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by **Siva** » Fri Apr 02, 10 12:31 pm

I listened to some QotSA this morning and midway through go with the flow I figured what I could get that sounded like this.

I discovered Tangerine Dream this same morning and their Flame album sounds like everything Mass Effect 2's OST should have been.

What strikes me as weird though is that these don't even sound remotely similar.

So what makes something progressive rock?

by **James** » Fri Apr 02, 10 12:44 pm

Frank Zappa. Songs off the normal song structure, for example not Verse bridge chorus verse bridge chorus breakdown chorus chorus chorus

by **Alistair** » Fri Apr 02, 10 2:31 pm

Prog rock often features unusual time signatures such as 5/4 or 7/8 that aren't found in popular music.

by **Tantalus** » Fri Apr 02, 10 3:00 pm

Alistair wrote:Prog rock often features unusual time signatures such as 5/4 or 7/8 that aren't found in popular music.

Or use of polyrhythms (Meshuggah), change in time signature (Death) or use of unconventional instruments/vocals (Focus or Ayreon).

Of course Death and Meshuggah are more metal but the principle is the same.

Also, concept albums are usually considered progressive like with Pink Floyd.

by **Siva** » Fri Apr 02, 10 4:43 pm

Okay cool.

What about my all-time favourite Jazzy Post-Rock band, The Drift? What makes them Post Rock what the fuck does that even

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by **Tantalus** » Fri Apr 02, 10 5:27 pm

Because it has a certain drone quality to it, backs off on the guitars to make them more of an ambient setpiece yet still holds the aggression found in rock in the drums.

by **James** » Fri Apr 02, 10 5:35 pm

Music played with a typical rock set up (drummer, 2 guitars 1 bass guitar) and it isn't rock

by **{HK}** » Sat Apr 03, 10 4:22 pm

garbage

by **Alistair** » Sat Apr 03, 10 4:58 pm

HK is garbage.

by **Hanover Fist** » Wed Apr 07, 10 1:02 am

Alistair wrote:HK is garbage.

He's not in HK.

On another note, whenever I see XM stations called "Progressive Rock" they're almost always playing 80's glam.

I would consider Queens of the Stone Age more of an Alternative band.

by **James** » Wed Apr 07, 10 7:01 am

I would consider Queens of the Stone Age more of an Alternative band.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_for_the_Deaf

by **Hanover Fist** » Fri Apr 09, 10 10:21 am

I'll ask you if I start listening to Kanye.

by **James** » Fri Apr 09, 10 5:31 pm

lol, i meant one of the best albums to come out in recent years.

by **Alistair** » Fri Apr 09, 10 6:26 pm

My favourite prog rock would have to be King Crimson. I'm not too into prog though anymore. Bring on the ska and reggae!

by **Hanover Fist** » Mon Apr 12, 10 1:43 am

Ska has gotten a bit stale... at least in my area. All the bands sound the same. I still have love for the Specials, though.

What exactly is Progressive Rock?

What exactly is Progressive Rock?

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