An Introduction to Prog Rock Prof. J. Paradiso – MIT Media Lab
Session 1: Intro - Things your dad should have told you about Prog Session 2; Canterbury Session 3: Rock in Opposition Session 4: Zeuhl Session 5: Space Rock and Neopsychedelia Session 6: French & Quebecois Prog Session 7: Rock Progressivo Italiano Session 8: Germany, Berlin, and Krautrock (perhaps some Scandinavia too) Session 9: Japanese Prog
Lecture 2 – Some Mandatory British Classics …and a few fascinating detours! IAP 2018
Giles, Giles & Fripp
1968 The Cheerful Insanity of Giles, Giles & Fripp
How Do They Know?
The Crukster King Crimson (1)
1969 1970 1970 1971
Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Mel Collins, Greg Lake, Michael Giles, Peter Sinfield, (Gordon Haskell, Boz…)
21’st Century Skitzoid Man In The Wake of Poseidon Sailor’s Tale In The Court of the Crimson King Cirkus Interlude – Fripp and Eno
1973 1975 2005 ‘Frippertronics’ – long tape delay system so he can overdub live
The Heavenly Music Corporation King Crimson (2)
1973 1974 1974 Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Jon Wetton,
Easy Money Fracture
Red Larks' Tongues In Aspic, Part Two Hiatus – Fripp Moves to New York City
1979 Robert Fripp with friends (Peter Gabriel, Peter Hammill, Daryl Hall, etc.)
Breathless Disengage NY3 King Crimson (3)
1981 1982 1984
Robert Fripp, Bill Bruford, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin
Frame By Frame
Indiscipline Hiatus – Fripp Disbands KC, starts guitar school in Virginia
1986 1988 1991
Robert Fripp with a large ensemble of his guitar students
Scaling The Whales King Crimson (4)
1995 2000 2003 Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, Trey Gunn, Pat Mastelotto,
Dinosaur Level 5 King Crimson (5)
2013-Present Robert Fripp, Mel Collins, Tony Levin, Jakko Jakszyk, Pat Mastelotto, Gavin Harrison, Jeremy Stacey, Bill Rieflin Tomorrow (1967)
With Steve Howe and John Adler (aka ‘Twink’ – formed Pretty Things)
My White Bicycle Yes
1971 1971 1972 1973 1974 Patrick Moraz Keys Alan White Drums Tony Banks Keys Rick Wakeman Keys (CH – from ‘Refugee’)
Siberian Khatru The Ancient Starship Trooper (from Live album Yessongs) Sound Chaser
Topographic Oceans based on text by Paramahansa Yogananda Book given to Anderson by Jamie Muir (KC) as suggested by Bruford Yes ‘Clones’
Starcastle (USA) – Fountains of Light 1977 Druid (GB) – Toward The Sun 1975 Wobbler (Norway) – Rites at Dawn - 2011
True To The Light Voices Lá Bealtaine Extreme Yes Interpretations
Yes repertoire done on saxophones And You and I Korekyojinn does the entire classic Yes catalog in 5.5 minutes!
Yes Medley Single - 2005 Yoshida Tatsuya, Kido Natushi, Nasuno Mitsuro Genesis
With Peter Gabriel
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974
The Musical Box Can-Utility And The Coastliners
11th Earl of Mar
1976 1976 Genesis– Watcher of the Skies Live (Oct. 1973)
Very early theatrical rock We all know Peter Gabriel’s early solo career…
1977 1978 1980 1982
…We won’t mention Phil Collins … Edward KaSpell is the Anti-Peter-Gabriel!
..and so on Legendary Pink Dots (with Phil Knight aka ‘Silverman’ et al) and solo projects
Probably over a hundred releases Goth, Space-Rock, Psychedelia, Jazz, Folk, electronic – it’s just them! Major influence on many – e.g., Amanda Palmer LPD Live in Paris 2009
An Unlikely Event Steve Hackett Early Solo Work
1975 1978 1979 1980
Ace of Wands The Steppes Before there Steve, there was Anthony Phillips!
1977 1978 1981
Very selected discography!!
1984 – Part Two Camel
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 With Richard Sinclair (Bass)
Song Within a Song Never Let Go First Light
Andy Latimer, Peter Bardens… Van der Graaf Generator (1)
1969 1970 1970 1971 Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton, Guy Evans, Nic Potter, David Jackson
Darkness 11-11 Lost Lemmings Van der Graaf Generator (2)
1975 1976 1976 1977
Scorched Earth Still Life ’The Arrow’ – Live in France, 1975 Van der Graaf Generator (3)
2005 2008 2011 2012 2016
Interference Patterns
Based on particle/quantum physics! Peter Hammill Solo Work…
In The Black Room (1973)
Porton Down (1979)
Birthday Special from Nadir’s Big Chance 1975 Anticipated Punk! From ProgArchives…