Everything You Need to Know About Prog Rock

Everything You Need to Know About Prog Rock, according to Discogs.

Quite an interesting read.

Thanks! That was a fascinating introduction to the world of Prog Rock and it was interesting to note that "Technically, the origins of Progressive Rock lay in Jazz", so that settles the long-running debate over whether or not Miles Davis should be included in the hallowed halls of Prog Archives. 

It's also good to see that two of my all-time favourite albums by Cressida and Fantasy are listed as two out of the ten most essential prog albums of all time.  

I don't think it has ever been translated into English, but the book "PROG" by Donato Zoppo, an Italian journalist and reviewer is the most complete and well-done history of the genre that I've read.

Nothing to do with that blog thing, and also good for newbies.

The thing that makes prog what it is, is that it comes from all kinds of influences; rock, psychedelia, jazz, classical, world music, folk music, etc, etc, etc.  That's what makes it progressive is combining all of these influences, and then throwing in unpredictability and new ideas in composition and instrumentation.  The article mentions some of this, but then fails to include artists and albums that take influences from a lot of these influences.  A lot of people do the same thing.  That's why there are so many opinions about what makes music prog and what doesn't.  

           That is just my feeling on it, as one of my feet is in the "known world" of progressive music, with another foot planted just as firmly in the appreciation of obscure and overlooked artists.