Re: Prog Rock
Originally Posted by
Olimpass
Look up progressive rock and give it a read. Very interesting and educational. I always learn something new when topics come up like this!
Progressive rock, also known as prog rock or prog, is a rock music subgenre that originated in the United Kingdom with further developments in Germany, Italy and France, throughout the mid-to-late 1960s and 1970s. It developed from psychedelic rock, and originated, similarly to art rock, as an attempt to give greater artistic weight and credibility to rock music. Bands strayed from the short pop single in favor of instrumentation and compositional techniques frequently associated with jazz or classical music in effort to give rock music the same level of musical sophistication and critical respect.
Progressive rock sometimes abandons the danceable beat of earlier rock styles and is more likely to experiment with compositional structure, instrumentation, harmony, rhythm and lyrical content. It may demand more effort on the part of the listener than other types of music. Musicians in progressive rock typically display a high degree of instrumental skill. Musical forms are blurred through the use of extended sections and of musical interludes that bridge separate sections together, which results in classical-style suites. Early progressive rock groups expanded the timbral palette of the then-traditional rock instrumentation by adding instruments more typical of folk, jazz, or music in the classical tradition. A number of bands, especially at the genre's onset, recorded albums in which they performed together with a full orchestra. Progressive rock artists are more likely to explore complex time signatures such as 5/8 and 7/8. Tempo, key and time signature changes are common within progressive rock compositions.
I was a big fan of the Canterbury scene which produced National Health and Brufords solo stuff with Dave Stewart and Allan Holdsworth.
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