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    Posted: July 12 2007 at 14:47
Do you think  a guitar based band could be progressive?
Or is it necessary keyboards having a major role?
I think there are some guitar based bands as King Crimson or even Led Zeppelin (considered Hard Rock, although with many progressive elements I think).
We considered our band progressive although is guitar based: http://www.myspace.com/thenigua
 
What about your opinions???
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Points: 1367 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2007 at 14:56
Seiges Even use no keyboards.  Although I think it is rare to find a good prog band with no keyboards, they are one exception to the rule.  From the samples, sounds like you may be one also.  It sounds like keyboards in the background of the guitar solo but is that another guitar?


Edited by johnobvious - July 12 2007 at 14:59
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Points: 7024 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2007 at 15:12
I think keyboards are fairly desirable in a progressive band, but they're not essential. Rush use keyboards sparingly and Wishbone Ash almost never in their main period, yet they are both excellent and highly progressive bands during at least a portion of their careers. There are many more bands I could name from Opeth (very good) to Meshuggah (not my taste).

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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2007 at 15:18

Keyboards bring a whole lot to music in general, even moreso in prog music... but to say they are essential to prog, I don't think so.
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Points: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 12 2007 at 15:19
It doesn't depend much on the instruments used. One could make Prog Rock with toy instruments if one wanted to. One could probably even make it without proper instruments.


Edited by Philéas - July 12 2007 at 15:20
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Points: 3004 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2007 at 05:24
QUEEN! 'Nuff said :)

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