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What Happened to Prog Rock?!?!

#45
I agree that Prog Rock has faded away. I can agree with the comment about people's attention spans being a lot less now. My old roommate liked the way Pink Floyd's "Time" sounded during the verses and solos and such, but when he imported it to iTunes, he cut out the first two minutes to avoid the "boring" part of it. I understand if someone wants to cut out the clocks ringing at the beginning because it's annoying, but the bass whole notes, drums, and everything that happens until the first verse is plainly art and it's why you enjoy music like Pink Floyd.

Guys and gals, my goal in life is to finish college and get a career to support my lifestyle financially, and on the side I will be trying to make my own prog rock band with traditional inspirations such as Pink Floyd, Beatles, Rush, and even EL&P.

$0.02
 
#46
I know it's been mentioned a few times, but Mastodon is amazing. period. St. Vincent is pretty damn cool, as well. not proggy in the DT sense with 10+ minute songs, but really creative stuff. Annie Clark has one of the best voices that have ever passed through my eardrums. so graceful and haunting at the same time. Manchester Orchestra has some progressive leanings, too. Imogen Heap is neat, too.
 
#48
ColinGWood said:
What defines prog anyways?

I thought progressive music was just that; progressive. King Crimson, Yes, Pink Floyd have done their thing.

Prog today?

I would say the post rock bands like Mogwai, Sigur Ros, Explosions, even 65daysofstatic to be proggy. In their own way. I also really like the way Brian from the Silversun Pickups plays guitar, there's definitely something progressive in his chord and effect usages, IMO

Coheed, Porcupine Tree are good examples too. And definitely Tool I think they blazed a trail. Where metal bands typically riff harder and faster, Tool just flips the formula and attacks you with soundscapes and ideas, and moods, and... GAHH now I have to go on a huge Tool kick for weeks. Tool is GREAT!
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LOL My Tool kicks last a long time too!!! in fact I just got off a long one.. and its weird because they only have a few albums. But I can listen to 'em all over and over!!! So much sound to hear!
 
#49
Yeah, I think a lot of the people who "would" have been into prog rock in the 60s and 70s are now into a few different genres that all sort of share bits of what made that old stuff "prog," but not a lot of bands are just playing "vintage" prog... because, well that wouldn't really be very progressive now would it? I mean, the title of the genre itself implies that progressive music of today shouldn't sound much like the progressive music of years before.
 
#52
I think everyone here is mature enough to accept that those immediate names that people think of when someone says 'Prog', they were relevant for A TIME. Some still are... I don't think it's fair to undermine a genre just because it changes. I think you either still dig it, or you just don't as much.

I am a big fan of Porcupine Tree as well. If you were to spend some time on 'tube just lookin at Steven Wilson INTERVIEWS, you'd see the merit in what he does. He's brutally intelligent and critical.

I recently got into DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN myself, after knowing about them all these years. It was just time.

Between The Buried And Me released an absolutely ........... daring album with The Great Misdirect. As if Colours wasn't multi-dimensional enough.

For those of you into the metal side of stuff, PERIPHERY just released their first official album. It is intense.


Pay your respects to the 'prog' of old, but if that's where your tastes are, then so be it.
 
#53
PiNgtime said:
I think everyone here is mature enough to accept that those immediate names that people think of when someone says 'Prog', they were relevant for A TIME. Some still are... I don't think it's fair to undermine a genre just because it changes. I think you either still dig it, or you just don't as much.

I am a big fan of Porcupine Tree as well. If you were to spend some time on 'tube just lookin at Steven Wilson INTERVIEWS, you'd see the merit in what he does. He's brutally intelligent and critical.

I recently got into DILLINGER ESCAPE PLAN myself, after knowing about them all these years. It was just time.

Between The Buried And Me released an absolutely ........... daring album with The Great Misdirect. As if Colours wasn't multi-dimensional enough.

For those of you into the metal side of stuff, PERIPHERY just released their first official album. It is intense.


Pay your respects to the 'prog' of old, but if that's where your tastes are, then so be it.
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Periphery is interesting, as is Animals as Leaders.

lowsound
 
#54
There y'go. Those guys deserve credit for being creative and being inspired by all those bands who originated prog. Some people just can't get over the days of old. Today I myself found a live version of Starship Trooper to play while I was working.
 

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