Progressive 80s artists: music ahead of its time

Logan wrote: Here is Glenn Branca's "Lesson No. 1" off his 1980 EP (that EP is Prog to me, that and the longer "Dissonance").

I haven't listened to this is YEARS. Such a wunnerful piece of music! Branca should definitely be on PA. This is indeed the template for post-rock. If someone did it before Branca, I'd like to know. He's why Trans Am and Maserati exist.

This is about progressive music and music that relates to Prog at least (and you think could be in PA ideally, if not already). It is about innovative and creative music. I might well move it later. The 80s often gets mucked, but there was remarkable music being made and new forms of music coming out. I found the Post-Punk scene very fertile, and forms of New Wave, experimental music...

A particularly remarkable one for me (and I want toy to rectify his not being in PA) is Glenn Branca. He was doing post-rock kinds of stuff before post-rock really got going. Of course he was influenced by other music and guitarists. Here are a couple of examples that I think remarkable and fantastic...

Here is Glenn Branca's "Lesson No. 1" off his 1980 EP (that EP is Prog to me, that and the longer "Dissonance").



And here is the title track off 1981'a Ascension, which I find bloody amazing (if one likes Swans, and post-rock like Godspeed.... this is more likely to appeal than if you like, say, 80s Camel).



Do you think that ahead of its time, what are some of the ones that you would mention?

Note: I will do this in the Prog lounge, was going to in General Music Discussions because I want a focus on the kinds of music in PA and that at least you think could be in PA.