Art Rock is the ambitious cousin of progressive rock that stepped into the late 1960s and early 1970s and decided three chords were not enough. I watched it unfold in real time: bands stretching songs past the polite radio limit, folding in classical moods, jazz phrasing, avant-garde textures, and a dash of theatre. From 1967 through the mid-1970s it blurred into glam, prog, and experimental scenes, then resurfaced in post-punk and new wave in the late 1970s. It was never just about complexity; it was about attitude, image, and daring to treat a vinyl LP like a canvas rather than a coaster. Read more on it