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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• They’ll be hiding ’til the timing is right.

  
  mischief & impermanent bliss — Authority: 422
  The Best of 2009 Blog Challenge: Best New Musical Find? I enjoyed many new albums this year, but most were new releases from old favorites. As it becomes more elusive, fresh cool music is something I try to take particular notice every year. I have to have some hope that it’s not all going down the shitter. The ...
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• Astra - The Weirding

  
  Fat City Cigar Lounge — Authority: 122
  The Weirding was recorded in a garage, and sounds like it. But if you are into 70s Prog rock, this should add to the aura. Astras freshman attempt is mesmerizing in a nostalgic sort of way for those of us who were alive in the 70s and loved the progressive music of the day with its melloton induced head spins. We saw ...
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• A very nice mention of John coming from Juliette Lewis

  
  John Frusciante unofficial website - Invisible Movement — Authority: 122
  Theres a really nice mention of John in an article on Juliete Lewis in the current issue of the quarterly UK mag, Classic Rock presents Prog magazine. The article itself is entitled "My Prog Heroes". Heres an excerpt from it. The relevant excerpt, that is.Actress, singer and performer Juliette Lewis has gone from ...
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• Alan Parsons Projects ERIC WOOLFSON Dead at 64

  
  Music News Net — Authority: 138
  MUSIC NEWS -  We recently got the sad news that  ERIC WOOLFSON , co-founder of the 1970s British progressive rock group Alan Parsons Project , known best for the hits " Eye in the Sky " (see video below) and " Dont Answer Me ," died of cancer in London last Wednesday AM, 12/1. He was 64. Woolfson was born ...
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• Vangough – “Manikin Parade”

  
  ReadJunk.com — Authority: 438
  Record Label: S/RGenre: Prog MetalBand Link: www.vangoughband.comBuy on Amazon.comVangough play prog metal, unabashedly in an early 90s vein. This isn’t the intense and technical metalcore, death, and thrash that have cornered the prog scene for the past 15 years. Instead, think a downtempo Dream Theater, but ...
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• Relative Frequency 06: Wired To The Moon

  
  radiomagnetic.com — Authority: 135
  A special Relative Frequency this time round featuring lunar based songs from outer space. Moon themed classics from Thin Lizzy, Talking Heads and ELO sit awkwardly alongside more unusual recordings from the likes of Elias Rahbani, Tri Atma, Pulp, K Barre, Tiny Tim, Wreckless Eric and, of course, Joey Moon. At this ...
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• Astral X

  
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• Muse – Supermassive Black Hole

  
  too sweet for rock and roll - music birthdays blogged daily — Authority: 152
  Chris Wolstenholme , British bassist ( Muse ) Tagged: alternative rock, Chris Wolstenholme, December 2 birthdays, muse, new prog rock
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• Exploring Vinyl : The Unexpected Rush Collection

  
  Collectors Quest — Authority: 128
  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
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• CounterPoint is in the recording Studio

  
  Guitar Licks — Authority: 114
  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: 578
  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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