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The advancement of technology was always a prime element in progressive rock, especially in electronics. In keyboards, the Mellotron was generally a signature sound in many progressive acts like the Moody Blues, King Crimson and Genesis, while others incorporated synthesizers. In the late 1970s, King Crimson's Robert Fripp, along with Brian Eno, developed his own patented version of electronic gadgetry called Frippertronics using analog tape loops which he still uses today in a digital format. In the 1980s, Frank Zappa would use the synclavier extensively for composing and recording.
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Renewed interest in progressive rock in the 1990s led to the development of festivals. ProgFest began in 1993, in UCLA's Royce Hall and featured Sweden's Änglagård, England's IQ, Quill and Citadel. ProgDay, held at Storybook Farm near Chapel Hill, North Carolina began in 1995 and was still being held as of 2007[12]. A Southern California festival called CalProg held every year at Whittier in LA. ([1]). NEARfest held its first event in 1999 in Bethlehem, PA and has held annual concerts ever since. An international festival called InProg has been held in Moscow, Russia, since 2001.
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On the surface, Snider's work is a collection of album reviews, and a great listener's guide to progressive rock at that. But taken as a whole, he offers the genre's entire history, with loads of facts and insights running throughout his commentary. For the new listener, it's a goldmine of discovery. For the hardcore fan, it's an affirmation of what made prog rock such good listening.
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Mike Oldfield was a teenage, multi-instrumentalist phenomenon who played in various British progressive rock groups (most notably that of Kevin Ayers of Soft Machine) before going solo at the ripe age of 20. His first and still most famous release wa…
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DIRECTV began airing its DIRECTV(R) FREEVIEW(R) event series in November 1999 with a concert from progressive rock group YES. Since then, DIRECTV customers have been treated to performance events from artists as diverse as Sting, Paul McCartney, Barry Manilow, David Gray, Neil Young, Journey, Randy Travis, the Go-Go's, Psychedelic Furs, Wynonna Judd and Sugar Ray.
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"Without a doubt, Tell a Vision is a must have album for every Art Rock Circus fan, and 70's art rock and progressive fans. Praise to Miner for recording an honest album.....a labour of love and a real success at capturing the sound of the 60's and 70's"
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