prog rock

British  

noun

1. a style of rock music originating in the 1970s and characterized by large-scale compositions, often on epic themes, in which musicians display instrumental virtuosity

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Example Sentences

I was used to listening to Sabbath and the prog rock stuff, and at first I didn’t like the Ramones, the songs were fast, short, and noisy.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

Nightingale started with a Sunday evening show before moving on to a late-night prog rock programme.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2024

At the time, he had already proven his mettle with Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Yes’ prog rock brethren.

From Salon • Nov. 24, 2023

It’s typical of Harris’s resistance to stereotypes to have the B-boys get on the floor to prog rock by Yes.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2023

At a time of flamboyant glam and indulgent prog rock, they played a then-unfashionable brand of blues and R&B, dressed in cheap suits that made them look, Johnson said later, like “shoddy bank robbers.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 23, 2022