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Topic: How can metal be prog?
Posted: December 14 2008 at 16:44

Ok, 15 pages... I think that everything was said and much more.

Thread closed.

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 16:33

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Sorry my beloved metallers but in this case I clearly side with this position. While it could be very valuable for us to be using those ridiculous names in our own metal website, in a progressive rock website in which, as I have said, we are just a side genre (it's my opinion.... we're not a prog sub genre but a prog side genre), we don't need to be confusing people, including ourselves, with tags like "progressive technical mathematical scientifical galileian hardcore post-christian satanic white metal" or anything of the sorts.

We have the perfect number of sub genres, all of them sharing the "metal" part of the name. I know there is something called progressive-black metal for example (a genre i really like a lot), but for the outsider (for metal) prog fan, calling it EXTREME progmetal should be enough. Yes, we can find 4349837403 subdivisions if we want, but let's do that in ProgMetalTheTYourLord.com, which will be launched in 2066.

Really, I'm supposed to know my metal and that byzantine discussion about "mathcore" and "metalcore" really lost me. I've always been opposed to extra tag-zation (I've alwats mantained Mike), and even in a metal website I would only use words that would help distinguish between SUBGENRES, not between subjective opinions from members which, as it's obvious, could generate 3928302932 tags for one single album.

I'm not really sure, it this seems to me more like ridiculing than like constructive criticism. Today I worked 8 hours on improving PF. You're welcome to ignore that, but please don't insinuate that no person in their right mind would use it for anything else than the genre charts, or maybe the signature service. I am a grown up man, and I can live with posts like this, I'd just appreciate a little respect for my work.

Mike... Mike ... please.... this is too much. Please, just tell me: where in my whole damn post did I use the words "Progfreak" even ONCE??? I even joke that one day I'll have a prog-metal website where all metal subgenres will be listed... So.... please.... WHERE????

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 16:28

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 16:25

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O.K. so now the debate is no longer as to whether Metal can be prog, but how many sub-genres of prog are out there in the real world.
So the thread should be closed and a new one opened that discusses the myriad metal movements in modern day music !

O.K. !

There's as many sub-genres as words are in a dictionary!

Yesterday I found out about "medico-legal" metal.....

At last, I never thought I would hear that. Hey Ivan, that may be the metal for you, for it's "legal" side!

Really.... The tagging discussion was because of mathcore and metalcore.... why don't we just call them sh*tcore and we're done with it?

(no, there are actually a few good exceptions.... a few)

If I entered that discussion and I dared to mention that i oppose tagging is because, well, I oppose tagging! And in this case I'm a conservative (very rare event btw): whenever i see people demanding change (here: tagging) I have to jump and defend the status quo (here: genres and no tags). I'm sorry but that's the PA I like.

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 16:17

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Have I ever said anything negative about yours? Honestly, I can't understand where all this negativity is coming from - and the same applies to The T's recent post. You hate Progfreak.com, we're all a bunch of idiots there for using tagging - got the message. But can't we collaborate and help one another even if we use different approaches?

Mike I like you a lot but you really have to grow up. So any comment against tagging is an attack on your website? And any opposition to tagging means I'm saying you tag-users are idiots?

Mike, having a Simpson avatar is Ok but don't start acting like one. You're so much better than this. I DON'T LIKE TAGS. I STILL USE YOUR WEBSITE EVERY SINGLE DAMN WEEK AND IT'S QUITE USEFUL. I DON'T LIKJE TAGS. TAG-USERS ARE FINE BUT I DON'T AGREE WITH THEM, OK????? They are neither idiots nor do I "hate Progfreak". Damn! You sound like the George W Bush of prog websites: "you're either with us or against us".

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 16:11

Opeth have such a good singer, but he's a waste of talent when he growls. Damnation is a fairly good album and Window Payne is very good but Deliverance is a poor album. Just a waste imo

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 15:16

O.K. so now the debate is no longer as to whether Metal can be prog, but how many sub-genres of prog are out there in the real world.
So the thread should be closed and a new one opened that discusses the myriad metal movements in modern day music !

O.K. !

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 14:28

Those up there were good posts , I see overtagging as unnecesary. It may give an idea if you are choosing between lots of album but you can get much better info by reading a review. Besides words like "magnificent" or "technical" can be pretty subjective. I mean Genesis is pretty technical if we compare them to FM rock bands , but they are not technical when compared to Mahavushnu Orchestra.

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 14:24

Sure it's been said before, but Metal can be Prog when it's Progressive Metal.

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 14:10

How can Metal be prog?

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 13:55

Okay guys - I think this has been played out enough and has gone further off-topic than I think either of you intended - tagging and genrefication are two different classification techniques meant for different purposes, in theory they are not incompatible systems such that it is possible to run the two simultaneously without causing conflict. However, they do require a different mind-sets, and I think that is where the problem lies here.

What?

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 13:32

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What's there not to understand about those words? "Magnificent" merely represents the rating. "Neo-Classical" also isn't exactly hard to guess. "Technical" should be a no brainer, too. "Prog" ... well, kind of obvious. "Power Metal" ... ok, you'll have to look that one up if you don't know what it means, but there are definitions all over the net.

You will never get it Mike, for most peoploe that's extremely overtagging,

In that case "Elaborate, Guitar based a la Hackett, with King Crimson Pompous plus Asia simpler Influences and Genesis reminiscences Symphonic/Neo/Avant Retro Prog" is a perfect definitionm of Tokyo tapes, you can find all those adjectives in the album and all thjose influences, look at the reviews and you will find all those terms describing the album.

But you and me agree it's absurd.

That's exactly my point ... you're making fun of other people's honest efforts.

For God's sake Mike, the thread was in Progressive Ears and Sean and I defended you!!!!!!!!!!!

Some of them are the ones making fun, I don't agree with that, but I understand why they do it, maybe in a metal site is OK, but not in a Prog site

Mike, don't make me do history, this is not the first time you leave after an angry post.

I am no longer asking people to join me at PF ... instead I'm constantly trying to improve the website, and I hope that slowly but steadily more people will go there and submit some information.

Good for them, I wish you and Progfreak the best HONESTLY, but I can't collabotrate with somethiong that is like sanscrit for me.

However, that doesn't mean that when you or others bring the subject of tagging back to this forum, I'll advertise my approach.

The Progfreak reference came after you started to talk about how we need more tags

MikeenRegalia wrote:

Of course we need more. I'm not sure where your sentiment against tagging comes from

http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=53913&PN=13

I simply answred "probably in PF you need more tagging, but not on PA".

You brought the issue here, then accept the opinions

I do think that the system which PA uses is limited in many ways. However, I think that it's adequate in the context of this website. The focus is clearly on reviews and completeness of artist/album information, which are things that I'm not really interested in for my website. PA and PF can peacefully coexist, at least that is my opinion.

As long as one doesn't interfere with the other, there's no problem.

I'm not accusing, I'm merely wondering where the negativity is coming from. I've just spent several hours improving PF ... I'm doing it to promote prog music, nothing else. I appreciate criticism, but not if it's factually wrong.

Mike, the negativity comes when that overtagging starts to come here.

Sometimes I might feel like a victim, but usually that quickly passes. It used to be different, but I now reached a position where I simply don't give a damn about what you think about PF ... I've given up any hope of getting you to participate.

You know many of us tried to use it despite our disagreements, but actually it was impossible for some of us. I gave you alternatives, opinions, but you disagreed OK, it's your site, but then don't blame us.

Wow - you don't seem to understand that these things are not defined by admins at PF. If currently Yes are described as Technical rather than Symphonic, it simply means that more people assigned that tag. You're welcome to assign Symphonic to them ... I'm actually with you there, I think that while they're technical, that aspect is not that important for the band.

But also understand why for some of us this sounds absurd

Tony R also complained about things like that ... but I'm determined to keep the rating/tagging process 100% democratic, which means that I don't simply interfere and change the database when I think that one of the tags isn't right.

Your site is created to tag and rate go on for it, it's what you want to do.

BTW: Have a look at the current genre label for Close to the Edge: "Magnificent₄₆ Symphonic Prog Rock!". That's another advantage of my website ... you get more precise info on the album level.

Ok, great for you, I wopuldf take the Magnifiscent out of itm, because it's really subjective, but again, it's yor place.

*You* can decide that for yourself. You are free to decide whether you rate/tag on the album or song level. You're free to decide whether some songs should have different genre than others.

That's what we do Mike, buit when 50 names are given in a thread, and we seen how a genre has turned into three before, and specially after you say:

MikeenRegalia wrote:

Of course we need more. I'm not sure where your sentiment against tagging comes from

I believe it's time to worry.

Please, it's simply a combination of tags. If the combination of "Prog" and "Jazz" doesn't make sense to you, then you don't have to use it. I'm very sure that it makes sense to many users.

It's absurd, you could stay hours giving all the attributes of the album, but that's not a definition, that's an excercize of mind jerking IMO.

I'd be glad to know that my website makes people laugh. Wink Kidding aside, there are hardly any long tags at PF. For very popular and/or really eclectic albums/artists the list of tags can indeed get a bit long. But I'm working on that ... soon you'll be able to limit the number of displayed tags, if they annoy you.

Again, good for you.

I don't mind this post at all. I don't expect you to change your mind, but from your comments I can see that you really have a wrong impression of what my website is about. I wish I could do something about that, but I'm at a loss to see how. Embarrassed

Milke let me be honest, I wish you and your site the best, don't doubt it. but I don't understand what you are doing, listening a track to see who adds more characteristics is absurd from my perspective.

And please Mike, let me leave the thread, this is the third post in which I ask this.

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 12:38

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Mike, I tried to leave in two previous posts and you keep asking me to come back, I'm, trying to avoid saying more things that may affect your sensibility, but you insist.

Well, neither am I. Tongue

If you say so.

The difference between our positions is that you criticise and ridicule mine

In my opinion that kind of tagging is essentially ridiculous, I heard Prog Metal fans complain why people dislike the gene, well making it sound so specialized with 5 or 6 words like "Magnificent Neo-Classical Technical Prog Power Metal!" makes the casual listener run away because most surely doesn't understand passed the Prog Metal Tag.

What's there not to understand about those words? "Magnificent" merely represents the rating. "Neo-Classical" also isn't exactly hard to guess. "Technical" should be a no brainer, too. "Prog" ... well, kind of obvious. "Power Metal" ... ok, you'll have to look that one up if you don't know what it means, but there are definitions all over the net.

If you remember I quoted a thread started in Progressive Ears on another thread about this issue, making fun of this and questioning what the hell happened with Prog Archives.

That's exactly my point ... you're making fun of other people's honest efforts.

And the funny thing is that the person that came into your defence was Sean Trane who I haven't seen tagging like this ever, and believe it or not, even when I don't agree i also said that this criticism was wrong..

while I simply describe my position.

No Mike, you don't describe your position, you protest, shout insist, you tried to force us to do that kind of tagging and if things don't go your way, you threaten, saying you will leave, it has hapened a lot of times.

I have left - at least as a collaborator. I never threatened anybody with anything ... except for that thread in the collab section regarding the genre charts. I've already explained countless times that I never intended that one as a threat either.

I am no longer asking people to join me at PF ... instead I'm constantly trying to improve the website, and I hope that slowly but steadily more people will go there and submit some information.

However, that doesn't mean that when you or others bring the subject of tagging back to this forum, I'll advertise my approach.

Have I ever said anything negative about yours?

All you say implies that our asystem is not adecquate, yes I used a bit of humour, but still I don't see my definition of Tokyo Tapes, too different from "Magnificent Neo-Classical Technical Prog Power Metal!"

Honestly, I can't understand where all this negativity is coming from - and the same applies to The T's recent post. You hate Progfreak.com, we're all a bunch of idiots there for using tagging - got the message.

The T is one of the persons who has placed his body in the line of fire multiple times for you, but because he doesn't agree with you once, he's accused.

I'm not accusing, I'm merely wondering where the negativity is coming from. I've just spent several hours improving PF ... I'm doing it to promote prog music, nothing else. I appreciate criticism, but not if it's factually wrong.

You have a different style Mike. you don't make fun, but you use the victim role and accuse everybody who dares to disagree with you of being negative or vindictive. You accuse us of hating Progfreak, no Mike it would be moronic to hate a site, I may like it or not, buty hate it...no way.

Sometimes I might feel like a victim, but usually that quickly passes. It used to be different, but I now reached a position where I simply don't give a damn about what you think about PF ... I've given up any hope of getting you to participate.

But can't we collaborate and help one another even if we use different approaches?

Mike, I can't talk for others, but I can't collaborate, because I don't understand what you are doing.

While in Progfreak you define Yes as "Great Technical Retro Prog Rock!" we call it Symphonic, as simple as that, I believe the term Retro Prog is absurd and more in this case, because Yes was not retro Prog on 1974 when released Relayer or later in their career, so it's not only long, absurd but inadequate.

You also tag a song from Relayer as "Great Experimental Technical Prog Jazz!", we don't tag the albums (Much less songs), we allow people to make their reviews, How can you ask us to collaborate with that?

BTW: Have a look at the current genre label for Close to the Edge: "Magnificent₄₆ Symphonic Prog Rock!". That's another advantage of my website ... you get more precise info on the album level.

OK tell me...Should that song go to Fusion while the rest of the album stays in Symphonic? Please Mike!

*You* can decide that for yourself. You are free to decide whether you rate/tag on the album or song level. You're free to decide whether some songs should have different genre than others.

What in hell is Technical Prog Jazz? That doesn't exist except in the mind of the person(s) who wrote this.

Please, it's simply a combination of tags. If the combination of "Prog" and "Jazz" doesn't make sense to you, then you don't have to use it. I'm very sure that it makes sense to many users.

I believe Relayer goes further than just Symphonic, but that's where the reviews make sense, to talk whatever you want, not in incredibly long tags that scare the people or worst, make them laugh.

People like to listen music, talk about it, enjoy it, not cut it in pieces as a coroner does with corpse Mike.

And remember, I wouldn't wrote this post if you hadn't insisted to get my reply, I had left the thread two times.

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 12:11

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Mike, I tried to leave in two previous posts and you keep asking me to come back, I'm, trying to avoid saying more things that may affect your sensibility, but you insist.

Well, neither am I. Tongue

If you say so.

The difference between our positions is that you criticise and ridicule mine

If you remember I quoted a thread started in Progressive Ears on another thread about this issue, making fun of this and questioning what the hell happened with Prog Archives.

And the funny thing is that the person that came into your defence was Sean Trane who I haven't seen tagging like this ever,

while I simply describe my position.

Have I ever said anything negative about yours?

The T is one of the persons who has placed his body in the line of fire multiple times for you, but because he doesn't agree with you once, he's accused.

You have a different style Mike. you don't make fun, but you use the victim role and accuse everybody who dares to disagree with you of being negative or vindictive. You accuse us of hating Progfreak, no Mike it would be moronic to hate a site, I may like it or not, buty hate it...no way.

But can't we collaborate and help one another even if we use different approaches?

Mike, I can't talk for others, but I can't collaborate, because I don't understand what you are doing.

OK tell me...Should that song go to Fusion while the rest of the album stays in Symphonic? Please Mike!

What in hell is Technical Prog Jazz? That doesn't exist except in the mind of the person(s) who wrote this.

I believe Relayer goes further than just Symphonic, but that's where the reviews make sense, to talk whatever you want, not in incredibly long tags that scare the people or worst, make them laugh.

People like to listen music, talk about it, enjoy it, not cut it in pieces as a coroner does with corpse Mike.

And remember, I wouldn't wrote this post if you hadn't insisted to get my reply, I had left the thread two times.

Ivan

Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - December 14 2008 at 12:13

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 08:33

Talking about genres , what's art Metal by the way? Ziggy Stardust with growling vocals???

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 07:12

Jeez, and I thought my Posts got people hot under the collar???

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 06:39

Everyone knows metal is the only true prog, everything else is boring. Tongue

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 05:20

What?

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 05:05

oh boy - me wonders why there isn't a genre called "wood" or "plastic" (oh yes - sorry that's 80's pop) - maybe if you fuse plastic, wood and metal you get Prog?

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Posted: December 14 2008 at 02:50

WinterLight wrote:

Pretty important stuff taking place here. Too bad I'm not smart enough to participate.

Just the typical stuff that happens on the 14th page of a thread with a subject like "how can metal be prog". LOL