1970s English Art-Rock Thread

From Viz magazine:

 

A few cool pics of legendary English art-rockers..

 

Although Be-Bop Deluxe is already mentioned in this thread, I'd like to post this one

 

Oh and I have to post something by Mrs Bush too.

 

Illusion - Isadora

 

Previously unreleased, October 1977 - April 1978.

 

Is 'Tomorrow Never Knows' the most covered song in Art Rock? I have versions by the Beatles, Mark Nine, 801, King Crimson, Sheila Chandra and Tangerine Dream. I like them all. Something else out there I should know about? I can hear Bill Nelson singing it in my head, is that just my imagination (running away with me).

 

1970s English Art-Rock
This makes perfect sense as a genre to me. And some prime examples that have not yet been mentioned would be:
Curved Air
Pilot
Supertramp
John Cale
Stackridge
Alan Parsons Project

 

Pilot are from Edinburgh and John Cale is Welsh!

 

OK, point taken! But the music does fit...

 

Brazilian Violeta de Outono covers it pretty good.It's an English song,right.

 

Cobalt Chapel - We Come Willingly

 

Enjoy.

 

Supertramp --- a non-fan usually know their hits, but their non-hits are even better!

 

"Funeral For a Friend"

 

Great stuff - never even heard the band name!

 

Solar Flares / Song for Che by Robert Wyatt



A great example of experimental side of the Seventies' English Art Rock.

 

You should post a 70s Prog thread instead as Art Rock is not a genre.

 

What ever gave you that idea?

 

The facts. And Sventonio knows better.

 

Musical genres are abstract ideas, Rock. Jazz, Art Rock, it's all an abstraction. I broke my guitar by bashing it into my amplifier, that would be a good representation of a fact. As per Sventonio, well who knows?
Art Rock isn't Prog Rock, which isn't Psychedelic Rock, which sometimes isn't rock at all.

 

Let’s see... for me David Sylvian is art-rock. Certainly not prog.

 

Sorry mate but a list of defined and agreed upon categories is a fact not an abstraction.

 

Yes it was (is) a genre [Art Rock = Pop Rock with a huge artistic approach]. And you you gave me an excuse to post this beautiful video as an example of the genre!


Be-Bop Deluxe Ships In The Night /Fair Exchange (live tv appearance, BBC 1976)

 

Genesis we're art-rock back in the day. Definitely were not considered alongside bands like ELP and Yes. Somehow all that is forgotten now.