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Man With Hat 
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Jazz-Rock/Fusion/Canterbury Team Joined: March 12 2005 Location: Neurotica Status: Offline Points: 166183 |
 Posted: January 24 2007 at 17:48 |
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No. It should stay what it is. Sure its swayed a little with alot of the new additions, but the core of this site is prog, and I hope that never changes.
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Dig me...But don't...Bury me
I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
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erik neuteboom
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: January 24 2007 at 17:42 |
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Don't get me wrong, ProgMusic is OK but I am really disappointed that this site has turned into such a broaden oriented site, rather than trying to extend the source of progrock. From the moment M@X decided to add The Beatles this site has turned into a ProgMusic Pandora's Box, what's next after The Beatles, Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, The Doors ..... that's only a matter of subjective conclusions. I have no probem with The Stranglers, Al Stewart, Alice Cooper and Black Sabbath because, in my opinion, their inclusion is not less acceptable than Magnum, Osibisa, Iron Maiden or Radiohead. I don't see more progressive elements in their music than the aforementioned bands or do I miss something
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eugene
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Joined: May 30 2005 Location: Ukraine Status: Offline Points: 2703 |
Posted: January 24 2007 at 17:15 |
It would be a good name for a great site, provided there would be no "proto-remotely-related-nothing-to-do-with-prog" bands.
As to RockArchives - no, - as there are many very prog no-rock bands here to my delight.
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TheProgtologist
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802 |
Posted: January 24 2007 at 17:15 |
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And to answer the topic creator's question,I don't think the name should be changed to RockArchives.
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TheProgtologist
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Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802 |
Posted: January 24 2007 at 17:14 |
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What's wrong with ProgMusic Erik?
I love the classic symphonic prog,but if that sound stayed the same and remained unchanged for almost 40 years it would be extremely boring.Music evolves,and instead of listening to the same crusty,stale old tunes over and over again I would much prefer to follow this wonderful music as it PROGRESSES,no matter what form it takes. |
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erik neuteboom
Prog Reviewer
Joined: July 27 2005 Location: Netherlands Status: Offline Points: 7659 |
Posted: January 24 2007 at 17:06 |
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When I joined this site in early 2004 it was clearly ProgArchives.com,
in my opinion since last year it has turned into
ProgMusicArchives.com ....
 Edited by erik neuteboom - January 24 2007 at 17:09 |
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progismylife
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Joined: October 19 2006 Location: ibreathehelium Status: Offline Points: 15535 |
Posted: January 24 2007 at 16:46 |
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Rock Archives is too wide a genre (have you considered how many rock sub-genres there are?).
I like this site to remain Prog Archives. It is mostly about Prog (except for that little section or two called proto-prog and prog-related). |
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ZowieZiggy
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 19 2005 Location: Siem Reap Status: Offline Points: 311 |
Posted: January 24 2007 at 16:40 |
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I have been an extensive user of this wonderful web-site (IMO).
I posted some messages ages ago (in 2005).
I started the reviewing process quite recently (yesterday I posted my 170th review).
Frankly, I really did not believe that I would submit a poll one day. But the idea grew in me today when I posted a reply on this forum about Led Zep or the Purple.
So, here is my feeling :
When I discovered the site, it was 100% prog.
Since 2005, I have noticed some deviation (which I do not necessary believe incongruous) and I believe it would be more credible to call it RockArchive.
It would broaden its scope.
We just would need to add several genres to the current ones.
Switch some bands form one section to another. That's it.
We would avoid the useless questions : is this one prog ? How many prog songs have this band produced ? etc.
Trying to convince us that all those bands are "prog" or "prog related" (that's the trick : let's call them prog related to ensure we can justify the entry) is not really useful (IMO).
I have been fan for more than thirty years of LedZep, Purple, Santana, Roxy, Tramp etc.
These bands were never considered as prog. Why should they be all of a sudden been "Prog-related" ? I don't know. What I know is that they are "Rock-related". On the other hand I am found of true prog rock (name the bands that I love would be quite an excercise : I would probably end up with about three hundred of them).
What do you guys think about the idea ?
Take care.
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