I listened to "El Cielo" and "Catch Without Arms" by the band DREDG and I'm wondering if they wouldn't fit better under Prog Related. Regardless of their ambitious and sophomore concepts behind I find their music largely pop influenced. In some way they sound like a blend between A PERFECT CIRCLE, DEPECHEMODE and MUSE. Didn't listen yet to their first album "Leitmotif" yet!

Anybody?

Art Rock, since we don't have a category "Progressive Alternative Rock".

Might be wrong with DM (long time ago that I listened to them)! But anyway I keep to my impression that they sound pop-ish! I fail to detect anything in their music that is able to compete in quality to masterly records from bands like King Crimson, VDGG and Anekdoten to put at least one modern one. For me it's a kinda sophisticated Emo Pop-Rock not that far away from Muse (and they ARE under Prog Related if I'm correct). I do not intend to disqualify them from being Prog. Even if I would adore them I wouldn't care whether they're considered as such are not (see my sig.). I'm just wondering whether the really fit to the bulk of bands in this category. However I just realized that the option "if you like this..you might like this as well..." does not exist anymore. So maybe it really doesn't matter where they're put under. This kinda music just doesn't do it for me what is not the case with the majority of bands in this category, but maybe I'm the only one here with this opinion. In future I'll just avoid and ignore similar bands like them.

Mike, "Progressive Alternative Rock" wouldn't be that bad idea since this kinda music (TMV for example) is more and more expanding! I would prefer to have such stuff all in one "bag" (I mean not to discard after....however)!

Edited by hdfisch - May 16 2006 at 11:12

Empathy wrote: Art Rock is where they belong. I don't hear a single shred of Depeche Mode influence in their music?!?!

The vocals have some Dave Gahan similarities (phrasing, timbre).

Actually I don't mind who the voice is resembling to, whether DM or TFF (both are a pain for my ears). But I think it's mainly the singer that puts me off personally. But as well the music style reminds me too much to bands I don't like to listen to anymore. But thanks for the reminder for art rock definition, empathy!
Nevertheless I agree that they might fit in there since they're clearly expanding the genre of alternative rock.

They might be weird sometimes, nevertheless their sound does resemble most of the times more the one of a noise/punk/alternative rock band. Post rock bands, at least as far as I know them like GYBE or Mogwai are doing mainly instrumental, atmospheric type of music. TMV hasn't any similarity with any of those bands. For me it's a weird and pretentious alternative rock band. Although I've to say their guitar player Rodriguez has done some interesting solo records (which would be rather worth to be put on here than the band's ones in my opinion)!

Well, I haven't heard their (supposedly) superior album El Cielo, but Catch Wthout Arms sounds like a mix of The Mars Volta and Modest Mouse, however you may take that. Going from Catch Wthout Arms, I'd put them in Prog-Related. I like dredg, though.