The First Progressive Rock SONG

[Zappathustra]

Without a research about the dates, I would say Who are the Brain Police. But, oh, I forgot, it's not progressive rock. Not progressive enough for 1966 at least. It's also part of a not really good record, one that wouldn't fit anybody's Top 30 of Frank Zappa records. It would be like the 34th or 35th Zappa's record that could come to somebody's mind. And let's not forget that in Progarchives it shows the meagre rating of 3.92. Not even 4 stars, mate. And the guys there know about progressive rock.

[bRETT]

The Yardbirds had two pre-Revolver singles that would qualify: "Shapes of Things" and "Over Under Sideways Down." Thin line between prog and psych though.

Also, "Eight Miles High" was released March 1966.

[Staun]

Yep. I recall reading that Bach's lead guitarist used to yell, "Go for Baroque!" every time he would launch into a solo. Hence the name.

I still say they were just another Technical Classical band until Johann started ingesting massive quantities of psilocybin.

Didn't he invent the finger horn thing?

[Man In The Mountain]

Gets my vote.

[rcarlberg]

Didn't he invent the finger horn thing?

No, but he has been credited with the e-bow. He used to stand the guitar on the ground and play with a bow!

[rcarlberg]

The Nice "For Example" was 1969. Fairly late in the game, comparatively.

[ronmac]

Strawberry Fields Forever.

Toccata and Fugue in D minor BWV 565 J. S. Bach

There are some who suggest he didn't even write that piece. They say it was his wife.

[rcarlberg]

There are some who suggest he didn't even write that piece. They say it was his wife.

Bach had twenty children because his organ didn't have any stops.

[Progbear]

I respectfully submit Jerry Goldsmith’s theme from the 1966 John Frankenheimer movie Seconds. You may balk at the concept of this song being “rock,” but hey—it has that distorto-organ sound before the Canterbury guys caught on to the idea. Also, why hasn’t a prog band covered this?:

[Progmatic]

I did not read the thread but how about Moondog? He was pretty up there starting in 50s


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[A. Scherze]

There are some who suggest he didn't even write that piece. They say it was his wife.

It was written 50 years after JSB's death by a student of a student as an exercise and contains many things that Bach would not have done.

Still, a great piece.

[Man In The Mountain]

The Nice "For Example" was 1969. Fairly late in the game, comparatively.

To me it's a truer example (IMO) of what was to be Progressive Rock as we know it, prior to 21st Century Schizoid Man which most site. Earlier songs tend to be more of the psych genre.

[Vic333]

We would have to agree upon a definition of prog rock first, and that ain't gonna happen.

[ronmac]

We would have to agree upon a definition of prog rock first, and that ain't gonna happen.

Wow, that's a great idea for a thread!

[Zappathustra]

To me it's a truer example (IMO) of what was to be Progressive Rock as we know it, prior to 21st Century Schizoid Man which most site. Earlier songs tend to be more of the psych genre.

This is true of course, since the 5 or 6 albums that Zappa had released, before Fripp revealed the true prog to true proggers, are mainly psych and not prog.

[Zappathustra]

We would have to agree upon a definition of prog rock first, and that ain't gonna happen.

I thought we had agreed. It's King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull and ELP. And Rush, Hold your Fire.

[JKL2000]

We would have to agree upon a definition of prog rock first, and that ain't gonna happen.

Wow, that's a great idea for a thread!

No! That's what Poisoned Youth meant when he said "What could go wrong?" I'm really interested in everyone's take on it.

I was thinking something from The In Sound From Way Out by Perrey and Kingsley, but I wouldn't know which song was first! And I guess that wasn't at all rock.

[Scrotum Scissor]

the 5 or 6 albums that Zappa had released, before Fripp revealed the true prog to true proggers, are mainly psych and not prog. I thought we had agreed. It's King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull and ELP. And Rush, Hold your Fire.

Stop that sarcastic nitpicking right this instance, you. Psych genre ceased abruptly, before prog genre erupted plumply. So just shut it! No diggin! Or else:

[MYSTERIOUS TRAVELLER]

"Eight Miles High" was released March 1966.

but recorded in December 1965!

[chalkpie]

Happy Birthday to You?

[ronmac]

No! That's what Poisoned Youth meant when he said "What could go wrong?"

Do you think I just joined PE yesterday? I knew that.

[Frankh]

I fuckin' HATE that song!

Just be patient with it, Jed. Another 3500 years and something just clicks into place.

[Frankh]

Happy Birthday to You?

...all the sweet cream icing flowing down...

[Vic2012]

Has anyone mentioned Nights In White Satin yet? 1967?

[chalkpie]

Possibly a tune (or a few) from Freak Out or Pet Sounds (May and June, 1966), or perhaps "Tomorrow Never Knows" from Revolver (August 1966).