Music Banter

Music Banter (https://www.musicbanter.com/)
-   Prog & Psychedelic Rock (https://www.musicbanter.com/prog-psychedelic-rock/)
-   -   What's so Progressive about Prog (https://www.musicbanter.com/prog-psychedelic-rock/11452-whats-so-progressive-about-prog.html)

strangebutsurf 11-15-2005 10:48 AM
What's so Progressive about Prog
 
Clue me in people, It doesnt sound like much progression to me. Dont wanna start a war, just curious as too what popular opinon is.

Strange But Angelo
STRANGE BUT SURF

Pilgrim 11-15-2005 10:55 AM
Never heard of it-what genre is it?

Merkaba 11-15-2005 12:54 PM
What genre :yikes:

Prog is it's own style because he has influences coming from literally anywhere. From blues to jazz, clasical to orchastral(?) anything can influence prog. Prog is an extremely diverse style, it is all about pushing boundaries of creativity while taking time to construct difficult chord structures. Progressive is what it says it is; Progressive. Throughout a prog song the sounds can vary and build which often accounts for the length of prog songs. Prog is well know for it's long songs, many heading well over 6 minutes in length.

Good bands to check out:

King Crimson
Yes
Jethro Tull
Radiohead
Pink Floyd
Tool
Rush
Genisis

strangebutsurf 11-15-2005 01:40 PM
To what end? Sounds like Anarchy to me. Just for the sake of being complicated? Self important? Everyones got their likes, but I find the only ones being entetained are the musicians themselves.

None of those bands listed really seemm to be prog like, soo much. Maybe Yes... But I see what you mean, never the less.

youngsoulrebel 11-15-2005 06:08 PM
I'd like to add some of the "Krautrock" stuff to Merkaba's solid list:

Can
Neu!
Faust
Amon Duul

mosesandtherubberducky 11-15-2005 06:17 PM
im not a big prog rock buff but would Mr. Bungle be prog rock?

Merkaba 11-15-2005 06:17 PM
^ touche' and Kraftwerk

boo boo 11-15-2005 10:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by strangebutsurf
To what end? Sounds like Anarchy to me. Just for the sake of being complicated? Self important? Everyones got their likes, but I find the only ones being entetained are the musicians themselves.

None of those bands listed really seemm to be prog like, soo much. Maybe Yes... But I see what you mean, never the less.
Then listen to your Sex Pistols and shut up.

boo boo 11-15-2005 10:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by mosesandtherubberducky
im not a big prog rock buff but would Mr. Bungle be prog rock?
Yeah sure, i would call them semi prog.

TheBig3 11-15-2005 10:22 PM
not quasi prog? I mean on some CD's I totally see semi-prog, but I think for the most part their just neo-prog with a hint of nu-prog.

boo boo 11-15-2005 10:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Merkaba
What genre :yikes:

Prog is it's own style because he has influences coming from literally anywhere. From blues to jazz, clasical to orchastral(?) anything can influence prog. Prog is an extremely diverse style, it is all about pushing boundaries of creativity while taking time to construct difficult chord structures. Progressive is what it says it is; Progressive. Throughout a prog song the sounds can vary and build which often accounts for the length of prog songs. Prog is well know for it's long songs, many heading well over 6 minutes in length.

Good bands to check out:

King Crimson
Yes
Jethro Tull
Radiohead
Pink Floyd
Tool
Rush
Genisis
Frank Zappa
Gentle Giant
ELP
Mahavishnu Orchestra
Queen
The Moody Blues
Brian Eno
Roxy Music
Mars Volta
Traffic
Uriah Heep
Procol Harum
Captian Beefheart and The Magic Band
Vanilla Fudge
Atomic Rooster
The Nice
Kate Bush
Gong
Camel
Van Der Graff Generator
Quintessence
Caravan
Greenslade
Egg
Brand X
Soft Machine
Magma
Renaissance
The Strawbs
Focus
Eloy
Barclay James Harvest
Nektar
Matching Mole
Colosseum
Curved Air
Aphrodites Child
Il Balletto Di Bronco
Premiata Forneria Marconi
Mike Oldfield
Utopia
Electric Light Orchestra
Tangerine Dream
Goblin
Kraftwerk
Can
Kings X
Queensryche
Marillion
IQ
Phish
The Flower Kings
Spocks Beard
Porcupine Tree
Ozric Tentacles
Symphony X
Opeth
Primus
Buckethead
Muse
Sigur Ros
Arcade Fire
Thats better. :)

boo boo 11-15-2005 11:00 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog
not quasi prog? I mean on some CD's I totally see semi-prog, but I think for the most part their just neo-prog with a hint of nu-prog.
Wow, funny guy. Semi prog is a band thats progressive but not exactly pure prog, kinda like how Guns N Roses are semi metal...Its not a genre, just a term. ;)

Neo Prog was a term used to describe the progressive rock movement in the 80s, so it was really more of a movement than a genre or a direct classification, which sounds silly i agree...And i have never even heard the term Nu-Prog before so im pretty sure you made it up. I love your dry sarcasm, seriously. :)

idowhatiamtold 11-16-2005 07:43 AM
I'm pretty sure the genre is progressive rock.

mosesandtherubberducky 11-16-2005 11:43 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog
not quasi prog? I mean on some CD's I totally see semi-prog, but I think for the most part their just neo-prog with a hint of nu-prog.


To many prefixes!

boo boo 11-16-2005 10:40 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by mosesandtherubberducky
To many prefixes!
Im pretty sure he was joking.

Merkaba 11-17-2005 12:31 AM
Jesus Boo boo I was just leaving my list short so you could exercise your imagination:)

strangebutsurf 11-21-2005 10:58 AM
Post, Pre, Quasi, Multi, Semi prog. Yeah, as I surmissed, Anorchy.

mosesandtherubberducky 11-21-2005 12:17 PM
Oh cool, I actually read the list of prog. bands and I like a few of them. Prog. like Pink Floyd makes me want to sleep because it is melodic not because it is boring. :)


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 06:16 PM.


© 2003-2025 Advameg, Inc.