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TheYessongs 
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 19:05 |
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I mean, their work after 'The Great Escape' (which, in a way, is a concept album about people with depressing lives). I've listened to their album, '13', and it seems like they have some prog influences. Anyone care to share their thoughts?
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 19:18 |
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No - but thanks for asking.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 19:39 |
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About as prog as Radiohead, but they're not on the site so this thread is in the wrong forum.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 19:54 |
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Not nearly as prog as Radiohead, or prog at all. Good alternative/britpop band.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 19:54 |
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No. But they do have some very interesting experimental aspects in their later output; not what we could call progressive, but still of interest to proggers, I'd say.
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TheYessongs
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 20:14 |
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What drove me to ask this question was, in particular, the song(s) "Caramel", "Optigan 1", and most of The Great Escape.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 20:29 |
I do enjoy the band but they aren't prog. They do have some progressive qualities. PARKLIFE is not one of them. 
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TheYessongs
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 20:37 |
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"The Great Escape" and "13" are...
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 20:39 |
I love Blur myself, but I've never considered them prog. Experimental, certainly. Creative, definitely.
"13" is my favorite album of theirs, and probably the one most of interest to progressive rock fans.
I might even suggest that they are inspired by progressive rock, so they do carry some prog rock elements into albums like 13 and Great Escape, as has been mentioned.
Edited by HolyMoly - January 01 2012 at 20:41
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TheYessongs
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 20:41 |
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Blur has to be my third favorite band, only to be topped by Yes and Rush.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 20:43 |
 TheYessongs wrote:
Blur has to be my third favorite band, only to be topped by Yes and Rush. |
So... what do you think of "Think Tank"? It's kinda growing on me. And how about Graham Coxon's solo stuff? I have "Happiness in Magazines" and it's on a par with Blur's best stuff, I think.
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TheYessongs
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 21:57 |
"Think Tank" for me is a decent album. IMO it has about four tracks actually worth listening all through (Battery In Your Leg is Damon's best singing  ).
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TheYessongs
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 22:02 |
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I like "The Spinning Top" by Graham.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 22:04 |
TheYessongs wrote:
"The Great Escape" and "13" are... |
They are progressive but they aren't prog rock, know what I'm saying?
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TheYessongs
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 22:20 |
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Yeah, but they're still better than most generic prog-metal today.
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 22:23 |
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Well yeah, but that's not the point I was trying to make. I like Blur too.
My point is a band can have progressive qualities and not have anything to do with prog rock. What they do is different but it doesn't move them from britpop genre. They were one of the most experimental britpop groups, that's for sure.
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TheYessongs
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Posted: January 01 2012 at 22:26 |
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No, I knew they weren't prog rock from what you were saying, I was just saying that their music, in general was better than generic prog-metal. I wasn't aiming that statement at what you said.
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Posted: January 02 2012 at 02:51 |
TheYessongs wrote:
Yeah, but they're still better than most generic prog-metal today. |
Wait, what does metal have to do with it?! 
Feels like comparing apples and oranges to me. 
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Posted: January 02 2012 at 03:15 |
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Blur - not prog, just very British pop.
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Posted: January 02 2012 at 03:34 |
Another : "What i like is more prog. than what i dislike." 
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Is Blur considered prog?
