ROB BURNS' 'Experiencing Progressive Rock' BOOK LAUNCH

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Irene Hundleby

EXPERIENCING PROGRESSIVE ROCK - A BOOK LAUNCH !!

THU 25 OCTOBER - 5:30PM - musical yarns with Rob Burns !!

Assoc. Professor Robert G. H. Burns is an English/New Zealand bass player, author and academic. His career spans four decades, encompassing the varied musical genres of Pop, Rock, R&B, Soul, Jazz, Gospel, Folk and Country.

In Experiencing Progressive Rock: A Listener's Companion, Robert G. H. Burns brings together the many strands that define the "prog rock" movement of the late 1960s and early 1970s to chart the evolution of this remarkable rock tradition over the decades.

Originating in the 1960s with acts like Yes, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, The Who, Jethro Tull, Genesis, and The Moody Blues, progressive rock emerged as a response to the counterculture on both sides of the Atlantic. Prog rock drew heavily on European classical music as well as the sophisticated improvisations of American jazz to create unique fusions that defied record label and radio station categorizations. Reemerging after the 1980s, a new generation of musicians took the original influences of progressive rock and reinvented new formats within the existing style. The trend of combining influences continues to the present day, earning new audiences among the musically curious.

Burns draws on his own experiences and original interviews with members of prog rock acts such as Colosseum, Renaissance, Steve Hackett’s Genesis Revisited, past and current members of King Crimson, Steven Wilson, and Brand X, as well as several others, to provide an exciting behind-the-scenes look at this unique and ever-changing musical expression.

"A thumping good read from a thunderously good bass man."

- TIM RENWICK, guitarist for Eric Clapton, Elton John, Mike Oldfield, Al Stewart, and Pink Floyd

"Burns gets inside the warp and weft of progressive rock's intricate tapestry and shows us the hows and whys of it all. He neatly defines what makes prog rock so different and such a product of its time technologically and culturally. Most of all, he brings the music to life and makes you want to listen to it."

- SIMON NICHOL, Fairport Convention

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