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Originally Posted by ProggyMan
What exactly did they innovate? Their music was very different from anything else at the time, and used more feedback than anyone else had, but they really weren't very experimental or groundbreaking. Influential, but that has nothing to do with being a prog band.
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Most of the 70s prog bands weren't "very experimental" or groundbreaking; they tended to ape each other. Does that mean that most of them should not be considered prog? And you haven't answered the question: what about punk bands that actually
were very experimental and groundbreaking, and who fused the music with various other genres (e.g. reggae, dub etc.)? Why don't we call
them prog too? Why don't we call all the "very experimental" and groundbreaking indie bands today "prog"? I guarantee you, they've broken a great deal more sonic ground than the likes of Porcupine Tree and Tool.
Like with the case of "rock", there really aren't any stylistic elements that define or qualify something as "prog". Like grunge, it's more of a movement than a sound. You only get in by being associated with the fanbase.