King Crimson, ‘In the Court of the Crimson King: 50th Anniversary’ (2019)
King Crimson’s ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ was a product of a time when creating new styles with no boundaries was not only welcomed but expected.
King Crimson’s ‘In the Court of the Crimson King’ was a product of a time when creating new styles with no boundaries was not only welcomed but expected.
This Best of 2019 list includes both Yes and their former drummer Bill Bruford, and Toto and their former drummer Simon Phillips, among others.

If this Bill Bruford compilation took an Ancestry DNA test, the results would point to an old Soft Machine song: It feels, it reels and it squeals.
“Nine Voices (Longwalker)” is a loving tribute to the man who helped Yes to produce their best work for many years.

Fernando Perdomo lights votive acoustic-guitar devotion to the music of early King Crimson.
Steve Hackett, more than anyone else, has kept the Genesis flag flying in the 21st century.
If there’s a downside to “New Language,” it’s that Yes has not been as vital and potent on any studio recording since.
Billy Sherwood, Fernando Perdomo and others are featured on Five for the Road, an occasional look at music that’s been in my car lately.

The second album by Kaprekar’s Constant requires a patient listen, but it eventually reveals so much beauty.
Rush’s ‘Presto’ arrived 30 years ago today, setting off a chain reaction that would change my life forever.