I had some great turquoise loons and cuban-heeled emerald green boots. I looked like somekindagiant.
Lou Reed said that if the lyrics ever really mattered to him, he'd make sure you couldn't hear them.
When guy did a series of paintings inspired by Brian Eno's inscrutable lyrics, Eno insisted that his words were chosen for their sound rather than their meaning ....... but I still love "file under futile, that should give you its main point of reference".
Of course a lot of the prog-rock guys were classically trained musicians seeking new and often drugged-up directions with their friends from art college. They produced a lot of wonderful soaring music ....... and some self-indulgent crap. But their influence is still strong. Florence and the Machine for instance would have fitted right in at any point from the late sixties onwards. And anybody with half an ear introduced today to Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane should be able to recognise they are tuning in to someone extraordinary.
Where does rock end and prog rock begin?
Lou Reed said that if the lyrics ever really mattered to him, he'd make sure you couldn't hear them.
When guy did a series of paintings inspired by Brian Eno's inscrutable lyrics, Eno insisted that his words were chosen for their sound rather than their meaning ....... but I still love "file under futile, that should give you its main point of reference".
Of course a lot of the prog-rock guys were classically trained musicians seeking new and often drugged-up directions with their friends from art college. They produced a lot of wonderful soaring music ....... and some self-indulgent crap. But their influence is still strong. Florence and the Machine for instance would have fitted right in at any point from the late sixties onwards. And anybody with half an ear introduced today to Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane should be able to recognise they are tuning in to someone extraordinary.
Where does rock end and prog rock begin?