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Post #467932 by tiki mick on Thu, Jul 9, 2009 4:05 PM

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In my opinion, no, ELO is not prog rock....because their sound was very Beatle's based!

The Beatles sure had a hand in the prog rock sound..I would dare say there might not be any prog rock bands if not for the Beatles, but strictly speaking, to be a prog rock musician you had to at one point in your life been into lord of the rings AND have worn some sort of custom-made cape on stage!

Basically, this:

http://www.huxrecords.com/rick_wakeman1.jpg