OFF: What is progressive ?

[William Duffy]

Here in West Australia, what used to be regarded as progressive rock is now lumped into
the New Age CD racks. Not only that, I am sure the people running the store have never
heard them. They just look at the covers, and then decide by what it looks like. i.e.
Robert Fripp's "Exposure" is in among all the relaxation CD's. One shop even had The
Pogues under Heavy Metal.

Should Demis Rousos (or however it's spelt) be regarded progressive, since he used to be
in a band called Aphrodite's Child???

William