Progressive Rock Reconsidered

Author: Kevin Holm-Hudson
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135710228
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
In this book, the glory days of progressive rock are relived in a series of insightful essays about the key bands, songwriters and songs that made prog-rock such an innovative style.

Mountains Come Out of the Sky

Author: Will Romano
Publisher: Backbeat Books
ISBN: 1617133752
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 611

Book Description
(Book). From its artful beginnings (Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd, the Mothers of Invention, and those progressive forebearers, the Sgt. Pepper-era Beatles), through the towering guitar solos, monumental synthesizer banks, and mind-boggling special effects of the Golden Age of Prog (Rush, Pink Floyd, Yes, ELP, Genesis, Jethro Tull, King Crimson, UK), through the radio-friendly "pop era" (Asia, the Phil Collins-led Genesis, and a reformed Yes), and right up to the present state of the art (Marillion, Spock's Beard, and Mars Volta), this is a wickedly incisive tour of rock music at its most spectacular. This is indeed the book prog rock fans have been waiting for, the only one of its kind, as fantastic as the subjects it covers.

Progressive Rock Guitar

Author: Glenn Riley
Publisher: Alfred Music Publishing
ISBN: 9780739035375
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
From the second half of the 20th century into the new millenium, some bands have stretched the limits of rock. The great progressive rock artists of the world such as Yes, Kim Crimson, Queensryche, Dream Theater, and Symphony X have expanded the possibilities, exploring elements of classical, jazz and other styles while maintaining the excitement and edge of rock. This book provides a look at the inner workings of this music, providing the tools and inspiration you need to create your own progressive rock sound. You'll learn fascinating chords, odd time signatures, metric and harmonic modulations, exotic scales and advanced guitar soloing concepts. Finally, here is guidance for the guitarist who's ready to rise above and beyond the confines of simple rock 'n' roll and push the boundaries where few dare to go. The CD demonstrates the examples in the book. 96 pages.

A New Day Yesterday

Author: Mike Barnes
Publisher: Music Sales
ISBN: 9781780389202
Category : Progressive rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Music journalist Mike Barnes (MOJO, The Wire, Prog, and author of the acclaimed biography Captain Beefheart) goes back to the birth of progressive rock and surveys the cultural conditions and attitudes that fed into, and were in turn affected by, this remarkable musical phenomenon. He examines the myths and misconceptions that have grown up around progressive rock and paints a vivid, colourful picture of the Seventies based on hundreds of hours of his own interviews with musicians, music business insiders, journalists and DJs, and from the personal testimonies of those who were fans of the music in that extraordinary decade.

Experiencing Progressive Rock

Author: Robert G. H. Burns
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442266031
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
In Experiencing Progressive Rock: A Listener's Companion, Robert G. H. Burns brings together the many strands that define the "prog rock" movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s to chart the evolution of this remarkable rock tradition over the decades. Originating in the 1960s with acts like Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, The Who, Jethro Tull, Genesis, and The Moody Blues, progressive rock emerged as a response to the counterculture on both sides of the Atlantic. Prog rock drew heavily on European classical music as well as the sophisticated improvisations of American jazz to create unique fusions that defied record label and radio station categorizations. Reemerging after the 1980s, a new generation of musicians took the original influences of progressive rock and reinvented new formats within the existing style. The trend of combining influences continues to the present day, earning new audiences among the musically curious. Burns draws on his own experiences and original interviews with members of prog rock acts such as Colosseum, Renaissance, Steve Hackett’s Genesis Revisited, past and current members of King Crimson, Steven Wilson, and Brand X, as well as several others, to provide an exciting behind-the-scenes look at this unique and ever-changing musical expression'.

Welcome to My Nightmare- Fifty Years of Alice Cooper

Author: Martin Popoff
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781908724915
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description

The Acid Archives

Author: Patrick Lundborg
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789197652315
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 394

Book Description
SUPERANNO This book will delight any lover of rare and great underground music from the 1960s-1970s. The A-Z section has been expanded with 90 new pages, detailing many hundreds of previously-unknown LPs. Contains a brand-new section of special features, where leading experts present the best and rarest albums within exotica, lounge, '70s funk & soul, Southern rock, new age, custom labels and tax scam records. Original.

Prophets & Sages

Author: Mark Powell
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781901447767
Category : Progressive rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
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Wonderous Stories

Author: Jerry Ewing
Publisher: Flood Gallery
ISBN: 9780992836665
Category : Progressive rock music
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Author Jerry Ewing (Editor of 'Prog' magazine and the founder of 'Classic Rock' magazine) tells the in-depth history of Prog, from the origins of the genre to the highs of the 60's and 70's, to its contemporary resurgence with artists such as Steven Wilson and Opeth, not to mention the prog influences on art-rock bands such as Muse and Radiohead. Highlights include the story of the 'big six' of Progressive Rock - Pink Floyd, Yes, King Crimson, Jethro Tull, Emerson Lake and Palmer and Genesis.

The End of Nature

Author: Bill McKibben
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 0804153442
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 254

Book Description
Reissued on the tenth anniversary of its publication, this classic work on our environmental crisis features a new introduction by the author, reviewing both the progress and ground lost in the fight to save the earth. This impassioned plea for radical and life-renewing change is today still considered a groundbreaking work in environmental studies. McKibben's argument that the survival of the globe is dependent on a fundamental, philosophical shift in the way we relate to nature is more relevant than ever. McKibben writes of our earth's environmental cataclysm, addressing such core issues as the greenhouse effect, acid rain, and the depletion of the ozone layer. His new introduction addresses some of the latest environmental issues that have risen during the 1990s. The book also includes an invaluable new appendix of facts and figures that surveys the progress of the environmental movement. More than simply a handbook for survival or a doomsday catalog of scientific prediction, this classic, soulful lament on Nature is required reading for nature enthusiasts, activists, and concerned citizens alike.