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horza

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 13:33

I'd like to think Simple Minds could have been prog if they wanted

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 15:48

although I do consider them to be failry deep into the prog waters for a metal band, I think that Mastodon have the potential for becoming a pretty big porg-metal band on their upcoming release.

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 15:56

eddietrooper wrote:

I was going to say the same thing. Wolfmother is now a Black Sabbath-like band, but I wouldn't be surprised if they developed into prog-rock.

Talking about Black Sabbath, they actually made a couple of tunes that could be rated as prog-related (or even art rock) during the seventies. Not too many, but a couple.

And now for something completely different. In Flames are capable of turning out Opeth-like progressive death metal. In Flames already sound quite similair to Opeth (during their less proggy moments), and they have made a couple of semi progressive songs. I doubt they will consider making more progressive material, but they certainly could.

Edited by Philéas - June 16 2006 at 16:02

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 16:02

Mhm interresting Topic,

Personally I would have Loved to see Level 42 go prog, the fact that im a bassist myself and would have been able to see Mark King create Prog Slap Riffs? Id pay alot of money for that :)

Level 42 would have been awesome in the Prog world!

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 16:06

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 16:29

Except ATDI already moved into the realm of progressive rock through a band called The Mars Volta...

Go and listen to my music.

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 16:40

alan_pfeifer wrote:

although I do consider them to be failry deep into the prog waters for a metal band, I think that Mastodon have the potential for becoming a pretty big porg-metal band on their upcoming release.

In addition to being a good porg metal band, they could have potential to be prog metal as well

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 17:53

heyitsthatguy wrote:

In addition to being a good porg metal band, they could have potential to be prog metal as well

I already think they are a prog-metal band.

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 18:03

Moatilliatta wrote:

heyitsthatguy wrote:

In addition to being a good porg metal band, they could have potential to be prog metal as well

I already think they are a prog-metal band.

Well they need that porg element or else I won't even begin to listen to them

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 18:08

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For me, it wouldn't be so much a question of crossing over as of coming back to prog: I'm talking about The Police, two-thirds of whom actually came from the ranks of prog. I agree about Mark King, who's widely recognised as a great bassist. Another band with prog potential would've been Simple Minds.

Andy Summers played with The Soft Machine and Kevin Ayers!

hmmm.... learn something new everyday... I knew he played with Eric Burdon and the Animals...but didn't with The Soft Machine.

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 18:51

Talking Heads, Red Hot Chili Pepers and as someone said earlier The Police. Also probably Hendrix if he hadn't died, and The Beatles if they didn't split up; they were moving in a prog direction. The Who could have been prog. Also if Tchchovsky, Beetoven and Bach were in the 1970s, they would have out done Yes and Genesis in terms of prog.

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 18:54

Faith No More.

They have some proggy moments.

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 20:07

I s'pose Spinal Tap could have gone prog, too.......they did have their Jazz/Fusion stage, after all.........Stone'enge isn't too far removed from a prog classic as it stands.........

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 20:16

i agree with whoever said the talking heads...they probably had one of the finest rythm sections of the 80's new wave movement..and they wrote some provocative lyrics such as ONCE IN A LIFETIME

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Posted: June 16 2006 at 20:19

Right now i'm hearing a band called 10 YEARS and I would like to sugest this banda. Same vibe of Tool. I really enjoy these guys.

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Posted: June 17 2006 at 06:52

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White Stripes - I mean they already sound ALOT like Blue Cheer to me.

I can just see Jack White ripping through a verison of Tull's Aqualung or Roundabout by Yes.

Even if Jack White didn't actively hate good musicianship, find musical pretention laughable and automatically slate anything that isn't Blues-based, I wouldn't find it even remotely possible. Why? Because it wouldn't be hip enough, and if there's someone who lies awake at night worrying about these things, it's Jack White.

Edited by Teaflax - June 17 2006 at 07:49

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Posted: June 17 2006 at 07:11

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Posted: June 17 2006 at 07:17

Teaflax wrote:

necromancing777 wrote:

White Stripes - I mean they already sound ALOT like Blue Cheer to me.

I can just see Jack White ripping through a verison of Tull's Aqualung or Roundabout by Yes.

Even if Jack White didn't actively hate good musicianship, find musical pretention laughable and automatically slated anything that isn't Blues-based, I wouldn't find it even remotely possible. Why? Because it wouldn't be hip enough, and if there's someone who lies awake at night worrying about these things, it's Jack White.

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Posted: June 17 2006 at 07:19

Yeah the Cure could have pulled off prog, wasn't their album 17 seconds a bit spacy sounding?

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Posted: June 17 2006 at 09:16

"Prog" is all in your mind, anyway.

Just call them prog, burn them onto a prog compilation and VOILA! -- they are prog.

(In your house, anyway....)

The term is very subjective, and has lost almost all usefulness as a means to identify similar artists -- if it ever served that purpose!

(Each person here has his/her own take on the word. It is pointless to ask "is X prog?" or "could Y play prog, if they tried?" because prog now has no real limits. You will never get concensus.)

Why ask strangers (who are just fans, & mostly people born long after the "true" prog era) how to categorize YOUR collection, anyway?

Beyond a few broadly-applicable ones, CATEGORIES SUCK!!!

There -- that felt good! I'm gonna go have a coffee now, and listen to some music, and not even worry about its supposed "prog" or non-prog status. If it's in my collection, it is good music -- period.

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