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Points: 46833 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2008 at 16:55
Originally posted by Cheesecakemouse Cheesecakemouse wrote:

Found out to my surprise pumpkins have a lot to do with prog, recently on tour the band has a 30 minute epic called Gossimar that they have been performing, and their albums tend to either have the odd ten minute piece our at least strong prog elements; sophisticated arrangements, melletron, experimentation and symphonic structures that make for shorter songs in the prog vein. Lately many of the audience in their shows have been baffled by the progginess of the band, and in many of their concerts about half of them have left.



interesting.... if not for the name of the band... those are some good solid prog credentials.. good enough at least to get a unknown band in. LOL Nothing endears the prog junta here like sending the pop loving teenies running for the exits...
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Points: 1751 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 26 2008 at 16:27
Found out to my surprise pumpkins have a lot to do with prog, recently on tour the band has a 30 minute epic called Gossimar that they have been performing, and their albums tend to either have the odd ten minute piece our at least strong prog elements; sophisticated arrangements, melletron, experimentationand symphonic structures that make for shorter songs in the prog vein. Lately many of the audience in their shows have been baffled by the progginess of the band, and in many of their concerts about half of them have left.
If no-one here agrees with me,  at least the pumpkins drummer Billy Chamberlain has created a band called the billy chamberlain complex and released one album -a jazz fusion album.
Also Corgans single album band Zwan, has a 15 minute plus epic on it.
If the Smashing Pumpkins were not prog in the 90s, they certainly are now.

Secondly Janes Addiction believe it or not, were rooted in prog not punk they have a clocking at around 10 minutes symphonic structured songs on their album reminiscent of yes.

I think both Pumkins and Addiction would fit nicely in  Crossover prog.  Billy Chamberlainds complex in fusion, and Zwan in Crossover.
Prog did not die, they just started calling it alternative/punk.

By the way Corgan doesn't like punk, and is an ardent rush fan, also likes ELP, Uriah Heep, Church and all manner of classic rock bands. Jimmy Chamberlain, likes neil peart's, bill bruford's and phil collin's drumming



  
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