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This is a timeline of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. This article contains the timeline for the period 1980 - 1989. Contents. 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989. See also; Links and references; 1980 Newly formed bands Albums
- Yes, "Close to the Edge" From: Close to the Edge(1972) How did Yes do this? Seriously? Even beyond the vast emotional impact of "Close to the Edge," this 19-minute rock symphony is a marvel of construction — like any towering skyscraper or suspension bridge.
- Genesis, "Supper's Ready" From: Foxtrot(1972) It's a guaranteed eternal perfect prog-rock song. But it's also demented: Peter Gabriel delightfully inscrutable text nods to Egyptian pharaohs, Christian theology, Greek mythology, "Winston Churchill dressed in drag" and shadowy, supernatural beings; meanwhile, the band cooks up everything from layered 12-strings to treated pianos to carnivalesque pop hooks — and somehow it all hangs together, adding up to a 23-minute spectacle longer than most sitcom episodes.
- King Crimson, "21st Century Schizoid Man" From: In the Court of the Crimson King(1969) We'll all be debating "the first prog song" until we're dead, but it's hard to argue against "21st Century Schizoid Man."
- Queen, "Bohemian Rhapsody" From: A Night at the Opera(1975) Queen are one of those classic fringe-prog bands. A good portion of their early work fits the bill of grandiosity — on the other hand, no one's mistaking "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" for a Yes tune.
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- Rush – Moving Pictures (1981) The final of the four albums in Rush’s second cycle, this is one of the Canadian trio’s three strongest albums irrespective of the decade.
- Asia – Asia (1982) A marketing man’s dream, Asia were a prog rock supergroup: Yes guitarist Steve Howe and keyboardist Geoff Downes, ELP drummer Carl Palmer and King Crimson/UK/Uriah Heep bassist/vocalist John Wetton.
- Yes – 90125 (1983) The eleventh-hour involvement of vocalist Jon Anderson meant that this extraordinary album appeared under the Yes name. With bassist Chris Squire and drummer Alan White on board, plus the return of keyboardist Tony Kaye, the band may have looked like Yes, but 90125 represented an astonishing sonic transformation.
- Supertramp – Brother Where You Bound (1985) With Roger Hodgson departed for a solo career, keyboardist/vocalist Rick Davies assumed control of Supertramp’s musical direction.
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- King Crimson – In The Court Of The Crimson King. Atlantic Records // October 10, 1969. Seldom does a band release a debut album that becomes the foundation for an entire genre, and that is what makes King Crimson‘s In the Court of the Crimson King one of the most influential progressive rock albums of all time.
- Atomic Rooster – Death Walk Behind You. B&C/Elektra/Philips // August 1970. Death Walks Behind You is a classic and essential prog album for sure. Atomic Rooster had a pretty wild and unfortunate history, so we are lucky to have been graced by such an album.
- Bröselmaschine – Bröselmaschine. Pilz // 1970. There are many prog epics out there with fantastical storytelling and flashy instrumentation all over the place.
- Jethro Tull – Aqualung. Chrysalis Records // March 19, 1971. I had a conversation with my mother once, talking about the music she was into when she was my age (I was like 17 or 18 at that point).
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- King Crimson. Robert Fripp’s brainchild never had a permanent lineup or sound, and he was never enamored of the term prog rock. Nonetheless, no band has more consistently embodied prog’s exploratory spirit.
- Yes. For all the twists and turns of their career, Yes have remained synonymous with prog rock, and their classic run of albums – from The Yes Album to Going for the One, give or take a few – remain among its most glorious moments.
- Rush. Rush started life as a hard-rock trio and when pushed, they’d still insist that’s what they were. But they spent their full career actively progressing, taking whatever sounds caught their fancy and doing it their own way, before bowing out with arguably their most ambitious concept album Clockwork Angels.
- Van der Graaf Generator. Fronted by the singular Peter Hammill, Van der Graaf Generator was always a band for deep thinkers: Their lyrics probed existential crises, or looked into the darker corners of relationships.
Jul 3, 2023 · The list includes a lot of albums that are not prog rock, while leaving several bands off, including Hawkwind, Soft Machine, Captain Beyond and The Scorpions, who were prog before...
Dec 18, 2015 · WE SAY: The band who led the prog revival in the early 80s and have been one of the top prog bands ever since. Whether led by Fish in those heady years from 1981 to 1988, or Steve Hogarth since, they have constantly released fascinating music.
