Is Prog Rock really progressive anymore? How do the current Prog bands feel about the genre and its legacy? Do they feel that there is progress in the music they perform? Different Prog artists\/bands are being interviewed and answer 5 questions about the current status of the Progressive Rock and its culture. This exploratory research focuses on exploring the present and the future of a music genre that survived through the years due to its innovative nature. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
While most of the previous Prog books focus on historical facts of the genre, this journalistic effort is a self-criticism of the genre through the looking glass of modern and active Prog musicians. The book starts with an introduction to Prog Rock by VIAJERO INM\u00d3VIL Records (Argentina) and the rest of the material is divided into chapters that include the musicians\u2019 answers to the following discussion themes:\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
1. What is progress in Progressive Rock?
2. Is Progressive Rock really progressive?
3. Accepting other music genres as progressive music
4. Next step for the progress of Progressive Rock
5. Technology and Progressive Rock <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The participating Prog artists\/bands that are being interviewed: Aisles, Anubis, Ant-Bee, EchoTest, Evership, Karakorum, Kotebel, Life After Mars, Light Freedom Revival, Lars Eric Mattson, Liquid Orbit, Magenta, Mouth, Process of Illumination, RTFACT, Robert Berry, Seven Impale, Soul Enema, Sproingg, Terra Collective, Time King, Wobbler, Yang. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The book was written by Vasileios Yfantis who has also authored other thematic books on Punk, Metal and music technology. Next plans for Vasileios Yfantis include the release of a Prog musical album in 2020 and a new book on melodic rock scheduled for release during the early 2021. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Product details<\/strong>
Paperback: 119 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (January 11, 2020) Language: English
ISBN-10: 1548614416
ISBN-13: 978-1548614416 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Book Distribution<\/strong>
Paperback version: https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Prog-Rock-Really-Progressive\/dp\/1548614416\/<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0
E-book version:\u00a0 https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B083RK8N59<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
About the author<\/strong> Vasileios Yfantis has been working in the music industry for more than 20 years as a freelance music journalist. Moreover, he holds 2 Master Degrees in Information Technology and he is a Phd candidate in University of West Attica in Greece. Vasileios has presented conference papers in both Europe and Africa. The main areas of his research interests feature: Musicology, Marketing, Information Communications Technology, Digital Entertainment Industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bibliography<\/strong>
1. V. Yfantis, \u201cThe Commercial Exploitation Of Color As A Consumer Stimulus\u201d (Greek Edition), Createspace, 2013.
2. V. Yfantis, \u201cThe Lost Lyrics\u201d (Greek Edition), Createspace, 2013.
3. V. Yfantis, \u201cPunk Goes Science: The Academic Punk Bibliography\u201d,CreateSpace, 2014.
4. V. Yfantis, \u201cCity Streets Of Europe\u201d, Lulu, 2017.
5. V. Yfantis, \u201cMetal Goes Science\u201d, Createspace 2017.
6. V. Yfantis, \u201cDisadvantaged Populations And Technology In Music\u201d, Createspace 2017.
7. V. Yfantis, \u201cHip Hop Goes Science: Volume I\u201d, Createspace 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
For more information about Yfantis books, check out here:<\/strong>https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vasileios-Yfantis\/e\/B00JNNL306<\/a>
For more information about Yfantis music, check out here:<\/strong>https:\/\/billyyfantis.bandcamp.com\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"