"New Prog," the genre - A MUST READ

[Yesspaz]

I think we're missing the point of why I posted this article. I don't care one way or another whether the press wants to call this prog revival New Prog. The glorious thing is that there IS a prog revival! Mars Volta, Mew, The Mystery Jets, Pure Reason Revolution, Oceansize, Muse, ...and They Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, and dozens of other new prog and proggish bands are emerging from a genuine scene, rather than consciously rehashing the originators. This to me is encouraging and refreshing. They're definitely prog, but they come with more recent influences.

[rick_wakeman]

yep very subjective. trying to consider kinda bands like Muse or Mars Volta or Deep Purple like prog related is legitimate. But i would call them boring bands . They only can switch a bright light on for novices towards rock. Or for teenagers. But wow what a lecture, Yesspaz.

[Hawksun]

I would call them bands with excellent musical ideas; I'd probably call them Prog if my conception of what is prog and what is not wasn't so biased on a certain type of sound. But yeah I guess this could be the start of the next prog genration, that is if more bands follow their steps and continue with their ideas and sound.

Oh and sorry for the rant Spaz, it's just that I hate it when new pointless genre names are introduced for no good reason.

[Rick and Roll]

I've been holding off replying here because I'm not all hot and bothered by the bands mentioned. I've tried the Volta, it's fun in spots, but it's overblown in places.

Yorksvc burned me the Oceansize....it's excellent, but a bit mellow (read slow to develop) for me.

There's plenty of bands in the past 20 years that I consider great. They all don't appear at once. Trying to lump everything in a revival category, well, I don't see it. This music is alive and well in its own niche without any help.

Save the revivals for the preachers

I always cringe when I hear anyone compared to Steve Howe. Steve was great with Yes, and when I've seen him solo and with Yes, but the GTR and Asia is music to yawn by. I like bands working as a cohesive unit (Djam Karet, etc). telling me Johnny Nosepicker sounds like Steve Howe tells me...well I'm not sure.