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If there is one group that embodies both the best and the worst aspects of progressive rock (from the standpoints of both its supporters and its detractors), it is King Crimson. During its first five years of existence, from 1969 through 1974, in a variety of different lineups, this band led by guitar/Mellotron virtuoso Robert Fripp broke lots of new ground in progressive rock, stretching both the language and structure of the music into realms of jazz and classical, all the while avoiding any of the pop or... Read More

The Beatles

Peter Gabriel, Roxy Music, Rush, Kansas, Trans Am, Subhumans, Mike Keneally, The Mars Volta and Asia