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Progressive Rock Flashcards

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Define

Prog. Rock

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Attempts to combine rock and jazz to listen and not dance to

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Time period

Prog. Rock

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Early 1970s/ late 1960s

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Other names

Prog. Rock

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Art rock, prog. Rock, classical rock

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Characteristics

Prog. Rock

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Unusual time signatures
Complex rhythms 
Not for dance
Extended improvisation
Harmony inspired by jazz not blues
Bach influenced
Long
Album art
Concept albums- related to theme
Broke away from simple rhythm, blues based songs
Mellotron widely used
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Example

Prog. Rock

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Stairway to heaven

Led zeppelin

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Stairway features

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Tin texture
Unusual instrument for rock
Bass line
Slow undanceable tempo
Lack of pulse
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