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Originally Posted by sxesven
As for progressive, I'll pass on that one because I couldn't care less about it, haha. I'm sure there's people here who know more about it.
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I'll take this one. Progressive rock (or prog-rock) was a style of rock music that emerged in the 1970's. It incorporated elements of classical and jazz, instruments not commonly associated with rock music such as Hammond B3 organ, mellotron, Chapman stick, and in the case of King Crimson, Warr guitar. Progressive rock is known for it's long songs many divided into movements as a classical piece would be. It is also know for it's use of odd time signatures. Progressive rock musicians are usually very skilled with their instruments. Progressive rock gave way later to progressive metal. Which is essentially the same only it's the combination of heavy metal with jazz, classical, and other styles. The odd time signatures and complex song structures are still there. There is a new breed of progressive rock/metal bands emerging (The Mars Volta, Coheed & Cambria, and to a certain degree Meshuggah).
Key bands:
Progressive Rock: Pink Floyd, Yes, Rush, King Crimson, Genesis (Peter Gabriel-era), Gentle Giant, Marillion, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Enchant, Porcupine Tree.
Progressive Metal: Dream Theater, Symphony X, Queensryche, Pain of Salvatation, Meshuggah, Fates Warning, Opeth.
Check out
progarchives.com. They have songs for download and plenty of great information about the genre.