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    Posted: April 24 2010 at 13:56
I can't stand most metal, but I don't really see why you'd leave prog-metal out.  The point of this site is discovering more prog, and many people who were metal fans probably found a prog metal band, came here, and discovered a lot of prog.  I'd much prefer that to the alternative, they go on metal boards and everybody just keeps listening to more non prog metal.
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Yup, that battle is long over.  While I'm personally only an occasional PM listener, I love the energy and youth that the PM fans bring to the site.  This site brings different generations together on a regular basis, that's pretty cool.  
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This is an all-encompassing prog site. Such a move would only make sense if everything but 70s progressive rock and it's direct descendants (neo-prog, modern symphonic) were retained. And that's probably less than 50% of the bands here.
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Points: 14258 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 24 2010 at 10:47
 
I need prog metal. or I will starve.

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that's sickses.

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and you'd have to frisk us for the meniscus
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or there's a meniscus.
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unless you're viscous.
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it's forbidden to discuss Discus.
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2010 at 19:42
Originally posted by harmonium.ro harmonium.ro wrote:

DISCUS Geek

Sorry, premature posting.  Try this: think of prog as a really big discus fish being followed around by a lot of subgenres. LOL


Edited by Slartibartfast - April 13 2010 at 19:43
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Points: 29630 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2010 at 19:34
Originally posted by The T The T wrote:

Discuss

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or should that be dicuses?

I've been attending this site for about four years.  I have seen Art Rock split into three subs, which I thought was a good idea and Progressive Metal (I think that was called that then) split into three, which I didn't think was a good idea.  Metal really isn't my cup of tea either and so I don't know the artists well enough, other than some by names, to pass judgment.  I think this site is better off as a big tent rather than as an exclusive club.




Edited by Slartibartfast - April 13 2010 at 19:39
Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Points: 65864 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2010 at 18:50
Originally posted by Starless Starless wrote:

My points would relate more to bands in the Tech/Extreme metal genre, a lot of which have far more in common with the development of metal than prog, imo.


and what of Jazzrock/Fusion?  Avant garde?  Electronic?  None of these genres have much more to do with trad. Prog than X-Tech metal does, but they all make good bedfellows and attract a similar listener who appreciates complex modern music. 


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Points: 236 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2010 at 13:44
I dont think we should the metal site can get there own info hehe no but i wouldnt mind giving it up if it wasnt such a huge part of prog sorry broseph i say nay
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Points: 2815 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2010 at 09:08
Originally posted by Chris S Chris S wrote:

Once a band is added it cannot be removed, regardless of genre.
 
Not quite. There have been cases. 
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Points: 24857 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2010 at 08:39
Some bands, especially in the Progressive Metal and Experimental/Post Metal genres belong to both Prog and Metal because these genres are not strictly separated from each other. Maybe the few bands in the Tech/Extreme Prog Metal genre that can be called prog without too much goodwill could be moved to one of these genres (I can imagine Opeth in Progressive Metal) and the remainder put on a one-way traffic road to MMA.

Edited by someone_else - April 13 2010 at 08:39
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2010 at 08:36
Originally posted by Mr ProgFreak Mr ProgFreak wrote:

Last time I checked, the site was still called progarchives and not progrockarchives.Smile


Ah yes, but it is 'your ultimate prog ROCK resource'
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Points: 5195 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 13 2010 at 08:25
Last time I checked, the site was still called progarchives and not progrockarchives.Smile
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