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Deciding whether to use the band members' nationality or the place where the band was formed to assign the country to a Progarchives entry in ambiguous cases such as this one has always been tricky.

For example: Yesterdays is assigned to Romania, cause even though the band consists entirely of Hungarians (and they've always used Hungarian lyrics in their music), it was de facto formed in Romania. But as time went on, a lot of the members moved back to Hungary, so that made it more confusing.

Edited by NotAProghead - March 21 2024 at 16:58

https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=83906

siLLy puPPy wrote: Just wondering why NEKTAR is listed as being from the UK when they formed in Germany in 1969? I tried changing it but the admin section keeps timing out for me. Sure the band members were British but the band was formed in Germany! Can someone else change it? - E&O Team: There was already some discussion about it here - https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=82726&PID=5870916#5870916 Wikipedia says: Nektar is an English progressive rock band formed in Hamburg, West Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nektar I'm not sure what's the right thing to do.

https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=84485

Dark Ness wrote: https://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=84495 The original 16 tracks mixed by Steven Wilson and a fourth side (last 4 tracks) showing how a handful of recordings did get used on subsequent albums Had a previous 2014 somewhat different release (and different coverart) with this particular note Disc 2 (1988 1993 Ian Anderson 1st Mix With Flute Overdubs). Presented In Identical Form As On Nightcap - The Unreleased Masters CD Chrysalis, 1993 More info here http://www.ministry-of-information.co.uk/app/chateau.htm

siLLy puPPy wrote: siLLy puPPy wrote: Just wondering why NEKTAR is listed as being from the UK when they formed in Germany in 1969? I tried changing it but the admin section keeps timing out for me. Sure the band members were British but the band was formed in Germany! Can someone else change it? - E&O Team: There was already some discussion about it here - https://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=82726&PID=5870916#5870916 Wikipedia says: Nektar is an English progressive rock band formed in Hamburg, West Germany https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nektar I'm not sure what's the right thing to do. NO they weren't an English band. They were all FROM England but most of them were already in Germany throughout the 60s. They clearly formed in Germany in 1969 and remained there at least until the 70s when they worked near Heidelberg. I'd say Germany is the correct nation to place them. At the very least they should be listed as international but they NEVER existed as a band in the UK. This is the bio from THEIR OWN WEBSITE (an excerpt): Formed in Germany in 1969 by British expats, Nektar soaked up the musical freedom they found in their new home, favoring extended compositions and concept albums over the constraints of pop. They were among the progenitors of the progressive rock movement of the 1970s as well as the jam-band scene that arose in the late 1990s. Their sound traveled well to the States, where they enjoyed Top 40 success with “A Tab in the Ocean” (1972) and “Remember the Future” (1973). Nearly 20 albums and a half-century later, the band’s artistic and personal charisma has earned them masses of devoted fans, who have flocked to festivals such as NearFest and ProgStock, and venues like the Wildey Theatre (where they perform multi-night sold-out shows) to indulge their passion for the Nektar experience. https://nektarsmusic.com/nektar-complete-biography/ - E&O Team: I don't want to fight, but I stumble across this recent article from the PROG magazine - here are some relevant excerpts: How the UK prog legends took on a surrogate German line-up and reclaimed their prog drown with new album The Other Side Nektar made Germany their home and occupied a unique position as an English band in the thick of the emergent krautrock scene. Although Nektar made quite a name for themselves in their adoptive country, from a UK perspective they were the odd band out. Moore recalls. “It was strange; we were an English band but we were living out in Germany.” https://www.loudersound.com/features/weve-got-a-problem-with-the-other-band-who-registered-the-name-and-are-trying-to-stop-us-from-going-to-germany-but-we-are-trying-to-deal-with-that-now-how-nektar-resurrected-themselves-with-the-other-side

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Edited by siLLy puPPy - March 25 2024 at 22:09