7 Gifted Progressive Rock Bands

Progressive Rock is a genre of music that was developed around the late 1960s and early 1970s as a part of a “mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility.” This music was destined not only to succeed the pop of the 1960s, but also become as respected as modern classical music. It pushed rock’s technical and compositional boundaries by creating songs that extend musical structures which involve intricate instrumental patterns and textures and often esoteric subject matter. The bands that are on this list are either some of the founders or most accomplished and creative examples of what has come to be known as progressive rock