Everything You Need to Know About Progressive Rock

[Bart!]

http://www.cracked.com/funny-2359-progressive-rock/
 

[Barklessdog]

Priceless and so true, yet I still like it.

[uwe]

Dave wrote that. Most of it is true though, but doesn't keep me from enjoying it! And not just the usual suspects euther:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j4B8JY2O04&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4pZna0z6pG4&feature=related





They forgot glitzy capes though. Keyboard players must wear glitzy capes at all times.








This is because in their heart of hearts all prog keyboarders want to be Doctor Anton Phibes:



Leather jackets are only ok if the size of the keyboard rig is distracting enough by itself:



There was a great site of tongue-in-cheek proggies (most of them do have humor), but it's apparently become defunct:

http://glitzyblog.blogspot.com/

[uwe]

Watch for Dave making one of his sour one-liners now and ruin it for all of us. 

[gearHed289]

Great stuff! Someday I'm going to write a song with Roman numerals in the title. 

[Dave W]

 

[gweimer]

I'll definitely have to check that link from home.  It's blocked here at work.  Keith Emerson does get cool points for using switchblades to hold the open chord on his organ, though.  Greg Lake countered by going barefoot on that Persian rug.

[gweimer]

Yes, that was, indeed, dongtacular!  My next band, The Ancient Tree, will be following those guidelines to the letter, thereby proving how prog music refuses to conform...

Prog musicians should all be made to watch The Incredibles for valuable lessons in clothing.

[Pilgrim]

My next band, The Ancient Tree, will be following those guidelines to the letter, thereby proving how prog music refuses to conform...

I bow before the might of your relentless logic!!!

[gweimer]

The splinter band of The Ancient Tree, Relentless Logic, will consist of members in different physical locations, who play without hearing each other.   This will prove that music exists solely in the universe, and is not confined to the human presence or interaction...puff...puff...ahhh.   

[nofi]

king crimson (pre discipline) is one of few bands i would consider true prog, without all the capes and fairy dust.

[Highlander]

Old Proggies never die... they leave the echoplex running...