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    Posted: February 16 2006 at 18:10
  • There is a Proto-prog section, where bands who are not progressive but may have influenced progressive, reside.

  • There is a rating system that has the highest accolade of progressive masterpiece.

These two appear to be at odds with each other...

The home page contains many reviews of proto-prog groups with a progressive masterpiece rating. If they are not prog how can they be a progressive masterpiece? Someone is trying to have their cake and eat it. I refer to the owners, not the reviewers.
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 16 2006 at 18:46
Originally posted by cobb cobb wrote:

  • There is a Proto-prog section, where bands who are not progressive but may have influenced progressive, reside.

  • There is a rating system that has the highest accolade of progressive masterpiece.


These two appear to be at odds with each other...

The home page contains many reviews of proto-prog groups with a progressive masterpiece rating. If they are not prog how can they be a progressive masterpiece? Someone is trying to have their cake and eat it. I refer to the owners, not the reviewers.

I have raised this issue several times. I'm usually ignored or derided!
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Points: 27802 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 16 2006 at 19:55

That is a good point you raised about the rating of proto-prog albums,ashamed to say I never thought of it that way.

Don't agree with your comment about the site owners though.


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The comment about the owners is in no way meant to be derogatory, just pointing out that you can't have both and expect it to work, unless you change the way band releases are rated.
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I went to the Top 500 chart and only found 8 proto-prog titles listed. Deep Purple's Machine Head was the highest at #130.

There are two prog-related in the top 100, but I think they're both special cases as they were the "proggiest" releases from those two bands (Supertramp and Alan Parsons Project).

I see you're point though. It would be weird if the Beatles ended up in the top 10. It probably wouldn't bother me much, but I could see the poopies hitting the fan for some folks.
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I just think we should ignor Snowdogs post or possibly even use it as an object of ridicule.

















I don't think proto-prog or prog-related should be included in the review section.
Simple as that...
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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 17 2006 at 08:45

It is a valid concern, but it has not materialised with other "marginal" bands who have been added to date.

I believe the balance of our reviews will always ensure that the cream of prog rises to the top.

 
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Originally posted by cobb cobb wrote:

  • There is a Proto-prog section, where bands who are not progressive but may have influenced progressive, reside.

  • There is a rating system that has the highest accolade of progressive masterpiece.


These two appear to be at odds with each other...

The home page contains many reviews of proto-prog groups with a progressive masterpiece rating. If they are not prog how can they be a progressive masterpiece? Someone is trying to have their cake and eat it. I refer to the owners, not the reviewers.

It is high time that the words added to the stars were scrapped, as I've said many times.Dead

Any album listed here should be able to qualify for top marks as a piece of MUSIC.

The words added to the ratings cause the clash Cobb has pointed out, above (many reviewers seem to ignore them) and they are subjective/open to interpretation, in any case.

I want only MY carefully-chosen words (not someone else's generic ones) to accompany my review. Let the review address the rating!Stern Smile

 

And where are our half stars?
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Come to my arms, my beamish boy!
O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!'
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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 17 2006 at 09:26

Originally posted by krusty krusty wrote:

I just think we should ignor Snowdogs post or possibly even use it as an object of ridicule.


I shall ignore that remark!

 

Oh no paradox! I haven't ignored it.

 

 

 
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