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Supernatural
Fairy Tales - The Progressive Rock Era (Rhino R2 72451) ©1996
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It almost
sounds like a joke. A five disk set of the best of the art rockers, like Yes,
Genesis (the pre-Phil Collins years) and Emerson Lake & Palmer. What is it?
Five disks with a total of seven insufferably long songs on the whole thing? |
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What's Good About It? |
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Knowing
most people wouldn't be able to stomach an entire box of straight artsy noodling, the
compilers really widened the the parameters of prog rock. They are some of the best
moments on the set, but Electric Light Orchestra, Roxy Music, Argent and Can are only prog
rock in the broadest definition. |
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What's Bad About It? |
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See
above. Also, way too much of this stuff is too obscure even in the small prog rock
circles. |
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What's Missing? |
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Good
music. |
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PopEntertainment.com
final grade:
D+ |
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It is exhaustively researched and put together, but
frankly Prog Rock has aged about as well as unrefrigerated fish. Way too much of
this music is pretentious, self-consciously arty and just plain dull.
Sabrina Stevens
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