Ueberschall Prog rock loops, odd or another sign of the the rehabilitation of Prog Rock?
 
They say "We recommend combining Prog Rock with Dubstep Skillz and Electro House Inferno:" I guess it's my lack of imagination but they are not the pairings that would have sprun to my mind.

I'll have to check this out and see if it evokes any mental images of topographic oceans or driving through the sound and in and out the valley.

"We recommend combining Prog Rock with Dubstep Skillz and Electro House Inferno:"

 I would not expect to find this combination of prog rock and dubstep, at least not close to the edge, down by the river.  Seasons must have passed me by to get up and get down with that strange combination...And you and I, still prefer the wondrous stories.

"Prog rock" and "loops" in the same sentence? I don't think so.

Looping is the antithesis of "progressive". 

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"We recommend combining Prog Rock with Dubstep Skillz and Electro House Inferno:"

I would not expect to find this combination of prog rock and dubstep, at least not close to the edge, down by the river.  Seasons must have passed me by to get up and get down with that strange combination...And you and I, still prefer the wondrous stories.

Personally I think this combination is Schizoid Man......

  I think it all depends on how you define "progressive rock" i recall in my days as a buyer for a music store, the lists hada very diverse list of things under "porgressive rock". In practice tons of things get lumped under sub-genres, with purists from all sides arguing that only their defintiion of progressive rock is the right one. Many of the rock-dubstep hybrids often get lumped in that category. In any case, many a hit song that gets lumped in the progressive rock category in the music store has used loops. Debating semantics of a nebulus term is pointless.

I think there can be some limited use of looping in prog rock, in as much as anything repeats itself, occasionally. But indeed, the very essence of what is progressive is that the music changes, and evolves seamlessly throughout the song [chord progressions and key changes]. 

I was just reading the latest KVR interview, featuring Trevor Rabin, and then subsequently listening to songs from the Union Tour. Prog rock was at in it's finest hour, then, and I'm glad I got to see some of the bands that are no longer playing.

I can't blame people for wanting to try to recreate some of the magic of progressive music. Nevertheless, I wasn't enthusiastically impressed with these particular loop offerings because they lacked some depth of sound quality- at least to my ears. Still, they might be desirable for some people.

@Kreative: May be picking a nit here but the "Anderson, Bruford, Wakeman and Howe" album was better to me. Though I liked "Union" also. Saw them on the ABWH tour with Tony Levin on bass. Great memories!

I absolutely love the ABWH, music too, Jimbo,  but missed the tour, unfortunately. I can't say any one recorded work is my favorite because I like several. Parallels first awakened me to the power of Yes music, and subsequently to others of their works. I was lucky to see Steve Howe work in detail with acoustic and electric sets, along with Steve Hackett on the GTR tour. A fabulous demonstration of guitar playing. Two of my favorite guitar players among several of the prog age.