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Originally Posted by The Batlord
And BTW, I'm ignoring anything about JGuy's post, cause I always do.
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Let's count how many times he's replied to one of my posts.
Anyway, I'd say Pink Floyd are prog for these reasons:
1. Topics/messages that revolve around the mind, such as DSOTM with the concept of lunacy, or The Wall with the lead character building a mental wall around himself to completely isolate himself from society.
2. Songs that are seperated into parts, such as Genesis' "Domino," 2112, the "Twelve Step Suite" of Dream Theater (inspired by Rush's "Fear"), and Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall.
3. Long songs with long instrumentals. Take the whole King Crimson album and many Dream Theater albums. Pink Floyd does thislongetivity sometimes although not necessarily carrying long solos all of the time, most notably with "Time" and the tracks from "Animals." Heck, take "Shine On You Crazy Diamond."
4. Many prog albums are concept albums. Rush, Dream Theater, Pink Floyd, Avantasia, Queensryche, Genesis,and many other prog bands write them.
5. I've noticed a lot of prog bands like King Crimson, Genesis (70's), Dream Theater (for a metal band), Neal Morse, and others are a bit slow-paced.
This is something I wrote on another site a couple years ago. I wernt and dug it up.