The moment Prog Rock went too far
166K views · Oct 24, 2025 · Entertainment
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@TouchingClothProd · 11 months ago
Suggesting prog rock can go <b>too</b> far is like saying it's possible for black to be <b>too</b> dark. It's kinda the whole point.
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@sd3457 · 11 months ago
For a standup comedian, Rick Wakeman is really bloody good keyboard player.
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@latheofheaven1017 · 11 months ago
Wakeman mocked the grandiose absurdity of Tales, but created King Arthur and the Knights of the Round table, which was performed with ice-skating dancers wearing horse costumes.
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@_ID_as_Non_Bidenary · 11 months ago (edited)
You can call TFTO anything you want.<br>I will listen to it till the day I die.<br>RIP Chris and Alan. 🎉🎉
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@notiolus · 11 months ago (edited)
Nah, it's utterly magnificent!
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@Twongo · 11 months ago
That was not the moment Prog Rock went too far. It was the moment Prog Rock justified its existence. An absolute masterpiece.
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@jimsanderson4180 · 11 months ago
I love this album BECAUSE it is over the top and pushes the boundaries. There’s countless bands that are just fine with reproducing the same kind of music over and over again that doesn’t challenge you. There’s very a few bands that will actually try to be really creative.
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@TheGlssr60 · 11 months ago
I'm watching this on Jon Anderson's 81st birthday! Happy Birthday, Jon!
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@blissmaster71 · 11 months ago
TFTO is a wonderful album! It’s not riff heavy, it’s not a headbanger, but it creates an atmosphere unlike any other album 🖖🏾
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@paulcooper8818 · 11 months ago
I was reading <i><b>Dune</b></i><b></b> when <i><b>Tales</b></i><b></b> came out and listened to it many times as I read the novel.<br>All these years later, the worlds of <i><b>Tales</b></i><b></b> and <i><b>Dune</b></i><b></b> are bound together in my head
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@JoséMiguelMartikorena-v4w · 11 months ago
"Too far" is the reason why Vivaldi, Beethoven, Mozart, Mahler or Yes will be remembered. Forever.
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@graphicmaterial5947 · 10 months ago
Ironically, Rick Wakeman's synthesizer passages on "Tales" are among his best ever. And there's absolutely nothing he can do about it.
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