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Originally Posted by Fenixpunk
not sure, but hes on quite a bit, youd get a pretty quick response from him. If it does get built be prepared for the people who dont agree certain bands fit the genre, its bound to happend. everyone pretty much has their own idea of what certain genres are and which bands make up that genre, its inevitable and will definetly happend.
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Well, Hookers and Merkaba asigned me for their rock history project, which is to clear up any confusion about genres. Obviously i will be working on prog history, i will do what i can to be specific enough without being too specific, if that makes any sense.
What makes a progressive rock band is based on some very specific characteristics(odd time sigs, lengthy compositions, diverse musical influences, etc), but at the time time, what makes a band prog can sometimes (but not always) be subjective. For example, theres no denying that Yes, King Crimson and ELP are prog, but weither or not bands like Queen, Radiohead or Tool qualify is often a matter of debate. Though, in my opinion they would qualify, they dont have all the characteristics of prog, but they do have enough to qualify, and ones subjective opinion should not effect the way the forum works, and i would certainly see to it that it wont. So if someone made a Styx thread, i wouldnt mind, but i would draw the line with bands who clearly fall into other genres of music.