Progressive songs from non-prog bands

I used that as an example Publius, it's just uncanny that I picked those two bands really...

I like Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull (but I have to say, Ian Anderson can get a bit much if you listen to him too often, which is odd, as Peter Hammill I never got bored of).

I wholeheartedly agree with you about pigeon-holing/genre-specifying.

Actually, I don't like the word "genre" all that much.

I actually respect bands who don't class themselves as prog/prog rock.  Some friends of mine are in a band called "Old School Tie" over here in England and they are a great instrumental guitar band, with elements of progression in their music.  Influenced by Mars Volta, At The Drive-In, Biffy Clyro and Led Zeppelin, they do not even have a background in listening to the prog "genre", so why should people really call them a prog rock band, when there are not really prog at all?  I hear Peter Green in there sound, but they don't even listen to him or Fleetwood Mac.  I even hear a little bit of a similarity with Nektar and their track "Countenance", but again, they are unaware of them.  I cannot really pigeon-hole them, so I just have to wax lyrical about them really.

Emo is the modern day prog, in the sense that nobody is quite sure what it is!  Except it contains emotional type lyrics and a whole image to-boot.

James.

Hehe, well unfortunately we live in a mediatised world and genre-specifying is only natural.  You need genres unfortunately.  Plus there are so many different kinds of music that not everyone has heard (i.e. Progressive Rock), that you cannot just give a list of similar bands they sound like, unless the person asking has an idea.

It's not the pigeon-holing/genre-specifying I have a problem with, it's just the word "genre".  It's used far too much in this digitised age.

James.

Shout  by Tears For Fears

Eden by Sarah Brightman

About defining Progressive Rock, I believe the whole idea of being a progressive rock band is to try to push the boundaries of what is accepted as "rock music". These bands that model themselves after Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd etc with epic - length songs, stunning solos, intricate time signatures and dreamy cover art may be good; and I don't mean to take anything away from them. But it's all been done before by the afore mentioned bands. They aren't doing a whole lot to "further the cause"; progress or transform rock music into a slightly different form. Experimental rock is different, still. Blending elements of experimental into rock and doing it very good, now thats progress, and that is progressive rock.

 

gdub411 wrote: Geck0 wrote: I Actually, I don't like the word "genre" all that much. I never liked the word vat myself. Seriously, though, if you have trouble with putting labels on the music you like then why are you at a "progressive" rock site?  Perhaps you could just find a forum called music.

What's wrong with that word??? It's very respectable, and appeals to most of the community. So, why the cold shoulder to a word that underappreciated and underrated?? It should be used everyday with words like, "the" and "iron" and "erode". But, no it's people like you who keep it down in this socity. Shame on you gdub...i thought you were better than this.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Led Zeppelin's 5th album "Houses of the Holy" contains lots of prog moments - The Song Remains The Same, The Rain Song, Over The Hills and Far Away, No Quarter . Led Zep also had prog songs like "Achilles Last Stand", "Ten Years Gone", "In The Light", "Stairway To Heaven", "Dazed and Confused", and "The Battle of Evermore".

Iron Maiden i will always consider to be very proggy especially with songs like "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and "Alexander The Great", and they even produced a concept album (not to be stereotypical of prog bands though) - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.

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Geck0 wrote: Some friends of mine are in a band called "Old School Tie" over here in England and they are a great instrumental guitar band, with elements of progression in their music.

Is this them http://www.overplay.co.uk/band.asp?band_id=1000674?

Sound pretty good - especially "Old Man"
 
They remind of Explosions In The Sky a little (well, "She Had Her Reasons" does)

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Wasn't it said that The Stranglers were the Prog Rockers of Punk?

 

milla wrote: Geck0 wrote: Some friends of mine are in a band called "Old School Tie" over here in England and they are a great instrumental guitar band, with elements of progression in their music. Is this them http://www.overplay.co.uk/band.asp?band_id=1000674? Sound pretty good - especially "Old Man"   They remind of Explosions In The Sky a little (well, "She Had Her Reasons" does)

Aye, that's them Milla.  Having seen them live 3 times, I must say they are a great live band too.  I have both of their EPs and I believe they have new material out later this year.  If you're interested, let me know.  Perhaps I can send you some MP3s or something...  _Old Man_ is a favourite of mine too.

It's great to get some positive feedback.  It's nice for a reasonably small band to get recognition, I shall let them know.

Cheers.

James.

The Whole of In case we die by Architecture in Helsinki

yesman72 wrote: Deep Purple - anyhing from their first three albums

Including Concert for group and orchestra we are up to four albums!