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Originally posted by siLLy puPPy siLLy puPPy wrote:

That's actually rather pisspoor. No mention of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and not even one reference to the Canterbury Scene.

It does mention Caravan and Egg.
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So Rush are neo-prog and A Passion Play is an essential prog album but Thick As A Brick isn't?
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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.
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That's actually rather pisspoor. No mention of Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention and not even one reference to the Canterbury Scene.

Also no kudos to the experimental electronic music from the 1950s and completely left out the German Krautrock scene as well.

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Originally posted by Progishness Progishness wrote:

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. Smile

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. Thumbs Up Clap
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I surely didn't know everything about prog rock that I needed to know. For sure I didn't know that two of the ten "essential prog rock albums" were made by  Cressida and Fantasy. Ouch
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It's a really nice look into progressive-rock, but it seems to focus somewaht on the English scene, leaving out people from the american scene like Zappa and Beefhart. Good intro though Smile.
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Very nice intro to somebody who's not familiar with the genre. Everything? No, but a good intro.
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Everything You Need to Know About Prog Rock, according to Discogs.

Quite an interesting read.
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