Dos anyone really know who is prog???????

All i can gather from this site is someone picks an abstract, obscure or doesn't fit into any pigeon hole, then they must be prog. Kate Bush, sings weirdly has sort of long songs, shags a prog guy and hoopla she is prog? Styx, couldn't spell prog, but once again are pronounced prog (or related, some sh*te like that). Where do the keepers of this site get off? Do they kowtow to the North American fascination with prog rock, that they did not invent and have had a miniscule effect on prog rock. Prog rock is European, mainly British (not English as most people would have you believe) is this why our westerly neighbours look askance and jealously add rubbish to these archives.

Since when did a one year old band deserve an archive? Music must have longevity, Dream Theatre doesn't have that nor any other AOR rubbish from the states.

Classical music has longevity, let's have Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius et al. Nope? Didn't think so, any smart arse comments welcome, but at least i have the balls to speak some real reason.

dream_orchestra wrote: All i can gather from this site is someone picks an abstract, obscure or doesn't fit into any pigeon hole, then they must be prog. Kate Bush, sings weirdly has sort of long songs, shags a prog guy and hoopla she is prog? Styx, couldn't spell prog, but once again are pronounced prog (or related, some sh*te like that). Where do the keepers of this site get off? Do they kowtow to the North American fascination with prog rock, that they did not invent and have had a miniscule effect on prog rock. Prog rock is European, mainly British (not English as most people would have you believe) is this why our westerly neighbours look askance and jealously add rubbish to these archives. Since when did a one year old band deserve an archive? Music must have longevity, Deam Theatre doesn't have that nor any other AOR rubbish from the states. Classical music has longevity, let's a Mozart, Beethoven, Sibelius et al. Nope? Didn't think so, any smart arse comments welcome, but at least i have the balls to speak some real reason.

Kate Bush did not "shag a prog guy" (unless you're referring to Danny McIntosh).

There have been numerous debates on this site as to who or what is prog - I would suggest you check some of them out.

Are you saying that only old European bands can be prog?

ohhh now i get it. prog rock is defined by nationality and not so much the music. well that makes it pretty easy. why the hell are we wasting all our time in discussion

and what's with this "north american fascination with prog rock"? i must be living in the wrong area because none of my friends have even heard of progressive rock.

Maybe we should just try being honest for a change. What you really meant to say was, "I have a grudge against america. Now I am going manifest my anger by hating against american bands."

I'm no nationalist and I certainly don't support all the policies of my country, but the real point youre trying to get across is as transparent as glass.

**Cough Cough, your signature "America is pregnant with anticipation, But is murdered by the hand of the inevitable."

Plastic Man wrote: whats the difference between british and english? and yes, the north american bands suck, no subtlety (among other things)  whatsoever.

English is from England, British is from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Obviously there are no great prog bands from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

To Solaris my signature, if you know anything about music is taken from America by the Nice, abd was spoken by the son of a black American singer......FACT. I didn't say American, i was suggesting that North American bands (that includes Canada) are not forerunners of prog nor have they ever pushed the barriers as far as the European bands.

As for Ivan the nitwit........what are you trying to say????

As for goose, why be bitter of an inferior country, yup nearly all prog bands come from England, but at least we are not hated universally abroad.

Anyway i stand by what i have written, let's include classical prog..................there are plenty to choose from.