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    Posted: May 20 2008 at 15:54
Originally posted by Moatilliatta Moatilliatta wrote:

I'm kinda surprised they got declined again...I don't see why they aren't progressive enough for the site.
 
Is prog-related still a possiblity?


I'm sure it is... but probably not exactly a high priority ... they are too busy cleaning up messes around here and keepting the peace.  PR is not a place for rejected bands...  but for those who show prog's influences.. and are usually 'big name' groups.. not those who simply were not judged prog enough to make the 'cut' here.
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I love love love this band, but I don't think they have any place here.
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Points: 3083 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2008 at 22:36
I'm kinda surprised they got declined again...I don't see why they aren't progressive enough for the site.
 
Is prog-related still a possiblity?


Edited by Moatilliatta - May 19 2008 at 22:37
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Points: 46843 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2008 at 16:39
Originally posted by SoundscapeMN SoundscapeMN wrote:

this whole debate and the way this website is run is absolutely ridiculous. THEY ARE A GOOD BAND. WHO THE f**k CARES IF THEY DON'T SOUND "PROG" ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE??


hahahha.. an old post I know... but .. hahahhahah... that deserves a special Micky spotlight..  shear PA's posting briliance there.
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Points: 46843 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 19 2008 at 16:38
Xover looked at... and declines....
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Points: 46843 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 05 2008 at 11:03
I am going to kick this to Xover to look at...  Xover did not exist when Mew was last looked at.. and more importantly... Dean was not really a member. Want him to have a say...
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I don't think they belong here. There are some nice and PROGRESSIVELY THINKING bands from Indie camp like MEW and YOURCODENAMEIS:MILO, but they're NOT Prog. Top-notch Indie, but not Prog yet
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wow.. .this is a blast from the past LOL
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So, what's the status?
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I think "Mew" is an alter-prog music. I pronounce: I THINK it's prog enough to get place
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I don't know if this is like a shot to the foot, but from a national perspective, Mew is probably one of the least mainstream and most pop/rock bands to come out of Denmark. Most other signed Danish pop/rock (if we ignore the underground Danish prog metal acts) acts are pretty conformist musically compared to Mew. In the perspective of the generally uninspiring and non-explorational Danish music industry, Mew are quite progressive.


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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 30 2007 at 03:35
Originally posted by SoundscapeMN SoundscapeMN wrote:

this whole debate and the way this website is run is absolutely ridiculous. THEY ARE A GOOD BAND. WHO THE f**k CARES IF THEY DON'T SOUND "PROG" ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE??
 
Did you miss the word "Prog" in the name of the site?
 
Sorry you don't like the way the site is run. I'm sure there will be other sites you approve of, and who welcome such vindictive statements.
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Originally posted by SoundscapeMN SoundscapeMN wrote:

this whole debate and the way this website is run is absolutely ridiculous. THEY ARE A GOOD BAND. WHO THE f**k CARES IF THEY DON'T SOUND "PROG" ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE??
 
Then you don't need to be so worried about it or is there something else you'd like to share with us?
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this whole debate and the way this website is run is absolutely ridiculous. THEY ARE A GOOD BAND. WHO THE f**k CARES IF THEY DON'T SOUND "PROG" ENOUGH FOR PEOPLE??

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Points: 15585 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 27 2007 at 03:23
The Admin team have been discussing Mew, but a decision on them has been deferred.
 
We'll get back to you on it at a later date.
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Points: 67468 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2007 at 18:01
^ Oh. I think I've seen pictures of them but I didn't realize they can be so big.

As for Mew, I've never thought of them as a prog band.
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Points: 24439 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2007 at 17:47
Originally posted by Vompatti Vompatti wrote:

What kind of cat is that? Are they usually that big?


It's a Maine Coon, an all-American breed - and yes, they can get as big as that, and even bigger. I saw one in Finland some years ago that looked like a miniature lynx!LOL

Back IT, some months ago, when I was in charge of the AR Team, I listened to Mew's "And the Glass-Handed Kites" without being impressed overmuch. However, I freely admit to not being an expert of 'modern' prog, and I trust other people's judgment on the matter at hand. Unlike other people on this board, I realise that 'prog' is a subjective notion, not a sort of magic formula that can be applied to bands or artists in order to determine their suitability for this site.
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Points: 67468 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2007 at 17:41
What kind of cat is that? Are they usually that big?
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Points: 46843 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2007 at 17:15
damn.. .thought this was a kitty cat thread...

MEOW!!! 


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Points: 16 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 26 2007 at 17:11
Hmm... Difficult issue, really.

On one hand, comparing them to Muse and/or Radiohead is just ridiculous. Prog isn't only about complex time signatures and whatnot. Prog is something that's really deep inside, you feel it rather than KNOW it's prog because there's this, this, and that. Muse have that, especially on Black Holes And Revelations. Perfect MODERN new prog. I ain't saying they are King Crimson or whatever.

The problem is... And the point I'm trying to bring across... Muse, for example, are prog within. Mew are prog on the surface which isn't enough. I hope that makes sense. While Muse makes prog accesible and "poppy" (what a nasty word), Mew makes pop - prog. And that's the difference.

That's the thing that I feel is scaring off older prog fans who are against their addition. Mew are very much pop WITH prog and other bands are more or less prog WITH pop.

Though of course having listened to the new album and having seen them live, I have nothing to say against their addition to Prog-Related. I don't think it'd hurt the website. They are an interesting band. And with the last album they deserve to be in Prog-Related.

But of course not Art Rock by a mile. Let's keep Art Rock clean, because it's a very... "interesting" and subtle genre.
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