ask bands how they would be classified

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overall, there
are some very fine lines - in some cases - as to what to include and
what NOT to include under the title "Progressive Rock", hense the debatable concepts "proto-prog" & "prog-related".

perhaps this has already been dealt with...but,

suggestion: 

what about
somehow contacting members of these bands (if that is possible), and
simply asking THEM something like this for example; 

"How would you as a former musician with Deep Purple classify your music...is it Progressive Rock or Hard Rock, or...?"

yea...  I know this would be an enormous, time consuming task. but
wouldn't it be interesting just to see THEIR opinions on these debatable
issues ?

wouldn't it be a surprise if some of these band personnel were
contacted and they replied, "No, we were NOT progressive rock...we felt
that we were ______________ Rock at the time" 

Edited by utah_man

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	overall, there are some very fine lines - in some cases - as to what to include and what NOT to include under the title "Progressive Rock", hense the debatable concepts "proto-prog" & "prog-related". perhaps this has already been dealt with...but, suggestion: what about somehow contacting members of these bands (if that is possible), and simply asking THEM something like this for example; "How would you as a former musician with Deep Purple classify your music...is it Progressive Rock or Hard Rock, or...?" yea... I know this would be an enormous, time consuming task. but wouldn't it be interesting just to see THEIR opinions on these debatable issues ? wouldn't it be a surprise if some of these band personnel were contacted and they replied, "No, we were NOT progressive rock...we felt that we were ______________ Rock at the time" Edited by utah_man