Did classic rock/metal artists do prog albums? - Progressive Rock Music Forum

Author

Message

Topic Search

Topic Options

JediJoker7169 View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: May 05 2009
Location: West Coast, NA
Status: Offline
Points: 195

Posted: September 15 2014 at 19:29

System of a Down's Mezmerize/Hypnotize is pretty undeniably Prog, as well.

rushfan4

Special Collaborator

Honorary Collaborator

Joined: May 22 2007
Location: Michigan, U.S.
Status: Offline
Points: 66544

Posted: September 15 2014 at 16:19

Hercules wrote:

Queen's first four albums were always considered to be quite progressive by the prog community at the time (why ignore Sheer Heart Attack??)

The others, I'm afraid, may have had some prog influences/influences on prog, but they were not truly progressive.

Incidentally, I've just listened to Toto's Absolutely Live and I cannot for the life of me understand why Boston, Kansas and the like are on this site and Toto aren't. Again, not all their albums are truly progressive, but some undoubtedly are. It seems some of the above bands have gained a place on this site on the basis of quite spurious claims to progressiveness, but some far more qualified bands haven't.

Boston isn't on here, but Kansas is because of their earliest albums, as well as their last album. I like Toto, and can see reasons for them being here as well.

PrognosticMind View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: August 02 2014
Location: New Hampshire
Status: Offline
Points: 1195

Posted: September 15 2014 at 16:01

Megadeth Rust in Peace is incredibly progressive for the genre and time period it was released.

"A squid eating dough in a polyethylene bag is fast and bulbous. Got me?"

Hercules

Prog Reviewer

Joined: June 14 2007
Location: Near York UK
Status: Offline
Points: 7024

Posted: September 15 2014 at 15:59

Queen's first four albums were always considered to be quite progressive by the prog community at the time (why ignore Sheer Heart Attack??)

The others, I'm afraid, may have had some prog influences/influences on prog, but they were not truly progressive.

A TVR is not a car. It's a way of life.

WrytXander View Drop Down

Forum Senior Member

Joined: September 09 2014
Location: Turkey
Status: Offline
Points: 237

Posted: September 15 2014 at 11:48

Discussion about artists such as the Who, Led Zeppelin, the Beatles, Metallica, System of a Down, Queen, George Harrison, David Bowie, etc.:

They were not prog, but did they do prog albums?

Or did they just make a few prog songs, but not a whole album that could be called prog?

I find this topic attracts many people's attention, and I've seen some very mixed opinions about this.

To back up the first point, I'll give Quadrophenia, Tommy, Houses of the Holy, Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper's, And Justice for All, System of a Down, Queen, Queen II, A Night at the Opera, All Things Must Pass and Ziggy Stardust as examples to start with. These albums could in one way or another be considered prog; concepts, odd time signatures, polymetres, overall song/album structures that seem too strange for classic rock/metal.

Then again, these elements could be caused entirely by 2-3 songs, and may give a non-prog album a proggy feel/sound, and lead many to believe that an LP is indeed a full-on prog release.

So, which thought do you support? Also, do you have some more examples to back up either of these points?

20+ prog bands discovered and explored in 3 years, still going strong...