Coming from the time when Punk Rock first burst into the fore and made a point of trashing the indulgences which had taken hold of the music scene in the first half of the 1970′s, I have mixed feelings about some of the music classified as “prog-rock”. On many levels, the ornateness and decadence where a bit much to take, but, in retrospect, I can be more forgiving now simply because it was all so utterly over the top and outrageous. In a way, there was a kind of glorious sense of excess to it all and, if nothing else, I can marvel at the heights of hubris that some of these musicians achieved. Like Icarus, they got a little too full of themselves and ultimately ended up with melted wings in heaps on the ground. But, while they flew, it could be a spectacular sight to see! Here is another fine BBC4 documentary on some strange music that you might find yourself guiltily enjoying just a little.
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