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Logan
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^ That's very good.
First replace Pink Floyd with Kraftwerk, then replace Kraftwerk with Gary Numan in the big six. I love all three of those no matter how you label or rank them. Edited by Logan - August 07 2020 at 17:19 |
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verslibre
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Hardly. Try illbient.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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Apparently my brother knew someone a long time ago who described them as "dark wave."
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verslibre
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That guy doesn't know what darkwave is.
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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My mistake. I think I meant to say "heavy wave." Darkwave became a thing much later. This guy telling my brother that happened in the early 80's or so after the Wall became big.
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Upbeat Tango Monday
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We all know Pink Floyd plays Whale-mating rock
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cstack3
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Nope. No Mellotrons.
I always considered PF more of a blues-based, psychedelic band than prog-band in the mold of Yes/Genesis/Crimson etc. Inventive? Yep. Inspiring? Certainly. Progressive? Never impressed me in that way, particularly.
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Jaketejas
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I am in agreement. Many if not most Prog bands incorporate blues into their music. I don’t have a problem with it, as long as there is something else proggy to sink the teeth into. Rush is another band that relied heavily on pentatonic scales but they were also quite proggy. It is strange that the person who posted this mentions Rush as Prog but Pink Floyd as not. Odd time signatures is not the only classifying factor for Prog. |
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Moi aussi! Mais c’etait juste pour rire. |
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AFlowerKingCrimson
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I wonder how different the results would be if we asked if Rush were prog or Kansas or Jethro Tull or even Yes or Genesis. ;)
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Please, no ! Let's not do that !
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The Anders
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I would say yes, but I think what confuses people is the fact that Pink Floyd have an appeal that goes way beyond prog circles. And that is meant in the best way possible. Traditionally progressive rock does not have a high regard among rock critics, but Pink Floyd is an exception. Plus, like many other bands, they incorporate many different sounds, which is what makes them interesting. They are prog, but also much else. As are Jethro Tull, King Crimson and so on. As for myself, I am probably more of an art rock fan than a prog fan. I tend to favour experimental sonic textures and modernist aesthetics over virtuose playing, tempo changes, unusual time signatures and overblown fantasy lyrics. So it should come as no surprise that Pink Floyd is my favourite "big six" band by far...
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Jaketejas
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Blues can indeed be quite complex. Guitarists like Lonnie Johnson (one of my faves), Lightnin' Hopkins, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Johnson, and Stevie Ray Vaughan were exceptional good at digging deeply into the complexities of blues and incorporating some jazz. And, there is nothing wrong with blues. I love blues! However, if one is going to take on the task of classifying music, at some point you have to draw a line between what constitutes the genre of "blues" (even if it is very complex blues) and what constitutes prog, even if the prog contains significant blues components. I would argue that, judging by their initial albums, some bands (Rush is a good example) had their roots in blues-based rock (e.g., Jimi Hendrix, Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, and Led Zep), but then they went in proggier directions, adding more classical (e.g., Farewell to Kings), jazz (richer chords and more grace notes), and prog (epic themes, odd time signatures, non-standard progressions, etc., etc.) influences. At the same time, they STILL included quite a bit of blues even in their later work. But, I wouldn't classify them as a blues band. I hope I have clarified my point. |
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Ok, fine. Those will be the next polls then. But only if you ask nicely.
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Since when does something need a mellotron to be prog? Actually, from what I understand they did use a little bit of mellotron on ummagumma, saucerful of secrets and Atom Heart Mother.
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Jaketejas
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Mirror, mirror, on the wall. Who is the proggiest band of all? |
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