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dave clarkson
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Re: Prog Britannia
Jan 03, 2009, 00:32
Yeah I noticed that the darker prog stuff wasn't touched on...no VDGG, Magma (could have been mentioned even though not british), Floyd.
No mention of jazz influences like Sun Ra, Miles, Ornette or in ELP case, the CTI label. Very much kept to a white european classical influence even though most of the groups were adapting black american music as much too.

The over romantic idea that there's something 'quintessentially' english sounding about most of the music is also a lazy myth which has built up and still does in this area of music. The Kent scene and the folk influenced stuff then yes but unless you're Nick Griffin, you're not going to tell me that ELP, Soft Machine, Yes or Genesis is some sort of english roots music.

...and Carl Palmer needs shooting!


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