The condensed genre top 20s

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Joolz wrote: Rorro wrote: I think the one album of each artist list is much more helpfull than the current one, i would rather see this list on the main page, but i would be good to keep the current list, maybe adding a link to the list. Gawd, you're gonna need more than one page for that lot - I think I counted about 17 categories! How about having just one featured category on the home page, and then after a week another one takes over. They can keep rotating like that, and it stays a bit fresher ....   Good idea! Another option would be to group the lists: Symphonic + Neo Prog (40 artists) Art Rock + Jazz-Rock/Fusion + Canterbury (20 artists) Prog Folk + Indo/Raga + Italian Symphonic (20 artists) RIO/Avant + Zeuhl + Experimental/Post (20 artists) Prog Metal (20 artists) Proto-Prog + Prog Related (if they get listed on the front page at all) Just a suggestion! I would also only mention the artist, not the album. That would make the list much shorter, and we could list more artists. And we could then also remove the artificial limits and list all artists that are in the db (using criteria like avg_rating >= 4.2 AND n_ratings > 1).

 with that you'll have more variety on styles. It would help, because with the current list, for example if you want to see which are the best zehul albums ( based on ratings), youi take a look at the list and you see mainly symphonic, neo and prog metal bands, and it's hard for you to find what you're looking for.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: Joolz wrote: Rorro wrote: I think the one album of each artist list is much more helpfull than the current one, i would rather see this list on the main page, but i would be good to keep the current list, maybe adding a link to the list. Gawd, you're gonna need more than one page for that lot - I think I counted about 17 categories! How about having just one featured category on the home page, and then after a week another one takes over. They can keep rotating like that, and it stays a bit fresher ....   Good idea! Another option would be to group the lists: Symphonic + Neo Prog (40 artists) Art Rock + Jazz-Rock/Fusion + Canterbury (20 artists) Prog Folk + Indo/Raga + Italian Symphonic (20 artists) RIO/Avant + Zeuhl + Experimental/Post (20 artists) Prog Metal (20 artists) Proto-Prog + Prog Related (if they get listed on the front page at all) Just a suggestion! I would also only mention the artist, not the album. That would make the list much shorter, and we could list more artists. And we could then also remove the artificial limits and list all artists that are in the db (using criteria like avg_rating >= 4.2 AND n_ratings > 1).

Ahh...so Prog Metal is the only category with one genre, therefore more artists. This has been noted.

Joolz wrote: Rorro wrote: I think the one album of each artist list is much more helpfull than the current one, i would rather see this list on the main page, but i would be good to keep the current list, maybe adding a link to the list. Gawd, you're gonna need more than one page for that lot - I think I counted about 17 categories! How about having just one featured category on the home page, and then after a week another one takes over. They can keep rotating like that, and it stays a bit fresher ....

Good idea! Another option would be to group the lists:

• Symphonic + Neo Prog (40 artists)
• Art Rock + Jazz-Rock/Fusion + Canterbury (20 artists)
• Prog Folk + Indo/Raga + Italian Symphonic (20 artists)
• RIO/Avant + Zeuhl + Experimental/Post (20 artists)
• Prog Metal (20 artists)
• Proto-Prog + Prog Related (if they get listed on the front page at all)

Just a suggestion! I would also only mention the artist, not the album. That would make the list much shorter, and we could list more artists. And we could then also remove the artificial limits and list all artists that are in the db (using criteria like avg_rating >= 4.2 AND n_ratings > 1).

Rorro wrote: I think the one album of each artist list is much more helpfull than the current one, i would rather see this list on the main page, but i would be good to keep the current list, maybe adding a link to the list.

Gawd, you're gonna need more than one page for that lot - I think I counted about 17 categories! How about having just one featured category on the home page, and then after a week another one takes over. They can keep rotating like that, and it stays a bit fresher ....
 

I think the one album of each artist list is much more helpfull than the current one, i would rather see this list on the main page, but i would be good to keep the current list, maybe adding a link to the list.

I do too. What I don't get is why most people like the albums Visitor through Contagion. I think those albums are basically condensed prog metal with keyboards. Not my thing.

MikeEnRegalia wrote: stonebeard wrote: Holy crap! Neo-prog was massacred!  Marillion and IQ dominated the list before, but with them gone, much more variety. That Landmarq albums isn't that good though, must write a review for it. I guess that when compiling such a list I should also count the omitted albums and mention them: 2. Arena - The Visitor (8*) *=Number of albums in the top 100

That would be very helpful. Arena is incredibly overrated (for lack of a better word) though.

Holy crap! Neo-prog was massacred!  Marillion and IQ dominated the list before, but with them gone, much more variety. That Landmarq albums isn't that good though, must write a review for it.

Well, not just copied. I simply took the genre top 100 lists and removed "duplicate artists", so that only the best album of each artist remains.

But surely you can use this thread to post your own "ideal" lists!

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MikeEnRegalia wrote: @Dragon Phoenix: They're #2 in Art Rock. .

Oh. ah. They used to be in prog-related I think.


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