Transition of Prog rock

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   Interesting thread, as I'm currently getting my own band to incorporate improvisation into some songs, where there is a determined section of the song that is improvised, then we use visual cues to bring it back in.

Hmmm...could this perhaps be a relatively unexplored area of prog? It occured to me once at Phish concert that they had some decidedly proggy sounding stuff going on...I wonder why more prog/jam fans don't overlap...a skillful improvisation can be an exhilerating musical experience...the ultimate prog, in a way, as each performance of that music can develop further...

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jplanet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: August 30 2006 Location: NJ Status: Offline Points: 799	Posted: December 15 2008 at 20:26
	Interesting thread, as I'm currently getting my own band to incorporate improvisation into some songs, where there is a determined section of the song that is improvised, then we use visual cues to bring it back in. Hmmm...could this perhaps be a relatively unexplored area of prog? It occured to me once at Phish concert that they had some decidedly proggy sounding stuff going on...I wonder why more prog/jam fans don't overlap...a skillful improvisation can be an exhilerating musical experience...the ultimate prog, in a way, as each performance of that music can develop further...
	..::welcome to the shadow circus::..

NoEarthleyCon. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Newbie Joined: December 03 2007 Location: PA/DE Status: Offline Points: 15	Posted: December 17 2008 at 01:46
	Wow, Jplanet, you finally hit the nail on the head, I believe you might be the only person whos read this thread that actually got my point...thank you
	We are sun

jplanet Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member VIP Member Joined: August 30 2006 Location: NJ Status: Offline Points: 799	Posted: December 17 2008 at 02:35
	Wow, cool! I don't know if it's been mentioned before, but it occurred to me since my last post that ELP used to be big on improvisation...Check out any live version of Aquatarkus, every performance was totally different. And the version on "Welcome Back My Friends..." is one of the most inspired and powerful live performances I've ever heard...I'll have to think about it and see if any other examples occur to me...
	..::welcome to the shadow circus::..