11/15/2014

A Brief History On Scandinavian Prog Rock

By Christa Jarvis


Progressive rock has been one of the most popular genres of rock over the years of music. This sub genre of music was known to have stemmed out from the United Kingdom and spread to countries near that area. Scandinavian prog rock is known to be one of the best in this sub genre and is also known to have a very interesting history.

Now for those who do not know, progressive music is the type of music that uses all kinds of beats and music sounds that are not in ordinary music. Now this type of music is usually known for its sudden shifts in tempo as well as sudden shifts in beat and rhythm. Songs in these genres are known to give listeners variety so that the listeners can enjoy different shifts in the rhythm and beats.

Of course this genre became a big hit in the region of Scandinavia which can be located somewhere in the European region. Now the main countries that would make up this region would be Norway, Denmark, and Sweden. Now some of the secondary countries in this region would also include Iceland, Holland, and of course Finland.

Now one of the first bands that came out for this music scene was a band known as Steppeulvene from Denmark. After the emergence of this band, many more other bands like Ache, Blue Sun, and of course the very famous Alrune Rod. What makes these bands really authentic is that they would make songs in their own native language and played songs inspired by their folk music.

Now a very big name in the industry was the prog band known as Burnin Red Ivanhoe which was created some time in the late sixties. What made them really well known was for their smooth combination of many different genres like rock, jazz, and blues. They were also known to add a lot of sounds from organs as well as violins and trumpets.

Now the Swedish also had their own bands that they could be proud of. Now one thing to take note of is that prog rock did not become that popular among the Swedish unlike around the Dutch. This type of music only became extremely popular in the nineties when many artists and bands emerged from the underground.

Of course bands from Holland are also known for the music that they produce. Now what makes their style unique is that they would often try to fuse the rock sound with the sound that comes from folk music. It is for this reason that melodic tunes and songs with a little bit of tempo shifts and beat changes became the main ingredients for songs of these bands.

So basically, those are some information about this kind of scene that stemmed up in Scandinavia. Although this trend originally started in the UK, people from the other parts of the Scandinavian region enjoyed listening to it. It is because of this that they were able to create their own brand of songs and made them very appealing to the ears of the public.




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