Spoiler alert: There’s not an electric guitar to be found on Renaissance’s ‘Scheherazade and Other Stories.’ But that is a big part of the charm.

Of course, any Pink Floyd novice should check out the actual album, but these star-packed reinterpretations of ‘Animals’ songs are pretty cool.

Zeelley Moon is piano-driven, clever song-orientated music, with glances at bands like Supertramp, 10cc, Klaatu (circa the album ‘Hope’) and Garden Shed.

Osibisa, Nate Smith and Octarine Sky are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

Jim Pembroke is lost, but thankfully not without a trace. Here’s an appreciation of this legend from the Finnish prog band Wigwam, written “in gratitude.”

Marco Mattei’s ‘Out of Control’ is an ever-delightful roulette spin through the countless creative personalities that found voice in the colorful ’70s.

Jukka Iisakkila’s ‘Clocks and Clouds’ is a jazz-fusion / progressive rock album that revels in the consequences of head bending.

This recently found live recording of Nektar is a wonderful time capsule from before their “future” ever needed to be “remembered.”

Tony Kaye, Madeleine Peyroux, David Garfield and others are part of the latest edition of Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

Rush’s ‘Roll the Bones,’ released 30 years ago today, is better than most people think. I should know, as many times as I’ve bought it.