On: The persistence of prog rock (2017)

[notbeuller]

I don't know if it qualifies or not, but I recently discovered Hawkwind (circa 1970) and while it's not as lyrical as favoured prog bands, it has that "Oh, I really like this and it's only halfway through the 15 minute track".

[egypturnash → notbeuller]

Hawkwind has an entire album about Elric.

An entire concept about a sad doomed swordsman, last of his elfin kind, wandering the multiverse with a sword that eats souls.

It is possible to get proggier than that but this is a feat few mortals can attain.

[mordechai9000 → notbeuller]

Also, they had Lemmy.

[bloomingeek → notbeuller]

I only discovered Hawkwind about 10 years ago, IMO if they had had a really good vocalist they could have been up there with Yes years ago! Even so, they're one of my favorite bands.

[leemcalilly → notbeuller]

Hawkwind is 100% Psychedelic Rock, not Prog.