Tony MacAlpine Solo Work

 I'm sorry if this has been discusses before, but the search engine came up empty.

 In poking around the archives, I've noticed that Derek Sherinian and Planet X are listed under various forms of Prog sub genres.  MacAlpine however, is not. I understand his earlier stuff was based on the school or shred, but I think he showed more maturity and song writing capabilities on his Maximum Security and Chromaticity.
 Just wondering why his main song writing partner is considered prog, both in the band and solo, and why he's not.

ProgBagel wrote: The guy is incredible, he is one of my favorite guitarists. He did play in Planet X though if you already didn't know that...I'm not sure if that is why you mention that group. Derek Sherinian's stuff is put here because he played with one of the giants....Dream Theater. I'm sure Jordan Rudess solo stuff might not be here if he was in Dream Theater either. There are probably a few bands on here I'm sure that has Tony in them. He gets around a lot.

 Sorry, I wasn't more clear on this, I am aware that Tony is in Planet X.  I'm a fan of Planet X, and Tony and Derek's solo work as well.
  I would assume since Derek is listed separate in the archives, he is there because of his solo work, not because he is/was a member of other prog bands (Planet X, and Dream Theater).  Oui?
  I'm assuming that Tony and Derek collaborated on the songs  with Planet X (with Dontai of course), and Tony has played on Derek's solo albums. So, if Tony plays in a prog band (Planet X), and his partner is recognized as a prog artist in the same band and in his solo work, and Tony's solo stuff certainly sounds like prog, why isn't he in the prog archives?
  Hope that clears things a little...
 

dereks solo work became planet x, his solo work is "part of the big picture",

Easy Livin wrote:   As a general policy, we do admit the solo projects of prog band members to complete the picture for that band. Such artists are tested for prog and if they fit in a prog category they will go there.   If they are not considered prog in their own right, they are added as Prog Related on the basis that their project is closely related to a prog band.   Note that this policy does not extend to members of Prog Related or Proto Prog bands.

tony macalpine have some jazz influence in his music, Chromatics is a good example. but i dont think its enogh to add him, but i really wish they would.

"Chambers", as in "Dennis Chambers"? really? i was sure it was dontai. 

i meant virgil donati, brilliant drummer. he plays with planet x, and with tony macalpine and Billy Sheehan on the "devils slingshot". and now when i checked, i see that donati was only on they  dvd, on they  live album, and on the upcoming album. weird they actually use 2 drummers, 2 brilliant drummers .

yeah, Virgil is spectacular, and he writes much of Planet X's stuff