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The Arcade Fire on PA??

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Topic: The Arcade Fire on PA??
Posted By: Bryan
Subject: The Arcade Fire on PA??
Date Posted: July 31 2005 at 03:30
I just noticed that Canadian indie-rockers The Arcade Fire have been added to the site.  Now don't get me wrong, I love The Arcade Fire.  However, I can safely say that they have absolutely nothing to do with prog.  Their music is fairly straightforward pop-rock (albeit outstanding straightforward pop-rock), and I'd say that their inclusion is a prime example of why we need greater security measures with the addition of bands to the site.

P.S. Sorry to Frenchie who added them, I don't mean this as a personal attack on you or anything of the sort.  The other bands you added are perfectly fine, I just don't understand what inspired this particular one.



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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 01:57
Let's try this again...


Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 02:05
Well..  what determines if a band sticks or not?  Personally, Arcade Fire are nice indie, but not prog...  and if they're added, then we've got a few thousand indie bands to add, and I dunno how well that'd work. 

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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 02:09
Never heard of them

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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 02:10
Well, if we're gonna have The Arcade Fire, we might as well add the band they ripped off, The Pogues, who aren't prog OR post rock either.  

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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 02:11
Quick question and excuse my ignorance.What exactly is "post rock"??

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Posted By: 46and2
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 02:24
i like the arcade fire....

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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 02:29
I like 'em too...  but they aren't prog.

I'm really, really, really afraid that the "add a band" function will turn into a "add your favorite bands from all genres who have done as little as play a single non-pentatonic note in their career" function.


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Posted By: DavidInsabella
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 10:08

God dammit! Collaborators, stop adding your favorite bands for no reason!

This is getting ridiculous!



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Posted By: cmidkiff
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 10:51
like I said before "progressive music" is being confused with "good music" and getting your favorite band listed on here is somehow acknowledging that they are a great band. "Progressive Rock" is simply a genre of music not an award.

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Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 11:29
I agree... I love The Arcade Fire, but they're not progressive at all and really don't belong on this site.


Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 11:49
DELETE them! They are pretty good, but NOT PROG!  I mean, what's next? Placebo? (sorry Christopher  )


Posted By: The Hemulen
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 11:50
Agreed. This is just one step too far.


Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 11:59
Good news everybody. i have sent a request to mailto:M@X - M@X to have them erased from this website! I musta been wired. I was thinking more of the post rock/experimental qualities and have realised that they do not have any prog rock qualities (at least not yet in their short career).

I apologise for offending peoples perceptions of prog by adding this band and even i want them out now.

What do you think of DO MAKE SAY THINK, FLY PAN AM, THE RESIDENTS, QUEEN and SUPER FURRY ANIMALS being added?

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Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 12:02
heyr if Queen is here why not them.  SUrley they have at leats 1 or 2 songs with a prog quality. 

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Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 12:05
NetsNJFan, you sound a tad bit bitter.

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Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 12:18

Originally posted by frenchie frenchie wrote:

Good news everybody. i have sent a request to mailto:M@X - M@X to have them erased from this website! I musta been wired. I was thinking more of the post rock/experimental qualities and have realised that they do not have any prog rock qualities (at least not yet in their short career).

I apologise for offending peoples perceptions of prog by adding this band and even i want them out now.

What do you think of DO MAKE SAY THINK, FLY PAN AM, THE RESIDENTS, QUEEN and SUPER FURRY ANIMALS being added?

other than queen its acceptable, super furry animals is borderline for me.



Posted By: Heptade
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 12:56

I visit this site to get away from things like crap Canadian "we're ironic and we don't really play that well" indie rock, which is far too popularin my otherwise lovely homeland...

Sigh. But I guess if I'm happy about Queen being here, I have to accept that other things that I don't like may be as well.

 

 



Posted By: gok22us
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 13:01
cough*howaboutMuse*cough


Posted By: frenchie
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 13:04
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Quick question and excuse my ignorance.What exactly is "post rock"??


1. look at my signature
2. for a more detailed review read the summary in the post rock section of this site. This can be accessed by going to the homepage and clicking the arrow to change the alpahbetical list to genre list.

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Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 14:54

Originally posted by frenchie frenchie wrote:

Good news everybody. i have sent a request to mailto:M@X - M@X to have them erased from this website! I musta been wired. I was thinking more of the post rock/experimental qualities and have realised that they do not have any prog rock qualities (at least not yet in their short career).

I apologise for offending peoples perceptions of prog by adding this band and even i want them out now.

What do you think of DO MAKE SAY THINK, FLY PAN AM, THE RESIDENTS, QUEEN and SUPER FURRY ANIMALS being added?

I'm glad



Posted By: HaroldTheBarrel
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 15:25
Anyone know the Dears?

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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 15:29
Now that The Arcade Fire have been taken care of, someone has added another interesting indie band with no relation to prog, Neutral Milk Hotel.  This is really showing that we need some kind of greater security measure here, because if nobody had said anything, these bands would have made it onto the site no problem.


Posted By: Hangedman
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 15:52

Originally posted by HaroldTheBarrel HaroldTheBarrel wrote:

Anyone know the Dears?

Ive dropped that name a few times around here, not really prog but are definitly influenced by it, I mean they had a floutist at the ottawa show a little while ago!



Posted By: Ty1020
Date Posted: August 01 2005 at 22:41
Originally posted by Useful_Idiot Useful_Idiot wrote:

Now that The Arcade Fire have been taken care of, someone has added another interesting indie band with no relation to prog, Neutral Milk Hotel.  This is really showing that we need some kind of greater security measure here, because if nobody had said anything, these bands would have made it onto the site no problem.

Yeesh, this is getting out of hand. Like the Arcade Fire, I love NMH, but they're not prog at all and therefore should not be on this website. It's "ProgArchives," not "GoodMusicArchives"... looks like that's not as obvious as I would have thought.


Posted By: goose
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 16:07
Originally posted by frenchie frenchie wrote:

Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Quick question and excuse my ignorance.What exactly is "post rock"??


1. look at my signature
2. for a more detailed review read the summary in the post rock section of this site. This can be accessed by going to the homepage and clicking the arrow to change the alpahbetical list to genre list.
Hang on... rock instrumentation..? Violins? Cellos?


Posted By: con safo
Date Posted: August 07 2005 at 20:19
Yea i saw that earlier and it bugged me. AF are a great band but definitely not prog.

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