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Timeline Of Progressive Rock (2020-2029)
This is an introductory page to timelines of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. While this page shows the formation of significant bands in the genre, the detailed timeline is presented in separate articles for each decade. Timeline by decade Click on the header for each decade to see the detailed timeline. 1960s Newly formed bands * Golden Earring (1961) * Phoenix (1962) * Sfinx (1962) * Omega (1962) * Los Jaivas (1963) * The Moody Blues (1964) * Strawbs (1964) * Pink Floyd (1965) * Barclay James Harvest (1966) * Soft Machine (1966) * Procol Harum (1967) * Aphrodite's Child (1967) * Genesis (1967) * Gong (1967) * Jethro Tull (1967) * Mike Oldfield (1967) * The Nice (1967) * Van der Graaf Generator (1967) * Can (1968) * Caravan (1968) * Deep Purple (1968) * Egg (1968) * King Crimson (1968) * Krokodil (1968) * Rush (1968) * Skin Alley (1968) * Yes (1968) * Ange (1969) * Argent (1969) * Atomic Rooster (1969) * Audience (1969) * Curved Air (1969 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", the style emerged from psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop or rock traditions in favour of instrumental and compositional techniques more commonly associated with jazz, folk, or classical music, while retaining the instrumentation typical of rock music. Additional elements contributed to its " progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of " art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing. Progressive rock includes a fusion of styles, approaches and genres, and tends to be diverse and eclectic. Progressive rock is often associated with long solos, exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English retired musician, songwriter and producer best known for his debut studio album ''Tubular Bells'' (1973), which became an unexpected critical and commercial success. Though primarily a guitarist, Oldfield played a range of instruments, which included keyboards and percussion, as well as vocals. He had adopted a range of musical styles throughout his career, including progressive rock, World music, world, Folk music, folk, Classical music, classical, Electronic music, electronic, Ambient music, ambient and new age music. Oldfield took up the guitar at age ten and left school in his teens to embark on a music career. From 1967 to 1970, he and his sister Sally Oldfield were a folk duo, the Sallyangie, after which he performed with Kevin Ayers. In 1971, Oldfield started work on ''Tubular Bells'' which caught the attention of Richard Branson, who agreed to release it on his new label, Virgin Records. Its opening was used in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
