> On Fri, 2 May 2008 13:14:07 -0700 (PDT), zepflo...@
yahoo.com wrote:
>>> On Thu, 1 May 2008 20:08:56 -0700 (PDT), Raja
gmail.com>
>>> wrote:>
>>>>lyrics? Since when was prog rock about lyrics?
>
>>> You MUST be deranged. Â Prog rock without lyrics is then jazz / fusion.
>
>>Prog rock and Jazz fusion are in fact quite opposite. Prog rock is
>>composition oriented, Jazz Fusion is improvisation oriented. The only
>>thing they have in common is they have a hard rock element in them.
>
> Then you have not listened to '70s King Crimson
Their jazzy albums blew. When they were in more familiar prog
territory like Red and the debut (except for that those lame
Moonchild and Providence the worst songs on the album).
>, Univers Zero, Art
> Zoyd,
Most likely these were not prog at all (at least from what I have
heard about them)
> Weather Report,
Not prog
>Brand X or countless other bands / musicians
> that make those boundaries go poof in the final analysis.
>
> Prog rock "generally" has some sort of lyrics - overall - but not
> necessarily so.
Agree.
> Â Jazz / fusion has been cubbyholed by great
> musicianship without lyrical representation. Â Plenty of jazz musicians
> have played in prog bands and vice versa.
>
Agree
> There's more in common than meets the eye - or is that ear?
