ELO and the Electric Light Orchestra: Electronic Literature Lessons from Prog Rock by Matthew Kirschenbaum

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"Music is a plane of wisdom"—Transmissions from the Offworlds of Afrofuturism by tobias c. van Veen

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Periods in Progressive Rock and the Problem of Authenticity by John J. Sheinbaum

“…Though “largely ignored” by much mainstream popular music scholarship and “largely despised” by most critics, the genre of “self consciously complex” rock music was usually known as 1970’s “progressive” (or “prog”) rock was very popular and influential across England and North America in its time, and its fan base remains dedicated to this day. …”
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Schnittstellen zwischen performance und Analyse von Popmusik. Performative Produktionsprozesse in Pink Floyds Album Wish You Were Here und Jordan Rudessʼ Coverversion von Genesisʼ... by Hubertus Dreyer, Pascal Horn

“…Both works belong to the prog rock tradition and display a similar level of musical complexity; the way in which these works are complex, however, differs and reflects different production styles: Pink Floydʼs album is the result of a quasi vegetative growth under strong psychological distress, leading to a dense network of musical cross-references throughout the album; Jordan Rudess, on the other hand, proceeds rationally and economically, and the artistic effect of the result owes much to the virtuosity of the musicians.…”
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