Hi, Martin!
Thus, on 11 Oct 96 at 8:00 AM, that Martin Ridgley said to Michael Doyle:
MR>   In recent years I've heard a number of things that could be labelled
MR> `Prog-Rock' including releases by the Steve Morse Band, the re-formed 
Dixie
MR> Dregs, Jethro Tull, and a couple of Robert Fripp projects including the
MR> recent reincarnation of King Crimson.  And what about the new albums by 
Rush
MR> and Yes?  I haven't heard them yet, but I suspect they're at least 
somewhat
MR> Prog-ish.  And where would the likes of Peter Gabriel, and Kate Bush fit 
in?
I'll vouch for the new Rush album being very progressive.  Lifeson's guitar
work has added quite a few new progressive quirks; likewise for Lee's
keys and bass.  Peart's lyrics and skin-pounding are still in top form.
Gabriel is definitely in the prog-rock area, as his backing percussions have
used African rhythms extensively in progressing rock backbeats to more
than what a typical drum set or drum machine can do.
Kate Bush also fits in prog-rock quite well, especially given her extensive
collaborations with some of the best in prog-rock:  Gabriel, Andrew Powell,
Stuart Elliott, John Giblin, Gary Brooker, and even a prog-rock tune
with TAFKAP.
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