OK so I've just listened to S.F. Sorrow by The Pretty Things and Autobahn by Kraftwerk. I had never heard of The Pretty Things until the piece on Sound Opinions. This was a pretty good album. We're talking 1968 so this is before progressive rock has even been labeled as such, but you can see they are stretching the boundaries of rock and still managing to construct an album full of interesting songs.
Kraftwerk on the other hand is a band I've heard of for a long time, but never listened to. I understand the importance of their influence, but I can't say I'll ever find myself putting on this album again. Unlike The Pretty Things who were constructing rock songs, this album is letting go of the short song rock premise and constructing electronic based music that can last for over 20 minutes. The surprising thing is it works because you find yourself drawn into the beat and the melody and time floats by. That said I would rather have the constructed rock song.
