1.07.2016

A Look At Scandinavian Prog Rock

By Catherine Russell


A song is a set of words that are to be sung by a human being. Music has many roles in the life of a human being. One of the main importance of the music is entertainment. It also reminds people of their past. They are of different varieties. Progressive song is one of these types. It originated from a psychedelic rock with the intention to give a good image to this type of music. Scandinavian prog rock is very common nowadays. This is because of long winters meaning that people spend more time indoors singing rather than playing.

This kind of music has various features. They are long, and the instruments have long passages. Each part of the track has a different style of movement. That makes it very intriguing. This too contributes to the long length of entire melody compared to the usual and ordinary ones.

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.

The complicity of melody that is brought about by many instruments cannot be doubted. The instruments involved are a keyboard, tympani, flute, guitars, pianos and drums. They are all played together resulting in a mixture of a beautiful song. Due to the use of these different and many instruments, the artist must be very experienced to come up with a quality thing.

The type has very superior vocals. Only the real vocalists can put up with this type. The wide range of vocals is a clearly emblematic characteristic of this kind of rock. To go through the song smoothly, one ought to have a vast singing capability. The vocalists enjoy the melody and at times finding themselves as part of the song.

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.

The following are sub-genres of prog music. The progressive music is defined by the existence of heavy metal instruments. Progressive metal is a sub-genre that has less energetic instruments. Symphonic rock is mainly defined with the instruments that draw the classical influence. The other styles are neo-prog that is greatly defined by the keyboard sound produced. Art-rock is used as a substitute for progressive music.

A good prog-band should enhance a lot of experimentation especially when recording. One is also required to state the name of the band before its formation. One may decide to choose either a complex name or a simple name. Another requirement is that one ought to come up with short music pieces that are joined to form fewer and longer songs.




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