Celeste
Celeste, the cult progressive rock band from Sanremo, a reference for the melancholic, Mellotron-laden Italian sound.
Bands
Enciclopèdia de bandes: història, formació i discografia, per estils.
Locanda delle Fate
Locanda delle Fate, one of the last great classics of 1970s Italian symphonic progressive rock.
Bloque
Bloque, the Cantabrian progressive rock and jazz-rock band with flamenco influences.
Storm
Storm, the Seville hard rock and psychedelic rock band of the 1970s.
Smash
Smash, the Seville band that pioneered the fusion of flamenco and progressive rock.
Módulos
Módulos, the Madrid symphonic progressive rock band of Fernando Arbex.
Tapiman
Tapiman, the Barcelona progressive and psychedelic rock band of a single cult album.
Mezquita
Mezquita, the Córdoba progressive Andalusian rock band of the 1970s.
Alameda
Alameda, the Seville band of Andalusian rock and jazz-rock in the 1970s.
Imán
Imán, Califato Independiente, the progressive Andalusian rock band from Cádiz in the 1970s.
Granada
Granada, the Madrid symphonic progressive rock band (the name comes from the fruit, not the city).
Coz
Coz, the Madrid hard rock and “rock urbano” band that produced the founders of Barón Rojo.
Asfalto
Asfalto, the Madrid progressive rock and blues-rock band, active since the late 1970s.
Guadalquivir
Guadalquivir, the Seville progressive Andalusian rock band, a fusion of flamenco and symphonic music.
Pau Riba
Pau Riba, a central figure of the Catalan counterculture, a benchmark of the fusion of folk and psychedelia with Dioptria.
Música Dispersa
Música Dispersa, the group of Jaume Sisa, Albert Batiste, Selene and Brabo, a reference of Catalan counterculture in the seventies.
Gòtic
Gòtic, the Barcelona symphonic progressive rock band, authors of the album Escenes.
Companyia Elèctrica Dharma
Companyia Elèctrica Dharma, the Barcelona progressive rock and folk band, a reference of Catalan music in the seventies.
Pegasus
Pegasus, a Barcelona jazz-rock band formed in 1981 by Max Sunyer, Josep Mas “Kitflus”, Rafael Escoté and Santi Arisa, said a definitive farewell in 2021 after forty years.
Maquina!
Maquina!, the Barcelona band of two full-length albums, Why? and En Directo, a cult name in Catalan progressive rock.
Fusioon
Fusioon, the jazz-rock progressive band from Manresa, a reference of the Catalan scene in the seventies.
Om
Om, the Barcelona progressive rock band linked to the orbit of the Nova Cançó and Catalan jazz.
Iceberg
Iceberg, the Barcelona jazz-rock band, a benchmark of the Catalan scene of the 1970s.
Cai
Cai, the Cádiz Andalusian rock band that fused flamenco and progressive rock.
Ñu
Ñu, the Madrid progressive rock band of the seventies, led by José Carlos Molina.
Obús
Obús, one of the founding bands of 1980s Spanish heavy metal.
Barón Rojo
Barón Rojo, one of the founding bands of Spanish heavy metal with Volumen Brutal.
Saurom
Saurom, the folk metal band from Cádiz with epic and fantasy themes.
Mägo de Oz
Mägo de Oz, the Madrid folk metal band, the most popular on the Spanish scene.
Medina Azahara
Medina Azahara, the Córdoba band of Andalusian rock, a benchmark of the fusion of rock and Andalusian music.
Level 42
Level 42, the British jazz-funk and sophisticated pop band led by bassist Mark King.
Mike Stern
Mike Stern, American jazz fusion guitarist, formerly of Miles Davis and Blood, Sweat & Tears.
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius, a revolutionary jazz fusion bassist and member of Weather Report in the 1970s.
Alphonse Mouzon
Alphonse Mouzon, founding drummer of Weather Report and a key figure of 1970s jazz fusion.
Acoustic Alchemy
Acoustic Alchemy, the British guitar duo that set the standard for instrumental smooth jazz.
Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra, the American band that set the standard for commercial jazz fusion in the 1980s.
The Crusaders
The Crusaders, the Houston band that founded 1970s jazz fusion and smooth jazz.
Chicago
Chicago, the pioneering band of rock and horn-section fusion, with decades of hits.
Toto
Toto, the band of Los Angeles session musicians known for “Africa” and “Rosanna”.
Journey
Journey, the San Francisco band behind “Don’t Stop Believin’”, a benchmark of 1980s arena rock.