Some of the best lyrics in prog? Check. One of the best vocalists in prog? Check. Some of the best-written songs ever? Check. Hard-rockers? Check. Fantastic musicianship? Check. Deep catalog? Check.
Has played the US's premiere prog festival? *crickets*
I guess the "heavy enough" debate will go on forever, but to treat Enchant like they're Marillion, Saga, IQ, or something like that is just wrong. I've said it before, if you think earlier Rush would fit in at PPUSA, then I don't see how you can say Enchant wouldn't. (And if you don't think earlier Rush would have belonged at PPUSA, fine -- maybe that would even be Glenn's opinion, too -- but then you have a different idea of what PPUSA means than I do.)
Not to mention that you've got people clamoring for Riverside. And other people who want to see Anathema. Hell, a whole lot of people here would go ape over an acoustic Opeth set. I just don't get it.
IMO, Enchant is exactly the kind of band PPUSA needs to keep it from being overrun with "balls and chunk" bands.
On the other hand, I hate to set Enchant up for failure when a mob of people clear the floor once they find out Enchant isn't some Nevermore clone or Helloween clone and that their lyrics actually have something deep and/or intelligent to say and that *gasp* their songs actually slow down from time-to-time and float between soft parts and heavy parts.
