YOUR SHOUT!

He’s played with members of Pink Floyd and acid jazz outfit Mother Earth, and his solo album has been heavily influenced by his love of psychedelica. Is Andy Bell worth of carrying the prog mantle though? It’s over to you!

“Wasn’t Ride an indie band from the early-90s? Regardless, their song Leave Them All Behind had a monumental bassline.”

ROB HOLLOWAY

“Shoegaze should not be in the same room as prog. So that’s a no from me.”

STEVE HARRISON

“I disagree. Shoegaze is an offshoot of prog. Many artists labelled as shoegaze are influenced by prog bands and produce music in that genre as part of their repertoire.” STEVE THOMSON

“The View From Halfway Down is a fantastic album! Having said that, if The Flaming Lips and Tame Impala are welcome to wander in and around the realms of prog then I would say that Andy Bell is more than welcome.” DANNY CAVAZZI

“An album with an older feel – some tracks wouldn’t sound out of place in any decade from the 60s until now but that’s no bad thing. Nothing against Andy’s voice but I’m drawn mostly to the tracks Aubrey Drylands Gladwell and Heat Haze On Weyland Road as they’re the most proggy.”

DARREN ARDON

“Interesting choice. The Floyd connection was a new one on me. I know he performed as part of reformed 60s psych rock band The Creation. [Bell played guitar when the band supported Oasis at The Haçienda in Manchester on September 5, 1994.] His ‘day job’ with Ride has produced a wealth of music that certainly tickles my prog bone, particularly Going Blank Again and Weather Diaries; Nowhere, the previous EPs and parts of Carnival Of Light too. And not forgetting Hurricane #1 – the second album particularly has an experimental feel that transcends genres. I need to check out that solo album…” ANDY MORTON

“How prog were Oasis? He was in them too!” LESLIE MOYES

“Shoegaze was always music the goths listen to who didn’t want to admit to being goth.”

MATTHEW NORTH

“Ride were awesome and his new solo stuff is excellent.” THE FIERCE & THE DEAD

“Andy is brilliant, and as well as releasing the best album of last year, in my opinion, his work with Ride, especially in recent years with their excellent ‘comeback’ albums certainly has a prog feel. And his place in the all-time prog hall of fame is cemented by his one night only spell as

Pink Floyd’s bassist for their last ever gig in 2007.”

RONAN CASEY

“Just listened to a bit of his stuff. That really isn’t prog as I know it.”

JEFF WALKER

“The genre krautrock makes me nervous.” BRENDON LOY