>
>It's an unfortunate fact of life in the UK, but
>bands such as DT and Marillion ( in fact the
>whole ProgRock genre ) are given
>very little media attention.
>]From the look of the current US music scene
>there appears to be a much greater diversity
>of musical styles, and - I never thought I'd
>ever say this - most of the really innovative
>acts are from the other side of the pond.
>
While I guess there is a lot of prog being produced in the US,
it gets absolutely zero mass media attention. The radio stations play
mainstream "alternative" (eg. Limp Bizkit, 3 Doors Down, etc) and/or
classic rock (which may include a few prog bands), but not modern prog.
I think that it's mainly the Internet which has enabled the prog fan
base to come together and help support the various prog bands out there.
Steve
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