What's so Progressive about Prog
 

Clue me in people, It doesnt sound like much progression to me. Dont wanna start a war, just curious as too what popular opinon is.

Strange But Angelo
STRANGE BUT SURF

Never heard of it-what genre is it?

What genre :yikes:

Prog is it's own style because he has influences coming from literally anywhere. From blues to jazz, clasical to orchastral(?) anything can influence prog. Prog is an extremely diverse style, it is all about pushing boundaries of creativity while taking time to construct difficult chord structures. Progressive is what it says it is; Progressive. Throughout a prog song the sounds can vary and build which often accounts for the length of prog songs. Prog is well know for it's long songs, many heading well over 6 minutes in length.

Good bands to check out:

King Crimson
Yes
Jethro Tull
Radiohead
Pink Floyd
Tool
Rush
Genisis

To what end? Sounds like Anarchy to me. Just for the sake of being complicated? Self important? Everyones got their likes, but I find the only ones being entetained are the musicians themselves.

None of those bands listed really seemm to be prog like, soo much. Maybe Yes... But I see what you mean, never the less.

I'd like to add some of the "Krautrock" stuff to Merkaba's solid list:

Can
Neu!
Faust
Amon Duul

im not a big prog rock buff but would Mr. Bungle be prog rock?

^ touche' and Kraftwerk

Then listen to your Sex Pistols and shut up.

Yeah sure, i would call them semi prog.

not quasi prog? I mean on some CD's I totally see semi-prog, but I think for the most part their just neo-prog with a hint of nu-prog.