Are we mad? What is Progarchy doing? Who would foolishly dare to review a new single from the Beatles?
Thanks to the miracles of artificial intelligence, John’s vocal track was able to be isolated and separated from his piano accompaniment. Then Paul and Ringo were able to finish what they started with George back in 1995: a complete Beatles rendition of John’s song idea.
It’s wonderful stuff, and let the following observations suffice for our review. The Beatles have always been a prog band. They were the first rock and roll embodiment of the prog spirit, taking the genre to progress beyond rock’s apotheosis in Elvis and his predecessors. The progression of the Beatles is evident by contrasting the Red Album with the Blue Album: there are no limits to the rock genre beyond imagination.
Therefore the genre evolved beyond singles to albums. And it is the album that is the playground of prog music. Beyond a mere single, prog needs at least 30 to 40 minutes in order to embody its imaginative ideals. Thus, the Beatles perfected the rock album with progressive influences on Rubber Soul and Revolver, both replete with innovative strings and tech-savvy sound effects.
Finally, they invented the prog album with Sgt. Pepper’s, the White Album, and Abbey Road. Side two of Abbey Road became the mission statement for every prog rock artist ever after. And now the Beatles are first to deploy AI to consolidate their definitive prog rock immortality.
Hence we state quite clearly: now and then, it is prog that rules. Call it “progarchy,” if you will. But the Beatles, as ever, now and then, show us the way. Excelsior!
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