Regressive rock, or as I like to say, gorP. Or for a used "genre", Retro Rock.

Edited by Logan - October 04 2010 at 18:42

darkshade wrote: i would say hip-hop, but i realize in GOOD hip-hop, they use poly-rhythms, odd times (occasionally), and Dactylic hexameter honestly, the opposite would be something by the likes of Katy Perry or something like that

Yeah i'd say that... But! "I Kissed a girl" sounds like they stole the rhythm of "I kissed a-" from Cygnus X-1: Book 2. And her band also did like a 30 second cover of that song which is really weird cause that's one of Rush's proggiest songs.

I'd say pub rock.

The T wrote: Regressive water?

This man wins the internets. Plan your days accordingly people.

Reageaton??

Alot of people would mistakingly say punk when that's not true... In fact proto-punk almost equals proto-prog at times.

Without a doubt, punk rock. I had this argument with a punk guy when I was in school. In it's purist form, punk is regressive to the simplest, 3 chord rock & roll. I'm not talking about hardcore, or pop punk or proto-whatever.

Basic beats. Basic patterns. Unimaginative lyrics. That's the opposite of being progressive. I'm not knocking punk, I like to throw in some Ramones or Buzzcocks once in a wile. But it's true. Most punk bands started only to spite the "dinosaur rock" of prog.

i shouldve said this before, but what about....

modern-day rock music????

Seriously you got to think.

Pop Music (20th Century)
>Pop/Rock
>>>>Rock
>>>>>>>>Prog

Alright? Hip hop is in there too so remember that.

Now:

Folk Music
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>20th Century Folk (sometimes and especially later Pop)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Prior Folk (close to pop or very similar)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Traditional Music (often not poppy)
Historical Pop Music
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Pop Music (20th Century)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.>>Pop Music (other periods [think showtunes])
Historical Classical/Formal Music
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Classical/Formal Music (20th Century)
Experimental Music (Mainly 20th Century)

Okay? As we all know here Prog is actually somewhat formulaically closer to classical and experimental (like Musique Concrete) than alot of pop, but they are all still quite close.  This covers much of historical music, except folk and traditional. Truly, it seems that traditional music like hymns lacks the most of what Prog offers, has many other elements which it lacks (even the lyrics are often refrained and simple) and includes weird stuff like chants.

Overall, traditional music is the opposite of Prog, which is an incredibly modern synthesis of all that music has ever had to offer beyond traditional music. Other genres of pop have elements, but just not as full as Prog, which is the vanguard of pop music.

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