Here are the 11 best prog rock bands from the United States!<\/p>\n
Progressive rock<\/a> began in the U.K. in the late \u201860s and early \u201870s, so it makes sense that many of the best artists from there<\/a> are also among the best artists of all time. It didn\u2019t take long, however, for comparably amazing bands to pop up\u00a0in the United States\u00a0and prove that they could put their own laudable spins on prog rock.<\/p>\n We\u2019re talking about older acts such as Kansas<\/a>, Happy the Man<\/a>, Styx<\/a>, Crack the Sky<\/a> and Ambrosia<\/a>. Since then, ensembles such as Thinking Plague<\/a>, Spock\u2019s Beard<\/a>, Magellan<\/a>, The Tea Club<\/a>, Echolyn<\/a>, Discipline<\/a> and Advent Horizon<\/a> have carried the torch exceedingly well, resulting in the United States becoming a major hotspot for the style.<\/p>\n Now, you might ask: “When push comes to shove, which ones come out on top?” As you can guess, that\u2019s what we\u2019re deciding below!<\/p>\n READ MORE: The 25 Best Prog Rock Albums of the 2000s (Ranked)<\/a><\/p>\n At the risk of spoiling our selections, we won\u2019t list any honorable mentions here. We will say, though, that you could easily replace almost all\u00a0of our choices with your own and have a strong argument for each one of them. (In other words, there aren\u2019t as many irrefutable must-includes as there were for our U.K. list.)<\/p>\n By now, you probably know that we\u2019re broadening our scope to feature groups who explore related styles (for instance, jazz fusion, jam rock, art rock, experimental rock and avant-garde music). If progressive rock is also a prominent feature of their work, they can be considered.<\/p>\n So, get ready to see some of your favorite artists get their flowers (while others are inevitably left out of the conversation) as we run through the 11 best prog rock bands from the United States!<\/p>\n How many of these U.S. prog rock bands do you like? Let us know!<\/p>\n The 11 Best Prog Rock Bands From the United States<\/p>\n Keep scrolling to see the best U.S. prog rock bands of all time!<\/p>\n Gallery Credit: Jordan Blum<\/a><\/p>\n The Best Prog Rock Band for Each Letter of the Alphabet<\/p>\n A, B, C, D, E, F, G! Now you know which prog rock bands are key.<\/p>\n