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Late 1960s, Canterbury, United Kingdom. The Canterbury scene (or Canterbury sound) was a musical scene centred on the city of Canterbury, Kent, England during the late 1960s and early 1970s. [1] Associated with progressive rock, [2] the term describes a loosely-defined, improvisational style that blended elements of jazz, rock, and psychedelia. [1]
1968–1972, 1974. Labels. Deram, Caroline. Past members. Dave Stewart. Mont Campbell. Clive Brooks. Egg were an English progressive rock band formed in July 1968. [1] Remembered for their strange, experimental sound, the band produced three studio albums before disbanding in 1974.
Events. David Bowie died due to liver cancer on 10 January; only 2 days after his 69th birthday and the release of his final studio album Blackstar. On 21 February 2016, Riverside guitarist Piotr Grudziński died of a sudden heart-attack in Warsaw. His bandmates announced later in September that they would carry on with the band as a three ...
Magma (band) Magma is a French progressive rock band founded in Paris in 1969 by self-taught drummer Christian Vander, who claimed as his inspiration a "vision of humanity's spiritual and ecological future" that profoundly disturbed him. The style of progressive rock that Vander developed with Magma is termed "Zeuhl", and has been applied to ...
These albums saw the band members expanding the progressive elements in their music. "As our tastes got more obscure", Lee said in an interview, "we discovered more progressive rock-based bands like Yes, Van der Graaf Generator and King Crimson, and we were very inspired by those bands. They made us want to make our music more interesting and ...
The album's heavier compositions have a sound similar to fellow Canadians, progressive rock band Rush, and even early Kansas. Saga's next release, Pleasure and the Pain was released on the eve of their 20th anniversary tour in 1997. The album failed to maintain the interest created by the previous release.
Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass). Their earliest works were influenced by progressive rock, hard rock, and heavy metal, but the band gradually ventured into more conventional and radio ...
