Originally Posted by joy_circumcision

well i'd have to disagree. i think "prog" is just as broad a term as "metal" and "punk." yeah, sure, krautrock bands aren't really comparable to Rush, but a list of prog bands is gonna include some krautrock. same as naming 40 superior "metal" bands to Baroness, you could include things as diverse as Slayer and Darkthrone. i'd argue krautrock has the same motivations as prog, and the outcome is just as different from British and American progressive rock music as the conclusions made by Italo-prog and other such geographically separated subgenres, though i'd concede any day that it's far less guitar-driven.