Arc is not in PA??

It's easy to see why. There isn't much information on them at all. I finally found their MySpace page. It also doesn't look like Alan White was a member. But, he was associated with these guys. They were all involved with a band called Skip Bifferty.

My comment was meant to describe why they have been overlooked. It seems this band is largely forgotten. The MySpace page is here. http://www.myspace.com/arcprog71

I'll have to spend some time with the music. If we do decide to add them, we may need you to supply some information.

O.K., I think there is a good case for admission here. So far, my take is Canterbury meets Grateful Dead, meets Grand Funk Railroad. Anyone else want to take a stab?

Hmm, here are so many people who knows Arc...
And it haven't still in PA... Hmm
I think that PA (and I myself use it so) is the place where anybody discovering new prog can find an album of a group and read reviews, opinions of other people... And bio doesn't matter. Details will be, be sure. The main thing - music IMO. He he, and absolutely doesn't matter who was the drummer - Alan White, John Black or Ivan Petrov... or McPetrov :)
If some band has a good prog album it should be here, hasn't it? ;) (o god, my english! or shouldn't it? )

PS
Info about musicians I took from rock-encyclopedy book by Vitaly Menshikov (progressor.net), so it is not my fault, guys :)

PPS
There is no Arc on the GEPR also... :(

Edited by raleks - August 21 2007 at 00:34

raleks wrote: Hmm, here are so many people who knows Arc... And it haven't still in PA... Hmm I think that PA (and I myself use it so) is the place where anybody discovering new prog can find an album of a group and read reviews, opinions of other people... And bio doesn't matter. Details will be, be sure. The main thing - music IMO. He he, and absolutely doesn't matter who was the drummer - Alan White, John Black or Ivan Petrov... or McPetrov :) If some band has a good prog album it should be here, hasn't it? ;) (o god, my english! or shouldn't it? ) PS Info about musicians I took from rock-encyclopedy book by Vitaly Menshikov (progressor.net), so it is not my fault, guys :) PPS There is no Arc on the GEPR also... :(

OK, slow down. The point is we need accurate information if they are to be accepted. Also, how is this so many people? You've had four people respond, and so far Ivan was the only one previously familliar with Arc itself. Man Erg and Salmacis knew related bands, and I knew nothing until seeing this thread.

The point is that it should be obvious why Arc isn't here. This is a very obscure band. You make it sound like there is some great injustice. We are on the case now, and looking into it.

Ivan sounds reasonable in his approach to proto-prog. I myself heard such bands, which made records way later than ItCotCK, and still sounded more underdeveloped than, say, Giles Giles & Fripp album . Thanks to bhikkhu, who provided a sample for our team, I'll check Arc (which sounds promising anyway) and give my two cents. btw, Ivan is hardly wrong about progginess of a certain band, so I already give much chance for their addition...

bhikkhu wrote: The point is that it should be obvious why Arc isn't here...You make it sound like there is some great injustice

No no! I understand it very well. Besides, here are many artists I haven't heard before visiting this site, thanks you for letting anybody to know about them! I only want other people to know about Arc, doesn't matter as fast it will be.

2Progtologist
I do not hurry PA to adding this band! Nonono :) Anyway I have Arc album and (it's pity that only first) I happy enough independently of Arc is in PA or not ;)

Edited by raleks - August 23 2007 at 01:09

I know following:
Musicians were the same for both albums (drummers is separate question :) ) But after first album Bell started to pretend to be a leader and he demands to name next album by his name. As compromiss next album was named "Bell and Arc". But after this from discordances with Gallagher and band and departure White to Yes the career of the band was ended. (from rock-encycl. of V. Menshikov)

bhikkhu wrote: As far as where they should go, I am still a bit up in the air. Psych/Space could work, but Heavy Prog might also be a good fit. I think they have just enough going on to be in a full prog genre. It is close, so I really wouldn't be that disappointed to see them in Proto.

indeed... if only we could have gotten that genre admitted by admins! (a friend who's also on my side with this "heavy prog" thing is optimistic, though...) after listening to their first, I sensed enough merits to get them included in psych... (as quite rightly said above, heavy prog is a better option, though!) I need to give an ear to their second as well, and, of course, they must be approved by other members of my beloved team ... (as far as I know them, both Eetu and Chamberry won't be thinking much different than me...)

Edited by Bilek - August 24 2007 at 15:29