Canterbury & Its Key Albums

Max could make a larger list. Or include 1 album maximum per band...

That way there would be a Soft Machine album in the list again

I think the system works pretty well... the problem is just that, if you use ratings, you also use ratings from people who don't know much about the genre or dislike certain bands... that's probably why Soft Machine fell out of the list...

I think that Picchio was in because there are bands that are musically similar to Canterbury outside Britain. Holland's Supersister , Belgium's Cos , Germany's Brainstorm (often cited as but not that much IMHO) and Italy's Picchio. But I am not Max or Ronny.

You are right about Soft Machine  being Canterbury and I had started an idfea about groups being into two sub-genre to fit better the description. Ex: Is Floyd's DSOTM to be considered a space/experimental album because the early Floyd albums were so?

Dallas,

I think the whole point is what was heard around the world and for the most part it was from England.  Maybe what we need is material of how prog started in other European countries and  Why were the record labels they signed too unable to get that music out internationally. England seemed to be the most successful.  You are one of very few Americans that I know of that has extensive knowledge of the Germans, Italians or France.  When did you start this excursion into that study?  The reason I ask is because growing up during the early 70's I can only tell you imports were expensive and non returnable to the record store.  I am sure some of the other European countries were represented but how do you take that chance?  I am learning of these groups and cultures here.  No this isn't perfect but it is better than many.  Sometimes I think you protest too much.  You could always start your own site if you feel that strongly about these issues.

Dick, I have found M@x to be most receptive if you make the right argument. I also think that you should PM him first before posting.  Just MHO

DallasBryan wrote: I started back in the mid to late 70s with European progressive music. I was surrounded by musicians, sound techs, roadies, producers and promoters. We spent most weekends bringing out new stuff from all over the world and exposing one another to it. Thats where it started and my interests have come and gone with time. I protest because there is plenty of back patting going on already and wish to expose others to the various contributors out there. You may think England as the major influence in progressive rock but the US, France, Italy and Germany each influence as much as England. Though many of those cultures do not speak english and therefore go unrepresented as a whole.

All my point was is exposure.  See what it took you to get informed?  I mean I was average high school kid back then.  Information was not so free.  You want us to be open to the fact that this music was influential. OK then write it out in a comprehensive time line showing excatly what your talking about.  If bands from France influenced the rest of the world then show it. At the same time why don't write about all the progressive bands in the US that never got signed during the early 70's.  (There were four in my little area alone in Southern California that were pretty damn good.)  

 You are right  I think that they didn't do outside of their native countries because of the language issue.  Which is why British bands were more successful in the states.