Post #466663 by squid on Fri, Jul 3, 2009 9:57 AM

On 2009-07-03 08:29, lucas vigor wrote:

"1. RUSH is definitely a prog rock band, on all counts."

In comparison to Elton John, sure. yawn

"2. It's like saying that "Weather Report ain't really jazz fusion, check out 'Oregon' if you want to see real fusion"."

No. It's like saying " I don't PERSONALLY care for Kenny G. I would prefer to listen to Andrew Hill and Ornette Coleman."

"Not myoptic at all!"

I never said you were. I wrote a funny headline directed at the lurkers. I know you have a wide taste in music. You're also a lovable, argumentative old coot, even when there is no argument being levied. :)

"I stopped listening to a lot of prog rock not because I was only exposed to a narrow slice of it, but because like most music critics, I grew to want good melodies and lyrics that meant something, or were not so much fantasy/sci fi based. Essentially, I grew up. Trippy, deep music no longer appeals to me like it did before."

And thus my point is made. It's all what you like, for whatever reason. It ain't "this band's better than that band" or any of that crap.