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Progressive music is music that attempts to expand existing stylistic boundaries associated with specific genres of music. The word comes from the basic concept of " progress ", which refers to advancements through accumulation, [3] and is often deployed in the context of distinct genres, with progressive rock being the most notable example. [4]
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- Happy the Man, ‘Happy the Man’ (1977) Formed in a James Madison University dorm room, Washington, D.C.- based Happy the Man recorded three venerated, mostly instrumental prog albums in the late 1970s, striking a seductive middle ground between sax-driven jazz-fusion lunacy (circa Zappa's One Size Fits All) and synth-heavy meditative twittering.
- Ruins, ‘Hyderomastgroningem’ (1995) Beaming down from the far reaches of the prog-rock galaxy, this Japanese drums and bass duo slam together mathematically improbable meters and dissonant blasts of rhythm with nonsense wails or demonic growls.
- FM, ‘Black Noise’ (1977) Superficially, Toronto-based FM had a lot working against them: Aside from Rush, Canada was never a prog hotbed, and the band released its debut album in 1977, as many of the genre's originators were fading.
- Crack the Sky, ‘Crack the Sky’ (1975) American rockers aren't known for their prog ambitions, and the bands that did push the boundaries usually slipped through the commercial cracks.
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- The Human Equation - Ayreon. from The Human Equation (2004, InsideOut) A full-blown 102-minute prog metal symphony with an all-star cast including Devin Townsend and Heather Findlay, The Human Equation is also an immersive, elaborate psychodrama with a really skewed sci-fi twist.
- The Four Horsemen - Aphrodite’s Child. from 666 (Vertigo, 1972) The Greek myths’ epic album 666 was inspired by Sgt. Pepper, Tommy and the apocalypse.
- The Light - Spock’s Beard. from The Light (1995, Metal Blade) Fifteen minutes of wildly melodic symphonic prog, the first track on the first Spock’s Beard album went gleefully against the mid-90s plod rock grain and established a true starting point for prog’s 21st-century resurgence.
- Lucky Man - Emerson, Lake & Palmer. from Emerson, Lake And Palmer (Island, 1970) Lake recorded the bittersweet folky ballad alone; Emerson returned from the pub and whacked that enormous Moog solo over the end.
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music [8] that primarily developed in the United Kingdom [9] through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.
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Jul 3, 2023 · A list of the best prog rock albums from the 60s to the 80s, featuring concept pieces, Mellotrons, keyboardists in capes and more. Explore the history and highlights of progressive rock, from Genesis to Rush to Marillion.
