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* [[Dave Kerman|5uu's/Dave Kerman]]- ''Abandonship'' (USA)
* [[Dave Kerman|5uu's/Dave Kerman]]- ''Abandonship'' (USA)
* [[Echolyn]] - ''Mei'' (USA) - Concept album in the form of one long epic length track.
* [[Echolyn]] - ''Mei'' (USA) - Concept album in the form of one long epic length track.
* [[Tony Levin]] - ''Pieces of the Sun'' (USA)
* [[O.S.I.]] - ''Office of Strategic Influence'' (Various) - Supergroup with members from Dream Theater, Fates Warning, and Pain of Salvation among others.
* [[O.S.I.]] - ''Office of Strategic Influence'' (Various) - Supergroup with members from Dream Theater, Fates Warning, and Pain of Salvation among others.
* [[Pain of Salvation]] - ''Remedy Lane'' (Sweden)
* [[Pain of Salvation]] - ''Remedy Lane'' (Sweden)

Revision as of 18:58, 7 September 2006

This is a list of events , artists, and albums constituting a timeline of progressive rock.

1965-1967 - 1968 - 1969 - 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 - 1980 - 1981 - 1982 - 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1986 - 1987 - 1988 - 1989 - 1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006


1965-1967

Newly formed bands

Albums

  • Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - Freak Out! (USA) (1966)
  • Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn (England) (1967)
  • Procol Harum - Procol Harum (England) (1967)
  • The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed (England) (1967)
  • Soft Machine - Jet Propelled Photographs (England) (1967) - NOTE: Demo Recordings first released 1971 as part of the Rock Generation series by BYG Record - Jet Propelled Photograph was adopted as a title quite some time later
  • The Nice - The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack (England) (1967)
  • Frank Zappa - Lumpy Gravy (USA) (1967)
  • Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention - Absolutely Free (USA) (1967)
  • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band - Safe As Milk (USA) (1967)

Disbandments

Events

1968

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • Syd Barrett leaves Pink Floyd after an extended and notorious fling with hallucinogenic drugs which caused him psychological damage.

1969

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1970

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1971

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1972

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1973

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1974

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1975

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1976

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

  • 10cc: Kevin Godley and Lol Creme leave to pursue solo projects.
  • King Crimson dissolves.

Events

1977

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1978

Newly formed bands

  • Sky - Herbie Flowers, Tristan Fry, Francis Monkman, Kevin Peek, John Williams

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1979

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • Richard Wright of Pink Floyd fired from band, stays on "The Wall" tour as paid session musician.

1980

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • Sky: Francis Monkman (keyboards) departs. Replaced by Steve Gray.

1981

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1982

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1983

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1984

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • Sky: John Williams (acoustic guitar) departs. Remaining members tour Australia with Rick Wakeman.

1985

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • IQ - vocalist Peter Nicholls leaves for personal reasons. Replaced by Paul Menel who debuts on 14/11/1985.
  • Pink Floyd - Leader, bassist and lyricist Roger Waters leaves due to internal tensions within the band, and declares the band defunct, however the remaining members still continue, releasing A Momentary Lapse of Reason in 1987.

1986

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1987

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • Richard Wright brought back as paid session musician for Pink Floyd's A Momentary Lapse of Reason, is re-hired as part of the band again.

1988

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1989

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • IQ - vocalist Paul Menel and bass player Tim Esau depart.

1990

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1991

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • IQ - Peter Nicholls (vocals) formally re-joins. Bass player John Jowitt replaces Tim Essau.

1992

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • The Yes Union tour ends and the eight-man line-up falls apart.

1993

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1994

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • King Crimson reforms as a sextet.
  • Pink Floyd goes on single largest tour the band has ever done. The tour is a hit, grossing a record US$ 300 million. It also marks the first time since 1975 the band plays Dark Side of the Moon live in its entirety.

1995

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1996

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1997

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1998

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

1999

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

First annual North East Art Rock Festival (NEARfest), Bethlehem, PA (USA)

2000

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

2001

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • Dream Theater releases Live Scenes From New York which made headlines as the album's artwork (which was released before September 11, 2001) had an image of the New York City skyline "in flames", including a depiction of the World Trade Center. After the terrorist attack, the artwork was recalled and a new version was released. The original artwork is now a rare collectible. [1]
  • Transatlantic, a progressive rock "supergroup" that consisted of members from four of progressive rock's most popular modern bands, released their follow-up studio album titled Bridge Across Forever. Members included Neal Morse (Spock's Beard), Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings), Pete Trewavas (Marillion), and Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater). [2]
  • 70s progressive rock icons Yes release the album Magnification. The album contains no keyboardist, but includes the backing of a symphony orchestra. [4]

2002

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • Growing in popularity since its inception in 1999, NEARfest relocates to Trenton, NJ for the next two years to a venue that seats 1,850. [5] [6]
  • Neal Morse, the frontman and primary contributor for Spock's Beard, leaves the band and eventually pursues a solo career producing albums (progressive rock and otherwise) with strong Christian content. The band continues on without him. [7]
  • Rush released their first studio album since Test For Echo in 1996. Vapor Trails will likely be better known for its controversial recording quality (critics panned it for being too loud and compressed). [9]

2003

Newly formed bands

Pure Reason Revolution

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • The Mars Volta forms out of the punk group At The Drive-In and releases their first full studio album De-Loused in the Comatorium. The album mixes elements of prog, post-rock, and punk. The release is very successful and becomes an example of progressive rock success in the mainstream. [10] [11]
  • Robert Fripp and King Crimson release The Power to Believe, their first studio album since 2000. [12]

2004

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • French 70s Zeuhl pioneers Magma release K.A (Köhntarkösz Anteria), a long anticipated follow-up album containing material written in the 1970s. [14]
  • Happy The Man, a popular 70s American group who had reunited a few years earlier, release their first recorded studio album in 25 years titled The Muse Awakens. [15]

2005

Newly formed bands

  • We Are The Music Makers (U.S.A.)

Albums

Events

  • 1970s progressive rock legends Van der Graaf Generator reunite and release a double CD titled Present which contained strong lyrical content and an entire disc of improvisations. [16]
  • Pink Floyd members David Gilmour, Nick Mason, and Rick Wright reunite with Roger Waters, the leading creative force of the band during its 1970s heyday, at Live 8 on July 2nd in Hyde Park, England. Waters had acrimoniously left the band in 1985, and the quartet had last played together during a performance of The Wall in 1981.

2006

Newly formed bands

  • GPS
  • Mother Military

Albums

Disbandments

Events

  • A combination of high-speed internet connections, MP3 compression, inexpensive streaming web servers, and the iPod/iTunes phenomenon has resulted in an explosion of internet radio stations devoted to playing progressive rock and other similar music. Some of these stations and radio programs have begun podcasting their programming, making it even more convenient to access music online. [18]
  • Former Soft Machine member Elton Dean died.
  • Former Pink Floyd member Syd Barrett died on July 7th due to diabetic related complications.
  • Former Hatfield and the North/National Health drummer Pip Pyle died in August.

See also

World Wide Web

Books

  • Lucky, Jerry. The Progressive Rock Files Burlington, Ontario: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc (1998), 304 pages, ISBN 1-896522-10-6 (paperback). Gives an overview of progressive rock's history as well as histories of the major and underground bands in the genre.
  • Macan, Edward. Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1997), 290 pages, ISBN 00195098870 Template:Invalid isbn(hardcover), ISBN 00195098889 Template:Invalid isbn(paperback). Analyzes progressive rock using classical musicology and also sociology.
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