As the tour progressed, band members and others became concerned that Bono's antics – while making for good press copy and having an electric effect on some fans – were detracting from the music and might end in a disaster (an assessment Bono later agreed with).
As the set progressed, the band's rhythms made their way back toward Ethiopia.
As the 1960s progressed, the band was also influential in originating psychedelic rock, raga rock, and country rock.
As the studio sessions progressed, the band members' new intimate relationships that formed after various separations started to have a negative effect on Fleetwood Mac.
As the sessions progressed, the band members started experimenting with distortion pedals to add to their "chiming, clean guitar sound", although they did not listen to the producer about song structure.
It seems like you guys are getting tougher as you're progressing as a band.
Chad Bower of About.com stated that the band had "progressed a lot since their debut", noting that the album was "very diverse and [allows] the band to show many different sides of their musical personality".
In a two-and-a-half-hour set, the band progressed from thoughts of overconsumption and overwork in "Too Much" to questions about purpose in "Lie in Our Graves," "Typical Situation" and a newer song, "Bartender," in which Mr. Matthews prays that money and success not ruin him.
As the 1940s progressed, Hampton's band incorporated bebop stylings into the arrangements, but it returned to old styles and played rhythm and blues with greater frequency (especially evident in the saxophone work of Illinois Jacquet) in the '50s.
As the band progressed from their early material on through to their latest compositions, Greg became silent and thunderstruck, finally murmuring: "This is like the music of the future".
