а где это я говорил такое, что Rock in Opposition - это конкретный стиль музыки? а??

я говорил, что группа Fire! играет не рок-музыку.
поэтому находиться в "архивах RIO" ей не место.
поскольку группы, объединенные под этим названием, играли все же рок... пусть и авангардный.

Цитата:Perhaps the most fascinating thing about Rock in Opposition (RIO) is that, as a movement, its existence was short lived, and in that short span it maintained little cohesive direction beyond a strong desire between five bands from as many European nations to assist each other in their endeavours. Yet today Rock in Opposition remains one of the reference points that many listeners, musicians, and distributors use to describe a cooperative approach to making and distributing an eclectic type of music. A music that is difficult to pigeonhole, which embraces progressive rock, improvisation, folk forms and often extreme experimentation, drawing source from the musics of many cultures, and utilizing modern techniques and technologies.

Rock in Opposition began formally on March 12, 1978 as a concert in the New London Theatre, England that brought together the English band Henry Cow, the Swedish band Samla Mammas Manna, the Italian band Stormy Six, the French band Etron Fou Leloublan and the Belgian band Univers Zero. Though well received and spawning a number of smaller concert tours through Europe, RIO was never fully exploited, foundering as soon as it began amidst financial loss and media indifference.

The five bands met at Sunrise Studio in Switzerland in December of the same year, attempting to formalize what Rock in Opposition actually meant, and adding the bands Art Bears, Art Zoyd and Aqsak Maboul to their roster. Amidst many disagreements between the bands on the purpose and meaning of RIO a charter was drafted and plans were made to continue touring together and to create a yearbook documenting their movement. Sadly these formalized events never occurred, and after organising three more festivals, cooperative record distributions and concerts and tours for its individual members, RIO quietly dissolved.

Yet in their wake arose many new bands considering themselves "RIO" in nature, and a number of labels and distribution networks began using the name to identify the type of music that these artists create. Many of the artists in the original RIO roster continue working together on projects related to their original bands, and these projects have fostered connections and relationships with other musicians that has grown to create a massive family tree. Most likely these networks and projects would have developed regardless of the phrase "Rock In Opposition", but the name has become an umbrella to help identify and solidify the growing movement for the listener and musician alike.