Five years (1964 -1968)

The five years starting with 1964 and ending with 1968 are the half-decade that brought together the strands that made up progressive rock, and brought together many of the early players. 

ok clever clogs, I doubt there'll be another in the future

Anyway... back to 1964?

Stool Man wrote: The five years starting with 1964 and ending with 1968 are the half-decade that brought together the strands that made up progressive rock, and brought together many of the early players.  Look at the careers of any band active throughout those years, and you'll see their progress towards prog.   I wonder if there'll ever again be such a huge change in music within a five year period (compare, for example, the five years from 2008 to 2013)

I've looked at The Dave Clark Five and frankly I don't see the progression.

In 1964..George Harrison played a smooth style which revolved around a "Rockabilly" or Country/Jazz mentality. Like a less involved Chet Atkins student. The idea (of course), was to place elements of American music into a new British Rock style. The idea ALONE was progressive in nature. The only progressive element in a band like the DAVE CLARK FIVE was the saxophone because it represented a different edge to early British Rock. By 1966..bands like The Lovin' Spoonful and the Box Tops incorporated snippets of J.S.Bach signature lines..(reversed or turn around more or less), difficult to identify, and cemented those lines into what was known then as "Top 40' hits. The premature ideas developed the idea as a whole to take further steps with more extreme measures like with Jack Bruce for example. The idea as a business concept during that time period was to combine musical elements derived from ancient cultures and form a new and fresh style of Rock music. Whether it was to be totally underground or strictly commerical. It was all about experimentation with music that derived from various cultures. Some of the most embarrassing examples to make the modern person cringe existed in a few Motown hits..where actual Classical melodies from J.S.Bach were lifted and presented within impeccable vocal capabilities to attract fans of "Top 40' hits. This was commonly used and often required by record companies. You had to be a developed diverse musician at that time or you were found to be laughable. A bass guitar line which was typically found in a hit song during the mid 60's ..for example would consist of one note per beat in a 4/4 time signature. That's 4 notes per measure, but within a bar you would find yourself playing 14 different notes. These premature ideas gave artists like Keith Emerson and a list of others to play the same type of busy bass lines..BUT!..over an oddball time signature as opposed to a typical 4/4/ beat.  

chopper wrote: Stool Man wrote: They're an exception, just like selecting Status Quo & The Ramones to represent the 70s You did say any band.   OK, what about Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch? Hermans Hermits? Freddie and the Dreamers?

OK, I withdraw my 'any' and replace it with 'most'. And you could play the same game by selecting bands from any era. For every Bowie or Eno there's a Peter Noone

Early '90s (1990-1995) was really a fresh air for the progressive rock.






Edited by Svetonio - May 21 2013 at 07:37