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Acoustic Prog

instruments in unique ways is a big part of what separates prog from the rest of rock music. Generally speaking, traditional American styles don’t mix into a progressive recipe as readily as they do in other classic genres. It’s better to delve back in time and across the Atlantic to find flavors that do. Here are a few style and

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