prog rock

Prog Rock (short for progressive rock) is a rock music sub-genre which for lack of a better description is best categorized by its "progginess."

Although the genre is most often associated with seventies bands like Yes, Rush, Genesis, and Emerson Lake & Palmer, prog rock's origins actually date back to the sixties, where the burgeoning free-form FM rock stations of the time designated the new format as "progressive rock". In that respect, you can actually count bands like The Doors and Cream among the very first prog rock bands.

By the seventies, the term grew to be more associated with an ultra serious brand of rock, where the music invariably featured very long songs with intricate structures and time changes played on synthesizers as often as guitars. Prog rock musicians also soon became known for dabbling in other genres ranging from jazz to even baroque and classical.

Today, prog rock lives on with modern-day practitioners ranging from Porcupine Tree and Marillion to heavier prog bands like Tool. Prog fans are also among the most devoted you'll find anywhere, blogging about their favorite prog bands at sites like ProgRock.com, Proggnosis and ProgRock.org.

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• Astral X

  
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• Muse – Supermassive Black Hole

  
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  Chris Wolstenholme , British bassist ( Muse ) Tagged: alternative rock, Chris Wolstenholme, December 2 birthdays, muse, new prog rock
  4 days ago

• Exploring Vinyl : The Unexpected Rush Collection

  
  Collectors Quest — Authority: 129
  I’ve mentioned it here once before, but my reputation in this town precedes me. I’m the guy you talk to before you throw your LPs in the trash , and no matter what they are, I’ll probably salivate over them. Sure, I might end up painting on them, but I’ll use them. The locals know that I’m a painter too, so ...
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• Japan – Adolescent Sex

  
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  Richard Barbieri , Brit keyboardist for Japan , Porcupine Tree Tagged: Japan, new wave, November 30 birthdays, Richard Barbieri, synthpop
  6 days ago

• CounterPoint is in the recording Studio

  
  Guitar Licks — Authority: 117
  I just heard through Facebook that the Toronto Progressive rock gods called Counterpoint are finally in the studio! These guys are so good that it is scary. I’m not privy to what these guys are up to lately, musically that is, but I’m sure that it will be worth the wait. The first time I experienced ...
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• Marillion – Warm Wet Circles

  
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  Steve Rothery , Brit guitarist with Marillion Tagged: Marillion, November 25 birthdays, prog rock, rock, Steve Rothery
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• Insane Face-Melting Keytar Shredding From Jeez Louise

  
  Synthtopia — Authority: 540
  Click here to view the embedded video. Jeez Louise’s Tribute to Them Crooked Vultures and Joe Perry Project We’ve given the keytar a hard time once or twice in the past – but we may have to take it all back. I don’t know what the hell keyboardist George von Staden was doing to that microphone – ...
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• Jethro Tull – Aqualung

  
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  Martin Barre , Brit guitarist for Jethro Tull Tagged: classic rock, Grammy winner, hard rock, Jethro Tull, Martin Barre, November 17 birthdays, prog rock, progressive rock, rock, rock and roll
  2 weeks ago

• Ik’stem-pu-reemix

  
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  3 weeks ago

• Emerson, Lake and Palmer – Toccata

  
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  Greg Lake , Brit musician; King Crimson founding member and one-third of Emerson, Lake & Palmer Tagged: classic rock, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Greg Lake, King Crimson, November 10 birthdays, prog rock, progressive rock, rock
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• Blue Öyster Cult – Burnin’ For You

  
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  Joe Bouchard , American bassist of Blue Öyster Cult fame Tagged: album rock, Blue Oyster Cult, classic rock, hard rock, Joe Bouchard, November 9 birthdays, prog rock, rock
  3 weeks ago

• Jethro Tull – Jack-In-The-Green + Pussy Willow (Live 1982)

  
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  Dave Pegg , Brit bassist for Jethro Tull and Fairport Convention Tagged: Dave Pegg, Fairport Convention, Grammy winner, Jethro Tull, November 2 birthdays, prog rock, progressive rock, rock
  4 weeks ago

• Emerson Lake & Palmer – Promenade + The Gnome

  
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  Keith Emerson , British keyboardist and composer ( Emerson, Lake & Palmer ) Tagged: Emerson Lake and Palmer, Keith Emerson, November 2 birthdays, prog rock, progressive rock, rock
  4 weeks ago

• Supertramp – Dreamer

  
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  Bob Siebenberg , American drummer ( Supertramp ) Tagged: album rock, art rock, Bob Siebenberg, classic rock, October 31 birthdays, pop/rock, prog rock, rock, Supertramp
  5 weeks ago

• Lukestar - White Shade

  
  mp3hugger — Authority: 416
  This is so Mew the Danish lads should be calling up to nearby Oslo to pick up their royalties. But as Mew’s current album is scaring me from their door (and this despite ‘And The Glass Handed Kites’ being by some distance my favourite album of 2005) I have instead become utterly consumed by another Scandinavian ...
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• Yes – Close To The Edge (Part 1)

  
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  Jon Anderson , American lead vocalist of Yes Tagged: art rock, classic rock, Grammy winner, Jon Anderson, October 25 birthdays, prog rock, progressive rock, rock, symphonic rock, Yes
  6 weeks ago

• David Bowie Discography

  
  Imaginary Dark — Authority: 100
  É com grande orgulho que o Imaginary Dark traz para vocês a discografia completa deste que é o homem, o cara, o gay e tudo que você possa dizer. A seguinte biografia do Bowie foi retirada do site Whiplash . Acompanhem: David Robert Jones nasceu em Brixton, Inglaterra, no dia 8 de Janeiro de 1947. Ao ouvir ...
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