why no ELO?
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Topic: why no ELO?
Posted By: DallasBryan
Subject: why no ELO?
Date Posted: June 19 2005 at 05:41
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why cant these guys get a place in the
PROGARCHIVES? Their early releases deserve to be here! Were they deemed by the English press as being to POP or AOR, surely we have better sense here in the forum than to be swayed by the press, they are one of the forefathers and without we have less foundation to the spirit of progressive rock. No matter if they choose the mainstream later in their career. Genesis, ELP and many others are guilty of this crime! 
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 09:29
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hmmm definetaly prog in some places of ELO. ------------- CYMRU AM BYTH 
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Posted By: Dreamer
Date Posted: June 22 2005 at 12:07
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I may have to agree. If we are already on topic, what are some of ELO's best albums? whats recommended? |
Posted By: Sean Trane
Date Posted: June 23 2005 at 03:30
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HI Dallas, This has been discussed before and I would agree for them being prog for the first five albums (Until the Eldorado album), but for some reason , many of us feel they they should not be because of the super-poppish almost disco period that followed those five albums. ------------- let's just stay above the moral melee prefer the sink to the gutter keep our sand-castle virtues content to be a doer as well as a thinker, prefer lifting our pen rather than un-sheath our sword |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 02:59
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then eliminate Pink Floyd for there experimental
psychotic episodes in the mid to late 60's. Eliminate ELP for Love Beach and classical piano period, Yes for putting out pseudo prog for way to many albums, Genesis for there commercial pop periods, Soft Machine for only having a half of a good album, King Crimson for a career of so so avant noise, the whole Canterbury scene for making about 3-4 interesting albums outside of the British infacuation, Gryphon for making one half of a good album and so on! 
the WHOLE NEO PROG GENRE for never making an original album! 
you guys site! do what you want, it makes for interesting blurbage... 
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Posted By: PROGMAN
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 08:39
Don't worry people have asked for Slipknot before (the stupid ones like Metalman etc), over my but don't worry that idea was in the bin, many feel Queen should be added I have an 50/50 feel towards of that.------------- CYMRU AM BYTH
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Posted By: Odd24
Date Posted: June 24 2005 at 18:00
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I think Electric Light Orchestra is at the same level as Alan Parsons Project, John Miles, Traffic and Al Stewart. I think it's very close to prog but Yes, ELP, Camel, Jethro Tull, etc are much more prog. I think because Alan Parsons is mentioned in the prog archives, ELO and the Move should be too (I think ELO is even more prog than Talk Talk and Roxy Music are) ------------- Right down the line |
Posted By: radiognome3
Date Posted: June 30 2005 at 09:55
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I thought they must be on the site, but evidently not. After first noticing this thread earlier this week, I listened to Out of the Blue, and though missing gratuitous moog solos, this album sounds prog to me, if some other albums by other artists are any indication. And, though not a rabid fan, why can't something be prog if tainted with a bit of disco? That vibe certainly taints some of the other product found herein.... ------------- Vive Gong! |