IQ – The Road of Bones (2014) The return of prog’s British masters
Few things could be as exciting to a prog-rock fan as a new IQ album, especially considering they take their time releasing them. This venerable band is one of the […]
Category Archives: Progressive
The art of the guitar with John Ellis and Sean Kelly
I’m combining two reviews of two fine guitar instrumental albums in one. Why? A) Because I want to; B) The two albums present interesting contrasts and approaches; and C) Both […]
10 lesser-known gems of 1970s British progressive rock
People who like progressive rock tend to like it a lot and hence become collectors. Not all of ’em, but many. Therefore, you, gentle reader, may peruse this list and […]
DARKNESS 24-7: An introduction to VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR
Progressive rock is a very interesting genre, probably because the words combined are actually so general as to be pretty meaningless, and it’s used as a blanket term to cover […]
DOUBLE LIVE! Grading the glory of the 1970s double album
The seventies was the time in music when everything was big. Sure, rootsy, down-to-earth post hippie singer-songwriters were plugging away successfully — in fact, the world of music was probably […]
Classics of 1970s French progressive rock
I rather enjoyed writing my post on Italian prog, so I thought I’d move on to another country. You really can, without generalizing too much, tell a lot about the […]
November Netaudio Roundup Part II
OK, well, it’s December 2013, but I already have a post titled Part I, so I better do Part II! This is a roundup of lovely submissions of note that […]
Classics of 1970s Italian Progressive Rock
I had a bit of a layoff there… posting a couple of times a week all year sure takes the stuffing out of a fella, what with real life to […]
GENESIS – The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974) The veritable apex of progressive music
Having just got back from seeing the exacting Genesis tribute band The Musical Box laying down the Selling England by the Pound Tour, I feel right ready for this one! […]
CAMEL – The brave musical journey of Andy Latimer
If you are really, really into the long history of rock music and want to explore what’s underneath the top layer of overexposed famous bands that everyone knows, there are […]
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