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Points: 854 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2006 at 12:34
Prog doesn't need to progress at all! It's an atitude towards music and has certain characteristics, just like any other genre.

Of course it'd be nice to see new things within the prog genre as well, but including bands that don't have these characteristics mentioned above just for the sake of having a progress in the genre is silly.
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Points: 1043 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2006 at 12:02
Originally posted by Sean Trane Sean Trane wrote:

Originally posted by s1ipp3ry s1ipp3ry wrote:


There isn`t any such thing as progressive rock , its all been done before , theres nothing new under the sun.  The term progressive means to move forward,  to break new ground , to boldly go where no one has gone before. Prog seems to slip side ways but as far as new ground, thats a joke.  What prog needs to do is reinvent itself find a new name that doesn't  stress the artists to live up to false expectations.  



You said it above,


but new wave is not new, nu-metal will someday be old news etc....


the architectural current Art Nouveau is not new and Art Deco for all its geometrical shapes was anything but decorative.


Forget the name and enjoy.


It has been all done before since 72, though. Maybe RIO explored until the mid-80's but that is about it.



Totally agree. Is name so important?

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Points: 210 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2006 at 11:46

If it ain't broke don't fix it.

But why not use Progressive when the music (however rarely) really IS, and Prog as a label to describe the general sound of the genre. i.e. Yes were once Progressive, now they're Prog.
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Points: 20438 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2006 at 11:27
Originally posted by s1ipp3ry s1ipp3ry wrote:

There isn`t any such thing as progressive rock , its all been done before , theres nothing new under the sun.  The term progressive means to move forward,  to break new ground , to boldly go where no one has gone before. Prog seems to slip side ways but as far as new ground, thats a joke.  What prog needs to do is reinvent itself find a new name that doesn't  stress the artists to live up to false expectations.  

You said it above,

but new wave is not new, nu-metal will someday be old news etc....

the architectural current Art Nouveau is not new and Art Deco for all its geometrical shapes was anything but decorative.

Forget the name and enjoy.

It has been all done before since 72, though. Maybe RIO explored until the mid-80's but that is about it.
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Points: 533 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2006 at 11:21
Originally posted by s1ipp3ry s1ipp3ry wrote:

There isn`t any such thing as progressive rock , its all been done before , theres nothing new under the sun.  The term progressive means to move forward,  to break new ground , to boldly go where no one has gone before. Prog seems to slip side ways but as far as new ground, thats a joke.  What prog needs to do is reinvent itself find a new name that doesn't  stress the artists to live up to false expectations.  

I totally agree its needs to progress

seems kind of suprising coming from you seeing as you dont think alternative rock and prog should be mixed
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Points: 760 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2006 at 10:58
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Progressive isn't progressing.

I don't know, I say keep it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 26 2006 at 10:54

There isn`t any such thing as progressive rock , its all been done before , theres nothing new under the sun.  The term progressive means to move forward,  to break new ground , to boldly go where no one has gone before. Prog seems to slip side ways but as far as new ground, thats a joke.  What prog needs to do is reinvent itself find a new name that doesn't  stress the artists to live up to false expectations.  
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