<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Mark A. Galang]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://markgalang.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Mark A. Galang]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://markgalang.wordpress.com/author/markgalang/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[The Search for Christian Progressive&nbsp;Rock]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>About 9 years ago, when I was looking for progressive rock bands that were Christian in orientation, I first found out about Kerry Livgren&#8217;s work both with Kansas and then with Proto-Kaw and his solo work:</p>
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<p>Afterwards, I discovered Ajalon:</p>
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<p>Then I discovered Glass Hammer:</p>
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<p>A few years after that, progressive rock giant Neal Morse became Christian (although he kind of misunderstands what the Trinity is all about; his views sound like a mix of tritheism and modalism):</p>
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<p>It doesn&#8217;t really do any justice by just watching these clips. Keep in mind that Christian progressive rock (like secular prog) is known for suites and concepts albums so it&#8217;s always best to listen to entire albums to understand the big picture i.e. the love of God manifested through Jesus Christ.</p>
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