A Personal Definition of Prog

Does anyone else here feel that they have a personal definition of prog that might encompass more than the popular definition? For instance, I feel that it's pretty obvious that Celtic Frost are progressive metal since they used classical instrumentation and even opera vocals on some songs. Granted, their first album was very sloppy and they are not virtuosos. An adventurous approach to making music is what I would consider progressive.

not another one of these god damn threads

I guess if a artist is pushing boundaries it can be considered progressive, and as long as that genre they are pushing has some connections to rock or metal then it can get the Prog label (as long as the music is reasonably complex or atmospheric). I usually class anything that matches the above criteria or takes inspiration from well known Prog bands as prog themselves.

It partly depends on the person's background as well. People who follow mainstream music would consider Muse to be the forefront of modern Prog. Before I knew what Prog was I though Meat Loaf were the embodiment of all things Prog lol. 10 min over the top songs and fantasy artwork, when I first starting lurking here 5 years ago I was very surprised it was not listed! Not even in Prog Related!    

Hi, Smartpatrol. I'm relatively new, so I haven't seen any threads like this. As I stated, I'm not trying to get more artists included on here. I'm looking to find out what other people listen to that is progressive, but doesn't fit the popular definition. If that doesn't interest you, you are under no obligation to participate.

Thank you, but I'm more interested in how individuals can have a definition that may be more inclusive than the popular notions of what is prog. Your playlist is a good example of what I was looking for. I agree with most of the artists on your list, but a lot of them would be excluded by purists. I'm pretty familiar with the generally accepted meaning of prog, but I'm hoping to find new music that is as groundbreaking now as the first wave of prog was in the late 60s & early 70s.

Triceratopsoil wrote: That is my forum signature, it's nothing more than my most listened artists.  I definitely don't think they all should be here.If you want to make one of those (and have a last.fm account) you can do so on progfreak.com, by the way.Most of the what I consider the most groundbreaking modern music is here already (Kayo Dot, Swans, Jean Louis, Zu, etc).  But we are still missing Boris.

Thank you. :)

LostWaxMuseum wrote: Does anyone else here feel that they have a personal definition of prog that might encompass more than the popular definition?

Mirror Image wrote: A progressive rock band is one that can look past barriers and push the envelope stylistically IMHO.

I agree wholeheartedly.

 
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It died around about 1971 so its pointless worrying about it imo.