Which Band Should Not Be on Progarchives?

mukster wrote: The Beatles -not prog as far as I'm concerned.   I am sure a lot of people disagree - it's just that if Abba came up with a few experimental albums at the end, they would not classify as prog either.

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Tony R wrote: I dont think there is any merit in discussing Prog-Related or Proto-Prog as if they are accepted here as prog Rock bands. The Prog Archives merry-go-round: Proto-Prog and Prog-related bands are NOT considered to be Prog Rock bands by Prog Archives. Check out the descriptions for each: http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive-rock.asp#38 http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive-rock.asp#37 Thanks folks!

transend wrote: Oh, yeah...err, Radiohead. They are good, but prog? I dont think so, if they are prog so are Coldplay.

Edited by Harry Hood - August 05 2006 at 20:31

OpethGuitarist wrote: micky wrote: hahha... Radiohead - only if 95% of the crap that people are calling prog is eliminated as well...   Queen - a vote for yes.. shows that you haven't listened to their early albums Deep Purple - same damn thing...  ^ quoted because this man knows what he's talking about

quoted because of guilt trip for trashing your reviewing skills ahahhaha

OpethGuitarist wrote: why all the votes for Radiohead? They are actually among the most prog of the group

quoted because this man knows what he's talking about

Most of the bands on this site are rightfully there, but one that I have a big problem with is Death. I'm a metalhead at heart and absolutely love Schuldiner's work, but I can not see why people think they are progressive!

I got back into Death a long time ago, and I would have been laughing my ass off if someone suggested that Scream Bloody Gore was progressive.  

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why all the votes for Radiohead? They are actually among the most prog of the group

hahha...


Radiohead - only if 95% of the crap that people are calling prog is eliminated as well...

 
Queen - a vote for yes.. shows that you haven't listened to their early albums
Deep Purple - same damn thing...  ^

I dont think there is any merit in discussing Prog-Related or Proto-Prog as if they are accepted here as prog Rock bands.

The Prog Archives merry-go-round:

Proto-Prog and Prog-related bands are NOT considered to be Prog Rock bands by Prog Archives.
Check out the descriptions for each:

http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive-rock.asp#38
http://www.progarchives.com/Progressive-rock.asp#37

Thanks folks!

Nightwish 

MadcapLaughs84 wrote: I know here are bands that can be considered with some prog influences, but does everyone is absolutely prog???   Enjoy

Absolutely prog, no, but then Deep Purple is categorised as proto-prog and Queen is categorized as prog-related.  I have no problem with that.  A band like Radiohead is better categorised over-all as alt. rock, but that's a fairly nebulous classification I've always felt.  They did become more experimental art rockish with their later albums, I suppose.  I guess I'd classify them as pop rock.  I'd rather see them in prog-related.  But heck, if I ran prog-related I'd open the floodgates to a ton of stuff (Santana, the Doors... but I'd put my foot down with Menudo).

Since post-rock is an integrated subgenre at this site, Mogwai should be here.

Laccrimosa... I haven't heard enough of them to have a strong opinion.  I know many don't consider them to be worthy of inclusion.  I must say I really like their song listed at this site HERE.  Can't judge by one song (they'd need at least one album that is prog), but "Warum so Tief" sounds like a delightfully (seriously) proggy song to me.

So I think they all have a place here - at least under prog-related.  Some reclassification might be warranted, in my opinion.  My problem is that once you open the doors to prog-related, too much stuff that is not readily identified with the "prog movement" becomes acceptable, but it is a necessary category.  I do get the impression that this site is stricter with classic bands than newer ones on the whole.

Oh, as for Triumph, I hadn't realised they were included at this site. That was a surprise -- even if it's just under prog-related.