Serj Tankian for Prog Related

^ I admit, it's weird, but it's not like I have anything against you (even sometimes I don't agree with some of your reviews. But hell, when considering how much of them you've written, it's understandable).

^ I know, but I actually stopped using this service here. I don't respond to comments on my shoutboard, don't shout comments, don't go into endless argues about many things on artist pages here.

We can be friends here  (gosh, it sounds so silly and cheesy)

I actually have dozens of pending requests, but I can't accept them due to my mind policies. But leave it there, I use it to reach your last.fm profile  :-)

Well, Alex, sorry for that, but I can't support your cause here. After giving it few listens, I don't think it's a Prog.

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I don't know "Imperfrect Harmonies" I was speaking of his debut "Elect the Dead". 

My penny: The album is still close to the metal of SOAD (wha have been suggested for inclusion by somebody as well). 

King By-Tor wrote: I disagree. Been listening to the album a lot recently and I don't think that the addition of orchestrated bits makes him more 'prog'. Name one song off the album that goes through time changes or exhibits any other characteristics of progressive music. Okay, so Reconstructive Demonstrations is 5 minutes long. Woopdy-doo.

I basically posted this proposition just to see everyone else's reactions about it. Personally I wasn't that sure about Serj's prog credentials myself until I started reading about it in the local papers and the web links that I provided in my initial post. Of course it could be assumed that everything outside of the norm is labeled as prog in the mainstream media, but seeing that PA has been broadening out the definition of prog with recent additions like Tori Amos and David Byrne it felt like Serj actually had a shot.

I look forward to reading other opinions on the issue.

Rune2000 wrote: Prog Related seems to be weird middle ground since it also features bands like Asia, GTR and Triump that had hardly any influence on prog. The Crossover sub-category is getting too big and if you ask me it should have been divided into Crossover Prog and Art Rock a long time ago. Serj has worked a lot with his sound over the last few years and I'm sure that his future escapades will lead him closer and closer to Prog so it's just a matter of time before the PA community will acknowledge his work.

Prog Related seems to be weird middle ground since it also features bands like Asia, GTR and Triump that had hardly any influence on prog. The Crossover sub-category is getting too big and if you ask me it should have been divided into Crossover Prog and Art Rock a long time ago.
Serj has worked a lot with his sound over the last few years and I'm sure that his future escapades will lead him closer and closer to Prog so it's just a matter of time before the PA community will acknowledge his work.

Edited by Rune2000 - September 26 2010 at 08:58

I was thinking the same thing when I was listening to Imperfect Harmonies.

Well, the artwork is surely prog-related :

Edited by lucas - September 25 2010 at 16:56