Prog Pop - an oxymoron?

 

I agree partially with you.

 

Progressive is only and adjective that qualkifies the approach of the bands to music, there vxcan be progressive )with low case p) in every genre, for example I believe REM was ahead of most bands ion their genre, so they were some kind of progressive Alternative.

 

No Prog (with capital P) is an acrionym for "Progressive Rock", in this case saying Pop prog or Prog Pop is clearly an oxymoron, because both genres are uncopatible to coexist.

 

Of course there are usually prog bands that played some Pop material and Pop bands that played a couple of tracks, but two opposite genres coexisting together is a natural contradiction.

 

Even the bands that made some Prog with Pop influences, were creating a different thing, it was not Pop anymore, because the structure, timing and characteristics are not the traditional characteristics of Prog.

 

My two cents.

 

Iván