prog metal - the future of prog ??

More than the future I think prog metal is the present of prog...

FishyMonkey wrote: Anyone who thinks Devin Townsend isn't an absolute genius is retarded. I would be more than happy leaving the future to him. And PoS...BE says it all. They are more progressive than some bands people love to hail around here. Has anyone even looked up Devin Townsend's new album? It's one song, about 70 minutes, I believe, called Synchestra. *orgasms*

TheProgtologist wrote: FishyMonkey wrote: Anyone who thinks Devin Townsend isn't an absolute genius is retarded. I would be more than happy leaving the future to him. And PoS...BE says it all. They are more progressive than some bands people love to hail around here. Has anyone even looked up Devin Townsend's new album? It's one song, about 70 minutes, I believe, called Synchestra. *orgasms*

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Prog is the future of prog, dumbass.

the thing about prog metal, is that its a tendency, rather than a genre, you can tell that by the homungous number of metal bands going prog metal(wich in my opinion, has absolutely nothing to do with prog rock, prog metal is basically heavy metal with uneven measures)
so, its up to you if its the future of prog rock. Fot me, it´s the future of Heavy Metal.

About Radiohead, sorry to say, but their time is gone. If they stayed on the spotlights for more time, or started experimenting with few songs in each album, they could remained on the midia. The things is that Coldplay stole their spot really quickly(and now Kaine(is that how its written?) its trying to do the same, altough i dont think they are cut for the job). so we might see Radiohead being more of themselves on the OTHER album (i think they´ll try to get their spot back in this next record)

yeah, dont mention it

In Brazil we´re having a cover moment right now, the only on TV´s and musical shows are cover bands of ONE determined band, tribute bands i believe you might call it.

Altough i like the idea, having it brought the musical box to Brazil , and also think its nice to see someone representing a show that you will never see/want to see again


but the whole thing got out of track, now it seems that there´s NOTHING new in the music industry, last time this happened we had the new metal "saving" the day, but this time it´s taking a long time

maybe people just ran out of new ideas?


and about HAVING a mainstream music, try just turning to MTV once a week, and you´ll know how mainstream music is doing. It IS there (Mainly Hip Hop and black music), but it´s been ages since we saw a new face

like any art, there is a rotation for the "spotlight art", in the mid 60,early 70, it was music, a few years back we had he cinema spotlight, right now its a transition period, but i think that the next "art" is gonna be....


FASHION!

Believe it or not, it is what´s growing and getting more attention by the minute

So, that mean that music was never the GREAT highlight, and now with easy acess to MP3 and Ipods and stuff, music is gaining a great individuality, people are starting to get away from only mainstream music and start listening to what they like, tough most of the people are still tuned to what they like INSIDE the mainstream music.

so don´t bother no one´s really caring about music right now, cos it´s finally going trough a silent revolution in the way the business is taking


however, it may take a whole decade. I can´t see the indidualization of music in a near future

prog goes metal at the moment, but it's a matter of time to take the traditional change to get back.

SYSTEM OF A DOWN

I am  very impressed with this band, they have a lot of arabic imfluences like spanish prog, they have a very unique sound.

Also of note are AVENGED SEVENFOLD they are not as prog although I can really hear influences from Queen, to Boston, to other Prog harmonic Guitar interplay between the two lead guitarists.

and of course Mars Volta, Coheed and Cambria