> Complete Pyschedelic Rock
> ----------------------------------------
> The Piper At the Gates of Dawn
>
> Mix of Pyschedelic Rock and Progressive Rock
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> A Saucerful of Secrets
> More
> Ummagumma
> The Dark Side of The Moon
>
> Complete Progressive Rock
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> All the other albums
>
> What do you say? What do you think their legendary album - The Dark
> Side of the Moon is? Is it more of a psychedelic rock or more of a
> progressive rock album?

>What do you say?

> All of them? Honestly, I don't see what is prog rock about Pink Floyd
> at all. In fact, of all the newsgroups this is crossposted to, the
> only band I would say is considered progressive rock is Yes.

> iarwain wrote:

>> All of them? Honestly, I don't see what is prog rock about Pink Floyd
>> at all. In fact, of all the newsgroups this is crossposted to, the
>> only band I would say is considered progressive rock is Yes.

>
> Like the word "psychedelic" "prog rock" can be argued into the ground:
> and there's no reason to think a group can't be both, as I think - if
> one is forced to make these distinctions- Pink Floyd is. They certainly
> DO many of the qualities usually associated with "prog rock" including
> long, heavily orchestrated, and melodically complex songs, as well as
> overarching themes and "profound thoughts". so I think that is plenty
> that is "prog" about Pink Floyd.
>
> dmh

> On 28 Nov, 14:27, Dale Houstman skypoint.com> wrote:
>

>> iarwain wrote:

>>> All of them? Honestly, I don't see what is prog rock about Pink Floyd
>>> at all. In fact, of all the newsgroups this is crossposted to, the
>>> only band I would say is considered progressive rock is Yes.

>

>> Like the word "psychedelic" "prog rock" can be argued into the ground:
>> and there's no reason to think a group can't be both, as I think - if
>> one is forced to make these distinctions- Pink Floyd is. They certainly
>> DO many of the qualities usually associated with "prog rock" including
>> long, heavily orchestrated, and melodically complex songs, as well as
>> overarching themes and "profound thoughts". so I think that is plenty
>> that is "prog" about Pink Floyd.

>

>> dmh

>
> As with many of these sub-genres, is there any clear definition of
> what makes something psychadelic and what makes it prog? ...

> iarwain wrote:

>> All of them? Honestly, I don't see what is prog rock about Pink Floyd
>> at all. In fact, of all the newsgroups this is crossposted to, the
>> only band I would say is considered progressive rock is Yes.

>
> Like the word "psychedelic" "prog rock" can be argued into the ground:
> and there's no reason to think a group can't be both, as I think - if
> one is forced to make these distinctions- Pink Floyd is. They certainly
> DO many of the qualities usually associated with "prog rock" including
> long, heavily orchestrated, and melodically complex songs, as well as
> overarching themes and "profound thoughts". so I think that is plenty
> that is "prog" about Pink Floyd.
>
> dmh

> On Nov 28, 8:27 am, Dale Houstman skypoint.com> wrote:
>

>> iarwain wrote:

>>> All of them? Honestly, I don't see what is prog rock about Pink Floyd
>>> at all. In fact, of all the newsgroups this is crossposted to, the
>>> only band I would say is considered progressive rock is Yes.

>

>> Like the word "psychedelic" "prog rock" can be argued into the ground:
>> and there's no reason to think a group can't be both, as I think - if
>> one is forced to make these distinctions- Pink Floyd is. They certainly
>> DO many of the qualities usually associated with "prog rock" including
>> long, heavily orchestrated, and melodically complex songs, as well as
>> overarching themes and "profound thoughts". so I think that is plenty
>> that is "prog" about Pink Floyd.

>

>> dmh

>
> I always feel the primary subgenre for Floyd is psychedelic rock, then
> space rock and then finally progressive rock. ...

> On Nov 28, 9:14 am, JohnB tinyworld.co.uk> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>

>> On 28 Nov, 14:27, Dale Houstman skypoint.com> wrote:

>

>>> iarwain wrote:

>>>> All of them? Honestly, I don't see what is prog rock about Pink Floyd
>>>> at all. In fact, of all the newsgroups this is crossposted to, the
>>>> only band I would say is considered progressive rock is Yes.

>

>>> Like the word "psychedelic" "prog rock" can be argued into the ground:
>>> and there's no reason to think a group can't be both, as I think - if
>>> one is forced to make these distinctions- Pink Floyd is. They certainly
>>> DO many of the qualities usually associated with "prog rock" including
>>> long, heavily orchestrated, and melodically complex songs, as well as
>>> overarching themes and "profound thoughts". so I think that is plenty ...