Written by Lethrokai on 09.09.2015 at 13:26



That being said, I do feel the guy is quite overrated honestly. He's pretty damn good, and very consistent, but there are a lot of prog acts out there who fit the same description and also bring a more unique sound to the mix.

Still congrats to him nonetheless. He's obviously worked hard and has earned the rewards he's received. He's a good icon for the scene to have so I'm not complaining.

Written by [user id=17278] on 09.09.2015 at 13:59


It seems to me like you're contradicting yourself here; so if Wilson is pretty damn good and consistent, how is he overrated (meaning getting undeserved praise)?

Dare I ask what prog bands you are thinking about?

Written by Lethrokai on 09.09.2015 at 15:20

Written by [user id=17278] on 09.09.2015 at 13:59


It seems to me like you're contradicting yourself here; so if Wilson is pretty damn good and consistent, how is he overrated (meaning getting undeserved praise)?

Dare I ask what prog bands you are thinking about?

Nah, no contradiction there. People tend to confuse the word "overrated" with "bad". I think Wilson's a solid artist, and I don't think he's made an album I flat out disliked, but I feel he's far from the absolute deity which many prog fans make him out to be. As such he fits the bill of "overrated".

As for prog acts with similarly great consistency but a bit more originality, just off the top of my head I can think of Leprous, The Mars Volta, Magma, Gazpacho, maudlin of the Well, Änglagård and Tool, though some of these are admittedly stretching.

I just feel like the reason Wilson gets a lot of his attention is because he plays it relatively safe with a familiar formula. I don't really have much issue with it, since he does do it well, but as such he also doesn't live up to the deified image many proggers portray him with in my eyes. He's good at what he does, but most of his stuff doesn't leave me in any kind of amazement.