Art Rock Is A Term Describing A Subgenre Of Rock Music That Tends To Have "experimental Or Avant-Garde Influences" And Emphasizes "novel Sonic Texture." Art Rock Is An "intrinsically Album-Based" Form Which Takes "advantage Of The Format's Capacity For Longer More Complex Compositions And Extended Instrumental Explorations." The Golden Age Of Rock Lectures Define Art Rock As "a Piece Of Music In The Rock Idiom That Is Appealing More Intellectually Or Musically That Is Not Formulated Along Pop Lines For Mass Consumption." The Lectures Note That It Is "...Usually Somewhat Experimental" Using "a Long Structure With Several Themes Like Classical Music" Or "a Suite Of Individual Songs." Art Rock "almost Always Features Keyboards More Than Guitar." As Well Art Rock Is "not So Much For Dancing As For Listening And It Often Tells A Story Or Has A Philosophical Theme To The Lyrics." Allmusic States That "Progressive Rock And Art Rock Are Two Almost Interchangeable Terms Describing A Mostly British Attempt To Elevate Rock Music To New Levels Of Artistic Credibility." Progressive Rock Eventually Stuck As A Label For A Specific Genre Of Rock Music While "art Rock" Was Used To Refer To A Wider More Subjective And Harder-To-Categorize Collection Of Bands. Art Rock May Be Considered "arty" Through Imitation Of Classical "art" Music Or Literature Or Simply Through Eclecticism. Examples Of The Former Include Queen The Moody Blues The Who Pink Floyd The Nice Emerson Lake & Palmer David Bowie The Velvet Underground Kate Bush The Beatles And Love Forever Changes And Examples Of The Latter Include Peter Hammill Roxy Music Genesis And Yes. Art-Rock Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Art Rock: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.