Queen’s music cannot be seen in isolation. Bands and artists at the time, such as, Roxy Music and David Bowie were creating art music within a glam rock setting (Alfonso, B: p85) too. Leading exponents of the Progressive Rock genre include King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis and Yes who were inspired by the psychedelic scene (Alfonso, B p 82). Progressive Rock can be seen as experimental music, music for art’s sake and as described by critics of progressive rockers as mere self-indulgence (Alfonso, B et al p85; Covach, J and Flory p 316, 329). It is argued that much of their inspiration came from the concept album format which was firmly established by The Beatles and their concept album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Covach, J and Flory, A p
Queen’s music cannot be seen in isolation. Bands and artists at the time, such as, Roxy Music and David Bowie were creating art music within a glam rock setting (Alfonso, B: p85) too. Leading exponents of the Progressive Rock genre include King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis and Yes who were inspired by the psychedelic scene (Alfonso, B p 82). Progressive Rock can be seen as experimental music, music for art’s sake and as described by critics of progressive rockers as mere self-indulgence (Alfonso, B et al p85; Covach, J and Flory p 316, 329). It is argued that much of their inspiration came from the concept album format which was firmly established by The Beatles and their concept album Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Covach, J and Flory, A p