Comments on: Afront’s Sensational History of Popular Music (Updated)

By: JET

JET — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:28:12 +0000

Arguably, the first one to really nail all the elements of the style is In the Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson, sadly not on Spotify.

By: afront

afront — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:20:12 +0000

Thanks for your comment JET. I’ve nothing against Prog Rock in particular: I know there are loads of styles I missed out here. I tried to select just a few tracks to show an evolution of music and pick key tracks that can be traced back to being the first of its genre. What was the first Prog Rock song?

I probably bit off more than I could chew with this playlist though…;)

By: JET

JET — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:07:07 +0000

You compeletely ignored Prog rock. Whatever your feelings may be towards this unfairly reviled genre, I think it deserves a spot. Sadly, the genre-defining In the Court of the Crimson King isn’t on Spotify, as King Crimson is one of those gaping holes in the library, but surely an early Genesis or Yes tune would suffice? Say, The Knife or Yours is No Disgrace, respectively.

By: Afront

Afront — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 21:12:00 +0000

Thanks David, some good ideas yourself there!

By: David

David — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 11:30:00 +0000

What a brilliant idea. I think the ability to share playlists is one of Spotify’s (many) strong points. I don’t think I’d be brave enough to try a complete history recorded sound but it might be interesting to try a personal history. Perhaps a track from each year I’ve been alive. Or at least one for each notable life event. Hmm! I will need to go and think about this further.

Thanks for getting me thinking.

David
http://musicddm.blogspot.com/