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Sabtu, 14 Juli 2007

Progressive Rock and British Invasion


rogressive rock, sometimes shortened to prog rock, is a form of rock music that evolved in the late 1960s and early 1970s, principally from psychedelic rock, and ultimately as a result of experimentation with electronic instruments, jazz-rock fusion and classical music.
The main defining characteristics and tendencies are that the compositions are more elaborate than the standard rock or popular song structure of verse, chorus, etc., the arrangements incorporate stylisations based on classical, jazz, world or even avant-garde music, it may also include the elements (or sections) of hard rock and/or heavy metal, and the lyrics, where they exist, are often conceptual or based in fantasy.
Some progressive rock bands took the explorations into composition and style to such extremes that their music ceased to be considered rock at all - and so it is that the term "progressive rock" has become less useful than the term "progressive music."
Progressive rock reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s and has continued as a form of popular music to this day. The term was applied to the music of bands such as King Crimson, Yes, Pink Floyd and Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP), who are amongst the most well-known exponents of the genre - other notable examples of progressive rock bands include Jethro Tull, Genesis, Gentle Giant, The Nice, Kansas, or Rush.
Progressive rock bands often combined rock music with elements of classical music, and it was also common for them to use the stylizations of jazz or jazz fusion.
The styles and lengths of the pieces mean that progressive rock is album-oriented rather than singles-oriented and progressive rock acts are rarely found in the top 40 singles lists. (Source Wilkipedia) Click here for more info

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