quick shout out to nick drake ppl...

[Yesspaz]

Originally posted by Keith Waye
I know we've had discussions about Nick Drake in the forum before but like all things it doesn't hurt to reiterrate your point of view.

Ok... I'm game.

Originally posted by Keith Waye
I think that Nick Drake would be perfect for the Moon. Thoughtful, beautifully constructed tunes with a profound lyrical content.

But so is a lot of output by Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, Mary Chapin Carpenter, and dozens of other singer-songwriters, especially the little-known Jan Krist. But that doesn't make it prog, or even a prog subgenre (IMNSHO). I have never seen "beautifully constructed tunes with a profound lyrical content" as a traditional earmark of prog. And remember, I have Pink Moon, so I'm not speaking out of ingnorance of having never heard the guy. He's not prog; he's folk. I vote "no" on Nick Drake.

These posts always read as more angry than I intend them to.