SR VIII: Vander Got Run Over By A Reindeer!

Oh well, I guess it's okay if everybody doesn't like Camel.  They were never one of my favorites anyway.  On the other hand, whenever the day comes that everybody turns their backs on Genesis is the day I'm leaving PA (or I may be one of the ones that abandons Genesis as well... what a horrible thought!)

Epignosis wrote: SaltyJon wrote: I still don't have an amazing grasp on what exactly implies which genre and all, but I've always thought Snow Goose sounded more like "light Canterbury" or something than symphonic.  I agree with you and Scott...I think Camel might be a slightly better fit in Canterbury. I would call much of Camel's work "Canterbury Crossover," if that makes any sense.

I see what you're going for there, it makes sense to me.  Is it time to break every sub-genre into sub-sub-genres now so we can include Crossover/Proto-/-Related specifically for each of the subs?

gottagetintogetout wrote: Oh well, I guess it's okay if everybody doesn't like Camel.  They were never one of my favorites anyway.  On the other hand, whenever the day comes that everybody turns their backs on Genesis is the day I'm leaving PA (or I may be one of the ones that abandons Genesis as well... what a horrible thought!)

Well, I was never big into Genesis, so I don't have to worry about that.

I believe that Pat will tell you as a member of the Canterbury team that they don't belong in Canterbury.

Edited by rushfan4 - December 08 2009 at 16:11

rushfan4 wrote: I believe that Pat will tell you as a member of the Canterbury team that they don't belong in Canterbury.

Yeah.

But I think the main reason is it's just not worth the hassle, ensuing arguments, etc.

I don't share this obsession with categorization.

SaltyJon wrote: A Person wrote: SaltyJon wrote: I'm betting it wouldn't go over too well since a majority of people consider them symphonic.  Ah well, what good are labels anyway?  Oh, and...2000 posts for me! We should randomly reassign artists to different genres one day, just to mess with people. Or just drop the genres altogether and see how many people complain about seeing some of the RIO/Avant bands on the same page as symphonic.

That would be fine by me, but wouldn't the top albums list still be predominately symph.?

gottagetintogetout wrote: Oh well, I guess it's okay if everybody doesn't like Camel.

It's mostly the creeps in this neighborhood.    You'll not want for Camel fans in mainstream ProgArchives.

birdwithteeth11 wrote: KoS wrote: I don't share this obsession with categorization. Neither do I.

Nor I, but some categories are useful. The sub genres on PA have helped me find music that is related to a band I already like, so they aren't all bad. The problem is when people argue about where an artist belongs, that is the point at which I stop caring.

I remember my first Camel experience.  I still think "Freefall" sounds like The Allman Brothers during the instrumental break. 

Anyway, I think Camel is a far cry from Yes, Genesis, Kansas, Echolyn (for a modern example) and countless other symphonic bands that have more robust arrangements.