Beyond and Before

A brilliant new survey and intelligent exploration of progressive rock, from its origins through to contemporary artists. Nicely illustrated, it includes rare photos of artists like Kate Bush and Genesis.

Autorentext

Paul Hegarty is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of Nottingham, UK. He is the author and editor of 11 books that span critical and cultural theory, rock, experimental and noise music, as well as audiovisual art including Noise/Music (Bloomsbury, 2007), Rumour and Radiation (Bloomsbury, 2014) and Annihilating Noise (Bloomsbury, 2020). He is also Co-editor of Bloomsbury's Ex:Centrics series.

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Introduction Progressive Rock since the 1960s

Part 1: Before and During
Chapter 1 Extended Form
Chapter 2 Roots of Progressive Rock
Chapter 3 Out of the Garden
Chapter 4 The Concept Album
Chapter 5 Myth and Modernity
Chapter 6 Progressive Fusion
Chapter 7 Performance and Visuality

Part 2: Beyond
Chapter 8 Social Critique
Chapter 9 Responses to Punk
Chapter 10 Neo-Progressive
Chapter 11 The Female Voice
Chapter 12 Post-Progressive
Chapter 13 The Return of Folk
Chapter 14 The Metal Progression
Coda: The Future Now

Discography
Videography
Bibliography
Index