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Originally Posted by RVCA
Yeah but wouldn't it be hard to argue that First Utterance doesn't also fit the Progressive Rock bill?
RYM:
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Of course genres are not exclusive of eachother which is part why genre discussions are so difficult or even futile. I'm no more an authority on what genre First Utterance belongs to than you or anyone else are. I can only argue from my point of view. I feel like I can clearly hear First Utterance's artistic psychedelic and folk heritage, but prog less so and I just don't think that these guys set out to make a prog record when they recorded this album. I don't know if that's ultimately true. It's just what I think/believe.
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Just out of curiosity, I tried to find a little more information. I found an interview with Roger Wooten who is one of the Comus guys.
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Originally Posted by interview
Nick: You and Glenn Goring were both very young when you started musical journey back in 1967. What was your guide back then to start creating your own music? Who were your main influences then and did you have a clear image of the music you wanted to create?
Roger: We were both influenced by Bert Jansch and John Renbourn (later to form Pentangle) and The Incredible String Band. I introduced Glenn to avant garde jazz. We began playing the folk club together in 1967. The band formed gradually. I had the idea of a violin and met Colin Pearson who just happened to be attending the same college – Ravensbourne College of Art. The band assembled from students and friends of students at Ravensbourne. I wrote my first song and the Comus sound and feel gradually evolved rather than having any clear image.
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Here he mentions influences. Bert Jansch and John Renbourn are folk artists. The Incredible String Band is
the psychedelic folk band. There's no mention of prog rockers here.
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http://www.prog-sphere.com/2010/08/2...wootton-comus/