever be added here. The further back you go in their discography from that point the less prog they get... I recommend looking up a previous discussion thread. You might find it interesting. Edited by Slartibartfast - November 06 2014 at 19:07
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HolyMoly Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Retired Admin Joined: April 01 2009 Location: Atlanta Status: Offline Points: 26138	Posted: November 06 2014 at 17:07
	XTC were one of my favorite bands. They were quite complex but I never even thought of them as prog or even prog related (related via whom?). Glad Wilson's doing a number on Nonsuch - a bit more breathing space in the mix could do wonders for that album. It's a bit monotonous in a lot of spots.
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SteveG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20616	Posted: November 06 2014 at 16:05
	^Good question. On checking again, an article in U.K.'s Prog Mag calls the album prog. Wilson said that he just happens loves it, but that's all.
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dr wu23 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: August 22 2010 Location: Indiana Status: Offline Points: 20642	Posted: November 06 2014 at 15:56
	I'm a pretty big fan of XTC....never thought of them as prog or even prog related but I can see why some might feel that way. And simply because Wilson is remixing them doesn't mean they are prog nor that he also thinks so. Has he said as much?
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SteveG Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: April 11 2014 Location: Kyiv In Spirit Status: Offline Points: 20616	Posted: November 06 2014 at 14:55
	I knew Andy Partridge was a great songwriter about 20 years before Steven Wilson did. Wilson has remastered the XTC album Nonesuch with the same care that he bestowed on past KC, Yes and Tull classics. So is XTC prog related or is that only Steven Wilsons view?