Which groups are prog?

[maddox]

Pink Floyd is prog. Period.
David Gilmour however is not. Not by a mile. Neither is Richard Wright, though very enjoyable.

I do consider Roger Water as prog though. 

[Nicky007]

Guys, I have qualms about relegating my old idols, Dave, Roger and Rick, to the darkness of non-prog. So I suggest we give all their soloalbums a spin or two, and then decide on a more qualified basis. How's that?

Meanwhile, can't we agree that Neal Morse and Sylvan are prog?

And how about Kamelot?

Nicky.

[maddox]

Meanwhile, can't we agree that Neal Morse and Sylvan are prog?

They still aren't? 

Somebody has been sleeping. 

My vote for Sylvan and Neal Morse.   

And how about Kamelot?

Nicky.

Good one. Bombastic: Yes. Symphonic elements: Yes. Progressive elements: Yes. Prog?: I'd say yes. 
I'ts metal but not as we know it. Does that count? 

[johninblack]

Kamelot, Sylvan and Neal Morse. YES

[PH]

Kamelot, Sylvan and Neal Morse. YES

[Nicky007]

OK, these were three clear votes for Neal Morse, Sylvan and Kamelot. They are now on our prog list.

So, take a look at the candidate list and consider whether you should cast a vote, and maybe even flash on a group that's missing.

Nicky.

[johninblack]

So how do you folks feel about these....


Shadowland
Supertramp
Karnataka
Knight Area
Landmarq
Neo
Steve Thorne
Twelth Night

Prog or not?

[PH]

So how do you folks feel about these....


Shadowland
Supertramp
Karnataka
Knight Area
Landmarq
Neo
Steve Thorne
Twelth Night

Prog or not?

The bold ones are prog in my opinion. The rest I either don't know or don't consider prog.


-Lientje

[johninblack]

Neo has Clive in it so it's prog and shouldn't need any more votes, I mean it can't not be prog, it's members are all in bands in the PROG category and they only play songs from the bands the members of Neo usually play with, i.e. Arena, IQ, Pendragon, Pallas.......need I go on?

[bluepony]

So how do you folks feel about these....


Shadowland
Supertramp
Karnataka
Knight Area
Landmarq
Neo
Steve Thorne
Twelth Night

Prog or not?

Definitely prog! (the ones marked bold)

[PH]

And actually I think Steve Thorne and Twelfth Night are prog too.
I wasn't sure about it at first, because I don't know Twelfth Night that good, and I think Steve Thorne is somewhat on the singer/songwriter side, but he has very clever songwriting skills.
Some songs are undoubtly prog.

[Nicky007]

Pink Floyd is prog. Period.

Just in case anyone was unsure about that 

Nicky.

[bluepony]

Just in case anyone was unsure about that 

Good you got that clarified. I though PF was "weed-smokers" music!

[Nicky007]

I thought we'd be the smokers, Bluey.

Nicky.

[PH]

Well it was progressive weed anyway.

[Nicky007]

Well it was progressive weed anyway.

So you wanna start a new topic here, Pac-O: Which weed is prog?

Nicky.

[PH]

Well, the giant hogweed of course! What else?

[Nicky007]

Somebody has been sleeping. 

The sleeping beauty! Is that Bluey?

Nicky.

[Nicky007]

Thanks for your votes and flashes, guys.

So, now Neo and Shadowland have been promoted to the prog list. Any objections? (I shouldn't think so with these groups.)

Karnataka, Landmarq, Supertramp, and Steve Thorne have been included in the candidate list with their respective votes.

Can't we agree that 3 and Twelfth Night are prog? (Need two votes for each.)

Nicky.

[PH]

3 is prog!

I'm not quite sure about Neo... Because Neo isn't really a band, you see? 

[Nicky007]

I'm not quite sure about Neo... Because Neo isn't really a band, you see? 

Tell me, Pac-O, what is Neo? I don't know anything about them.

Here's John's version, and that's why I put them on the prog list:

Neo has Clive in it so it's prog and shouldn't need any more votes, I mean it can't not be prog, it's members are all in bands in the PROG category and they only play songs from the bands the members of Neo usually play with, i.e. Arena, IQ, Pendragon, Pallas.......need I go on?

> 3 is prog!

OK, two votes for 3 now. (Not two for tea.)

Nicky.

[maddox]

Tell me, Pac-O, what is Neo?

The one. 

There is no spoon. 

[Nicky007]

So maybe I'll start practising my Japanese here 

Nicky.

[PH]

Neo is a formation in which John Jowitt, Clive Nolan, Nick Barrett, Alan Reed, Mark Westwood, Andy Edwards and others work together and play songs from Arena, Pendragon, Pallas and IQ in the United States, because these bands normally don't go there.

It's NOT a band, it's a bunch of guys who play songs. There's NO official album, just one live DVD. And there are no studio albums.

[Nicky007]

So it would seem to me the right thing to list Neo on our prog list, isn't it?

Nicky.