(redirected from Progressive rock band)Also found in: Thesaurus. ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend: Switch to new thesaurus Noun 1. progressive rock - a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970s; associated with attempts to combine rock with jazz and other forms; intended for ...
List of English Progressive rock bands, listed by popularity with photos when available. This list includes more than just bands, as Progressive rock solo ...
Progressive rock (also, prog or prog rock) is a subgenre of rock music that evolved in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." Progressive rock bands pushed "rock's te...
List of Dutch Progressive rock bands, listed by popularity with photos when available. This list includes more than just bands, as Progressive rock solo ...
hostile towards the genre or to completely ignore it.[10]After the late 1970s, progressive rock fragmented in numerous forms. Some bands achieved commercial success well into the 1980s (albeit with changed lineups and more compact song structures) or crossed intosymphonic pop,arena rock, ornew ...
Progressive rock bands pushed "rock's technical and compositional boundaries" by going beyond the standard rock or popular verse-chorus-based song structures. Additionally, the arrangements often incorporated elements drawn from classical, jazz, and world music. Instrumentals were common, while songs wit...
Prog NewsFebruary 9, 2016No CommentsjazzProgressive rockZeuhl Magma, one of the seminal progressive rock bands of the 1970s has announced its 2016 North American Tour. Magma is known for its sensational mix… Facebook View MoreGroundbreaking Progressive Music Band Magma Announces 2016 North American...
Engineer Terry Brown, a key figure during this time, ensured clarity of sound that made Rush many an audiophile’s go-to rock band. Caress of Steel (1975) picked up the baton as the trio entered epic territory on ‘The Necromancer’ and ‘The Fountain of Lamneth’, both revered items ...
Progressive rock, or prog rock for short, is a genre of rock music based on instrumental and vocal experimentation. Progressive rock tracks are based on the concept, and the compositions stemming from this genre are described as ambitious. The first progressive rock bands formed in the 1960s an...
This is challenging. I'm only including bands whose entire output is post 1970s...it's still challenging. Alphabetically then: Albion Collage/Satellite/Believe (cheating a bit) Corde Oblique Decemberists Midlake Nightwish Poor Genetic Material ...