Prog Rock Yodel Solo‽
I saw this video linked from this Cracked article about lame “progressive rock,” and I just had to share it. The article is funny as heck, even though I love Rush, who are considered a progrock band. Anyway they linked to this video, which is pretty silly. Actually, musically, it’s quite good; It’s just the yodel solo and flute solo and the wild eyes of the yodeler/flautist that make it goofy.
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpV5InLw52U&hl;=en_US&fs;=1&rel;=0&color1;=0x2b405b&color2;=0x6b8ab6]
Legacy Comments
Bill Coleman — November 28, 2009 at 11:39 AM
You know, this is probably one of the signature rock instrumentals of all time. Nothing silly about it.
I would not have called this “progressive” rock, I would save that for Genesis, Pink Floyd and the like. This is closer to Jazz/Rock fusion.
prog vinyl — March 30, 2010 at 4:09 PM
I’m going to agree with Bill on this one. This song is tough as hell. But regardless of what you think about the song, I can almost guarantee that these guys were a freaking blast to hang out with.
Joey Gibson — March 30, 2010 at 5:10 PM
What’s funny is that the song really grew on me. It’s kind of silly, but the musicians are all clearly talented. The fact remains, though, that a yodel solo in a song is a rarity. :-)