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Originally Posted by LedZepStu
progressive music.
Anyway...i think it should be a sub-forum. as ive said numerous times i think prog is far too varied and loose to be considered a genre.
and i agree with big3 in thinking its more a lack of attention span. bands like floyd, radiohead, mars volta, muse, tool, arcade fire etc have all had media exposure...hell floyd and radiohead are two of the biggest bands in british history while muse, arcade fire and volta are two of the biggest bands around today. if thats not prog getting exposure then i dont know what is.
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Those are a few progressive bands with some mainstream appeal, and weither or not those bands are really progressive rock is still a topic of debate among some prog fans. The fact is most progressive rock is considered too weird or too complex to have mainstream appeal, thats why you never hear a Genesis song from the Peter Gabriel era, and thats why you dont hear King Crimson...Big3 is right that some lack the attention span, and thats mostly in part because they are used to 2 minute punk and pop songs, its nearly impossible for some to sit through a whole King Crimson album, because that kind of music is a far cry from the music that has been spoonfed to them...There are bands like radiohead and floyd who get the attention, but there are many MANY more progressive acts who dont get the credit they deserve.
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