prog-rock
Lengthy instrumental suites
Prog-rock is a shortening of progressive rock, a genre that emerged in the late 1960s and 1970s characterized by complex compositions, extended song structures, and classical or jazz influences.
Bands like Pink Floyd, Yes, and Genesis exemplify the style.
The term can carry slight dismissiveness, implying pretentiousness or self-indulgence: I can't sit through another twenty-minute prog-rock opus.
Analog synthesizer brand
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- HammondCommon Anglo-Saxon surname
- organBody's working component
- fluteTube blown sideways
bass · drums · keyboard · twelve-string · Rickenbacker · sequencer · theremin · glockenspiel
Notations indicating musical rhythm
- polyrhythmsOverlapping distinct beat patterns
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
- suiteConnected hotel rooms
overture · symphonic · virtuosity · orchestration · arrangement · composition · dynamics · texture
Account of events
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- trilogyThree linked creative works
mythology · odyssey · allegory · dystopia · science-fiction · fantasy · thematic · libretto
Innovative cultural pioneers
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- fusionJoining into unity
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
- psychedelicInducing altered perception
electronic · ambient · improvisation · atonality · innovation · pioneering
Moog
Analog synthesizer brand
- synthesizerElectronic sound-generating instrument
- HammondCommon Anglo-Saxon surname
- organBody's working component
flute · bass · drums · keyboard · twelve-string · Rickenbacker · sequencer · theremin · glockenspiel · vibraphone
time-signatures
Notations indicating musical rhythm
- polyrhythmsOverlapping distinct beat patterns
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- fugueContrapuntal musical form
suite · overture · symphonic · virtuosity · orchestration · arrangement · composition · dynamics · texture · harmony
Genesis
First biblical book
narrative
Account of events
- epicImpressively grand in scope
- sagaExtended heroic narrative
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
trilogy · mythology · odyssey · allegory · dystopia · science-fiction · fantasy · thematic · libretto · concept
avant-garde
Innovative cultural pioneers
- boundary-pushingExceeding accepted limits
- fusionJoining into unity
- eclecticDeriving from varied sources
psychedelic · electronic · ambient · improvisation · atonality · innovation · pioneering
prog-rockpunk rock
Stripped-down aggressive rock genre
punk · garage rock · hardcore punk · pop-punk · bubblegum pop
prog-rockpunk
Raw, fast rock genre
punk rock · garage rock · pub rock · Oi! · blues
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