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Guybrush · 05-20-2012, 01:32 AM

I wouldn't call Allman Brothers prog because I don't think they were a part of the musical culture which prog evolved from. They had nothing to do with it. There may be features of their music that sound similar, but that's it. A platypus has a bill and lives in water, but it's not a duck.

I also ultimately feel that any genre discussion is mostly futile as genres are vague definitions to try and organize human creativity, but I guess that's a discussion for another thread.

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A side note on prog and blues, I wouldn't say Gilmour's playing real bluesy because real bluesy makes me think of someone like B. B. King. But yeah, there's a blues influence on Pink Floyd. There's also a bit of blues influence on Gentle Giant's first album. But in general, I don't hear much blues in prog rock. I remember an interview I saw with Steve Howe and he was talking about how he did not want to play anything bluesy when he started out as a young guitarist so I got the impression it was something they rebelled against.

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Guybrush Juicious Maximus III Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Scabb Island Posts: 6,525	I wouldn't call Allman Brothers prog because I don't think they were a part of the musical culture which prog evolved from. They had nothing to do with it. There may be features of their music that sound similar, but that's it. A platypus has a bill and lives in water, but it's not a duck. I also ultimately feel that any genre discussion is mostly futile as genres are vague definitions to try and organize human creativity, but I guess that's a discussion for another thread. edit : A side note on prog and blues, I wouldn't say Gilmour's playing real bluesy because real bluesy makes me think of someone like B. B. King. But yeah, there's a blues influence on Pink Floyd. There's also a bit of blues influence on Gentle Giant's first album. But in general, I don't hear much blues in prog rock. I remember an interview I saw with Steve Howe and he was talking about how he did not want to play anything bluesy when he started out as a young guitarist so I got the impression it was something they rebelled against. __________________ Something Completely Different Last edited by Guybrush; 05-20-2012 at 01:38 AM.