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    Posted: May 11 2005 at 00:56
Is it just me or is the Fusion part of Progarchives missing some very seminal fusion bands? The obvious ones being Chick Corea, Di Meola, Weather Report, Pastorious, Miles Davis (maybe?).

Maybe others can post some Fusion bands that they'd like to see on Progarchives. I'd like to be able to get into more fusion music; call me lazy but I'd like to do it here
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Points: 298 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 12 2005 at 11:11

Chick Corea, Di Meola, Weather Report, Pastorious, Miles Davis???

Great musicians but you're talking about jazz not fusion!!! Take care      !
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Points: 290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 14 2005 at 16:43
NOT FUSION!!! My belief system is crumbling 

Care to explain?
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Points: 299 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 14 2005 at 20:39

The fusion bands in the archives are there because they are considered to be close to progressive rock. That doesn't mean any band labelled fusion is also progressive rock, because the majority are not.
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If f**king Dream Theater, Opeth and Pain of Salvation can be on this site then how can there possibly be an argument against people like Chick, Al and Miles.  Hell you might as well put Metallica, Megadeath and Iron Maiden in the list.  Screw it I vote for Judas Priest and Machine Head.  Chick, Al and Miles have done more prog-like work than dozens of bands on this site combined.
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Points: 290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2005 at 01:30
Originally posted by JMCecil JMCecil wrote:

Chick, Al and Miles have done more prog-like work than dozens of bands on this site combined.


Damn Straight!

I don't mean this to put down other bands in prog archives, because I listen to most bands. Though I don't think anyone can say that most popular fusion jazz musicians haven't done much prog, because it just isn't true. In ways fusion jazz musicians were even more progressive because of their musical prowess. I don't mean this to be totally biased, but it just seems unfair that those musicians can't be in it, when arguably other bands that weren't as progressive as fusion artists can.

I wish more people were behind me on this, because this is the basic response that I've got in Progarchives, that fusion artists are too "jazz" for progarchives. What the heck is that supposed to mean? That Prog is only symphonic and/or "spaced-out"? Come on people, get your head out of the hole!!
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Points: 7 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2005 at 04:36
Totally agree that the above mentioned musicians and bands should be included on the site. why would one exclude them because they are jazz. i believe that if you want to get down to it these guys took jazz and added a huge amount of varaity to it through the fusion of different geners. I've grown up being told by my dad that these musicians were jazz fusion musicians not simply jazz musicians. but JMCecil i do believe that Opeth, Dream Theater and Pain of Salvation should be on this site (but i am a bit bias being a huge Opeth and POS fan, not so much Dream Theater)
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Points: 4097 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 28 2005 at 04:45

Originally posted by Soulman Soulman wrote:



I wish more people were behind me on this, because this is the basic response that I've got in Progarchives, that fusion artists are too "jazz" for progarchives. What the heck is that supposed to mean? That Prog is only symphonic and/or "spaced-out"? Come on people, get your head out of the hole!!

No, it means that progressive rock is all rock music!
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