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Most people have heard of progressive rock (or prog rock, or simply prog) but the great majority of them treat it with mild disdain (at best) or outright hatred (at worst). Most of the criticism is a mindless rejection based on current trends and a misunderstanding of the genre; “dinosaur” is a common term of abuse, neatly parodied by Adrian Belew on King Crimson’s 1994 album Thrak.
There is an increasing quantity of literature on the subject, ranging from the analytical or academic (Edward Macan, Rocking the Classics; Kevin Holme-Hudson, Progressive Rock Revisited) to the fairly straightforward lists (Charles Snider, The Strawberry Bricks Guide to Progressive Rock.) There are also thousands of fans out there who not only continue to attend concerts, but also contribute to a growing network of fanzines and on-line forums. Fans are even served by Prog, a glossy magazine from Future Publishing entirely devoted to prog in all its forms founded in 2009 and still going strong.
The ProgBlog has been put together to encourage discussion about progressive rock music illustrated by personal observation.
Latest Blog
Canterbury pilgrimage (24/11/24)
You shouldn't need a good reason to visit Canterbury because it's a pleasant, compact city steeped in history. And it has its own prog sub-genre. And there are four record stores, too!
This is an updated blog to replace three previous posts, two from 2014 and one from 2017, all of which have been inaccessible since 2021
Latest gig review
Melting Clock - Crazy Bull Café, Genoa
19th October 2024
The album launch gig of Melting Clock's second album Altrove was held six weeks after its official release and featured a string of guest musicians.
ProgBlog was there to see the band defy the on-stage monitoring problems
Latest posts from the archive
A continuing project to restore lost blogs and gig reviews unavailable since the migration of the site to a new webhost in 2021
Blog: Automobiles
Originally written in February 2016, this is a completely updated post about the lack of the mention of cars in prog songs. If musical genres were modes of transportation, prog would be some form of public transport and Italian prog would be a tram!
Gig review: Banaau - Cinema Teatro Flores, Vanzago (MI)
11th May 2024
One year on from Banaau's return to live performance, this 'total prog experience' was the realisation of a dream for guitarist Andrea Massimo - fusing prog with Shakespearian theatre