"In Held Twas In I" = First Prog Rock Epic?

Cactus Choir wrote: Richard, I thought Prog Rock Britannia  was a really excellent programme and , as an ELP fan myself, didn't notice any great antipathy towards the band. Maybe you're mixing it up with another prog doc done a couple of years before which they dug up to show again on BBC 4 with the Britannia one. That had John Peel having his traditional pop at ELP, plus someone called Paul Stump being snootily dismissive of the band. Stump was particularly annoying. He was billed a a "Prog Expert" but seemed to actually dislike the genre and not even know that much about it.

 

Yeah your right. There have been so many programmes about prog I get confused

kingfriso wrote: In Held was I was the first progressive epic. Iron Butterfly comes close, but that song isn't that progressive, it's more like an extended song with lot's of solo parts. It has no concept whatsoever, which I find important for an epic.

 I just started a thread a few days ago , to get SOB in the top 100, or even the top 10 here.  Interesting coincidence that this thread was also posted at the same time.   If you haven't voted, do so, and with gusto.

http://www.progarchives.com/album-reviews.asp?id=5723




Edited by ProcolWho? - April 15 2010 at 20:17