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Points: 35951 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 30 2009 at 18:19
I am intrigued.
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Points: 352 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 30 2009 at 18:17
Originally posted by MovingPictures07 MovingPictures07 wrote:

No.

That's all that needs to be said.

Have you listened to it? To my ears, this album is definitely no less progressive than the music of a LOT of bands on this site
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Points: 32181 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 30 2009 at 18:03
No.

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Points: 15745 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 30 2009 at 18:01
I wouldn't say Krautrock by any means... Though for Prog-Related, for their first album, does make some sense, though I completely doubt for their inclusion.

Their debut is definitely not as their late records, but still it doesn't make enough, IMO. It's barely related, which a whole lot of bands were rejected for the same thing.


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Points: 352 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 30 2009 at 17:54
The scorpions are well known for a number of catchy hard rock songs they released in the 80's but back in 1972 they released their first album titled "Lonesome Crow" on the famous Brain label (which signed a huge number of prog bands, check it out! - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_Records), which is a progressive psychedelic rock/hard rock affair that is not far from the sound of contemporary krautrock bands like Guru Guru, Gaa, etc. as well as bands like cream, black sabbath, early rush and a number of bands I can't pin down right yet (I just got it today). Besides belonging in the archives, the album is also a surprisingly good one (their well known stuff is not really my cup of tea, although I appreciate most of their music).

listen especially to the 13 minute title track for progressive qualities (mostly tangential song structure, melodic development / mix of styles, mix of introspective and extraverted moods, and moderate use of psychedelic effects):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1BGCechX3Y

The 10-minute title track from their second album Fly to the Rainbow also displays progressive elements: it is structured tangentially, with 3 parts, displays a mix of introspective and extraverted moods, and includes some classical guitar, psychedelic guitar and psychedelic effects:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGDefpjTqFY

To my ears, this reaches (at least) the level of progressiveness of the proggiest Black Sabbath, Journey, Led Zeppelin, The Who, Jimi Hendrix, Doors, etc, as well as many bands listed as Krautrock on this site, including Arktis, Dschinn, Jeronimo, Pacific Sound, etc.  And lets remember to evaluate "progressiveness" in a krautrock sense as it does border on kraut.

And on top of the above, the Scorpions were pioneers of metal..




Edited by listen - May 11 2011 at 03:58
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