Prog in Blues?!

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   Alvin Lee's Ten Years After have some progressive elements in a couple of albums, perhaps best heard on "Cricklewood Green".
There is also a not very known british blues band called Bakerloo, who have a few proggish notes (they even have a 15 minute long epic).
And then there's Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac.
More recently you got Little Axe. 

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Kotro Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Prog Reviewer Joined: August 16 2004 Location: Portugal Status: Offline Points: 2815	Posted: July 18 2005 at 12:30
	Alvin Lee's Ten Years After have some progressive elements in a couple of albums, perhaps best heard on "Cricklewood Green". There is also a not very known british blues band called Bakerloo, who have a few proggish notes (they even have a 15 minute long epic). And then there's Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac. More recently you got Little Axe. Edited by Kotro

Tonny Larz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 26 2004 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 118	Posted: July 18 2005 at 12:18
	Hey Goldenspiral....yes i see your point.....but thats exactly what i am talking about......a progress in the blues form. Please try our any of the 3 mentioned albums. Then you will (hopefully) see/hear what i mean!!? Have a nice summer. T.Larz.
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GoldenSpiral Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: May 27 2005 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3839	Posted: July 18 2005 at 12:08
	Eh... it might be possible, and I havent heard the records you mention, but forgive me for remaining skeptical. While blues is very good at times, it is likely not prog because the very definition of blues is not consistent with progress. Blues always has to come back to a certain style, a specific sound, even the specific I, IV, V chord progression. Blues can have a lot of emotion and good technical musicianship, but it is not likely progressive. it may be progressive or different when compared to other blues, but not overall.
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Tonny Larz Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: November 26 2004 Location: Denmark Status: Offline Points: 118	Posted: July 18 2005 at 11:57
	Hey guys and gals (are there any?)...it seems like most people here, also like blues music (well perhaps mostly electric blues)?!! So...here goes...which ..if any...blues outfit, have leanings to progmusic?? My bid: Groundhogs : "The mighty Groundhogs" / " Split" / "Hogwash" Not (only) because Tony McPhee (frontfigure,guitarist,songwriter) saw fit to use keyboards (yes there are mellotron) on most of these 3 fine albums,but also because there are some new approaches to the blues on these albums!! So...go on.....let us have some bids!!! T.Larz.
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