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Poll Question: Yes, very much so.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2005 at 15:29

Progressive but not prog.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2005 at 15:31
I think you've summed it up really well manunkind.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2005 at 15:43

/\ Thanks

SOAD is a progressive band in that it is creative and original (although their second album contains some dangerously commercial songs and I hope they don't follow in that direction, or have they already?). It's definitely not prog, though. However, I have a very restrictive definition of what prog is (and I do believe that, as much as I love them, Radiohead shouldn't be here!)

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2005 at 23:31
They're definately a step in the right direction for the apathetic and uneducated youth of America. At least their lyrics and members are trying to convey something of topical importance, besides the rest of the mainstream rock bands that are a bunch of spoiled, whiny, hipster, white kids.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2005 at 15:01

Well they are not a progrssive rock band, without a dubt, but they still have some kind of progresive-ish touch in their work, a little bit, little little bit. It is a great band, really powerful, and thre song themes are great really direct and well well build.

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2005 at 15:09
Not even close!

Amen to what billshears'67 stated.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2005 at 15:40
Chop Suey is the only song I really know by them, which has some sudden tempo changes, but not enough there for prog IMO... 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:08
"not even close"


I usually refer to them as System of a Down SYNDROME
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:14
/\ Funny? No. Ridiculous? Yes.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:27
^I admit it was a cheap shot, sorry for being an ass.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:28

Thank you.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 24 2005 at 11:49

Dear God no!!!!

 

Horrible music and they don't have any prog capacity if you ask me... I heard their new single this afternoon and it is so stupid imho!!!!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2005 at 15:47
i think they have some prog in their music, now if their next album had some way longer songs with a similar concept and style, it would definitely be prog
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2005 at 15:51

Originally posted by xhamasaki xhamasaki wrote:

i think they have some prog in their music, now if their next album had some way longer songs with a similar concept and style, it would definitely be prog

I bet it won't be like you describe, it will be a typical SOAD album again. Which is a good thing.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2005 at 15:59

no it probably wont, SOAD said themselves that they get bored of the album is too long, its too bad, they are pretty good

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2005 at 16:04

The length of the album doesn't matter.

Check out Adrian Belew's Side One, it's 31 minutes short.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2005 at 16:04
It is prog.. prog for me is music that breaks bariers... Soad Dose that.. Someone in a polish rock magazine compared them 2 Pink Floyd... actuallly I agree! They are as innovate!

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2005 at 16:58
Close, but no cigar.  definitely progressive elements.  I read a review of Mesmerize that called it "Amphetamine Prog", which definitely makes sense.  to call them nu-metal is definitely wrong, but it would also be wrong to call them prog rock.  theyre just weird, and thats ok.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2005 at 17:28
Dear God .... NOT PROG
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: August 15 2005 at 17:40
They can be a little, little prog sometimes, just a little, almost nothing. But they are good for sure, really good.
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