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Old 07-31-2007, 05:36 PM   #15 (permalink)
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And all this time I thought pomp rock was just another term for prog.

Pomp has links with prog, but as it's title suggest's. Pomp=Pomposity. The emphasis was more on album art, lyrics and costumes, rather than musical virtiousity. It was mainly a British thing, but is an accepted movement.
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