Art rock

Art rock is a term describing a subgenre of rock music that tends to have “experimental or avant-garde influences” and emphasizes “novel sonic texture.” Art rock is an “intrinsically album-based” form, which takes “advantage of the format’s capacity for longer, more complex compositions and extended instrumental explorations. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Apouria

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Monday 2 April 2012
Orgy The Attitude Monday 2 April 2012	The Clubhouse Tempe, Phoenix AZ, United States 33.407577 -111.916964	2 going Add shout
Sunday 10 June 2012
Marillion Sun Domingo Sunday 10 June 2012	9:30 Club Washington DC, United States 38.918039 -77.023632	6 going 1 shout
Tuesday 12 June 2012
Marillion North American Tour 2012 Marillion, Sun Domingo Tuesday 12 June 2012	Irving Plaza New York NY, United States 40.73484 -73.988376	4 going 1 shout
Wednesday 13 June 2012
Marillion North American Tour 2012 Marillion, Sun Domingo Wednesday 13 June 2012	Irving Plaza New York NY, United States 40.73484 -73.988376	3 going Add shout
Saturday 16 June 2012
Marillion Sun Domingo Saturday 16 June 2012	Paradise Rock Club Boston MA, United States 42.351784 -71.119549	Add shout
Friday 22 June 2012
Van Der Graaf Generator Aranis Friday 22 June 2012	Zoellner Arts Center Bethlehem, PA, United States 40.608632 -75.372817	Add shout

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mid-adven wrote:
last month

It begins and ends without Pinkfloyd [100500]

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Goldi_lox wrote:
last month

http://dirtypharmeceuticals.bandcamp.com

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moarbagelfour wrote:
October 2011

Join if you hate your local music scene. http://www.last.fm/group/My+local+music+scene+is+not+experimental+enough.

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OrdinaryHero wrote:
September 2011

You guys will dig this new art rock concept album: Killing Creative

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lter__Impius wrote:
August 2011

"it begins with Pink Floyd ...and ends with Pink Floyd" Only in one-track minds ;-) There's so, so much more. Just look for it :-)

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noisecloudz wrote:
August 2011

Enter into my room, of pale colored hues. http://blackholescouts.bandcamp.com

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ummanturkoglu wrote:
August 2011

please check out this album http://www.last.fm/music/Comedy+Man i'd appreciate it!

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outrenoir wrote:
August 2011

v yeah, it's all about concept as much as the music itself. Experimental rock is a Wikipedia genre, it's totally meaningless. Art & Prog both came from Psychedelic Rock and the big stage extravaganzas of early Floyd and those other guys. Same things to begin with, they both experimented with song structure and content, but basically branched into bands more focused on songs as a vehicle for performance art (not necessarily overly complex) vs those more focused on the instrumental, "technical" side (prog). Wikipedia article is awful but the talk page has some interesting stuff including on what happened to art rock after punk (RIO/ avant-prog is sort of written out of art rock a lot...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Art_rock#On_prog_and_art_rock.2C_new_wave

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JeffersonBV wrote:
July 2011

So what's the difference between Art Rock, Experimental Rock and Progressive Rock?

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bogdanz951 wrote:
July 2011

it begins with Pink Floyd ...and ends with Pink Floyd [8]

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nicob17 wrote:
June 2011

yea its not stupid at all. the (c)rap tag is the stupidest

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outrenoir wrote:
June 2011

lots of prog bands are art rock though. the terms are quite broad

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prithuduwarah wrote:
June 2011

it begins with Pink Floyd ...and ends with Pink Floyd [7]

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EduRocker12 wrote:
May 2011

Bowie<<<<3

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slimebee wrote:
May 2011

Thanks Everybody?

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SweetSpot92 wrote:
May 2011

it begins with Pink Floyd ...and ends with Pink Floyd [5]

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stinkfist95 wrote:
May 2011

it begins with Pink Floyd ...and ends with Pink Floyd [4]

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Mercenarion wrote:
May 2011

@GundamWang: Implying it isn't indie

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hammerstrikebg wrote:
May 2011

it begins with Pink Floyd ...and ends with Pink Floyd [3]

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porcelain_tree wrote:
March 2011

In the 1970's "art rock" was invented to describe bands who lay between mainstream music and progressive rock. It's as meaningful as "new wave" -- whatever that means. Bands like Be Bop Deluxe (wonderful band!) and Roxy Music fit in there. The definition is pretty narrow, and few of the Top Artists listed above fit in this genre. I'm only an expert because I lived through that era.

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