I know that many bands hate to be categorized into one genre, but it's something that my organizational mind just likes to do.
Dredg is a full-on prog band. But the beauty of their sound is that not only can it be considered prog, but it could be just basic alt-rock as well. That's why they draw in so many diverse fans, and why I think they'll still yet get bigger and more popular than they are.
To be honest, when I first heard the band, it was various things that drew me in ( the melodies, the catchiness, the vocals ), but I'm known to be a hardcore prog freak, and so it was interesting and ironic to later hear others label them as "prog." Then I listened to Leitmotif and El Cielo and I understood a bit more...the quasi-concept albums, the extended pieces of music, the short musical interludes based around a theme.
The cool thing about the label "Progressive Rock" is that, at its very essence, it doesn't just include "classic" prog bands like Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd and Rush...but really describes any music that is trying something new and pulling in countless influences. That can mean anything from the Beatles, to Radiohead, to Dream Theater, to Faith No More, to Marillion, to Tool, and so on...
Catch Without Arms is even reviewed on a full-on prog site...www.DPRP.net ( Someone should get the band's management/label to send review copies of the first two albums... )
Prog has had a mainstream resurgence in the last three years or so with, most notably, The Mars Volta, Secret Machines, and Coheed & Cambria. I'd put dredg at the forefront of that wave too.
Thoughts?
Dredg is a full-on prog band. But the beauty of their sound is that not only can it be considered prog, but it could be just basic alt-rock as well. That's why they draw in so many diverse fans, and why I think they'll still yet get bigger and more popular than they are.
To be honest, when I first heard the band, it was various things that drew me in ( the melodies, the catchiness, the vocals ), but I'm known to be a hardcore prog freak, and so it was interesting and ironic to later hear others label them as "prog." Then I listened to Leitmotif and El Cielo and I understood a bit more...the quasi-concept albums, the extended pieces of music, the short musical interludes based around a theme.
The cool thing about the label "Progressive Rock" is that, at its very essence, it doesn't just include "classic" prog bands like Genesis, Yes, King Crimson, Pink Floyd and Rush...but really describes any music that is trying something new and pulling in countless influences. That can mean anything from the Beatles, to Radiohead, to Dream Theater, to Faith No More, to Marillion, to Tool, and so on...
Catch Without Arms is even reviewed on a full-on prog site...www.DPRP.net ( Someone should get the band's management/label to send review copies of the first two albums... )
Prog has had a mainstream resurgence in the last three years or so with, most notably, The Mars Volta, Secret Machines, and Coheed & Cambria. I'd put dredg at the forefront of that wave too.
Thoughts?
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