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Progressive Rock
- Genre family
- Rock
- Starting recordings
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ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet Progressive Rock
Progressive Rock is a branch of the Rock family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand Progressive Rock is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Dire Straits, Rick Wakeman and Barclay James Harvest.
GENRE FAMILY
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Parent genreRock
Current genreProgressive Rock
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
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01Ram1994 · Progressive Rock · progressive rockOpen in new tab 02Sultans of Swing1995 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 03Telegraph RoadRock · rockOpen in new tab 04Mockingbird1985 · Progressive Rock · progressive rockOpen in new tab 05King and Queen1987 · Progressive Rock · progressive rockOpen in new tab 06Portobello Belle1992 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 07Once Upon a Time in the West1992 · Rock · rockOpen in new tab 08Catherine Parr1995 · Progressive Rock · progressive rockOpen in new tab 09The Hunter1997 · Progressive Rock · progressive rockOpen in new tab 10Master Race2002 · Progressive Rock · progressive rockOpen in new tab
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