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lighthouse 
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 Topic: Boston are they prog related ?
Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:39 |
I`ve heard plenty of bits and pieces of music from the band Boston that for me seem to be a little bit progressive, perhaps even more so than some of the bands already listed on this site are .. So I thought just out of respect for the recent death of Brad Delp , who had one of the best voices in rock maybe now is a good time to consider adding these rock dinosaurs to this site. 
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:41 |
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Before I joined PA I would've said no; but, after seeing some of the bands that get a pass to be included, I'd say yes.
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Chris H
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:42 |
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I voted Yes they should be added, but not just out of respect for Delp. They should have been in here a while back. Now about Blue Oyster Cult...
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rileydog22
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:52 |
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Not even close. They don't strike me as progressive in the least. For that matter, neither are Zeppelin or Queen. I guess Boston wouldn't be a huge step in the recent trend of incorperating every single classic rock band into the Prog Related section.
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:56 |
 rileydog22 wrote:
Not even close. They don't strike me as progressive in the least. For that matter, neither are Zeppelin or Queen. I guess Boston wouldn't be a huge step in the recent trend of incorperating every single classic rock band into the Prog Related section.
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I agree. I voted 'yes' because of the others inclusion. I think what finally did it for me was allowing Split Enz to be prog related. If anything, The Cure are a ton more prog than they are, but I don't even consider them prog related.
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Mikerinos
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:57 |
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No. I've heard their first three albums, and really enjoy the debut, but only very rarely do they even have slight prog tendencies. Yeah, I guess they're about as prog as some bands here, but this has to stop somewhere.
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lighthouse
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 21:58 |
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well I believe bands like Boston and Zeppelin are how some of us prog heads start off so I can honestly thank them for pointing the way ... We need to stop being so protective of what we deem as "our precious prog" because I can honestly say I don`t relate to half the bands on this site at all but I enjoy the other half lots.
Edited by lighthouse - March 13 2007 at 22:08
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cookieacquired
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 22:00 |
Fraid not
There are some prog related on now that shouldn't be... but this is definitely not
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The Rock
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 22:20 |
Zeppelin,Purple,Heep,Airplane,ect....
Now how about GOLDEN EARRING !!!!!????
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Harry Hood
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Posted: March 13 2007 at 23:30 |
Boston were very innovative. They even had stickers on their album sleeves that said "no synths were used on this album". I think they made more selling equipment than they did selling albums.
But at the end of the day, they're just another arena rock band.
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video vertigo
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 01:25 |
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No just because other bands that are not prog are on here under that label doesn't mean we need more.
Good music is not always prog.
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"The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa
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lighthouse
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 01:46 |
video vertigo wrote:
No just because other bands that are not prog are on here under that label doesn't mean we need more.
Good music is not always prog. |
OK well why are Triumph here but Boston aren`t thats what I don`t get
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 01:52 |
No way, Boston is the most emblematic AOR band, absolutely no relation with Prog.
If somebody adds The New Kids in the Block, I would still say no, because one aberration doesn't allow a new one, if we already made mistakes, plese don't make more.
Boston doesn't belong in a Prog site.
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MadcapLaughs84
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 01:59 |
Ivan_Melgar_M wrote:
No way, Boston is the most emblematic AOR band, absolutely no relation with Prog.
If somebody adds The New Kids in the Block, I would still say no, because one aberration doesn't allow a new one, if we already made mistakes, plese don't make more.
Boston doesn't belong in a Prog site.
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I agree with that. LOL NKOTB
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:28 |
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No, though several songs are prog-oriented if not related.
And the fact that Zeppelin is here as ProgRelated is evidence against Boston's inclusion, not for it; Each band must be judged individually-- Zep held up as an act whose music had progressive elements and developed over the course of time, Boston would not pass that test.
Edited by Atavachron - March 14 2007 at 02:30
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The Whistler
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:37 |
Yeah, but...did Led Zep write "Peace of Mind?" No. Don't think so. They wrote some crappy song about elevators. But "Peace of Mind," man...
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:42 |
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Oh they rocked, man, big time. But they split up before they had a chance to have regular prog elements. Also, let's face it, they were the very definition of AOR-- as the Admins recently commented about a different band, 'they're related to prog-related'.
Edited by Atavachron - March 14 2007 at 02:43
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The Whistler
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:45 |
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Uh, Actrovachywan? I believe that the Dio has spoken.
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Atavachron
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 02:57 |
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the Dio? you're a balding, deranged, satan-worshipping, age-inappropriate headbanger?
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The Whistler
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 03:05 |
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Wait, what? Okay, Actryvacron, I can understand that you like Passion Play...and Presence...and even David Gilmour...but you don't like Dio? Okay, that's where I draw the line.
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