Prog Rock?

[awf170]

Anyone?

Right now I'm listening to:

• Opeth
• Between the Buried and Me
• The Mars Volta
• Coheed and Cambria
• Pink Floyd
• Limp Bizkit

Here's some cool stuff:

Opeth- Burden (all clean vocals, sort of old-school prog sounding)


The Mars Volta- Inertiatic ESP


Between the Buried and Me- Ants of the Sky

[BeanoNYC]

Interesting that you would classify Pink Floyd as progressive rock. Would you consider it progressive by today's standards, or was it progressive back when they recorded? I would call it progressive rock back in the day, but now it takes on more of a classic vibe to me. Probably cause I grew up on it.

Edit...also...would you consider the later trippy Beatles prog rock?

[Greg]

Originally Posted by awf170

Here's some cool stuff:

Opeth- Burden (all clean vocals, sort of old-school prog sounding)

Sorta Queensryche-like

Originally Posted by awf170

The Mars Volta- Inertiatic ESP

Rush on acid

Originally Posted by awf170

Between the Buried and Me- Ants of the Sky

Yes doing death metal

[mondeo]

Damnit, now I have the urge to listen to Tool again.

[deadheadskier]

I listen to The Slip a lot, which some consider 'prog rock'

[wa-loaf]

Originally Posted by BeanoNYC

Interesting that you would classify Pink Floyd as progressive rock. Would you consider it progressive by today's standards, or was it progressive back when they recorded? I would call it progressive rock back in the day, but now it takes on more of a classic vibe to me. Probably cause I grew up on it.

Edit...also...would you consider the later trippy Beatles prog rock?

different from todays def of progressive rock:

Progressive rock developed from late-1960s psychedelic rock[1], as part of a wide-ranging tendency in rock music of this era to draw inspiration from ever more diverse influences. The term was applied to the music of bands such as King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Gentle Giant, The Moody Blues, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, and came into most widespread use around the mid-1970s.

Mar Volta really annoys me. I had a couple albums on mp3 and deleted them.

[awf170]

Originally Posted by BeanoNYC

Interesting that you would classify Pink Floyd as progressive rock. Would you consider it progressive by today's standards, or was it progressive back when they recorded?

Never really thought much of it, just sort of assumed they were prog rock. But since you brought it up, I think they are progressive by today's standards. I actually think they are a heck of a lot more progressive then many bands that are labelled as "prog rock" now.

Here is Wikipedia's definition of prog rock:

Progressive rock bands pushed "rock's technical and compositional boundaries"[1] by going beyond the standard rock or popular verse-chorus based song structures. Additionally, the arrangements often incorporate elements drawn from classical, jazz, and avant-garde music. Instrumental songs are more common, and songs with lyrics are sometimes conceptual, abstract, or based in fantasy. Progressive rock bands sometimes used "concept albums that made unified statements, usually telling an epic story or tackling a grand overarching theme".

They go way beyond the standard rock "verse-chorus" set-up. IMO, they go further beyond it than almost all prog rock bands.

They use all sorts of instruments beyond what normal rocks uses. Once again, IMO, more than almost any other prog rock band.

They have two of the classic concept albums. "Animals" and "The Wall".

So yeah I guess I think they are very progressive even by today's standards. Opinions?

[awf170]

Originally Posted by Greg

Yes doing death metal

Bwah! I never thought of that, but I do agree.

Originally Posted by mondeo

Damnit, now I have the urge to listen to Tool again.

Hmm... since you mentioned that I do to. Aenima is next in the line up for listening right now.

[eatskisleep]

BTBAM = Progressive Metal? I actually downloaded some of their stuff recently.

[deadheadskier]

Originally Posted by awf170

They have two of the classic concept albums. "Animals" and "The Wall".

I would lump The Final Cut in there as well, though many don't like it. I think it's Brilliant


And Jamband hater, Phish's Rift is a concept album, are they Prog Rock?