Should there be a new Category?

I've written this suggestion on the "Help to improve the website" section of the forums. Some think its a great idea some think its a not so great idea. Basically a Select Albums Category, will have just the progressive albums of artists whose entire career is too diverse/commercial etc to be considered prog. For example David Bowies 'berlin' albums (Lodger, Low and Heroes) would be under this category while the rest would not be included, the same would go for Miles Davis fusion and would solve the debate with the Beatles since just their proto prog albums would be included while albums like A Hard Days Night would not be included (because they are clearly not prog). This would not mean Yes and Genesis in the 80s would be thrown out of the website, because their foundations are as prog bands, while Davis, Bowie and the Beatles etc roots/foundation is not prog but other style eg rock and jazz. Also Genesis and Yes etc 1980s albums are at the very least prog related. Anyway vote and discuss etc. I just want to see what this website on a whole thinks, I believe this will solve a lot of debate on this website and not reduce its integrity as a prog website.

Edited by Cheesecakemouse - July 07 2006 at 21:29

I like the idea..

And what would be the name for such category, partially prog, temporarily prog, converted to prog, pop-prog or perhaps each problematic group should have its own category as in GEPR.

That's one hell of an idea 

That would have been great! Excellent idea

Everyone's pretty much unanimous on this (except one, there's always one). That means it should happen.

Cheesecakemouse wrote: I've written this suggestion on the "Help to improve the website" section of the forums. Some think its a great idea some think its a not so great idea. Basically a Select Albums Category, will have just the progressive albums of artists whose entire career is too diverse/commercial etc to be considered prog. For example David Bowies 'berlin' albums (Lodger, Low and Heroes) would be under this category while the rest would not be included, the same would go for Miles Davis fusion and would solve the debate with the Beatles since just their proto prog albums would be included while albums like A Hard Days Night would not be included (because they are clearly not prog). This would not mean Yes and Genesis in the 80s would be thrown out of the website, because their foundations are as prog bands, while Davis, Bowie and the Beatles etc roots/foundation is not prog but other style eg rock and jazz. Also Genesis and Yes etc 1980s albums are at the very least prog related. Anyway vote and discuss etc. I just want to see what this website on a whole thinks, I believe this will solve a lot of debate on this website and not reduce its integrity as a prog website.   ps. Check out the help to improve forum with the similar thread, because there may be some helpful info with this- check out the another crazy idea thread.

Peter Rideout wrote: I'm not trying to be difficult or contankerous, but I think this idea would only lead to more "prog or not"/"WTF is prog?" arguments.   (You see, prog does not really exist.)

I for one don't understand the obsession with finding out ultimately who's "truly prog" and who's not.  It really doesn't matter and it would be a waste of time on this site.  Also, isn't the whole point of proto-prog and prog-related categories is that they're NOT prog to begin with, so why should we be verifying their proginess when by the fact that they're in those categories it has already been established?  Seems nonsensical to me.  It seriously doesn't matter to me whether a band is labeled as prog, if you want to listen to the most innovative and proggy band, that's your choice, and if you want to listen to a band that's barely proggy at al, that's fine too.  I think artists should be labeled by what the majority of their output is considered, and let the reviews speak for themselves!  I also think this would take a disincentive out of reviews where people speak what they truly feel about the album and its "prog worthiness" rather than simply hitting a button to vote on a PROG FROM 1-10 scale.  Maybe I'm the only one in here but this idea sounds ridiculous to me.  I VOTE NO

RycheMan wrote: Great Idea!   Hopefully those early Rainbow albums would get some recognition. Some Bowie, BOC etc

YEEEEESSSSSS!!!

*Ghost Rider's early-morning scream of approval*

Mad Bass Player wrote: That would actually be pretty cool.  Mabey some of Iron Maiden's albums could be on here.

As the mighty Bruce D. would say, "scream for me, PA forum...."




Edited by Ghost Rider - July 08 2006 at 00:39