Bowie does prog

Hmmm - but do they contain Mellotrons?

Prog or not prog?  Nonsense to me.....this site has turned me on to some groovy music and the addition/exclusion of bands that may fall into one of the many categories doesn't water things down, it just adds to the possibility that somebody somewhere might happen upon a review, feature or forum discussion that might turn their head in a new direction.

Peter wrote: Bowie does good, intelligent, innovative, ever-changing music -- get over the "prog" label.   Seriously, I think this whole "but, for the love of God, IS IT PROG????" business is pretty pointless -- and this site, with its vast range of music styles, has largely made me think that. The term means less and less (or is that more and more) with every new "sub-genre", "related" category, and far-ranging, or after-the-fact addition.   Just something to argue about -- or maybe a way to justify one's taste, or even to feel superior in your fortress of solititude.   It's just  MUSIC, folks. Not a valid way to decide upon friendships (or the qualities of women) -- that's kiddy stuff.     Sorry -- I'll go away again now.

I do empathize with your sentiments here and yes, the never ending search for justification for subjective tastes in pseudo objective 'my Venn diagram says it's Prog' terms is tiresome

BUT

Until such time as the whole raison d'etre of the site is changed by (Max, I guess?) then we will continue to be governed by the stated aims of Progressive Archives

Perhaps like yourself, I've long held the view now that PA faces something of a crossroads (more likely a roundabout with our membership) and that what started as a strict exclusive policy, has for the reasons you stated re the controversial 'related' additions and proliferation of sub-genres, become so blurred between the incestuous definitions, that we are tantamount to being part of the way towards an inclusive site. This won't be a bad thing in my book but a clear watershed has yet to be established and I wonder if the members of PA would be so opposed to the site becoming an archive where Yes, ELP, Crimson and Genesis would happily rub shoulders with (say Television, Magazine), Bowie, NIN, Robert Plant, Sparks, Sabbath etc and all the other artists whose only common feature is that their music excites the members?

Sorry to go off on a tangent






Edited by ExittheLemming - November 11 2010 at 10:02

Bowie does good, intelligent, innovative, ever-changing music -- get over the "prog" label.

Bewlay  Brothers, Quicksand, Cygnet Committee, Subterraneans ....pretty much everything he recorded up to and including Scary Monsters is essential.

One thing I've picked up from this thread is that there's still a lot of Bowie I need to give a listen to.

Dean wrote: I would have picked Width Of A Circle as being the more Progressive Rock, then Wild Eye Boy From Freecloud, Cygnet Comittee and Memory of a Free Festival from the previous album were Prog too.

 

(thread moved) Guess we know how the admins feel about Bowie & prog...

I had a copy of Heroes, but when I tried Outside, I started to explore his catalog further.

"The Man Who Sold the World" (the album, not the song) = Big Fat Ehn.  Half good, half not.