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    Posted: January 27 2006 at 05:33

Is his solo projects considered Prog in any shape or form???

His work have been added to a few database Prog websites like ProgGnosis, by however this site does not include him??

Is his solo work Prog enough to be here??
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Points: 2530 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 27 2006 at 15:34
Why not tell us all about his solo work
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Points: 3928 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 29 2006 at 16:26
The album I had of his, 'Wolf', wasn't really prog; it was AOR akin to Boston or Foreigner really. Had an impressive pedigree though; Ray Davies produced it, plus Jack Bruce and Manfred Mann I think played on it.
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Points: 2530 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 29 2006 at 17:51
I saw him at the Glasgow Apollo in the 80's supporting Steve Hillage
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Calling Mike Portnoy a bad drummer is like calling Stephen Hawking an idiot.
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Points: 2771 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2006 at 00:44

I reviewed some soundtrack album four or five years ago ... may have been Armageddon actually ...

certainly didn't sound proggy to me
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Points: 1723 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 31 2006 at 14:02
he did the soundtrack for Exorcist: THe Beginning if I'm not mistaking... but that surely wasn't prog (not even a rendition of Tubular Bells methinks )
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Points: 3613 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: February 15 2006 at 22:36
I have his 1989 solo album Can't Look Away. It kind of sounds like Talk from Yes, with the exception of the one epic on Talk. Based only on this one album, I wouldn't consider him prog. Maybe prog related, but in the same sense as Phil Collins is to Genesis, and I know we wouldn't want Phil as an entry in PA for his solo career.
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Lets do a simple evaluation, lets see some artists on Prog Related (Where in the best scenario Trevor Rabin will be sent):

  1. Peter Gabriel: An icon of Prog Rock due to his job in Genesis, it's true that his solo albums are not 100% Progressive, but he took Genesis to the peak during his era.
  2. Jon Anderson: Idem to Peter Gabriel but in Yes.
  3. Alan Parsons: His first three albums are Progressive and Tales is almost a masterpiece of the genre
  4. Waters Roger: Vocalist, bass player and songwritter of one of the iconic Prog' bands, his solo albums are not as good as his work in Pink Floyd, but still very related to Prog'.

And lets compare:

  • Trevor Rabin: Took Yes to the worst era from the Progressive Rock perspective, his solo works have no relation with Prog', replaced with less artistic success an icon as Steve Howe.

Do you believe Trevor Rabin can be compared with Peter Gabriel, Jon Anderson, Alan Parsons and Roger Waters?????

I don't, he doesn't belong here, would be like including Phil Collins for Sussudio.

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I (still) have his album 'Wolf'. I bought it for a frequent played number in a dutch radio rock show (Alfred Lagarde's beton-uur). I think it was called 'Heard you cry wolf'. The instrumental solo was fantastic. Another number i remember was 'Open ended' which was rather similar to 'Wolf'. Other numbers were less interesting. Overall the album was more mainstream hard-rock.

I diasagree with salmacis (Special Collaborator) about similarities with Boston and Foreigner. I own all Boston's albums (which are a few, sadly) and some from Foreigener. I can assure that Boston plays more intelligent, a better kind of Art Rock, melodieus rock music. Foreigner had a very interesting debut album called 'Foreigner'. It was neither pop or hard-rock, maybe prog related. Later albums first tend to pop-rock and even pop music (ballads).



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Points: 32995 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 03 2006 at 04:39
I will add him to the lisr as Prog Related, all solo works from of prog bands should be (IMO).
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Points: 10616 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 03 2006 at 05:32

Indeed, TR is no prog, but prog related. That's what I think, if you ask me.

Well, you don't ask me, but I said it anyway

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Points: 2661 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 03 2006 at 07:47

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I will add him to the lisr as Prog Related, all solo works from of prog bands should be (IMO).

does that include Demis Roussos and Phil Collins(LOL)



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