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Who

The bands and artists who created art rock and the followers who have kept the tradition alive.

What

The four different types of art rock:

• Art Rock proper
• Progressive Rock
• Avant Rock (aka Experimental Rock)
• Post Rock

Where

The scenes that helped create art rock, and nurtured it.

When

The Art Rock era began in March of 1996. It cam be broken down into the following eras:

• Peak [Psychedelia] (1966-70)
• The Golden Age of Prog Rock (1969-73)
• New Wave (1975-198?)
• Post Punk (1978-198?)
• Alternative (1983?-199?)
• Post Rock (198?-21st century)
• Math Rock (198?-21st century)
• Neo Prog (198?-199?)
• Indie (198?-21st century)

Why

Why did art rock happen? What specifically caused it?

How

The majority of this site is devoted to how art rock happened, including band bios and reviews, as well as subgenre summaries.