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If I were a space alien and had never heard of prog rock before, and only had a description to go off of, it would sound like everything I'm into in music -- av
by bane 3y ago
If I were a space alien and had never heard of prog rock before, and only had a description to go off of, it would sound like everything I'm into in music -- avant-garde, philosophical, highly technical, etc. But then I actually hear it and I almost always reflect off of the genre.
Most prog-rock seems to me to be the band sort of "incohesive aimless noodling around for a while".
Maybe interestingly, I find the African-American contemporary equivalent music such as Progressive Soul, Psychedelic Funk, etc. to be much more tightly played, better recorded, more cohesive, and ultimately much more listenable to me.
What's strange about this is that I grew up with Rock music in the house and neighborhood, but not a lot of African-American music (I grew up in an immigrant and Caucasian heavy area, but not an African-American area).
- anta40 3y ago>> Most prog-rock seems to me to be the band sort of "incohesive aimless noodling around for a while". You made a point. Certainly one of the most common complaints about prog rock. Interesting you mention African-American since King Crimson, one the granddads of prog is influenced by African-American music... which is jazz. Not blues though, like most rock bands in the 60s e.g Cream. One of their nature is to write compositions that involves odd time signatures (not easy to hum to) and weird rythmical patters that doesn't feel natural, at least to average music listeners. Indeed very experimental. If you are into that stuff, probably you'll like Sun Ra. He's more difficult to grok, though.