Prog Related bands

Mandrakeroot wrote: Ricochet wrote: Laurie Anderson.  (or rather ) Old suggestion. Nevertheless donn't accept.  That it is what much incredible.  Also because, to my warning, it is Prog!!! And, at any case, the Prog is also experimental music.  And it is not produced, perhaps, experimental music?

sorry, I'm totally confused.

DON'T accept, because, to a warning!, it IS incredible, prog experimental-like and, it IS prog?!

can I get a mandrakerootian-English translation of that?


Edited by Ricochet - March 19 2007 at 12:42

greenback wrote: Lyle Mays patrick o'hearn mark isham suzanne ciani garfield heads in the sky sanford ponder david helpling jane siberry yanni checkfield mannheim steamroller etc...

Garfield ... knowing the cat didn't put out any music, I assume you are a Canadian, with good taste, needles to say.
"I've seen all your old time movies, & I know how they're all gonna end ...."

chopper wrote: Mandrakeroot wrote: SHADOWS... Because it is true that is only a R' n' R band but I should say that for the period in which they flowerd they were able well to to be considered Prog. Certain songs that produced (also cover) blend between them they show how much they were different from the other artists/ bands to them contemporaries. In fact you are they didn't produce nothing of different but had introduced the European musical culture.  Therefore they sought cover (or composed songs) that raise the Rock' n' Roll to musical cultured genre.  Seeking songs that isn't simple R'n'R (also because they played songs that hadn't R'n'R rhythmic).  And, in truth, the first works of the Beatles so were not raised. In fact it was pure R'n'R!!! Do you mean The Shadows as in "Cliff Richard and the..."?

In truth I have only an Italian compilation that is very interesting. Nevertheless memory of to have read an article that checked their in an encyclopedia of the Rock (an of the a lot of the beginnings of 90's with MC, LP or CD cited that every week my brother bought and that it the true Prog make discover me). Naturally I do not claim a their inclusion. However I established only what according to myself it is a truth. Understanding that, likely, a lot they will laugh reading how much wrote.

Uhm...  You excuse if I profit of this space but...  In PA is lacking Manfred Mann (60's production) that, to my warning, it was more Prog than with the Manfred Mann's Earth Band!!!

memowakeman wrote: Everything is Prog Related....even Paris Hilton

This Paris Hilton:

Or this Hilton Hotel:

This is the Problem!!!

  I still don't like the category (not that I think it really IS a valid "category").

^^ of course it's not a category. It's a collection of bands which have been deemed worthy to be included here ... for various reasons. "bands prog fans might like", "at cutting edge of their genre", "sounds like prog" ... those are some of the criteria. But they're highly subjective, and so are the decisions about which bands get added as prog related and which ones get rejected. And that's ok ... with criteria as "fuzzy" as that, I think it's best to hear as many opinions as possible and then simply make a decision ... it will always seem unfair to many people. You can't please everyone ...

I think the most important thing to realise is this: "Prog Related" is not a priority ... it is a nice "gimmick" which has been introduced mainly because it brings more visitors to this website (ironically I don't think that this website would have made it to #1 website on Google for "progressive rock" if not for the extra popularity gained for listing bands like Queen or Deep Purple).


My suggestion: You don't like Prog Related? Ignore it. You don't like Prog Metal? Ignore it. You don't like Krautrock? Ignore it.

Focus on the things you *like* and have a good time!

Just my opinion, as always.  

Edited by MikeEnRegalia - March 19 2007 at 16:13

^ of course many of us come here for arguments ... I *love* a good argument. I just think that nobody should take any of this so seriously that it distracts them from the music they enjoy ... that's what I meant with "ignore it". 

^ I hope so!

BTW Peter: Today I listened to Nektar - Recycled again ... great album!

MikeEnRegalia wrote: ^ I hope so! BTW Peter: Today I listened to Nektar - Recycled again ... great album!

Yes, it is quite good, Mike, and timlier now than ever, no?

BTW, all, just for the record, re my use of Recycled as an avatar: it's not my "favourite" album or anything (I don't have one, but many), nor are Nektar my "favourite" prog band (ditto). I really like the album, really like the far-out artwork, and I wanted a bright avatar that stands out from the pack, even at a glance.
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Re the larger topic at hand, I agree with pretty much all that you wrote, above. We are free to seek or pay attention to what we like here, and ignore the rest. There's something for everyone! I don't lose any sleep over the PR category or its various contentious inclusions, but it does seem to bring down more than its share of wrath and misunderstanding upon the forum. Numerous front-page reviews of PR bands like Zeppelin, Purple, etc, can also give the wrong impression of the site, to the casual or first-time observer.

I just wonder if this "gimmick," this "lure for the unwary," was really worth all the negativity that gathers around it, in the end.

But that's not for me to decide (whew!), and as you (and Aesop) said, you'll never please everyone, all of the time, so it's honestly no big deal to me.

I just enjoy a good, meaty discussion/argument about the nature of art every now and then, and this topic rates.

It's certainly a darned-sight more interesting than "What Song Are You listening to Now/ What about now? NOW? How About... NOW?"

(Gawd, the continued popularity of such lists from strangers, without any illuminating commentary at all, astounds me!)  I'd rather talk about taking a pee -- wait... I did! 

memowakeman wrote: Everything is Prog Related....even Paris Hilton

sure! she progresses from porno tapes to pop singing.







(dont say: "that's not the meaning for progressive")