Not a sub-genre, as much as a category. Bands included in Art Rock may have very few things in common, other than the fact that they are all 100% Progressive Rock bands. The term Art Rock has evolved from being synonymous with Progressive Rock in the early 70's, to being considered the borderline between Progressive Rock and mainstream in the 90's.
However, the term has changed again with the new century, and below are the characteristics of the bands that will be included in this category: 2. Bands that are beyond the limits of the sub-genre parameters, or 4. Bands that have characteristics of two or more different sub-genres and can't be reasonably classified in either, or (The main difference with Prog-Related is that in this second category the bands included are not usually accepted as Prog bands, or are simply non Prog bands that have influenced or been influenced by the genre.
) Prog Archives accepts that this is a very generic category, but we believe it is necessary to avoid creating endless sub-genres for each eclectic band that appears.
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