progressive rock ...

We seemed to have miscategorized soft rock as progressive

 

What is 'soft rock' ?

People think Carole King is 'soft rock' or even 'pop', but take a listen to 'Jazzman' cranked up, it's great, and it isn't 'soft'. Same goes for ABBA - listen to 'SOS' or 'Waterloo' cranked, and Alan Parsons 'Psycho-babble' as well...

Webby: I left out Elvis Costello and The English Beat/General Public, try them.

 

Adult Contemporary and soft rock are one and the same to me...

 

'Adult' = kids hate it, no matter what it is.

'Contemporary' = 'oldies'

'Soft Rock' = anything that sounds good with the volume down low.

 

I love soft rock..that wasnt a negative comment.

But Im sorry... Most of the bands being mentioned arent progressive and I thought that was the subject.

Elvis Costello
English Beat
General Public
Sonic Youth
Meat Puppets
Minutemen
fIREHOSE
Mike Watt
X

While I would agree all good bands I wouldnt call any of them progressive. Not looking to be difficult but Im pretty sure those artists themselves would deny they are progressive.

 

This decade:
Pure Reason Revolution
Muse
Porcupine Tree

Pre-2000:
Rush (esp. "Red Barchetta" )
Jethro Tull
Yes
Pink Floyd (and Roger Waters and David Gilmore as solo artists)
Radiohead
Clash
Nirvana
Mott the Hoople
Kinks
Small Faces
White Stripes
Talking Heads
Spin Doctors
Teenage Fanclub
Procol Harum
King Crimson
Moody Blues, B-52s, Cream, Badfinger, Collective Soul, Soul Asylum, Jimi Hendrix, Doors, Don Henley, The Rolling Stones, Cracker, J. Geils Band....

I can't leave without a picture of a red barchetta:

 

Toto
Sade
Queen
Styx
Rush
The Police
Cheap Trick
Talking Heads

 

::revive thread...REVIVE::

Just listening to some Marillion and thought Id bring this back to life.

 

didnt see renaissance on list. good 70s british prog rock w female voice

 

Here's a progressive sound from the 70's. A Canadian band. The whole album is great.

 

Loved prog since childhood. Hands down the best current prog rock band is Sons of Apollo IMO.