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Originally Posted by Comus
I'd call it far more prog than Mr Bungle. In Zappa's scope he has made a lot of good prog, but you can't confuse people similar to some of Zappa's albums as prog, since he's made a lot of stuff that can't be classified as progressive. Also I wouldn't classify Henry Cow, as much as I love em, as progressive in the slightest. Different yeah, but not very prog.
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You're totally wrong about that IMO.
Henry Cow and Univers Zero were the starters of the Rock In Opposition movement which is very much associated with progressive rock. They're a more avant garde form of prog, but they're certainly prog. Their place in the list is definite.
Mr. Bungle's inclusion in the list is not definite but I feel that they are an offshoot of the same thing those bands did, they're way way more eclectic than Beefheart ever was so I don't think that's a good comparison at all.