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Bastardous Bassist:

--- Quote from: Storm Rider ---The issue I have with irregular time signatures is that too many people refer to certain bands (Tool, Dillinger Escape Plan) as 'progressive' because they can dick around with time signatures. OK, you can play shit in twenty-four eighths time. What the fuck do you want, a medal?
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The best part about the music that is called "progressive" is that it sounds exactly the same as ELP, Yes and Pink Floyd back in the day when it actually was progressive.  This so-called progressive music actually isn't progressing at all, it's just new ways to play the same old type of stuff.

Storm Rider:
See, now it depends on the band. I know several prog bands that are VERY different from Yes and Pink Floyd. In fact, I think the current generation of prog was more influenced by Rush than anyone else.

But I'm a prog nerd, so I'm naturally going to defend the subject.

Bunnyman:
Ah, but that's the brilliance of it!  Much like 'indie,' the word no longer means what one would expect it to; it instead becomes a descriptor for a certain sound.

Therefore, Progressive cannot possibly be Progressive, but instead a certain (if not extreme) conservatism.

Thrillho:

--- Quote from: Storm Rider ---See, now it depends on the band. I know several prog bands that are VERY different from Yes and Pink Floyd. In fact, I think the current generation of prog was more influenced by Rush than anyone else.

But I'm a prog nerd, so I'm naturally going to defend the subject.
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Quite apart from the fact that Pink Floyd only ever played in three time signatures in their whole career - 4/4, 6/8 and 7/4 - and were, as far as the theory side of it and knowing they're playing in crazy time signatures or whatever, didn't know shit all about what they were doing, unlike many of the bands people associate with prog. A lot of people, when they think prog, think amazing musicians who wank about for the sake of it, which is totally untrue - especially in the Floyd's case. Hell, about half of their material is in G major and uses the same chords.

Bastardous Bassist:

--- Quote from: Storm Rider ---But I'm a prog nerd, so I'm naturally going to defend the subject.
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As am I.  I love prog, but I think it's funny how it's not actually progressing any.  I guess looking at it after experiencing 20th (and 21st) century concert music, I expect a little too much from rock bands, who used to be on the cutting edge, back in the 60s.

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