They aren't prog, they aren't progressive. They are a alternative rock group with a vocalist that likes piano. Sure The Resistance has some interesting and "experimental" parts with the classical influence - but i just don't understand how this band keeps getting the prog label. 

Give me some reasoning and thoughts. 

I can't see Muse's experimentation enough to be compared to Radiohead, PT, or Anathema - actually progressive music. I'm not even sure most of their material can be considered unusual. 

 

Because people don't know any better.

 

Because people consider them "weird" or "arty".

 

The three that came to the top of my mind.

Remember, when fans & music journalists talk about prog in relation to modern music, 'new prog' and so on, most of them aren't really aware of what classic prog actually is or sounds like. They look at the increasing classical influences, especially juxtaposed against the recent electronic pop, and they go, that's artsy, that's prog. People associate prog with over the top bombast, they look at how ridiculous Muse have become in that regard in recent years, and they go, that's prog. They look at 'suites' (Exogenesis- only in name), longer than average songs (Citizen Erased), hints of concept albums (Absolution, The Resistance, presumably The 2nd Law), and they go, that's prog.

I think a 'prog-related' tag is reasonable. They've definitely had actual prog influences on their music, and while their openness to genre-mashing and bombast isn't specifically prog, it definitely goes quite a way beyond the standards of their scene and looks almost experimental from that perspective. Radiohead is more or less an entirely different category.

Muse were my teen obsession band- I grew out of the obsession and haven't listened to them in a few years (not that I don't respect what they've done), but I can attest from my point of view and the views of other fans I knew during that time, that Muse can act as a gateway band to prog. Not that that's an argument in itself, but yeah, it indicates something or other.

The album art on their latest is fantastic, though. 

Not even being snarky

Please guys don't make new categories without knowing enough about music structure and elements and ... 

This is my opinion and maybe some guys don't like this opinion.

There is a number of examples of great mixtures of Prog and Blues, though.

Also, between Prog and Pop that dividing line is frequently so thin.

The bands are mixing the genres as never before.

But we don't need, in the time of tags, the terms that don't sound good. Let's imagine that an artist says, "I play progressive blues"; of course it sounds stupid, lol.

You right. For example " Frank Flight Band - Remains ". I like this album and IMO this is a mixture of Prog and Blues . But as you said we don't need new tags now. In PA categories we can find a fair tag for this like Xover or Related. Thanks for your time.

Frank Flight Band is a great example. I love their Evening Star , a 17 minute long epic.

 

I have "Remains" album. In this album I love "Dark Waters" and "Cat". "Cat" is 20 min epic. I really like to have FFB other albums. Unfortunately PA don't pick FFB. I think you can suggest FFB to PA better than me.

The album version is much better, anyway.

Well, possibly because there aren't any POPULAR prog rock bands as such?  Certainly none with Muse-levels of popularity.  Radiohead used to be popular but have kind of levelled off in recent years.  I don't think there's anything bad with that because Muse are influenced enough by prog to be classified where they are here: prog related.  They are not prog outright, but they have something to do with it.  At least this way more people may get to know of this genre called prog rock.  Better than having 70s bands like Pink Floyd as the gateway to prog, I think, from the point of view of maintaining relevance with the younger generation.