Is this a prog rock album? (Beatles)
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Topic: Is this a prog rock album? (Beatles)
Posted By: Rael45
Subject: Is this a prog rock album? (Beatles)
Date Posted: August 14 2005 at 22:39
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Posted By: Maike
Date Posted: August 15 2005 at 18:58
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I consider it Prog... an early stage of prog. ITCOTCK wouldnt have
happened in 69/70 if it wasnt for SPLHCB, so at least opened the doors for prog music... maybe 
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Posted By: Man With Hat
Date Posted: August 15 2005 at 19:14
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Not really. ------------- Dig me...But don't...Bury me I'm running still, I shall until, one day, I hope that I'll arrive Warning: Listening to jazz excessively can cause a laxative effect. |
Posted By: Mr. Krinkle
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 02:47
| It can be a proto-prog album. |
Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 03:14
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kind of. it's still very poppy, but has some very unusual pieces in it. it was influential though, no doubt. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: salmacis
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 07:30
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The Beatles were one of the first bands to try and progress within the pop/rock format by bringing in elements of folk, world music, musichall and avant garde and creating a melting pot which was like nothing ever heard before. I'd argue this process started with 'Rubber Soul'- just compare the sound of that with the previous album 'Help' to see how much experimenting and maturity had developed. However, all of their albums from 'Rubber Soul' still sound progressive to these ears- so yeah, 'Sgt Peppers' is very much a prog album. |
Posted By: chopper
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 07:46
| It was the most "progressive" album ever heard at it's time of release. Now, I would say no. "A Day in the Life" is still pretty earth-shattering, but overall The Beatles aren't really prog as such. |
Posted By: Logos
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 10:40
| Abbey Road is more proto-proggish imo. Sgt. Peppers is still a fantastic album tho. |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: August 16 2005 at 12:32
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I think it is very progy, many diffrent sounding styles mixed toghter and a great flow, you know it doesen need to be complex to be prog, prog to me is more a feeling, and SGT pepper is probobly one of the first pop-prog albums I also think that Highway 61-revisited by Dylan is very progresiv. But i whuld say the first prog album is Revolver, groundbraking music to me = Prog. ------------- 
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