Who do you feel should get a 'Prog Nod'?

We listen to many artists and albums that are not Prog, or in the case of one artist I know, would feel uncomfortable if his music was categorized as Prog even though he's made several clever concept albums. Are there any artists that you know whose work is along Prog lines but is not normally what is put out by the artist and you feel that they deserve what I call a 'Prog Nod' to in order to show appreciation for there talent or work?

Edited by SteveG - September 03 2014 at 15:57

Ry Cooder: Chevaz Ravine. After an eighteen year hiatus, the venerated slide guitarist and world music producer returned to the recording studio in 2003 and created this concept album about the real life events of the south California town of Chevaz Revine and the removal of it's Mexican American citizens in order to build Dodger Stadium after the town was leveled. The songs are mostly sung in spanish with english translations in the CD's liner notes. Cooder even incorporates a local legend of a UFO visitation to the town's citizens warning them of their impending doom and offering to take them all back to a sacred mountain in Mexico. This is one of the best concept albums that I've encountered outside of the prog realm and Cooder truly deserves a Prog Nod for it.

Edited by SteveG - July 16 2014 at 17:53

My "prog nod" goes to The Durutti Column. A few other people I know would give it to Joanna Newsom.

Earthmover wrote: SteveG wrote: We listen to many artists and albums that are not Prog, or in the case of one artist I know, would feel uncomfortable if his music was categorized as Prog even though he's made several clever concept albums. Are there any artists that you know whose work is along Prog lines but not listed in the PA discography or categorized as Prog that you would like to give what I call a 'Prog Nod' to in order to show appreciation for there talent or work? I don't like how that sounds: like being prog means you're ahead of other genres. Anyway I have a counter example: Swans. I absolutely f**king love them but see no reason for including them here. Yes, their later work is post-rock, but still.

To clarify, I was putting forward acts that I feel are over looked as prog for whatever silly reason. I prefer acoustic and electric blues over prog myself so I don't follow your elitist objection.


Edited by SteveG - July 18 2014 at 09:36

I think I get the 'gist' of this thread. For me it's mostly modern acts that instantly spring to mind. Stuff like Animal Collective, F*ck Buttons, Boris, Sun O))), FSOL (maybe not that "modern"), Scott Walker and Burial - those are all someone who I personally believe have carried on the very spirit behind prog rock. The music has changed but it still aims for notions of grandeur reached through some form of sonic experimentation and ideas of pushing the music as far as could ever go. The aforementioned acts just resemble what todays progressive music minded folks go for. Imagining how some of the matured folks on this very board looked and generally thought about music back in the day, I think it's fair to say that you could interchange em with the peeps I grew up with, and nobody would be able to spot the difference. Perfect match.

Edited by Guldbamsen - July 20 2014 at 04:29

Slightly deviating from the topic...but wud like to see Iron Maiden get placed in ProgMetal category.

addictedtoprog wrote: Prog-Nod to Muse

Perhaps not the artist as a whole, but in terms of particular albums Lou Reed's Rock'n'Roll Animal and Berlin are excellent and with enough complexity. Jackson Browne's Running On Empty is pretty decent too. Dave Matthew's Band have some pretty good stuff too.

Blacksword wrote: Scott Walker

Thank you! ... If Swans are here, then so should Scott be. He would fit nicely in RIO/Avant-Prog.

Edited by Dayvenkirq - July 22 2014 at 02:52

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