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Poll Question: What prog category would you put Saga in ?
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    Posted: December 07 2006 at 10:30

definetly neo-prog.

prog-related is a wrong place for them, they are certainly progressive, be it rather commercial.

anyone who doubts, please listen to Marillion, Pendragon, IQ, Twelfth Night, Clepsydra, Collage, Pallas, Shadowland, Saens, Satellite, Jadis, Like Wendy.

 

when your done listening to those bands, you are unlikely to listen to Saga again, but at least you'd know under which subgenre to put them. 



Edited by tuxon - December 07 2006 at 10:33
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Points: 9669 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 07 2006 at 08:58

Never liked them (at least what was on the radio), but file them where the more commercial, "prog-lite" bands like Styx are listed, I guess Ermm



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Points: 17493 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2006 at 23:07
there should be a category RUSH-RELATED....
 
off course, art rock...
 
when it comes to lyrics, POOR rock....
 
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Points: 28057 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2006 at 17:51
Originally posted by Bastille Dude Bastille Dude wrote:

Would a band be considered neo-prog if their career began in the 70's? I think art-rock would be a worthy categorization. 
 
Yeah, but we tend to view Neo-Prog as more of a musical sound sort of thing, not related to time too much, though it would be a bit hard for a band to logically be considered Neo if they started before '77 or '78.
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Points: 906 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2006 at 17:46
Would a band be considered neo-prog if their career began in the 70's? I think art-rock would be a worthy categorization. 
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Points: 8138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2006 at 16:48
One of the very first neo-prog bands...

Edited by lucas - December 06 2006 at 16:49
"Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood)
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Points: 976 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2006 at 15:41
For what I've listened so far Art-Rock, but maybe the few things I've listened are not representative of their sound.
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Points: 4088 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: December 06 2006 at 15:03
Saga are now in prog-related, but I feel they have more and more prog albums under their belt, and I for one would put them in Art Rock.
 
Where would you put them ?
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