It was already there back in the 1970s, when the country produced a widely respected crop of progressive rock musicians.

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Formed at Manchester University their brand of progressive rock was somewhat darker than many of their contemporaries, prompting comparison with King Crimson.

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The jagged vocal phrasing, the almost madrigal vocal style, and the somewhat self-conscious, sweeping, suggestive lyrics all fit the style of '70s progressive rock.

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Even today, a quick trawl through the internet tellingly reveals the existence ofboth a Spanish progressive rock band and a Slovakian "doom rock" group called Galadriel - the name of a Rings character.

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"Peter was in Yes when they were formulating what would become their classic sound and they were as much a figurehead of progressive rock in its classic era as the likes of Genesis, Pink Floyd, King Crimson and Jethro Tull, " he said.

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For thirty years, Australia's The Church has produced music along the lines of New Wave, psychedelic, progressive-rock.

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He looked a bit like an aging member of a British progressive-rock group.

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Lord was influenced by classical, blues and jazz but played his Hammond organ with a rock attitude and helped Deep Purple become pioneers of progressive and heavy rock.

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Fiction Family is the name taken by two musicians from other bands Sean Watkins of the progressive bluegrass group Nickel Creek, and Jon Foreman of the alternative-rock band Switchfoot.

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