[atlantaprog] Re: Give Me That Old Time Prog Rock

<New Prog - Flower Kings, Spocks Beard, Glass Hammer, Anglagard - 
artists who use the classic prog-rock vocabulary without bringing 
anything really new to the mix,>
   
  There is nothing totally "new" under the sun but in their own ways each of 
those bands occupy a unique sonic place that no other band can replace for me.  
Then again, they may seem like interchangable cogs in a big machine to you... 
That's OK too.
   
  GLASS HAMMER continues to get better and better IMO.  I highly recommend "The 
Inconsolable Secret" - their latest 2 CD concept album.  
   
  If we aren't careful, we - as a fan base - can impose a bit of an un-winnable 
proposition upon our favorite bands.  If a band is too modern or *different* 
(especially with their *drum* sounds) then the aren't true "prog"... If a band 
remains true to the classic instrumentation of prog, then they aren't truly 
"progressive" - even if they have excellent compositions and performances.
   
  In the end, I appreciate talent, power, beauty, counterpoint, catchiness...  
The list goes on and on.  No single band has it all - nor should they!  
   
  Mark Stephens
  http://www.progpositivity.com


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