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Inlander:
Yeah but see, the thing is the Crane Wife wasn't prog. Like, only the tiniest part of it was. I mean, it had two long multi-part songs, but one of those ("the Crane Wife") was really just good-old-fashioned Decemberists folky story-telling spread over three songs (which were at opposite ends of the album), and if we're going to start calling a tune "prog" because it developes a theme over multiple parts then we'd better be prepared to start calling Beethoven symphonies prog. As for "the Island", sure, that was proggy, but that's one track out of ten on the album. Which was otherwise a pretty typical Decemberists album, made with major-label money and everything that buys.

So see, at this stage I really don't think anyone can seriously claim that the Decemberists are a prog band.

pulpfiction21:
i'm not defining them as a "prog" band. but a band that dabbles in prog on an album and then their next album is completely prog, leads me to believe that that might become a trend with them. Maybe they liked it and want to continue doing it. Until they put out another album that has no progressive themes, you cant not say that they couldnt be sort of progressive. I think if you were to put labels on the decemberists, throwing prog out there as one of those labels wouldnt be completely off base (this of course knowing that their new album with be progressive). It wouldnt be the best term for them, far from. They are still not a "prog" band, just saying it's possible they are starting to embrace the proggressive style.

Inlander:
Have we heard the new album? Genuine question. I know I haven't. And I remember before the Crane Wife came out everyone was running around saying it was going to be the Decemberists' prog album. But maybe you've heard the new album and know better than me, I don't know.

TheFuriousWombat:
"Rock opera" doesn't equal prog. At all. I don't think the new album has leaked so I don't really see how anyone outside of the making of it could have heard it. Unless you're involved in making this album, I don't see how you could say it's completely prog. I mean, based upon the one song released, I'd say it certainly isn't since it's decidedly un-proggy.

pulpfiction21:
Well then this debate can be continued when the album leaks, eh?

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