Well, not quite perfect, but I probably got your attention. I’m becoming a marketer! Dear Lord. Help us all.
For much of my life, friends have asked me to explain progressive rock to them. A decade ago (Or so. It might have been more than a decade ago–probably sometime around 2002, now that I think about it), I decided to start burning CDs as a way of introducing the genre. This morning, as I was cleaning an area that should’ve been cleaned a while ago, I came across a copy of the CD.
For whatever reason, I entitled it “Regressive Rock, Part I.” I must’ve thought that was pretty funny at the time, though I don’t remember exactly why. I assume that I didn’t want my friends thinking that “progressive” had something to do with crazy right-wing nationalists (such as Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson from a century ago; or President Bush of 2002). In the United States, “progressive” often recalls horrifically embarrassing memories of slaughtering Indians, interning Japanese Americans, and treating African-Americans inhumanely.
Well, regardless.
As I was making Sunday brunch, I popped the CD in and found myself quite happy with the selections. Here they are. Let me know what you think.
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1. Flower Kings, “Deaf, Numb, and Blind”
Here’s my own appreciation of this song: https://progarchy.com/2012/11/17/mini-review-deaf-numb-and-blind/
2. Genesis, “Squonk”
3. Rush, “Natural Science”
4. Pat Methany, “The Roots of Coincidence”
5. Pink Floyd, “Echoes”
6. Spock’s Beard, “At the End of the Day”
