But is "progressive rock" = rock? I still think of it more as Alternative (note -not grunge alternative, but Alternative pure or what it was prior to the Seattle grunge movement).
I think Prince is more progressive rock than R&B, or funk. R&B doesn't really fit with Funk, which is a separate category - mainly because there are people who love R&B and hate funk, and vice versa.
James Brown is more rhythm and blues...I think, than Prince. Prince kind of jumped out of it a bit? Although you could put the Purple Rain album in it. Rhythm and Blues is admittedly a very broad category, it even includes hip hop and rap, along with country. People often throw everything under it.
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Date: 2022-09-28 03:07 am (UTC)But is "progressive rock" = rock? I still think of it more as Alternative (note -not grunge alternative, but Alternative pure or what it was prior to the Seattle grunge movement).
I think Prince is more progressive rock than R&B, or funk. R&B doesn't really fit with Funk, which is a separate category - mainly because there are people who love R&B and hate funk, and vice versa.
James Brown is more rhythm and blues...I think, than Prince. Prince kind of jumped out of it a bit?
Although you could put the Purple Rain album in it. Rhythm and Blues is admittedly a very broad category, it even includes hip hop and rap, along with country. People often throw everything under it.