THANK YOU - and very well put! And this goes for other "mainstream" modern 'prog' bands that I like, such as Echolyn, Discipline, Thieves' Kitchen etc. All great groups, but their actual mandate isn't to be progressive-to-the-contemporary in the sense that many a classic 70s or "avant-garde" artist was/is; it's all about a specific craft.
And if one loves Moondog, Shaggs, Beefheart, Mayo Thompson, Keiji Haino and Artis the Spoonman for their originality (alt. idiosyncracy) and i.e. innovation - then BBT are not that.
But are there any truly innovative progressive rock acts operating out there today? Yes, I think so. But they're mostly not acknowledged as belonging to the great ilk.
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