1973: The Year in Progressive Rock - Couverture souple

Feakes, Geoffrey

 
9781789521658: 1973: The Year in Progressive Rock

Synopsis

During a decade that defined progressive rock, 1973 was a pivotal year. Influential bands like Yes, Genesis, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Jethro Tull, The Electric Light Orchestra and King Crimson released some of their best-selling albums and there was a plethora of releases from less well known but equally worthy acts. This book is a journey through this creative period; stopping off on route to explore symphonic rock, the Canterbury scene, Krautrock, fusion, progressive folk, art rock, space rock, album artwork and much more. As well as the big names from the year when progressive rock was arguably at its commercial and artistic peak, the book also looks in depth at albums by Mahavishnu Orchestra, Greenslade, Rick Wakeman, Gong, Le Orme, Can, Kayak, Gentle Giant, Premiata Forneria Marconi, Renaissance, Caravan, Nektar, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band and Magma. But this book is much more than a nostalgic trip down memory lane. It’s a comprehensive and knowledgeable guide to an era when music incorporated multiple sections, rich textures, intricate time signatures, inspired arrangements and diverse influences performed by skilled musicians. It was possible to take a dip in topographic oceans, encounter pot head pixies from a distant planet and still be home in time for larks’ tongues in aspic.

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À propos de l'auteur

Geoffrey Feakes is an author and music journalist. He has published three previous books, The Moody Blues On Track in 2019, The Who On Track in 2020 and Steve Hackett On Track in 2021. He has been a writer for the Dutch Progressive Rock Page since 2005 with hundreds of reviews and interviews to his credit. He lives in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK and when he’s not writing, he spends a good deal of time listening to music including contemporary progressive rock.

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ISBN 10 :  1789525225 ISBN 13 :  9781789525229
Editeur : Sonicbond Publishing, 2026
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