The genres of progressive rock music

Progressive rock (shortened to prog, or prog rock when differentiating from other... genres) is a broad and convergent style of rock music and progressive music which arose in the late 1960s , reaching the peak of its popularity in the early 1970s , but continuing as a musical form to this day. This genre music is a catalyst to raise considerably the level of musicanship among rock bands and bring a new level of depth and sophistication to rock. Popular bands associated with progressive rock include JETHRO TULL, KING CRIMSON, GENESIS, PINK FLOYD, YES, the much-discussed newscomers ARENA, IQ, PENDRAGON, DREAM THEATER, MARILLION, PORCUPINE TREE and many other bands come from there. If you're not familiar with Prog Rock, it's a rather adventure some style of music . We hope you enjoy your browse through thirty years of progressive rock history when you visit our ‘Progressive’ and related departments. Nowadays its more underground but with a very loyal following.

One of the most defining characteristics of prog is the classification of bands and artists. There are various sub-genres of progressive rock (or "prog", as it is sometimes abbreviated). People can (and will) argue for hours about whether this or that band belongs in this or that sub-genre. This list below is just a simple outline of the characteristics of each sub-genre, and by NO means a strict guideline. Remember, this is not a definitive list.

SUB-GENRES

* Canterbury Scene
* Crossover Prog
* Eclectic Prog
* Experimental/Post Metal
* Experimental/Post Rock
* Heavy Prog
* Indo-Prog/Raga Rock
* Italian Symphonic Prog
* Jazz Rock/Fusion
* Krautrock
* Neo Progressive
* Prog Folk
* Prog Related
* Progressive Electronic
* Progressive Metal
* Proto-Prog
* Psychedelic/Space Rock
* RIO/Avant-Prog
* Symphonic Prog
* Tech/Extreme Prog Metal
* Various Genres
* Zeuhl