Kraan question?

when I think of schools of Progressive Rock I think of California, London and Berlin. Steely Dan, Alan Parsons Project and Kraan represent a second wave of more popular styled progressive or intelligent music from the late 70's. All 3 mixed either progressive lyrics or musical content and often innovation and a sound that was unmistakenly identifiable to each band after the mainstream of  psychedelic music in California, progressive music in London and krautrock in Berlin had peaked and was being pushed out by the recording industries. In my mind these 3 bands are almost unclassifiable because of their mix  of popular music in their culture with what could be considered progressive stylings. All 3 created a string of either good or great music into the later 70's.

The only album I have heard by them is Kraan Live (1975). Fantastic album though, it would have made for one amazing concert. 

oh well, the more commercial (after Andy Nogger) Kraan reminds me being maybe unique and poppish as Steely Dan was to the US and Alan Parsons Project was to the UK. No one else sounds like them and they were all quite popular for a time period. They all sort of broke away from the pack and at least for a couple of albums created classic music.

Edited by DallasBryan - June 17 2006 at 16:09

Can you tell me what is the relationship with the Alan Parsons project? Personally I consider that they have nothing in common in every terms.

Edited by philippe - June 17 2006 at 15:02

Studio - their debut, although it's a close call between the first three.