Prog Debate (electronic, indie, punk, rock, genre)

Rainard Jalen · 01-19-2008, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

Porcupine Tree has hit the top 10 in a few smaller countries. Radiohead is huge everywhere.

Oh c'mon, for heaven's sake, Radiohead aren't prog!

"Prog" is not some banner term that covers any sort of experimental/arty rock music.

ProggyMan · 01-19-2008, 03:32 PM

Yes it is. How would you define Prog?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-19-2008, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ProggyMan

Yes it is. How would you define Prog?

Well under your definition The Velvet Underground are a prog band.

Zer0 · 01-22-2008, 02:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Rainard Jalen

Oh c'mon, for heaven's sake, Radiohead aren't prog!

"Prog" is not some banner term that covers any sort of experimental/arty rock music.

Actually i would consider Radiohead prog in a way. They did break down a lot of barriers and go places no one's ever gone before.

djchameleon · 01-22-2008, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Zero1986

Actually i would consider Radiohead prog in a way. They did break down a lot of barriers and go places no one's ever gone before.

I wouldn't consider Radiohead prog. I would just throw them into Alternative

Lizzie · 01-19-2008, 04:47 PM

No way would i call Radiohead a prog band, for they aren't at all

Made in 1968 · 08-01-2022, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Lizzie

No way would i call Radiohead a prog band, for they aren't at all

Yeah always puzzed me that one.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-19-2008, 05:06 PM

But taking all that into account you would also have to include Roxy Music as well & they're about as far removed from prog as you can get.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-19-2008, 06:57 PM

Never said they wern't

All i'm saying is that they were totally at odds of the perception of what prog rock is and that they were reviled or loved for it depending on which camp you were in.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 01-19-2008, 11:25 PM

Whether I like them or not is irrelevant.

They were experimental and they innovated a lot of things. It's the nature of experimental music that not everything will work which is why i'm more of a fan of what they spawned rather than what they did. They had more ideas in the few years they were around than most bands do in a lifetime , and although not everything they did musically appeals to me i'll always respect & give credit to them for what they paved.

01-19-2008, 04:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	But taking all that into account you would also have to include Roxy Music as well & they're about as far removed from prog as you can get. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-19-2008, 06:57 PM	#9 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Never said they wern't All i'm saying is that they were totally at odds of the perception of what prog rock is and that they were reviled or loved for it depending on which camp you were in. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-19-2008, 11:25 PM	#10 (permalink)
Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,626	Whether I like them or not is irrelevant. They were experimental and they innovated a lot of things. It's the nature of experimental music that not everything will work which is why i'm more of a fan of what they spawned rather than what they did. They had more ideas in the few years they were around than most bands do in a lifetime , and although not everything they did musically appeals to me i'll always respect & give credit to them for what they paved. __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

01-19-2008, 03:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	Yes it is. How would you define Prog?