The Beatles - Music Banter Music Banter

Go Back   Music Banter > The Music Forums > General Music
The Beatles The Beatles
Register Blogging Today's Posts
Welcome to Music Banter Forum! Make sure to register - it's free and very quick! You have to register before you can post and participate in our discussions with over 70,000 other registered members. After you create your free account, you will be able to customize many options, you will have the full access to over 1,100,000 posts.

View Poll Results:
0 0%
Voters: 0. You may not vote on this poll

Reply
Page 59 of 60 « First 9495758 59 60
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 04-10-2012, 06:16 AM   #581 (permalink)
Horribly Creative
 
Unknown Soldier's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: London, The Big Smoke
Posts: 8,265
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Burning Down View Post
Well I guess it is very early prog, then
Quote:
Originally Posted by milano View Post
I can see some prog influence in Sgt Pepper, but not enough to consider it a prog album.
The artists that include building prog normally include the Beatles, Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd and Moody Blues to name just a few. Basically an artist to qualify as building prog, was a normally a psychedelic artist that did some complex albums. I've named just a few of the well known artists here but anybody into 1960s psychedelia could pinpoint dozens of other examples.
__________________
Quote:
Originally Posted by eraser.time206 View Post
If you can't deal with the fact that there are 6+ billion people in the world and none of them think exactly the same that's not my problem. Just deal with it yourself or make actual conversation. This isn't a court and I'm not some poet or prophet that needs everything I say to be analytically critiqued.
Metal Wars

Power Metal

Pounding Decibels- A Hard and Heavy History
Unknown Soldier is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-10-2012, 06:44 AM   #582 (permalink)
Live by the Sword
 
Howard the Duck's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Posts: 9,075
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Unknown Soldier View Post
The artists that include building prog normally include the Beatles, Beach Boys, Frank Zappa, Pink Floyd and Moody Blues to name just a few. Basically an artist to qualify as building prog, was a normally a psychedelic artist that did some complex albums. I've named just a few of the well known artists here but anybody into 1960s psychedelia could pinpoint dozens of other examples.
actually the earliest prog album could well be Beach Boys' "Little Deuce Coupe" cos it's a concept album about cars and recurring song cycles - driving around is fun and attracts girls if your car is a pen!s-substitute
__________________


Malaise is THE dominant human predilection.

Quote:
Originally Posted by The Virgin View Post
what? i don't understand you. farming is for vegetables, not for meat. if ou disagree with a farming practice, you disagree on a vegetable. unless you have a different definition of farming.
Howard the Duck is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2012, 12:18 PM   #583 (permalink)
Music Addict
 
blastingas10's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,126
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack Pat View Post
What do lyrics have to do with progressive rock?

Also, art rock is progressive rock as far as I am concerned...
There's not really any doubt that progressive rock moved away from the Willie Dixon-esque lyrics and incorporated more Dylan-esque lyrics. I'd say Dylan had an influence on prog rock, he certainly progressed the music. But I don't expect anyone to listen to me, shall I quote Zappa on Dylan again?
blastingas10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2012, 12:21 PM   #584 (permalink)
Key
.
 
Key's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 13,153
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by blastingas10 View Post
There's not really any doubt that progressive rock moved away from the Willie Dixon-esque lyrics and incorporated more Dylan-esque lyrics. I'd say Dylan had an influence on prog rock, he certainly progressed the music. But I don't expect anyone to listen to me, shall I quote Zappa on Dylan again?
I think progressive rock focuses more on the music than the lyrics. I've listened to a lot and I mean a LOT of prog bands that have incredible music but the lyrics are meh.
Key is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2012, 12:27 PM   #585 (permalink)
Music Addict
 
blastingas10's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2011
Posts: 2,126
Default
I'm not disagreeing with that, but that doesn't mean they Didnt try to write good, Dylan-esque lyrics. Yes is a band that comes off the top of my head that tried to write some sophisticated lyrics.

There's really no link in the music but prog bands went in the more artistic direction when it came to lyrics and Dylan was the pioneer of those kinds of lyrics. So Dylan definitely had an influence on the lyrical side of prog.
Last edited by blastingas10; 04-12-2012 at 12:42 PM.
blastingas10 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2012, 01:07 PM   #586 (permalink)
Key
.
 
Key's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 13,153
Default
Quote:
Originally Posted by blastingas10 View Post
I'm not disagreeing with that, but that doesn't mean they Didnt try to write good, Dylan-esque lyrics. Yes is a band that comes off the top of my head that tried to write some sophisticated lyrics.

There's really no link in the music but prog bands went in the more artistic direction when it came to lyrics and Dylan was the pioneer of those kinds of lyrics. So Dylan definitely had an influence on the lyrical side of prog.
I have no problem agreeing to that. Yes is probably one that would come to mind as well who do pretty well lyrically. I always love the lyrics to Owner of A Lonely Heart. Than again, a lot of the songs on 90125 are pretty fantastic in general.
Key is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-12-2012, 01:23 PM   #587 (permalink)
Groupie
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 1
Default
Sgt. pepper is easily the most creative and ground-breaking
Dreamboat Armada is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-2012, 06:42 AM   #588 (permalink)
I sleep in your hat
 
Stephen's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Melbourne, Vic. Aus.
Posts: 1,846
Default
I like plenty of Beatles songs but I don't know that they have a great album. There always seem to be a few tracks that I could live without.
Stephen is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-17-2012, 01:31 PM   #589 (permalink)
Music Addict
 
NEWGUY562's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2012
Posts: 429
Default
the earliest progressive rock song is a song by the who called "a quick one, while he's away" at least that's what's been documented as the first progressive rock song
now as for the beatles my favorite album by them is "magical mystery tour"
NEWGUY562 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-19-2012, 07:28 PM   #590 (permalink)
Groupie
 
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 24
Default
Impossible to choose. Depends on the day/mood.

Rubber Soul for the pure artistry and the departure from their earlier stuff.
But having said that, I love their earlier stuff. So I'd have to toss Meet The Beatles in. And how "It Won't Be Long" did not become a monster hit, I'll never know.

Michael
MichaelForbes is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply
Page 59 of 60 « First 9495758 59 60

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Similar Threads


Terms & Privacy - Contact Us - Music Banter - Archive - Top

© 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.