Standard 'Olympic' Country Codes

OK, I prepared a list… I shan’t change the entries due to the problems with the diacritic signs in my computer. The correct code of a country is below each group of bands.

 

There are three groups that should be discussed.

 

1. Bands with the same names:

 

AMAROK -- Prog Folk – Spain

 

AMAROK (POL) -- Crossover Prog -- Poland

 

Should be – ESP, POL         ***

 

AMON DÜÜL – Krautrock – Germany

 

AMON DÜÜL (UK) – Krautrock -- United Kingdom

 

Should be – GER, GBR      ***

 

ANDROMEDA (SWEDEN) -- Progressive Metal – Sweden

 

ANDROMEDA (UK) -- Proto-Prog -- United Kingdom

 

Should be – SWE, GBR        ***

 

ANOMALY -- Progressive Metal – Netherlands

 

ANOMALY (USA) -- Progressive Metal -- United States

 

Should be – NED, USA        ***

 

BRAINSTORM -- Jazz Rock/Fusion – Germany

 

BRAINSTORM (AUS) -- Psychedelic/Space Rock -- Australia

 

Should be – GER, AUS        ***

 

CARTOON -- RIO/Avant-Prog -- United States

 

CARTOON (BR) -- Prog Related -- Brazil

 

Should be – USA, BRA          ***

 

CLEPSYDRA -- Neo Progressive – Switzerland

 

CLEPSYDRA (IT) -- Italian Symphonic Prog -- Italy

 

Should be – SUI, ITA          ***

 

DEJA-VU (JA) -- Symphonic Prog – Japan

 

DEJA-VU (NO) -- Heavy Prog -- Norway

 

Should be – JPN, NOR          ***

 

DELIRIUM (ITA) -- Italian Symphonic Prog – Italy

 

DELIRIUM (ME) -- Crossover Prog -- Mexico

 

Should be – ITA, MEX           ***

 

DRAMA (FR) -- Symphonic Prog – France

 

DRAMA (UR) -- Neo Progressive -- Uruguay

 

Should be – FRA, URU          ***

 

EDEN -- Prog Folk – Germany

 

EDEN (FR) -- Progressive Electronic – France

 

EDEN * -- Symphonic Prog -- Canada

 

Should be – GER, FRA, CAN                ***

 

ERGO SUM (CHI) -- Prog Folk – Chile

 

ERGO SUM (FR) -- Jazz Rock/Fusion -- France

 

Should be – CHI, FRA       ***

 

ET CETERA (CA) -- Eclectic Prog – Canada

 

ETCETERA (DK) -- Symphonic Prog -- Denmark

 

??? Denmark is DEN, but should it be stated at all? – the names of the bands are different. I suggest to delete the names of countries.

 

GALADRIEL -- Neo Progressive – Spain

 

GALADRIEL (AUS) -- Prog Folk -- Australia

 

Should be – ESP, AUS       ***

 

GALAHAD (EN) -- Neo Progressive -- United Kingdom

 

GALAHAD (GE) -- Prog Folk -- Germany

 

Should be – GBR, GER          ***

 

LIFE -- Crossover Prog – Sweden

 

LIFE (GER) – Krautrock -- Germany

 

Should be – SWE, GER        ***

 

MIRAGE -- Italian Symphonic Prog – Italy

 

MIRAGE (EN) -- Jazz Rock/Fusion -- United Kingdom

 

MIRAGE (FRA) -- Jazz Rock/Fusion -- France

 

Should be – ITA, GBR, FRA

 

NAUTILUS -- Progressive Electronic – Germany

 

NAUTILUS (SWI) -- Symphonic Prog -- Switzerland

 

Should be – GER, SUI         ***

 

NOW -- Neo Progressive – Belgium

 

NOW (USA) -- Prog Related -- United States

 

Should be – BEL, USA      ***

 

OCTOPUS (CHI) -- Progressive Metal – Chile

 

OCTOPUS (EN) -- Psychedelic/Space Rock -- United Kingdom

 

OCTOPUS (GE) -- Psychedelic/Space Rock -- Germany

 

Should be – CHI, GBR, GER      ***

 

PROVIDENCE -- Neo Progressive – Japan

 

PROVIDENCE (US) -- Prog Folk -- United States

 

Should be – JPN, USA          ***

 

PYRAMID – Krautrock – Germany

 

PYRAMID -- Progressive Metal -- Spain

 

Should be – GER, ESP         ***

 

TEMPEST -- Prog Folk -- United States

 

TEMPEST (UK) -- Heavy Prog -- United Kingdom

 

Should be – USA, GBR       ***

 

TRESPASS (GE) -- Symphonic Prog – Germany

 

TRESPASS (IS) -- Symphonic Prog -- Israel

 

Should be – GER, ISR         ***

 

UTOPIA -- Eclectic Prog -- United States

 

UTOPIA (GERMANY) – Krautrock -- Germany

 

Should be – USA, GER        ***

 

VIRUS -- Progressive Metal – Norway

 

VIRUS -- Heavy Prog -- Germany

 

Should be – NOR, GER         ***

 

 

2. Bands with the similar names: Here the difference is in a diacritic sign only. I think these bands also should bear the countries codes beside them.

 

AGORA -- Progressive Metal – Mexico

 

AGORÀ (ITA) -- Jazz Rock/Fusion -- Italy

 

Should be – MEX, ITA        ***

 

CAPHARNAUM -- Progressive Metal -- United States

 

CAPHARNAÜM -- Heavy Prog -- Canada

 

Should be – USA, CAN

 

RAGNARÖK -- Prog Folk – Sweden

 

RAGNAROK (NZ) -- Psychedelic/Space Rock -- New Zealand

 

Should be – SWE, NZL

 

3. Bands without the counterpart but with the country marker (for what reason?):I suggest to delete the countries codes.

 

ANIMA (AR) -- Symphonic Prog -- Argentina

GRACE (EN) -- Neo Progressive -- United Kingdom

INFINITY (USA) -- Symphonic Prog -- United States

JEREMY (USA) -- Crossover Prog -- United States

MERLIN (GER) -- Symphonic Prog -- Germany

NIRVANA (UK) -- Proto-Prog -- United Kingdom

RELAYER (USA) -- Symphonic Prog -- United States

TARKUS (BR) -- Symphonic Prog -- Brazil

 

Eugene

 

 

Edited by Fassbinder - October 12 2007 at 14:14

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