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Hjem  Neo Progressive
 Marillion
As a transition, if one analyses the progressive movement just before
1980, then some very influential albums easily come to mind: Steve
Hackett - Spectral Mornings, Genesis - Wind & Wuthering, Genesis -
And Then There Were Three, Genesis - Seconds Out, Saga - Saga, all the
Camel's albums between Breathless and The Single Factor included, and
some Eloy's albums, especially Silent Cries And Mighty Echoes. In the
80's, the movement was primarily UK-based, but bands eventually came
from countries all around the world, especially in the 90's.
Neo-Prog is characterized by deeply emotional content, often delivered
via dramatic lyrics and a generous use of imagery and theatricality
on-stage. The music, at odds with a few genres of music held under the
Progressive Rock banner, is mostly the product of careful composition,
relying less heavily on improvised jamming. The subgenre relies very
much on clean, melodic & emotional electric guitar solos, combined
with modern, lush, floating and atmospheric keyboards. The main musical
influences on the Neo-Prog genre are Genesis, Yes, Camel, and Pink
Floyd.
The 1980s:
The style of Neo-Progressive music during this decade was surprisingly
not very much influenced by the New Wave movement in the realm of
popular music, apart from the band Twelfth Night. Many bands who were
influenced by the classic symphonic bands of the 70s sought to infuse
new musical technology, such as digital synthesizers, and new
production values into their sound, creating progressive rock that was
fresh yet still characterized by nuances of the classic era of
symphonic prog.
Premier bands of the 80s: Abraxas, IQ, Marillion, Pallas, Pendragon, Twelfth Night
The 1990s/2000s:
Just as popular music became impregnated with the New Wave sound that
characterized the early 80s, Neo-Prog moved on to a more refined form
that seemed to return more to the roots of progressive rock
compositionally, while still trying not to regress into well-worn
territory. Neo-Prog often took on a form with a much harder edge than
most of the classic symphonic bands ever developed, with bands such as
Arena having just as much in common with the Progressive Metal genre as
with Neo-Prog.
Premier bands of the 1990s/2000s: Arena, Collage, IQ, Marillion, Pendragon, Quidam, Sylvan
This text prepared by the Neo-prog specialist team - Stonebeard, Cygnus X-2, Greenback
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