A Look At Scandinavian Prog Rock

By Catherine Russell


A human being sings for various reasons. A song is made up of a group of words that are sung. In many cases, music is performed for entertainment reasons. It also helps us remember the history. Many types of music do exist. One of them is the progressive rock. The origin of this is traced back when psychedelic rock was converted to current style. The major reason was to give this type of music a good name. Scandinavian prog rock has gained popularity in the recent past. This is brought about by many music schools in the country and because of long winters.

The progressive type, also called prog rock, has different properties. They are usually longer with long instrument passages. The melody is usually broken down into different parts or the movements. This makes the songs very long compared to the other ordinary types.

The progressive has other characteristics that make makes it distinct compared to the other type. It has a time change characteristic, where one can notice the changes in the structure of the song. Some people find it bit difficult to get into the progressive bands because following the song is a bit difficult. It requires a good listener to work a little bit hard, to get the clear information of the track.

Much equipment is usually involved during the recording, therefore, making this style of song complicated. Some of instruments used are, guitars, pianos, tympani, keyboard, flute and drums playing together to produce an intended rhythm. For a good performance, the artists ought to be very experienced in this case.

The kind of composition requires very strong vocals. This makes this kind of music to be sung and played by the highly talented persons of the community. It has very wide vocals. Good singing experience is required to go through the wide vocals. Due to this, the singers enjoy the song as they sing.

They crystal clearly expunge complex and realistic ideas a feature which is very rare in the other brands. The truth is that artists sometimes have to do very tough projects through thorough research to come up with concrete ideas. In other words, the sophistication and intellectualism are vividly expunged by the artists on this kind of songs.

Prog music has certain sub-genres that are outlined below. Progressive rock has heavy instruments, compared to other sub-genres. Progressive metal is usually characterized by the presence of instruments that are less energetic. On the other hand, a type called symphonic rock is characterized by the classical beats. Neo-prog is illustrated by the sound brought about by the keyboard. Progressive style is substituted by a sub-genre called, art-rock.

During formation of progressive music, band experimentation is greatly emphasized especially during recording. The name of the band is also mandatory during the band formation. One may choose to have a very simple name or a complex one. Merging different short song pieces into longer and fewer songs is also another requirement. All these helps in coming with a unique identity and taste that will fans will identify to.




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