I recently recieved the elaborate five disc box set “My Lives” as a gift, and I had only one thing on my mind: How much Attila is it gonna have and how much is gonna fucking rock. Needless to say I was disappointed to find only one tune by Billy Joel’s prog-metal, drums and organ […]
Tag Archives: Progressive Rock
Rock Bands have defined music history. They think and look in the way of fans and converted. Many hands have been around for forty years, having the same spirit as when they first started. 10 Here are the top of the rocks, tied to the age. 1. The Beatles: Every male in Europe wanted to […]
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Dec
Dec
Most of us know a rock and roll song when we hear it on the radio. However, most of don’t know exactly what distinguishes rock and roll from other forms of music. Rock and roll began as a synthesis of rhythm and blues, country and gospel styles in the 1950s. Since then it has evolved […]
Since 1985, Dream Theater has been one of the leaders in underground, progressive rock. Dream Theater shows sell out, and the band carries a hugely dedicated fan base without the help of radio, MTV or fabulous marketing. Some compare them to other progressive bands, such as Rush, while others connect them to an older style […]
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Aug
Aug
Gentle Giant was a highly innovative progressive rock band that formed in 1970 and enjoyed a 10-year career, which spanned the lifetime of the original prog rock movement. Gentle Giant is known for their unique use of instrumentation, genre blending and sophisticated compositional techniques influenced by Renaissance and 20th century classical music. 1. Advent of […]
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Jun
Jun
EL&P;? Are you kidding? No, I am not. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, progressive rock’s first ‘supergroup’ and a leading influence in the classical-based popular music movement of the 1970s, wrote some of the world’s most technically perfect pieces while also presenting classical music to a young generation in a new, if not bombastic way. The […]
The genre of progressive rock has a proud history, and many would agree that Pink Floyd is the band that helped break it into the mainstream. Many of the band’s top songs have been played on mainstream rock radio while others from their lesser-known albums have stayed relatively anonymous to all but the most hardcore […]