Brack wrote:Allan_Severin wrote:I'd like to know are there any progressive rock listeners here? Talking about this genre I mean, first of all, the bands from 70s, such as King Crimson, Genesis, ELP, Gentle Giant, Rush, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso and many many others. I'm not much fond of a so-called progressive metal as its idea seems to be something like "being complicated for being complicated", but it's just my opinion. I'm interested in what progressive rock bands are listened to and loved in other countries, like the US and european ones. As one of me my friens says, stay progressive!:)
Just to say, i am a Prog Rock fan, with YES at the top of my list, followed closely by RUSH, but are Rush really Prog ? Hmm... i'm not so sure. Anyway...that is another debate! i could go on and mention other bands that have influenced my musical education, but it is a big subject to write about here and now, but one i will come back to another time.
~ Brack ~
Now Brack, behave yourself 
. I had chosen to ignore you bringing football on to the forum (probably more contentious than politics in my book), but to start hinting that Rush can't reside under the prog banner is being equally mischievious.
The kind of material they were singing and playing about from their earliest days couldn't have fitted into any other genre. Over time their style might have developed/morphed into something more but the roots remain. Like Yes, like Floyd and Genesis. What defines Prog Rock anyway? If it is demons, wizards, future worlds, starship troopers, snow dogs and tracks lasting over 27 minutes then Rush, like Yes, Floyd and all the others tick the right boxes.
But lets not have the debate anytime soon, or on football either.;)
No Hits, No Hype.......................Classic Rock Jan 2012
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