Radiohead: Prog or Not? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Personally, I consider them to be solely experimental and not prog, but I have a friend who wholeheartedly believes they are one of the best "prog" bands ever.

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Pfft,,,,, who cares..?

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they have said numerous times they are not prog---so who needs them?

They're alternative rock (that moved into electronic incorporated stuff) that had an "experimental" edge, no prog there though

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Who cares?

...but just for the fun of it:

Progressive? Yes.

Experimental? Yes.

Rock? Yes.

Prog? No.

The Fall, Pere Ubu, PiL, Chrome, Cream, Edgar Broughton Band, Glenn Branca, etc etc are also acts that tick the same boxes...but they're not really prog.

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Edited by Guldbamsen - June 27 2017 at 07:34

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Yes they are.

Not that it really matters.

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Manuel wrote:

Since there's not a specific definition of "Progressive", it's quite dificult to say, but I would say they are to some extent.

There are lots of definitions of "Progressive music", just google it.

Btw Scorpius you're doing it again you cheeky man!
Just like The Endless River poll you're asking two different questions. 'Prog or Not' but the poll question is 'do you consider Radiohead to be a progressive band'. Those are two very different questions as any style of music can be progressive. The Beach Boys fx were very progressive in their day and helped push music forth, but they were never a prog band. Wu-Tang Clan sport a similar story only they populate an altogether different sounding area of music....but they were about as progressive as anything you can come up with.

Sure I get the gist of this poll which is why I posted earlier but I think part of why any of the new bands featured on PA have difficulty in gaining widespread recognition is indeed down to the fanbase slapping uncool and wholly unnecessary stickers on the music. I have done this too and probably still do to an extent, but I think it is unfair to jumble most of what is happening under the experimental rock banner into one homogenous pot - thereby also stretching the confines of what prog rock is. We see this all over the musical map though where everything seems to have get muddied with fx disco and rap artists suddenly heralded as rock in the RaRHoF.
Most of this probably stems from misguided fans of x band/artist trying to rewrite history in order to highlight a mirage that never happened. 'Oh but it's true. Elvis did invent post-punk. Haven't you heard the unreleased basement tapes from Iggy Pop's old daycare?'.
But, and this is the only question that matters in these prog or not discussions, do any of you guys and gals truly believe that any music produced in this day and age has a bigger chance of making it because it's prog? I think it is the exact opposite to be perfectly honest. Radiohead is above all of this because they made their fame under vastly different circumstances - mostly because they started out as a rock band, pure and simple. Stickers have since then been added but had they started out labelled as a new prog band (let's face it there are many bands starting out right this minute labelled as prog that sound even less like prog rock) they would most likely not have made an impact. No amount of 'Creep' can compete with an uncool label.

Edited by Guldbamsen - June 27 2017 at 08:11

“The Guide says there is an art to flying or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.”

- Douglas Adams

if tracks like Creep, Karma Police, My Iron Lung, No Surprises, High + Dry etc are considered 'prog' then I guess I really don't know what prog is.

Poll Question: Do you consider Radiohead to be a progressive band.
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Yes, undoubtedly.	9	[19.57%]
Some of their stuff is, some isnt.	5	[10.87%]
No, not at all.	21	[45.65%]
Experimental, but not Progressive.	11	[23.91%]
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