Classic Rock Presents PROG: Prog Awards

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19492677

I'm not entirely sure why I'm passing this along, but I suppose the biggest reason is to give my take on these so-called "Prog" Awards.

#1 At the end of the day, what are they? Awards, and for a pretty obscure magazine that frankly, caters almost universally to what is in the UK and Europe. Understandably to a point given most of the early history of "Prog" or "progressive rock" was based in England. But that only flys to a point.

These are basically the equivalent to Cable Ace, Saturn or any other obscure Awards that more or less nobody will remember (if they even ever hear about them to begin with).

But even for what they are worth, "Prog" magazine, if they really wanted to cover "progressive" music, music that is pushing boundaries or at least of value that does pay homage (and not pure tribute/3rd rate clone-music), they would open up the boundaries of the content of their magazine. Beyond UK and Europe, and beyond just "rock" in general. In other words, they'd cover ethnic music, extreme metal (and the bevy of it's sub/sub-subgenres when they are actually not derivative), power-pop, jazz, post-rock, soul, folk, bluegrass, and the plethora of other genres I'm not even thinking of at the moment.

They'd cover bands that are popular among progressive rock fans ONLINE.

for example, dredg. Have they ever mentioned them ONCE in their magazine? I doubt it.

Ne Obliviscaris? I'd love to be wrong, but I'd be shocked.

Pepe Deluxe?..uh, maybe in some dream that was in a parallel dimension.

Even The Dear Hunter or The River Empires, etc etc

I guess what I'm saying is "Prog" magazine and their Prog Awards =/= AllMediaReviews Approval.

I do find these kinds of awards a bit silly and pointless, but it does have me think, maybe I could briefly post in their categories, with my own nominations an equivalent. I.e. IF I WERE PICKING THE NOMINEES/WINNERS.

Not now, and I'll admit to being totally backed up on a lot of stuff in here like Early Ghost, Everything Everything, Between the Buried and Me, Muse and more. But maybe if time does come my way, I'll try and throw up my own version of the "Prog" awards, and maybe add in 1 or 2 of my own categories like best Vinyl issue/reissue or something.

Classic Rock Magazine's "150 Albums...

you must hear before you die."

not bad. A lot of *obscure* titles, and some that are not really all that obscure. And mostly older albums from the 60's and 70's, which is understandable given the magazine and people submitting the lists. I should try and check out some of these, namely the Jazz-Rock and some of those Psyche records I've never heard-of.

I'm really not all that clear on what the difference is in some of the genres tho. namely "Country Rock" and "Southern Rock." Maybe that's like early Metal and Metal now, or "Hard Rock" and "Metal." Definitely there are times the lines get awfully blurry.



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Prog and Psyche

Selected by Cathedral singer Lee Dorrian

Caravan - Caravan (1968)
The Gods - Genesis (1968)
The Pretty Things - S.F. Sorrow (1968)
Pussy - Pussy Plays (1969)
High Tide - Sea Shanties (1969)
Arzachel - Arzachel (1969)
Mighty Baby - Mighty Baby (1969)
East of Eden - Mercator Projected (1969)
Locomotive - We Are Everything You See (1969)
Arcadium - Breathe Awhile (1969)
The Human Beast - Volume One (1970)
T2 - It'll All Work Out in Boomland (1970)
Fairfield Parlour - From Home to Home (1970)
Julian's Treatment - A Time Before This (1970)
Czar - Czar (2007)
Comus - First Utterance (1971)
Fuzzy Duck - Fuzzy Duck (1993)
Tractor - Tractor (1972)
Second Hand - Death May Be Your Santa Claus (1970)
Nicholas Greenwood - Cold Cuts (1972)

70s US Rock

Selected by Derek Oliver

The Boyzz - Too Wild to Tame (1978)
Legs Diamond - A Diamond Is a Hard Rock (1978)
Ram Jam - Portrait of the Artist as a Young Ram (1978)
Y & T - Struck Down (1978)
Starz - Violation (1977)

Japanese Rock

Selected by Julian Cope

Far East Family Band - Parallel World (1976)
Flower Travellin' Band - Satori (1971)
Les Rallizes Dénudés - Heavier Than a Death in the Family (2002) [Bootleg / Unauthorized]
Itsutsu no Akai Fusen - Folk - Volume 1 (1969) [Compilation]
Speed Glue & Shinki - Eve (1971)

Second Wave of Punk

Selected by John Robb

U.K. Subs - Another Kind of Blues (1979)
Crass - The Feeding of the 5000 (1978)
The Ruts - The Crack (1979)
The Subhumans - The Day the Country Died (1982)
Discharge - Hear Nothing See Nothing Say Nothing (1982)

Blues Rock

Selected by guitarist Walter Trout

Taj Mahal - Taj Mahal (1968)
Taj Mahal - The Natch'l Blues (1968)
Mike Bloomfield - Live at Bill Graham's Fillmore West (1969)
Moby Grape - Grape Jam (1968)
Small Faces- Small Faces (1966)
Paul Butterfield Blues Band - In My Own Dream (1968)
Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills (1970)
Frankie Miller - The Rock (1975)
Buddy Guy & Junior Wells - Play the Blues (1972)

Pub Rock

Selected by Terry Staunton

Eggs Over Easy - Good n' Cheap (1972)
Brinsley Schwarz - The New Favourites of Brinsley Schwarz (1974)
Graham Parker - Howlin' Wind (1976)
Dr. Feelgood - Stupidity (1976)
Mickey Jupp - Juppanese (1978)

Concept Albums

Selected by Porcupine Tree frontman Steven Wilson

Aphrodite's Child - 666 (1972)
Nektar - Journey to the Centre of the Eye (1972)
Tom Newman - Faerie Symphony (1977)
Walter Carlos - Sonic Seasonings (1972)
Godley & Creme - Consequences (1977)
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow (1976)
Camel - Nude (1981)
Virginia Astley - From Gardens Where We Feel Secure (1983)
Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson (1971)

Power Pop

Selected by Ken Sharp

Raspberries - Side 3 (1973)
The Knack - Get the Knack (1979)
Big Star - #1 Record (1972)
Badfinger - Straight Up (1971)
Jellyfish - Spilt Milk (1993)

Grunge

Selected by Greg Prato

Brad - Shame (1993)
My Sister's Machine - Diva (1992)
Truly - Fast Stories...From Kid Coma (1995)
Tad - 8-Way Santa [Original Cover] (1991)
The Wellwater Conspiracy - Declaration of Conformity (1997)

Goth Rock

Selected by Scott Rowley

Flesh for Lulu - Flesh for Lulu (1984)
The Lords of the New Church - The Lords of the New Church (1982)
The Rose of Avalanche - First Avalanche (1985) [Compilation]
The Batfish Boys - The Gods Hate Kansas (1985)

Power Metal

Selected by Malcolm Dome

Grim Reaper - See You in Hell (1983)
Helstar - Burning Star (1984)
Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera (1991)
Axxis - Back to the Kingdom (2000)

Instrumental Rock

Selected by Jason Sidwell

Racer X - Second Heat (1986)
Shawn Lane - Powers of Ten (1992)
Jeff Beck - Who Else! (1999)
Guthrie Govan - Erotic Cakes (2006)

Glam Rock

Selected by Geoff Barton

Young Parisian - Young Parisian (2006)
D'Molls - D'Molls (1988)
Dirty Penny - Take It Sleazy (2007)
Silverhead - Silverhead (1972)

Southern Rock

Selected by Jerry Ewing

Hank Williams, Jr. - Hank Williams, Jr. & Friends (1975)
Steve Gaines - One in the Sun (1988)
The Kentucky Headhunters - Pickin' on Nashville (1989)
Gregg Allman - Laid Back (1973)
The Charlie Daniels Band - Simple Man (1989)

Hair Metal

Selected by Steel Panther guitarist Satchel

Mötley Crüe - Shout at the Devil (1983)
Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich (1988)
White Lion - Pride (1987)
W.A.S.P. - The Headless Children (1989)
Britny Fox - Britny Fox (1988)
Autograph - Sign in Please (1984)

Alternative 80s

Selected by Wildhearts frontman Ginger

Jason & The Scorchers - Lost & Found (1985)
The Long Ryders - State of Our Union (1985)
Bad Brains - I Against I (1986)
Concrete Blonde - Concrete Blonde (1986)
Fishbone - Truth and Soul (1988)
Soul Asylum - Hang Time (1988)

Lost Gems

Selected by Ginger

The Babys - Head First (1978)
Urge Overkill - Saturation (1993)
...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead - So Divided (2006)
The Jayhawks - Sound of Lies (1997)

Industrial Rock

Selected by Jonathan Selzer

Einstürzende Neubauten - ½ Mensch (1985)
Laibach - Opus Dei (1987)
Skinny Puppy - Vivisect VI (1988)
Rammstein - Mutter (2001)
The Young Gods - L'eau rouge (1989)

Jazz Rock

Selected by Paul Henderson

Mahavishnu Orchestra - The Inner Mounting Flame (1971)
Bruford - Feels Good to Me (1977)
Brand X - Masques (1978)
The Brecker Brothers - Heavy Metal Be-Bop (1978)

Melodic Rock

Selected by Dave Ling

Strangeways - Native Sons (1987)
Giant - Last of the Runaways (1989)
Michael Bolton - Everybody's Crazy (1985)
Unruly Child - Unruly Child (1992)
Harem Scarem - Mood Swings (1993)

Solo Stars

Selected by Hugh Fielder

J.D. Souther - John David Souther (1972)
Lucinda Williams - Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998)
Bobby Charles - Bobby Charles (1972)
J.J. Cale - Naturally (1972)

Folk Rock

Selected by Fairport Convention's Dave Pegg

Dave Swarbrick - Rags,Reels & Airs (1967)
Bob Fox & Stu Luckley - Nowt So Good'll Pass (1978)
Jethro Tull - Heavy Horses (1978)
John Martyn - Solid Air (1973)
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter (1970)
Kate & Anna McGarrigle - Kate & Anna McGarrigle (1975)

Country Rock

Selected by Jerry Ewing

David Allan Coe - Longhaired Redneck (1976)
The Flying Burrito Bros - The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969)
Texas Tornados - Texas Tornados (1990)
The Blue Ridge Rangers - The Blue Ridge Rangers (1973)
Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie (1973)

Thrash Metal

Selected by Alexander Milas

Metallica - Master of Puppets (1986)
Kreator - Pleasure to Kill (1986)
Testament - The Legacy (1987)
Death Angel - Act III (1990)

Jam Bands

Selected by Warren Haynes

John Coltrane - Blue Train (1958)
Sly and the Family Stone - Stand! (1969)
B.B. King - Indianola Mississippi Seeds (1970)
The Allman Brothers Band - At Fillmore East (1971)
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam (1976)
Little Feat - Waiting for Columbus (1979)
Medeski, Martin & Wood - Notes From the Underground (1992)
Widespread Panic - Light Fuse Get Away (1998)

Shock Rock

Selected by Geoff Barton

Plasmatics - New Hope for the Wretched (1980)
PileDriver - Metal Inquisition (1985)
The Mentors - You Axed for It! (1985)
W.A.S.P. - W.A.S.P. (1984)
Lizzy Borden - Menace to Society (1986)

Sleaze Rock

Selected by Sleazegrinder

The Dogs d'Amour - In the Dynamite Jet Saloon (1988)
Zodiac Mindwarp & the Love Reaction - High Priest of Love (1986) [EP]
Rogue Male - First Visit (1985)
Love / Hate - Blackout in the Red Room (1990)