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| Progressive rock, or prog rock, is a subgenre of rock music that emphasizes ambitious compositions, experimentation, concept-driven lyrics, and musical virtuosity. The first progressive rock bands formed in the late 1960s, and the prog-rock tradition continues to this day.
Much like traditional rock n' roll bands, prog-rock groups tend to base their instrumentation around guitar, b***, drums, and keyboard, along with a lead vocalist. Much progressive rock acts also incorporate elements of jazz and cl***ical music, as well as lyrics drawn from literature, poetry, and history, earning the genre the monikers symphonic rock and art-rock. |
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Progressive Rock Guide: A Brief History of Prog Rock
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Last updated: Mar 4, 2022 ??4 min read
Since the 1960s, progressive rock has pushed the boundaries of rock n' roll music to incorporate longer song forms, conceptual lyrics, and advanced composition techniques.
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Progressive rock, or prog rock, is a subgenre of rock music that emphasizes ambitious compositions, experimentation, concept-driven lyrics, and musical virtuosity. The first progressive rock bands formed in the late 1960s, and the prog rock tradition continues to this day.
Much like traditional rock n' roll bands, prog rock groups tend to base their instrumentation around guitar, b***, drums, and keyboard, along with a lead vocalist. Many progressive rock acts also incorporate elements of jazz and cl***ical music, as well as lyrics drawn from literature, poetry, and history, earning the genre the monikers "symphonic rock" and "art rock."
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A Brief History of Progressive Rock
Progressive rock is an influential music genre that emerged in the latter half of the 1960s.
Origin: The progressive rock movement began in the late 1960s. Prominent groups like the Beatles and the Beach Boys began pushing the boundaries of pop music by creating concept albums (like the Beatles??Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band) and introducing atypical instruments (as on the Beach Boys??Pet Sounds and unfinished album Smile). Although less popular, groups like the Moody Blues, Love, and Procol Harum also pushed boundaries by creating entire rock albums driven by orchestral instrumentation.
Early years: Much of the early prog rock movement centered in England, particularly in the city of Canterbury. The Canterbury scene spawned groups like Caravan and Soft Machine, which produced psychedelic rock records that included riffs on instruments like flute and clarinet. Their music inspired groups like Jethro Tull to make the flute a key instrument in their regular lineup. By the early 1970s, England had produced prog bands like the Nice, Gentle Giant, Van der Graaf Generator, Renaissance, Camel, and the solo musician Mike Oldfield. |
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| There is only one other band on this planet for which I am willing to use the label ??ower progressive??and that?? Anathema. Not to be confused with progressive power metal (yes, metal genres can be dumb), power progressive doesn?? denote any sort of affiliation with power metal. Instead, it signals a sort of powerful (duh) version of progressive rock, one which channels significantly more emotive extravagance into its vocals, guitars, and overall composition. So, you know, Anathema Weather Systems or We??e Here Because We??e Here. If you??e heard those albums and have fallen in love with them to the extent that I have (the extent wherein you dream about them), you??l know why I?? applying this particular label to them.
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| Now that Led Zeppelin has been an established genre for over 50 years, it takes more and more effort and creativity to have even a modi*** of interesting things to say and do in your music. Of course, this happens with all styles eventually, but progressive rock, and progressive metal, in particular, are certainly up there when I think of genres of music that seem a bit, well, stuck. To make myself clear, Belgian band Hippotraktor isn?? reinventing the wheel in progressive music, but that doesn?? mean they haven?? made a stonker of a debut record that deserves to be up there in the ranks of this year?? best prog.
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