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    Progressive rock originated in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, using standard rock instruments along with additional instruments like flute and saxophone. It was influenced by genres like classical, psychedelic rock, and jazz. Prog-rock bands experimented with longer songs, more complex structures than standard verse-chorus forms, and unusual time signatures. Major prog-rock bands of the era included Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, known for albums released in the late 1960s and 1970s that pushed the boundaries of rock music.

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    Progressive rock originated in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, using standard rock instruments along with additional instruments like flute and saxophone. It was influenced by genres like classical, psychedelic rock, and jazz. Prog-rock bands experimented with longer songs, more complex structures than standard verse-chorus forms, and unusual time signatures. Major prog-rock bands of the era included Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, known for albums released in the late 1960s and 1970s that pushed the boundaries of rock music.

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    Progressive rock originated in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, using standard rock instruments along with additional instruments like flute and saxophone. It was influenced by genres like classical, psychedelic rock, and jazz. Prog-rock bands experimented with longer songs, more complex structures than standard verse-chorus forms, and unusual time signatures. Major prog-rock bands of the era included Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, known for albums released in the late 1960s and 1970s that pushed the boundaries of rock music.

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    Prog Rock Presentation

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    Progressive rock originated in the UK in the 1960s and 1970s, using standard rock instruments along with additional instruments like flute and saxophone. It was influenced by genres like classical, psychedelic rock, and jazz. Prog-rock bands experimented with longer songs, more complex structures than standard verse-chorus forms, and unusual time signatures. Major prog-rock bands of the era included Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes, and Emerson, Lake and Palmer, known for albums released in the late 1960s and 1970s that pushed the boundaries of rock music.

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    Progressive Rock

    Background

    Prog-rock was a unique sub-genre of rock in the 60s and 70s, with some bands still making music at present. It originated in the United Kingdom, but was also developed in Germany, Italy and France.

    Its most popular years were the 70s with groups such as Kansas and Rush around.

    Instrumentation and influences


    Standard rock instruments drums, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboard. Prog-rock bands expanded their sound by using traditional jazz and folk instruments such as, flute, saxaphone, timpani and violins. Other instruments used through the genre included Moog synthesizers, Hammond-organs and the Mellotron. Prog-rock was influenced by many different genres as it had so many different styles and instruments. These influences ranges from classical all the way to psychedelic rock and jazz.

    Characteristics

    Prog-rock generally avoided the use of standard versechorus-verse format. Bands extended sections, adding in solos and musical interludes. They also liked to heighten dynamics by exaggerating contrast between sections. Classical forms were also part of the prog-rock genre; sometimes entire classical suites would be used. Improvised solos influenced by jazz and psychedelic rock, plus these other characteristics meant that some songs were longer than 20 minutes.

    Complex time signatures were also a common theme in prog-rock, such as 5/8 and 7/8. As with psychedelic rock, key, tempo and time signature changes were also common in songs.

    Major bands

    In the 60s, progressive rock emerged, producing bands such as Pink Floyd, Rush, Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP). In 1969, Yes released their self-titled debut album which included renditions of one of The Beatles songs and on of The Byrds songs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juLv3JJLOVc Rush produced a string of string of hit albums in the mid-70s, such as their self-titled debut album. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89g1P_J40JA

    ELP released their debut album in 1970, which was also self-titled.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89g1P_J40JA

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