RE: So what is this elevator music you are referring to?

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Posted by cfraser (A) on June 11, 2012 at 12:09:44

In Reply to: So what is this elevator music you are referring to? posted by Snyder on June 10, 2012 at 18:11:20:

Pick out just about any modern band that's called prog now, and I'll give you my opinion. It's just my taste after all, which does lean to dynamic/intense/emotional music.

As for the old stuff, just some examples of what I listened to in the 70s (and still do) that are usually referred to as prog now, but we didn't have that term for this type of band back then, at least around here. What we called prog was Yes/Caravan/KC/early Genesis etc., generally British.

What we didn't call prog (here) ~40 years ago that many call prog now that I listen to: Family, Curved Air, Renaissance, Magazine, Barclay James Harvest, Be Bop Deluxe. You get the idea. Not hugely popular, adventurous, sometimes out there. I *do* agree that this should have been called prog by us, because it was. But music was (over) labelled/categorised back then, that's how it was sold. I like things better now.

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Topic - does *progressive* rock have to be influential to be called progressive rock? [no text] - Hi-Fi Nut 04:12:42 06/10/12 (9)

I was always a little unclear on what it meant. - boboli 17:20:39 06/11/12 (2)

Don't forget the Flaming Lips, Porcupine Tree and.... - kootenay 07:35:07 06/12/12 (1)

RE: Don't forget the Flaming Lips, Porcupine Tree and.... - boboli 17:14:42 06/12/12 (0)

I alwyas thought Progressive Rock - lokie 10:58:50 06/11/12 (0)

Naaa, just has to have a LOT of notes, unusual time signatures and the right... - musetap 19:50:48 06/10/12 (0)

No. "Progressive" means normal people won't like it. - cfraser 12:53:06 06/10/12 (3)

So what is this elevator music you are referring to? - Snyder 18:11:20 06/10/12 (2)

RE: So what is this elevator music you are referring to? - cfraser 12:09:44 06/11/12 (1)

I guess it depends on the direction we went after the 70's..... - Snyder 20:53:21 06/13/12 (0)

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RE: So what is this elevator music you are referring to? - cfraser 12:09:44 06/11/12 (1)

I guess it depends on the direction we went after the 70's..... - Snyder 20:53:21 06/13/12 (0)

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