Is there a way to add Trevor Rabin as an artist?

As with David, I absolutely agree with this. I have never suggested that all art rock is prog. All prog, though, could be classified as art rock. The trick is, as ever, to identify what is prog, and what is not. Simples, eh?

Mmmmm. In Britain, Genesis, Floyd, and solo Lennon would certainly have come under the art rock banner, and, indeed, did. The Bowie, Eno, RM set you refer to would have been classified as either or both of glam rock or art rock. In other words, glam, like prog, was part of an art rock set clearly identifiable as such in this country. 

Therefore, to clarify earlier posts made, I would never classify Bowie or Roxy Music as progressive rock bands. Ditto Lennon. I would, though, class all as art rock. And, btw, that does not make them prog related, either.

Without wishing to be overly pedantic, and in keeping with the spirit of this discussion, you could classify Genesis, Floyd, Yes, Le Orme, Tull, Uncle Tom Cobbly et al as Progressive Art Rock, to distinguish it from General Art rock, and, given that this is a Progressive Rock site, I would assume people would not be too misled when they discovered that Lennon was not included here as Art Rock artist. They would, I am sure, be able to appreciate that Lennon was many things, but prog he most certainly was not.

It really isn't about what is prog or what is related to prog or what influenced prog.  Groups that have the most tenuous links to prog (Jefferson Airplane, Black Sabbath, Miles Davis, etc. etc.) are proudly listed here, while acts whose links to prog are multitudinous and well documented.are routinely rejected.  Boston is a good example here.

And it's always the same stupid excuse.  They play AOR.

As if AOR didn't partially evolve out of the prog scene.

You will notice that the same people never say "They play metal" or "They play jazz" or anything else.  It is pure snobbishness trying to pass itself off as sophistication.  Once you realize this, you realize that PA should not be used to define what is or what not is progresive rock.  At it's best. PA lists music that might appeal to some people who like some progressive rock and has definite biases for and against music that are not very logical.

Of course Trevor Rabin should be included as a prog related act. 

Great to see such a well put argument regarding AOR and even how AOR morphed from prog leanings. Asia a classic case and I for one stand corrected regarding Boston. I  argued against their inclusion in the past and actually in retrospect see that was wrong now.

Maybe they will be revisited at some point.

 

I agree with you on this, Chris.  While I don't like Collins' solo albums at all, I have an appreciation for what he has given to prog rock and fusion, and think he deserves a place here. 

 

I wouldn't say every member of a prog band who goes solo as a pop artist deserves to be listed as prog-related, but Collins is a special case.