Progressive Rock

From psychedelic rock crystallized progressive rock, or prog rock for short. The musicians who created this genre wanted to take it to a "higher level" therefore their songs are very polished and complex. They were often very long, up to 20 minutes long, had intros and coda's and were often sonata-like in nature. The music was instrumental or vocal-instrumental, and the lyrics were complex and often dealt with topics of philosophical, religious, mystical, fanciful content. Performers in progressive rock were true virtuosos of their instrument, and included people with musical training such as Rick Wakeman, Keith Emerson, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay, Jozef Skrzek, Jordan Rudess, John Petrucci. There were also many masters who were self-taught: Jimmy Page, Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Mike Oldfield, Apostolis Anthimos, Jerzy Piotrowski.Read more

Music videos and songs from "Progressive Rock" genre (9)

Genesis - Mama

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Release year: 1983
Added: 12 years ago

"Mama" is the first single by the British band Genesis dating back to 1983, and was included on their debut album. With this song, the group gained a dark character....

King Crimson - Epitaph

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Release year: 1976
Added: 13 years ago

"Epitaph" is a song by the British band King Crimson, which performed progressive rock. The song dates back to 1976. The group took its name from one of Beelzebub's...

Pink Floyd - Have A Cigar

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Release year: 1975
Added: 13 years ago

"Shine On You Crazy Diamond" is a song by the band Pink Floyd released in 1975. It was first performed in France during the "Wish You Were Here" tour in 1974. The...

Pink Floyd - High Hopes (Radio Edit)

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Release year: 1994
Added: 14 years ago

Today I have one music video for you, which @polekk searched for on our music forum. The user described this music video as "Surely it was the 90's. From the music...

Pink Floyd - Money

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Release year: 1973
Added: 12 years ago

"Money" is another song by British rock band Pink Floyd, written by bassist Roger Waters. It is the sixth song on the 1973 album "The Dark Side of the Moon." It...

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

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Release year: 1975
Added: 13 years ago

"Wish You Were Here" song by British rock band Pink Floyd from the 1975 album of the same title. The lyrics to it were written by guitarist David Gilmour and bassist...

Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale

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Release year: 1967
Added: 12 years ago

"A Whiter Shade of Pale" is the 1967 debut hit by British rock band Procol Harum. The single with the song reached the top of the charts in more than a dozen countries...

Supertramp - Free As A Bird

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Release year: 1987
Added: 13 years ago

Supertramp - Free As A Bird is the second single from the tenth album (of the same name) by British progressive rock band Supertramp. It was released in 1987 and...

Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Boughs of Holly

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Release year: 2004
Added: 6 years ago

TheTrans-Siberian Orchestra also known as TSO is a rock group that formed in New York in 1993. It is also often referred to as a rock orchestra due to the fact...