"Symphony-prog"

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   Try "Fand" (or the earlier "Song of Fand") by the Enid for a true rock symphony (although the rock elements are less present than the classical ones).

Anyways, it's a true masterpiece, the piece and the album (Aerie Fairie Nonsense-->see my review).

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Zac M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 03 2005 Status: Offline Points: 3577	Posted: November 25 2006 at 23:41
	Try "Fand" (or the earlier "Song of Fand") by the Enid for a true rock symphony (although the rock elements are less present than the classical ones). Anyways, it's a true masterpiece, the piece and the album (Aerie Fairie Nonsense-->see my review).
	"Art is not imitation, nor is it something manufactured according to the wishes of instinct or good taste. It is a process of expression." -Merleau-Ponty

Atavachron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: September 30 2006 Location: Pearland Status: Offline Points: 65760	Posted: November 25 2006 at 23:29
	One of the great unknown recordings in prog history is 'Death's Crown' by Happy the Man; it consists of eleven themed parts totalling 38 minutes followed by a nine-minute suite. It is a true symphony of rock.

Ivan_Melgar_M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: April 27 2004 Location: Peru Status: Offline Points: 19557	Posted: November 25 2006 at 23:26
	I believe the closer you get to a real short Symphony would be Song of Sheherezade by Renaissance, despite it isn't recorded with individual songs it has clear movements and the main theme is recurrent along the track, the exposition, and coda are absolutely clear. But not the only one, Rick Wakeman used variations of Symphonies in Journey to the Centre of the Earth and Myths & Legends but not absolutely faithful to the structure. But lets leave one thing straight, IMO Prog isn't close in greatness to any other musical genre, Progressive Rock is great "per se" only different to classical or mainstream Rock but not better or worst. Iván Edited by Ivan_Melgar_M - November 25 2006 at 23:45


The T Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493	Posted: November 25 2006 at 23:16
	No, I did not write it the wrong way. I'm not talking about symphonic--prog but what i want to ask is a question, a question people that have listened to more artists that i have may answer because, honestly, i still haven't listened to more than 10% of the bands listed here (IF...) The question is, has there ever been a true SYMPHONIC rock release, in the sense of "rock structured like a classical symphony"? For those with knowledge of the form, you'll know what I'm talking about: a true symphonic prog-rock album that followed the structure of that greatest of musical forms that exist in the western civilization: the symphony. That is: a first movement structured in sonata form (intro, theme a, theme b in different key, re-exposition of A and B, development of A and B together and by themselves, recapitulation, Coda); a true "symphonic"rock album would have a song written according to this structural block; then the second song (movement) would be a slower one, probably in the form of variations; the third a more lively, dance-like movement or song in A-B-A form, where B is a very pastoral-like moment in between two storms; and a fourth, happy song, structured a la rondo, or it could be, in rock, well, a regular rock song with a repetitive chorus... Has it ever been released such a work? Because I was wondering, writing such a piece of music would be so great, If only I had the knowledge... Is it an original idea or has it been done before? Please enlighten me, for I have not listened to more than 40 or 50 bands altogether.... and what we know as symphonic rock, well, it may be symphonic because of the treatment of themes and the elaborate structures... but in the classical-era (as in Haydn) sense of the word, no "symphony-rock" I have ever heard of.... That's why I admire Tarkus so much... The recurrence of the main theme, appearing in altered forms.... it's truly the closest prog has ever got to the Great Music.