Timeline of progressive rock (1970-79) Hear

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This is a timeline of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. This article contains the timeline for the period 1970-1979.

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1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979

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1970

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

• The Beatles
• The Nice
• Organisation
• Quill
• Sam Gopal

Events

• Peter Banks leaves Yes, being replaced by former Bodast and Tomorrow guitarist Steve Howe.
• Anthony Phillips leaves Genesis, and is replaced by guitarist Steve Hackett. Genesis also changes drummers, losing John Mayhew and bringing in former child actor Phil Collins.
• Jan Akkerman and Pierre van der Linden leave Brainbox for Focus.

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1971

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

• Nirvana

Events

• The new King Crimson that Bill Bruford joins has former Family bassist John Wetton.
• Yes fires organist Tony Kaye, and replaces him with former Strawbs keyboard player and session musician Rick Wakeman.

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1972

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

• Brainbox
• Khan
• Matching Mole
• Van der Graaf Generator

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1973

Newly formed bands

• Clearlight
• Etron Fou Leloublan
• Journey
• Opus

Albums

Disbandments

• Jackson Heights
• Marsupilami

Events

• Rick Wakeman leaves Yes after concluding the band's Tales From Topographic Oceans Tour. He would enjoy a long solo career following the success of his albums Six Wives of Henry VIII and Journey to the Center of the Earth. He is replaced by former Refugee keyboard player Patrick Moraz.
• Founding member Phil Schulman leaves Gentle Giant.

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1974

Newly formed bands

• Bijelo Dugme
• Klaatu
• Refugee
• SBB
• Tako
• Univers Zero

Albums

Disbandments

• King Crimson
• Korni Grupa
• Supersister

Events

• John Rutsey leaves Rush to be replaced by Neil Peart.

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1975

Newly formed bands

• Ambrosia
• National Health
• Triana

Albums

Disbandments

• DAG
• Hatfield and the North
• Fusion Orchestra disband in May after six years of touring. This had been the band's eighth line-up. Only drummer Dave Bell remained from the original band, formed in 1969. Co-founder Col Dawson had left at the end of December 1974.
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• The Mothers of Invention

Events

• Vocalist Peter Gabriel leaves Genesis at the end of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway tour. The band's drummer, Phil Collins, steps up to be lead singer and frontman after the band auditions some 450 singers. Gabriel then embarks on a solo career.
• Former Pink Floyd frontman, Syd Barrett, overweight and bald, goes to Abbey Road Studios to ask if he can rejoin the band, they turn him down. The visit caused the band much distress. The band were recording the backing vocals for "Shine On You Crazy Diamond", a song about Barrett's demise.
• Bassist Mario Mutis leaves Los Jaivas.
• Yugoslav band Dah moves to Belgium, where they change their name to Land.

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1976

Newly formed bands

• Brand X
• Galija
• Igra Staklenih Perli
• The Alan Parsons Project

Albums

Disbandments

• 10cc: Kevin Godley and Lol Creme leave to pursue solo projects.
• Curved Air
• Dah

Events

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1977

Newly formed bands

• Aksak Maboul
• Gordi
• Témpano
• Toto
• UK

Albums

Events

• Abortive supergroup British Bulldog with John Wetton, Rick Wakeman and Bill Bruford only play a few rehearsals.
• Patrick Moraz is fired from Yes to allow Rick Wakeman to re-join.
• Guitarist Steve Hackett departs Genesis to pursue solo work.

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1978

Newly formed bands

Albums

Disbandments

• Elonkorjuu
• Emerson, Lake & Palmer
• Henry Cow
• Pop Ma?ina
• Van der Graaf Generator

Events

• Rock in Opposition (RIO) is formed by Henry Cow, Stormy Six, Samla Mammas Manna, Univers Zero and Etron Fou Leloublan at the first RIO festival in London on 12 March. Art Zoyd, Art Bears and Aksak Maboul join RIO in December.

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1979

Newly formed bands

• Marillion
• The Mnemonist Orchestra (developed into Biota)

Albums

Disbandments

• Opus
• U.K.

Events

• Rick Wright of Pink Floyd is fired from the band by bassist Roger Waters. However he is allowed back on "The Wall" tour as a paid session musician.
• Jon Anderson and Rick Wakeman leave Yes. They were replaced by Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of The Buggles respectively.
• Mario Mutis rejoined Los Jaivas.

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