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Points: 4515 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 23 2011 at 04:54
Originally posted by Henry Plainview Henry Plainview wrote:

Originally posted by Bonnek Bonnek wrote:

As far as I can see, only Epika was voted on, and they got in by the smallest possible margin.
The other bands were never voted on but were added when everybody could add bands.

So they can't be used as a precedent and frankly I don't know who "all the others" are you refer to.
But not deleting them years ago is tacit approval by the administration, so it doesn't matter how they got here.  
Quote If anyone tells me Within Temptation should be here because After Forever and Nightwish are, I'd simply answer none of that lot should be here. Approve
I don't care because I don't care about prog metal, but I hope you can see how frustrating this is to people who do care. I only learned of the Nightwish situation recently, but it is mindboggling (to me, anyway) that there are prog metal bands that the the Prog Metal Team (apparently) universally thinks should not be in prog metal. The headaches you have caused yourselves just to save a few reviews people wrote years ago, which they could repost at countless other websites if they didn't want their work to be "wasted"...


For the record, I was only voicing my own opinion and I have no idea if there would be a consensus about this or what the admin team thinks of those headaches...
I think I'll put this up for discussion some time but right now we have more urgent matters, frustrating as the situation may be.




Edited by Bonnek - February 23 2011 at 11:14
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 22 2011 at 05:19
I mention this every year and havent done so in 2011 yet so here we go
 
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GARY NUMAN FOR PROG RELATED!
 
 
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Originally posted by clarke2001 clarke2001 wrote:

Artsy stuff from new wave are is occasionally popping up, XTC for example. Also some borderline proggy AOR, such is Toto.

Phil Collins.

Some more elaborated Southern Rock bands.

Grateful Dead.

One that is not mentioned often (but it should beEvil Smile) is Scott Walker!


Scott Walker, YES!!!
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Points: 16715 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 21 2011 at 12:22
Originally posted by Bonnek Bonnek wrote:

As far as I can see, only Epika was voted on, and they got in by the smallest possible margin.
The other bands were never voted on but were added when everybody could add bands.

So they can't be used as a precedent and frankly I don't know who "all the others" are you refer to.
But not deleting them years ago is tacit approval by the administration, so it doesn't matter how they got here.  
Quote If anyone tells me Within Temptation should be here because After Forever and Nightwish are, I'd simply answer none of that lot should be here. Approve
I don't care because I don't care about prog metal, but I hope you can see how frustrating this is to people who do care. I only learned of the Nightwish situation recently, but it is mindboggling (to me, anyway) that there are prog metal bands that the the Prog Metal Team (apparently) universally thinks should not be in prog metal. The headaches you have caused yourselves just to save a few reviews people wrote years ago, which they could repost at countless other websites if they didn't want their work to be "wasted"...


Edited by Henry Plainview - February 21 2011 at 12:32
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Originally posted by Textbook Textbook wrote:

Well it's not an objective thing so you may well disagree. But I know some people here find Epika, Kamelot, Rhapsody Of Fire, Nightwish etc etc etc to not be progressive. But once one got let in, it seemed that all the others had to go in too.


As far as I can see, only Epika was voted on, and they got in by the smallest possible margin.
The other bands were never voted on but were added when everybody could add bands.

So they can't be used as a precedent and frankly I don't know who "all the others" are you refer to.

If anyone tells me Within Temptation should be here because After Forever and Nightwish are, I'd simply answer none of that lot should be here. Approve


Edited by Bonnek - February 21 2011 at 08:58
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Bump (just for the hell of it).

Another group that wasn't mentioned in this thread was Angel. They've been suggested more than 3 times (most of them by me, just see my sig). First two albums are great examples of when 70s hard rock/metal crossed over to prog. But alas, every single time their suggested they get shot down as a glam group. sigh the ignorance of it all!LOL JK. Sorta...
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Points: 134 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 09 2010 at 17:55
Originally posted by Slartibartfast Slartibartfast wrote:

Of course, to list some of my favorites I'd like to see here without making the case (mostly):
McLachlan, Sarah
Rhodes, Happy (new to me)


Like I said last week, I'd say YES to Happy in a heartbeat. I think her work speaks for itself. She has connections to artists already in the archives and was influenced by artists in the archives. IMO, she would fit right in Crossover given what has been approved recently (and I say that positively) . :)

As for Sarah, I'm familiar with most of her output, I'd guess that Solace or Touch would be the prime reasons she would be nominated. I've always thought that Touch sounded somewhat prog-influenced, but neither album is very close to crossing my prog threshold, or "phold", as I like to call it ;)



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Points: 8368 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 09 2010 at 12:28
Every couple of years I lobby to get Nurse With Wound on here. I think the main reason they're not is that no one (including me) wants to wrestle with their discography.
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Points: 13298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2010 at 15:53
Even in my short time here, I think ive seen stratovarious get suggested at least twice, and people have said they were before too!

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Points: 66331 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2010 at 14:42
Originally posted by Textbook Textbook wrote:

Soundgarden? Really? And yes I'm a fan but they're not prog. I'd put in Pearl Jam before them due to their tendency to do bizarre experimental tracks and odd genre jaunts and tribal numbers but I would also add that I wouldn't even put Pearl Jam in to begin with, I'm just illustrating how surprised I am by the Soundgarden talk.

What about Magazine? Have you guys even heard Real Life? I really think the gang here would like it.
I recall reading an article in a Modern Drummer magazine which listed Soundgarden's drummer as one of the ten best progressive rock drummers or some such thing.  Just saying. WinkLOL
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2010 at 07:29
bump
 
 
its such a great thread it doesn't deserve to be buried 45 pages down in the bowels of obscurity
 
 
Helloween should be added to Prog Related
 
I had to say that cos it must be stated by someone every month.
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Points: 14191 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2010 at 08:50
Originally posted by Marty McFly Marty McFly wrote:

OK, I wanted to think a little bit, so I searched Suggest New Bands list for some of:

Here are some of
1)Well known names
2)Often suggested artists/bands
together with most suitable discussion.

Helloween (4 times - we can expect them to being suggested at least once per year - Halloween)
Judas Priests (3 times)
Tori Amos (3 times - the last was your own suggestion, hehe - she has probably the biggest chance to get in)
Coldplay
Phil Collins (4 times)
Grateful Dead (4 times - again, your topic is here as well Textbook, so I'll choose old one)
Within Temptation (4 times)
Tom Waits (4 times) - funny thread, especially OP
Björk (4 times)
Them Crooked Vultures (2 times)
Stevie Wonder (2 times - we all know new thread, so here is old one)
Gorillaz - just once, but it was nice suggestion and one of the better ones
Faith No More (2 times)
Soundgarden (3 times)
Boston (3 times)
SoaD - 9 times
John Frusciante - 4 times
Smashing Pumpkins - 2 times
Talking Heads - 2 times
30 Seconds To Mars - 2 times
The Velvet Underground - 6 times
The Byrds - 5 times
Meatloaf - 3 times
Bob Dylan - 3 times
The Rolling Stones - 3 times
Pete Townshend - 3 times
UFO - 4 times
Stratovarius - 4 times
Megadeth - 3 times
Toto - 5 times - huh?
Donovan - 2 times
Sonata Arctica
Scorpions - interesting discussion
Annie Haslam

Buckethead old
Buckethead new - 5 suggestions

Buggles
Serge Gainsbourg
Avantasia - 2 times


Special guest:

Mars Hollow - suggested 4 times in 10 weeks (from April 1st to June 15th)




OK, I'll continue tomorrow. I kinda like this list. I think I'll consult it in future. So far, I traveled year back in past.


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Points: 3281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 19:13
Well it's not an objective thing so you may well disagree. But I know some people here find Epika, Kamelot, Rhapsody Of Fire, Nightwish etc etc etc to not be progressive. But once one got let in, it seemed that all the others had to go in too.

Edited by Textbook - July 14 2010 at 19:13
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 18:57
^ can you elaborate on the domino effect wrt to "the whole" power metal genre being here, because a) I don't think it did and b) it isn't.
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Points: 3281 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 18:28
There certainly is a domino effect here. If you let a band that isn't all that prog in, it really does make it easier for other not-so-prog acts to slip in. I mean that's really how the whole power metal genre slipped in, on the "well if THAT is in, then THIS must be in" tip.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 17:54
Originally posted by Marty McFly Marty McFly wrote:

OK, I agree that it's still subjective. But isn't everything subjective ? Truth also isn't one, there are more truths. In fact, as much "truths" as human beings. And I'm not even talking about case when someone changes his mind. Then hell freezes over or something like that. :-D

But some bands are more Prog than others, aren't they ?



Of Course...thats why the edges are blurred...its all about degrees....when does something "suddenly" become not prog?


Edited by Snow Dog - July 14 2010 at 17:55
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Points: 3968 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 17:50

OK, I agree that it's still subjective. But isn't everything subjective ? Truth also isn't one, there are more truths. In fact, as much "truths" as human beings. And I'm not even talking about case when someone changes his mind. Then hell freezes over or something like that. :-D

But some bands are more Prog than others, aren't they ?
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Points: 8052 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 15:38
Me neither, but apparently that's how it works...
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 14 2010 at 10:41
Originally posted by TGM: Orb TGM: Orb wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by Marty McFly Marty McFly wrote:

Of course, Dire Straits cannot be considered Prog. Some suggestions are doomed from beginning, but some of them gained big support. Like System of a Down.

Maybe some of you are against SoaD being added. But those who support them are here too. My personal opinion is that they would be good for, let's say Crossover Prog. Not so typical band, eh ?

Why cannot Dire Straits be considered prog...or at least Prog Related? When i listen to Love Over Gold...I hear Prog!


Um... well, if Dire Straits get in, then so will The Police. And Malaysia will fall to communism.

Also, I love the way this thread has gone LOL

I don't see the connection between Dire Straits and The Police.Confused
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