Originally Posted by
bondegezou
Thanks for putting the work in to do that.
What I see as doing well there are albums that appeal to both us, a prog crowd, and a different, younger(?) crowd, be that post-rock (Radiohead, Godspeed!), '80s/'90s more-experimental pop (Bush, Talk Talk, Bjork), metal (Tool, Opeth)... or just popular '70s music that's a bit proggy (Bowie, Roxy). Much of that list appeals to many prog fans, but is not generally what most people mean by prog (Coltrane, Davis, Mingus, Beatles, Metallica, Bowie, Talk Talk, Bush, Iron Maiden, Reich, Brubeck, Coleman, Pumpkins &c.). Strip those out and you get... well, some of the same names again (Floyd, Yes, Crimson, Rush), but you also see certain bands that don't do great in popular-voted prog lists, but which have a cachet beyond prog fandom, with other audiences: e.g., Can, Brian Eno and Soft Machine. That, I find interesting.
Facelift just decided what to include and what not to include, so that was his categorisation decision, not RYM's.
Henry
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