PROGRESSIVE ROCK
MINI-GUIDE & CATALOG - Edition 2007

After three years of intense research. I present to you my MINI-GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE ROCK Part I & II and my catalog - Edition 2007. It covers over 5000 brillant prog bands to whom countless new groups refer to when laying claim a PROGRESSIVE ROCK heritage that started some forty years ago.
ENJOY YOUR READING AND HAPPY DISCOVERIES...! - Ronald Couture (founder of ProgArchives)

Friday, December 01, 2006

Letter B

NEW ADDITIONS TO A-Z LISTING
Written by Thedo Roes (Germany)

BALANCE OF POWER (UK)
Melodic progressive hard rock with a claim to pompously orchestral - like QUEENSRYCHE meets ROYAL HUNT
BARRE, Martin (UK)
Constant member of JETHRO TULL from the beginnings until today. One of the best rock guitar players of the world. Solo works are similar to the band works.
BAUMANN, Peter (Germany)
One of the first members of electronic supergroup TANGERINE DREAM. Pathbreaking electronic music - for TD fans a must!
BEAUTIFUL LEOPARD (Switzerland)
Melancholic new art rock with eccentrically psychedelic organ. Atmospherical prog full of suspense
BEFORE EDEN (Brazil)
Melodious prog metal with convincing powerful parts and some good symphonic ideas
BELIEVE (Poland)
Very interesting neo-prog rock by three former members from well-known Polish prog group COLLAGE
BEZAR, Emily (USA)
Energetic and lyrical art-pop. The music sounds symphonically and jazzy. Voice and style are very similar to Kate BUSH
BLAZING ETERNITY (Denmark)
Gorgeous symphonic prog metal with influences from gothic rock and folk rock. There are some metal parts, but the atmospheric melodies with expressive lyrics are predominant.
BLIND ALLEY (Sweden)
Powerful melodic rock with lots of keyboards and polished compositions
BOCK, Wolfgang (Germany)
Expressive electronic music produced by Klaus SCHULZE with lots of sequencer. It sounds nearly alike Klaus SCHULZE and mid-period TANGERINE DREAM
BOHN’S BANDTAND, Carsten (Germany)
Late 70’s krautrock band with laid-back funky-rock. Carsten BOHN was founder member of FRUMPY
BOTS (Netherlands)
Political oriented band project from the 80’s with a characteristical mix from folk, jazz and rock. Lyrics in German and Dutch
BRAINSIDE (Germany)
Short-time existing German prog band with nice guitar and keyboard parts
BRITTON (Canada)
Progressive hard rock from the mid 90’s
BUSH, Kate (UK)
Queen of sophisticated and lyrical art-pop. Fantastic and expressive voice with a very high level of recongnizability