20th Century Rock & Roll-Progressive Rock (20th Century Rock and Roll)

By Jerry Lucky

For progressive rock aficionados and lovers of classical rock music, this book highlights the 50 most influential progressive rock bands from around the world. Exploring the artists and their music... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1896522203
• ISBN13: 9781896522203
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc.
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.4" x 5.9"

Customer Reviews

The Progressive Library Grows

As I fan of progressive rock I am always interested in any coverage of this often ignored genre. This is the fourth book devoted to progressive rock that I has purchased. The first three being "Rocking The Classics" by Edward Macan, "The Progressive Rock Files" by Jerry Lucky and "The Billboard Guide To Progressive Music" by Bradley Smith. I would highly recommend these books along with Jerry Lucky's "20th Century Rock and Roll - Progressive Rock". The latter will make a great addition to my slowly growing library of progressive rock books. Over the last few years I have refered to the first three books countless times and I am sure that I will continue to do so in the future. Lucky's "20th Century" is far from a complete book (it is only 151 pages), however it will compliment my collection nicely. The book provides a broad overview of what Lucky feels are the fifty most influential bands in the genre. If you agree or disagree with who was included and who was left out should not take away from the enjoyment of this book. I am familiar with the majority of the bands listed, bands like Genesis, Dream Theater, Marillion, IQ, Camel, King Crimson, Kansas, Styx, Cast, etc. However I am not familiar with bands like Omega, Tangerine Dream, The Enid, Gryphon, Echolyn, The Flower Kings, Eloy, etc., so it is nice to be able to read an overview about them. It is also interesting to hear someone elses take on some my favorite bands. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is curious about this genre, or anyone looking to find out about progressive bands that they may not be familiar with. Even if you a familiar with most of the bands included adding this book to your collection would not hurt.