[atlantaprog] Re: Progress is being made...

In a message dated 11/12/2002 7:41:16 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
pms1030@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:


> Not a big metal fan. 
> 
> I would like to see it balanced with other things like space, symph, folk,
> etc. -prog. 
> 

Personally, I think the hardest part of a show like this is going to be 
striking the appropriate balance between vintage and modern material.  Stuff 
like Gabriel Genesis, Yes, Crimson, Van Der Graaf Generator, Hatfield, Magma, 
Zappa, Gentle Giant, Tangerine Dream, PFM etc. needs to be heard and it's 
also the material that brings the audience to the table.  At the same time, 
it's frightfully important to give modern bands the support they deserve as 
well.  I adore echolyn, Spock's Beard, Anekdoten, Anglagard, Flower Kings, 
Thinking Plague, The Cardiacs, Sigur Ros, Deus Ex Machina etc.  I think it's 
also necessary to set aside time for local music as well, even though I'm 
shamefully unfamiliar with much of it.  I've seen Z-Axis a couple of times 
and I've heard a little bit of Cobweb Strange.  Wade, weren't you also in 
Roots Of Consciousness?  I think we've met a time or two.

Anyway, with a two to three hour time slot and a genre that is known for some 
lengthy flights of fancy it's just not easy to get everything in.

Chris Hosford

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