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Dr4Wazo 
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 Topic: Nick Drake, Prog-Related?
Posted: June 27 2006 at 20:27 |
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What a great guitarist he was, wouldn't he be prog-related?
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Jimbo
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Posted: June 28 2006 at 05:33 |
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Well, simply put, NO!
I love his music, but it has absolutely nothing to do with prog.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 28 2006 at 05:45 |
I will also say no, but not be as incisive about it as Jimbo.
In a way, Nick Drake's first two albums have enough inventive songwriting , good to excellent musicianship and thoughtful lyrics.
But I do not think he belongs here, even if he is on the list of possible inclusion for prog folk: a debate between prog folk specialist (and maybe collabs ) will happen about him
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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
rather than un-sheath our sword
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salmacis
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Posted: June 28 2006 at 12:04 |
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He's in that category of people like John Martyn, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch and Donovan,imo- not what you'd call 'prog folk' but then they did far more than the trad folk brigade. Still, probably a no from me.
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Witchwoodhermit
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Posted: June 28 2006 at 19:34 |
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I love Nicks work. Beautiful voice and deep heartfelt lyrics. This puts him the singer/songwritter genre. IMO.
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Here I'm shadowed by a dragon fig tree's fan
ringed by ants and musing over man.
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Sean Trane
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Posted: June 29 2006 at 02:37 |
 salmacis wrote:
He's in that category of people like John Martyn, John Renbourn, Bert Jansch and Donovan,imo- not what you'd call 'prog folk' but then they did far more than the trad folk brigade. Still, probably a no from me. |
You might want to add Tim Buckley to this list 
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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
rather than un-sheath our sword
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Seyo
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Posted: June 29 2006 at 19:15 |
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Hm, "prog-related" is not the "real" prog, so in that case my answer is probably YES.
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Bryan
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Posted: June 29 2006 at 19:54 |
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Phenomenal artist, not prog at all though.
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Zac M
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Posted: June 29 2006 at 23:39 |
Bryan wrote:
Phenomenal artist, not prog at all though. |
Yep
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"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression."
-Merleau-Ponty
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Revan
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Posted: July 05 2006 at 18:23 |
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Steven Wilson said Nick Drake was an influence for him, so maybe i'd agree in proto-prog, but still he can't be generalized as an influence in prog.
My answer is no.
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: July 07 2006 at 05:27 |
Jimbo wrote:
Well, simply put, NO!
I love his music, but it has absolutely nothing to do with prog. |
IT'S all TRUE!!!
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Mandrakeroot
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Posted: July 07 2006 at 05:28 |
Witchwoodhermit wrote:
I love Nicks work. Beautiful voice and deep heartfelt lyrics. This puts him the singer/songwritter genre. IMO. |
IT'S all TRUE!!!
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Chris H
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 20:54 |
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I would have to say no on that as well.
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Beauty will save the world. 
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Revan
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Posted: March 14 2007 at 22:09 |
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did i miss something?
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stupid_dreamer
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Posted: March 15 2007 at 03:04 |
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i always consider his music as some kind of proggy folk, but still i dont think he has nothing to do with this site.
btw, i love his music
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laplace
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Posted: March 15 2007 at 03:12 |
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I voted "other option" but I don't intend to tell you why
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Revan
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Posted: March 15 2007 at 12:02 |
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aaaaaaam... maybe you'll notice this started 26 june 2006.
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