No Dream Theater?

[black max]

Picking "proggy" Stranglers is a tough one. Their original bent was for rough tough punk with more musicianship than the average CBGBers. Their first two albums are among their best, but too raw and punky for AM, I think. I'd suggest listening to these albums and making judicious selections: "Black and White," "The Raven," and "The Gospel According to the Men In Black." Also songs like "Golden Brown" and their remake of "Walk on By" are worth listening to for inclusion. If you go much past that period, though, the band went limp, cranking out flaccid Eurosludge (my opinion). My personal favorite track, "Toiler of the Sea" from "B&W," does a good job of combining their prog and punk sounds.

I don't own any DT either. I have a few MP3s, that's about it. I much prefer LTE. Still, though, if I had to categorize them, I'd have to hand the "prog" tag around their necks. Don't know if they'd agree.