Are they? I feel like Pink Floyd has a little more blues influence and got farther into psychadelic territory, while Jethro Tull blended a lot more classical music into their style, but they're both progressive bands in the classic rock genre?
There is diversity in every genre, and its fun to think about who fits where. King Crimson and Yes are also a 'progressive bands' bearing some resemblance to Floyd and Tull in that regard, but are different in fairly substantial ways. Nevertheless, we can even divide the discographies of either and find substantial differences in the influences and styles with varying intensities, for in the case of Pink Floyd, Piper at the Gates of Dawn is substantially different to Atom Heart Mother. With Jethro Tull, it's harder to do that, for their colloquy of classical influence and originality in structure and style, in my opinion, reaches its peak at the Thick as a Brick LP. But their style remains similar throughout their career, which can't be said for Floyd, whose discography is so littered with difference it almost seems inappropriate to say that its the same band [for example, compare Piper to Division Bell].
Okay, I can see that. I think my point though is that Pink Floyd eventually gets to the point where its really innovative but appeals to a really narrow band of people. It's hard to push the boundaries and still have a desirable product in the artistic world after all.
I disagree on Jethro Tull though, I think that Songs From The Wood is my favorite album by them, and until mid-80's, where I think they tried to add a bit of the new wave synths and diluted their sound, they kept putting out great music. But even then its still listenable to me as where I think a lot of Pink Floyd is actually kind of boring to listen to (Echoes for instance, 22 minutes with not enough variation).
Okay, I can see that. I think my point though is that Pink Floyd eventually gets to the point where its really innovative but appeals to a really narrow band of people. It's hard to push the boundaries and still have a desirable product in the artistic world after all.Right. Sometimes when you push the limits, you lose some fans. Bob Dylan going electric shows this well. I could not imagine an artistic world without people pushing boundaries. If everyone made the same noises and melodies, what would be the point? Artistry thrives on new ideas, new compositions. 'Pushing boundaries', to me, is just 'pushing limits', and we set the limits. The innovation has to be born and nurtured. Who is desiring the product? Fans? The Artist? The desirability of the product seems like something that should not be considered with the highest priority, because if those desiring your products are just the masses, I have a strong feeling that they won't doubt things that are original. Being original and unique is part of the game. People who try to
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I disagree on Jethro Tull though, I think that Songs From The Wood is my favorite album by them, and until mid-80's, where I think they tried to add a bit of the new wave synths and diluted their sound, they kept putting out great music. But even then its still listenable to me as where I think a lot of Pink Floyd is actually kind of boring to listen to (Echoes for instance, 22 minutes with not enough variation).
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