[Yesspaz]

Geez, Ivan, then what is prog?

As for all these bands that that are on the station like Journey, Ambrosia, Toto, Queen, Supertramp, Styx, and others, I don't think that anyone considers these bands progressive in their entirety. The issue in building a playlist is simple.

First, if it's a classically cited "prog band," like Yes or Rush, you have to put everything they ever did on the station, unless it's just so unquestionalbly not prog that there is no debate. In that sense, I think that all Rush should be on the station except their first album, and all Yes should be on the station (etc., ad nauseum).

Secondly, for any band that is not a "prog band" like Yes or KC or Floyd or Genesis, you have to look at individual songs. If you asked Jim, who is ultimately responsible for the library, "is Journey a prog band? How about Queen?", I believe he'd honestly say "no." But just because a band is not progressive on the whole doesn't mean that they don't have a few prog songs (Queen) or even a lot (Journey).

For instance, let's look at INVISIBLE TOUCH. I don't see any reason for the songs "Invisible Touch," "Throwing It All Away," "In Too Deep," and "Anything She Does" to be on a prog station. However, no prog station would be complete without "Tonight, Tonight, Tonight," "Land of Confusion," "Domino," or "The Brazillian."

Ultimately, my point is, if every single Led Zeppelin song was added to AM, I'd wonder about the direction of the station. However, I would have no problem with, and in fact lobby for, the addition of about five Zep songs, like "Achilles Last Stand," "Caroselambra," "Kashmir," and "In the Light." If gobs of Grand Funk Railroad were on AM, something's amiss, but if the ONE SONG "Closer to Home/I'm Your Captain were added, I think it could only improve the station.

Now, after adding my two cents, I'm going to go request Journey's "With A Tear."