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    Posted: September 21 2009 at 17:53
Great band, but definitely not Prog.

A unique sort-of Alt. Rock/Indie band: wah-wah sax, no guitar, lots of bass.
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Points: 5208 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2009 at 17:44
Awesome band, one of my favorites of the 90's. Innovative and creative, yes, prog no.
 
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You are quite a fine person, and I am very fond of you. But you are only quite a little fellow, in a wide world, after all.
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Points: 19697 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 21 2009 at 17:35
Originally posted by Syzygy Syzygy wrote:

A splendid band (check out the Mark Sandman collection Sandbox as well, which contains material from earlier bands like Treat Her Right) but I don't think there's much of a prog connection - their 'low rock' was more a jazz flavoured twist on grunge.
 
 
My thoughts exactly
let's just stay above the moral melee
prefer the sink to the gutter
keep our sand-castle virtues
content to be a doer
as well as a thinker,
prefer lifting our pen
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2009 at 09:09
The Crossover Team looked at this back in November 2008 - and our feelings were that they were not suited for Crossover and weren't that comfortable with Prog Related either so did not propose them to the PR team either. A great band though.
 
Sorry for not reporting our findings back to this thread earlier, we got caught up in other things and forgot.Embarrassed
What?
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Points: 20 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 19 2009 at 08:02
They're a wonderful band.

I believe it's arguable whether or not they're prog, but I also believe it's arguable whether or not Diablo Swing Orchestra is prog, and they're in this site's top 40 right now.
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Points: 7003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 20 2008 at 16:32
A splendid band (check out the Mark Sandman collection Sandbox as well, which contains material from earlier bands like Treat Her Right) but I don't think there's much of a prog connection - their 'low rock' was more a jazz flavoured twist on grunge.
 
 
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I've got my doubts about how much to contribute
to the already rich among us...'

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Points: 31165 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 20 2008 at 14:59
I just want to make your links clickable:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zw1Bli1jbc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrx4EnkVj50&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1iTZItBzGY&feature=related

and I'll have a listen.

edit:  some nice grooves in this third cut - the other two I didn't find much prog there, but I'll have Xover take a listen.



Edited by NaturalScience - November 20 2008 at 15:11
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Points: 159 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: November 20 2008 at 14:58
First of all I was really surprised that I couldn't find this band here. I listen them for some time, and in spite of the minimalism of their music there is something progressive. This characteristic sound of saxophone... but well, you have to hear it, I would reccomend it for Prog Related, or maybe Crossover (??), check these:

Morphine (USA, years active 1989-1999):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zw1Bli1jbc&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hrx4EnkVj50&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1iTZItBzGY&feature=related
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