Re: [LAU] New Music: Five of Cups

On Mon, 7 Nov 2016 12:11:40 +0000 Ben Bell <bjb-linux-audio-user(a)deus.net> wrote: Since there were some comments about 'prog rock', I would like to mention that the style is not limited to a few typical, if not overdone, musical expressions. Progressive rock encompasses much more than a few archetypical styles, flanked by more or less the same set of sounds and arrangements. Contrary to bossa nova and tango, progressive rock has many expressions. It it not limited to the outdated keyboard riffs. Here are a few listening links to demonstrate. For instance, Magma (France). After 47 years of existence, a film is being made about the band this year. Musical excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fksb0op4sY Film trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V80oFyeJh1g Another progressive rock expression is Deus Ex Machina (Italy) who released an album recently and an official video last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRrDJntwsa8 Yet another is Koenjihyakkei (Japan) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fAHzuXt4nBw Isildurs Bane (Sweden) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXEEm50Lw8k After Crying (Hungary) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL4UhNZPuFI And there are more examples. I have had the experience first hand, with what people stick to when thinking of progressive rock as I had the opportunity to give a few examples (CDs) to a journalist, along with a talk, to show the differences in the category. Unfortunately, for the actual report on radio the guy has chosen to cling to the same old definitions of 'prog rock' which exploits the same more or less stale musical progressions and pompousness, as if there is nothing else in that genre, not even sub-genres. It is very unfortunate for progressive rock in general since much people turn their ears away as soon as they hear the term 'prog rock', going away from what they expect to be music stuck in some era of time, characterized by a limited set of riffs and antics. Cheers.