Progressive rock bands pushed "rock's technical and compositional boundaries" by going beyond the standard rock or popular verse-chorus based song structures. Additionally, the arrangements often incorporate elements drawn from classical, jazz, and avant-garde music. Instrumental songs are more common, and songs with lyrics are sometimes conceptual, abstract, or based in fantasy. Progressive rock bands sometimes used "concept albums that made unified statements, usually telling an epic story or tackling a grand overarching theme".
Progressive rock developed from late-1960s psychedelic rock and jazz fusion, as part of a wide-ranging tendency in rock music of this era to draw inspiration from ever more diverse influences. The term came into most widespread use around the mid-1970s. While progressive rock reached the peak of its popularity in the 1970s and early 1980s, neo-progressive bands have continued playing for faithful audiences in the subsequent decades. Progressive rock sharply declined in popularity for much of the 1980s, but returned to prominence in the early-to-mid 1990s.
Subgenres and related genres as categorised by the popular progressive rock site Prog Archives include Canterbury scene, crossover prog, experimental metal/post-metal, heavy prog, Indo-prog/raga rock, jazz rock/fusion, Krautrock, neo-prog, post-rock/math rock, progressive electronic, progressive folk, progressive metal, psychedelic rock/space rock, RIO/rock in opposition/avant-prog, rock progressivo italiano, symphonic prog, tech/extreme prog metal, and zeuhl. Symphonic prog is probably the sound most commonly associated with the genre, as most of its most influential acts at least dabbled in the style, and many of its most acclaimed albums (especially Close to the Edge by Yes, Selling England by the Pound) are exemplars of the style.
Though frequently lambasted by critics, the genre continues to have a lasting influence on modern music, perhaps because its demonstrations of musical and compositional skill hold particular appeal to musicians, who have added appreciations for how difficult these styles are to perform. In addition to genres like post-rock, math rock, Krautrock, and experimental metal, already mentioned above, the genre is also an unmistakable influence on video game soundtracks. Perhaps because prog acts were early pioneers in incorporating synthesizers into popular music, some of the most influential video game composers in the world, including θΏθ€ζ΅©ζ²» (KΕji KondΕ, best known for his work on the Super Mario Bros. and The Legend of Zelda) series) and ζ€ζΎδΌΈε€« (Nobuo Uematsu, best known for his work on the Final Fantasy series), have explicitly cited prog acts like Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pink Floyd, and Deep Purple as some of their most important influences; θη°θ£ζ¨Ή (Hiroki Kikuta, best known in the West for Secret of Mana), another VGM composer influenced by prog, also suggested that their shared love of bands like Emerson, Lake & Palmer may have been the tipping point that pushed Uematsu to hire him to compose for Square.
In a perhaps more unexpected case, some critics have also argued that prog has influenced the works of many alternative hip-hop acts such as Atmosphere, Aesop Rock, Cage, Caparezza, dΓ€lek, Kid Cudi, Lupe Fiasco, and Kanye West, many of whom have also sampled prog acts (most famously, West sampled "21st Century Schizoid Man" for "Power").
Supermassive Black Hole
Muse Lyrics
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Ooh baby, can you hear me moan?
You caught me under false pretenses
How long before you let me go?
Ooh
You set my soul alight
Ooh
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night (ooh)
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the (you set my soul)
(Into the supermassive)
I thought I was a fool for no one
Ooh baby, I'm a fool for you
You're the queen of the superficial
And how long before you tell the truth?
Ooh
You set my soul alight
Ooh
You set my soul alight
Glaciers melting in the dead of night (ooh)
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the (you set my soul)
(Into the supermassive)
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive
Glaciers melting in the dead of night (ooh)
And the superstars sucked into the supermassive (you set my soul alight)
Glaciers melting in the dead of night
And the superstars sucked into the (you set my soul)
(Into the supermassive)
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
Supermassive black hole
The lyrics of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" describe the toxic and intense attraction between two people who are not good for each other. The singer speaks directly to his lover, describing himself as suffering and moaning, which suggests that he's affected deeply by the relationship. Despite not being together under honest pretenses, the unspecified person has had a profound impact on the singer. The chorus suggests that the relationship ignites a fiery passion in the singer's soul that he can't resist.
The imagery of the glaciers melting in the dead of night and the superstars getting sucked into the supermassive black hole serves as a metaphor for how the singer is being consumed by the relationship. The black hole is a force so great that everything is sucked into it, even superstars. This may symbolize how the singer feels that his identity and individuality is being swallowed up by his partner.
Overall, "Supermassive Black Hole" is a song about a combustible love that's unsustainable and unhealthy. The singer is aware of the superficial nature of his lover, but he's still drawn to her like a moth to flame.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh baby, don't you know I suffer?
My love for you is causing me pain and distress.
Ooh baby, can you hear me moan?
I am expressing my emotional pain caused by this love.
You caught me under false pretenses
You deceived me into loving you or led me on.
How long before you let me go?
When will you end this relationship or release me from my love for you?
You set my soul alight
Your love ignites and intensifies my passion for you.
Glaciers melting in the dead of night (ooh) And the superstars sucked into the super massive (you set my soul alight)
The unpredictability and intensity of our love is compared to the melting of glaciers and the gravitational pull of black holes.
I thought I was a fool for no one
I once believed that I was not capable of loving anyone.
Ooh baby, I'm a fool for you
I have now fallen deeply in love with you, despite my previous beliefs.
You're the queen of the superficial
You prioritize surface-level or physical aspects in life.
And how long before you tell the truth?
When will you stop hiding behind appearances and start being honest with me?
Super massive black hole
Our love is compared to a massive, powerful, and inescapable object in space.
Lyrics Β© BMG Rights Management
Written by: Matt Bellamy
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@melihhancolak2672
we really enjoy our family activites out in the wild here. Our son took his new girlfriend (I think shes really sweet) to our weekly baseball game last weekend. We LOVED the atmosphere with this music so much. It just felt like a movie scene at this point...
@zaimhassan5278
were you joined by 2 men and a redhead woman in your game by any chance?
@melihhancolak2672
@@zaimhassan5278 omg yesss! They were pretty normal hipsters first but one of them acted a little too crazy about something. Weird people you dont wanna have around...
@ZarminaAkhterMohammad
TWILIGHT BASEBALL SCEENEE OMG
@poojashrestha1406
I WAS SEARCHING FOR THIS SONG FOR 6HRS STRAIGHT IT WAS WORTH IT
@chanezmehdi1080
Exsacly
@1tsStillRa1ning
Months for me
@Canadian_4Ever
LMAO NO WAY
@ayeshasgamingchannel6755
For me it was like 2 years
@rosannacomberiati8193
You should have watched Twilight... π₯Ήπ₯Ή You would have not spent 6 hrs... btw I'm joking β€