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Close to the Edge: Yes: Difficult Beauty I

Close to the Edge: Yes: Difficult Beauty I

I begin this journey into Progressive Rock with the album that I feel is the quintessential example of the genre. Yes’ fifth release typifies the aspects of what makes great Prog Rock. It executes the characteristics of the form perfectly and combines the musical experimentation and instrumentation into what I consider one of the

By Paul Matthew Carr|2018-03-09T12:00:35-07:00March 9th, 2018|Difficult Beauty, Features|3 Comments

Difficult Beauty: An Exploration of Progressive Rock: Introduction

Difficult Beauty: An Exploration of Progressive Rock: Introduction

Progressive Rock is a genre of music that typically to consists of long, complicated pieces of music that attempts to incorporate ideas and styles of jazz improvisation and classical composition. It tends to focus on the virtuosity of its musicians, experimentation in the structure of the music and instruments, and incorporation of references and illusions