How to define and classify "Progressive Rock"?

Here is Frank's take on it. ;) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxj1PVbU98

Edited by AFlowerKingCrimson - August 25 2022 at 17:56

David_D wrote: It just struck me that your own classification and definitions are very historical and narrow, very organical so to say, right Greg?

Sorry, I want to be sure that I'm understanding the context, and you're not talking about another Greg (like the Dark Elf) since it's been a while since I remember posting anything substantive in this thread or if you are asking if I agree with your take on someone' else's classifications and definitions.

Even if I am misunderstanding to whatever extent, my classifications can be historical and narrow, but also more personal and more open. They can be organic and inorganic one might say, but basically I tend to take holistic and multi-dimensional or multi-faceted views on things. And I try to be open-minded/ open to other ideas. I like to try to consider many perspectives.

It would be interesting, but a lot of work and not easy to do well without misinterpretation or oversimplification, if you collated the various perspectives that have bene posted in this thread on the topic question.

Incidentally, I'm more interested in progressive and art music generally than what is Prog Rock -- I like progressive rock, progressive pop, progressive jazz, progressive art music.... For this site, I do tend to think narrowly in a way because I consider how appropriate each album and act is to a particular category at the site (how ell it fits with others in the category and how well it fits the site definitions). Generally I can just hear it without giving it too much thought, but I am always making connections between things at some level.

For my own collection, I don't box things in narrowly at all. I see overlaps with music that crosses genres and subgenres, styles and approaches and moods. What is Prog can be so incredibly diverse, and in one sense I do see it as an ever-expanding universe. I have thought of Prog as rock without limits, and as metamorphic rock to be geological. Magma is igneous rock. Vanilla Prog-by-numbers rock tends to be more sedimentary rock.

Edited by David_D - August 24 2022 at 17:27

David_D wrote: As I see it, Earlyprog, the most important thing is to present points of view of so many people as possible, and on so many various questions as possible. That has been the case to large degree so far, and I can only see it as being very good idea to continue. The only obstacle is the disturbances which also have been here so far.

David_D wrote: Psychedelic Paul wrote: Are we not entertained? Isn't that why we're here?  That's surely important, I'd just say that there has been a lot of good discussion in this blog.

Edited by earlyprog - August 24 2022 at 03:32

Lewian wrote: I'd prefer if people who don't find a thread interesting don't post there rather than troll and ridicule it.

Heart of the Matter wrote: ^ Wasn't it dead?

Heart of the Matter wrote: ^ Wasn't it dead?

^ Sure, it's a great topic for anyone who enjoys travelling in ever decreasing circles until they vanish up their own fundamental orifice.