IanB wrote:
Where prog had it right was that there is merit in applying yourself to your art.
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You didn't/don't have to be prog to that. Did Gentle Giant (who I like) apply themselves to their 'art' any more than Bolan (who I also like but wouldn't pretend he's as good a 'musician' as anyone in GG)?
I honestly don't think they did. They just knew more notes!
IanB wrote:
Of course the results were often risible
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So why try and justify it?
IanB wrote:
ps I think you are wrong about Marr - he comes across to me a talented imitiator of many styles, a magpie of motifs. The John Paul Jones of post punk if you will. Always the sideman etc ...
Surely he was a songwriter first and foremost?
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