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echo: 60s_70s_progrock
to: GEORGE ERDNER
from: MICHAEL DOYLE
date: 1997-03-15 12:54:00
subject: What is `progressive`? (w

GE>MD> GE>dismiss it. And I have to disagree about progressive music not 
sellin
GE>MD> GE>well. True, it doesn't get much airplay. But then very, very few 
albu
GE>MD> GE>ever get more than one or two cuts played on the radio, yet when 
he
GE>MD> GE>album sells, ALL the cuts on it sell.
GE>MD> The Billboard sales charts prove you wrong.
GE>How does the Billboard sales chart prove that when an album is sold, not
GE>all the songs on the album are sold, only the ones that get radio
GE>airplay?
Wha?  My point was the Billboard sales charts prove that some Prog Rock
albums sold quite well.  I was referring to statement that progressive
rock didn't sell well. Now looking back at the msg thread, It appears to
be what you were addressing also.  But if I didn't say that and you
didn't say that, who said it?  there aren't any other initials up there.
I'm confused.
GE>I don't know about you, but every time I've bought an album, whether in
GE>vinyl, cassette, 8-track or CD format, it I bought EVERY SONG the artist
GE>put on it. And I can't think of any album other than "greatest hits"
GE>compilations on which every single cut got airplay. Can you?
Woah now, I don't know where all this is coming from but I don'tr see
any disagreement here.
GE>And if telling each other about obscure Prog-Rock we've found is
GE>appropriate for this echo, then why wouldn't talking about Prog-Rock
GE>songs that are found buried on albums of mostly non Prog-Rock material?
I don't know, why wouldn't it?  Sounds like a good discussion to me.
GE>If mentioning an obscure Prog-Rock album by an obscure band who only
GE>recorded a dozen copies is on topic, why isn't discussing a Prog-Rock
GE>song that is readily available because it's found on an otherwise
GE>non-Prog-Rock album?
Exsqueeze me?  That sounds on-topic to me.  Who said it was off-topic?
GE>Or are you going to tell me that since the song "Billy the Kid" from
GE>Billy Joel's Aaron Copelandesque "Piano Man" is the only song he ever
GE>recorded that fit the definition of Prog-Rock, it must be disqualified
GE>because Joel doesn't have Prog-Rock credentials? Or Elton John's
GE>"Funeral for a Friend" for the same reason?
Yikes!  Now you are putting strange words in my mouth!  Why on earth
would I say any of that nonesense you typed up there?  Jesus, George,
you seem determined to argue, and if there isn't an arguement, you make
one up.  C'mon man, chill, let's just talk about some Prog Rock, O.K.?
Why aere all your communications advisarial?  Lighten up, relax, this is
supposed to be recreatrional, freindly, congenial discussion.  Be cool.
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