progressive rock
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- noun
- /prəˈɡrɛsɪv rɑk/
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rock progresivo
- The festival featured a dedicated stage for progressive rock, showcasing both classic and contemporary artists.
- progressive rock band
- progressive rock station
He cut his teeth in progressive rock and was a jazz musician as well.
- He cut his teeth in progressive rock and was a jazz musician as well.
- When you Google God of progressive rock, et cetera, you still come up top, yet you're not really making well your latest albums.
Examples
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Bands like Yes and Jethro Tull are often regarded as pioneers of progressive rock music.
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'News of the World' was a resounding hit all over the world, and its radical shift in direction saved Queen from the fate of a number of other British bands like Yes, Jethro Tull, and ELP, whose brand of progressive rock was pushed aside by the emergence of punk.
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There are moments here that call to mind Rush quite a bit, and some of the piece feels a bit like progressive rock.
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The Alan Parsons Project was a progressive rock band from 1982.
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The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by the English progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in March 1973.
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Jethro Tull is one of the poster child bands for 1970s progressive rock.
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The Hall of Fame's indifference to progressive rock is akin to the literary establishment's relationship to science fiction.
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Like much of the best of progressive rock, it was a blend of hard rock, jazz, symphonic music, folk, and perhaps even other music styles not invented yet, peering in from the future.
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A Day in the Life, which maybe is the first progressive rock song with its avant-garde orchestra in the background and unconventional breaks in the song, ending with a 40-second sustained piano chord.
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In the 1970s, many fans embraced progressive rock for its complex compositions and innovative sound.
Synonyms
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1.0
A style of popular music with strong guitar and drum sounds
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1.6
Popular songs with loud electric guitars and a strong beat
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A style of rock music with unusual sounds from jazz and classical, meant for listening not dancing
Antonyms
How Experimental
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase is largely compositional—'progressive' modifies 'rock' so a learner who knows 'progressive' in the sense of 'innovative/forward‑looking' and 'rock' as the music genre can infer it refers to an experimental or forward‑thinking kind of rock. However, many learners know 'progressive' mainly as a political adjective and the specific historical/genre conventions (1970s complex compositions) require cultural knowledge, so the meaning is not fully predictable for a B1 learner.
Etymology
Progressive rock: The name progressive means 'moving forward' and bands pushed rock into new places by making long, changing songs that feel like a musical journey. That's why progressive rock now means rock that experiments and mixes other styles.