Post Tagged with: "Progressive Rock"

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Deep Purple – Live in Verona (2014)

This isn’t just another evening of string-laden songcraft from Deep Purple; it’s a big-bang moment for the group’s next era.

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Leon Alvarado with Trey Gunn + Jerry Marotta – 2014: Music from an Expanded Universe (2014)

Leon Alvarado makes another stop on a deeply intriguing journey through prog’s past, but with a modern twist.

An Intriguing Launch Point, 'Trespass' Is Genesis' Forgotten Album: 'I Guess, Because It's So Early'

An Intriguing Launch Point, ‘Trespass’ Is Genesis’ Forgotten Album: ‘I Guess, Because It’s So Early’

The sophomore album ‘Trespass,’ released on Oct. 23, 1970, offered the first hints at where Genesis would go.

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Burnt Belief (Porcupine Tree’s Colin Edwin + Jon Durant) – Etymology (2014)

‘Etymology’ by Burnt Belief, featuring Porcupine Tree’s Colin Edwin and Jon Durant, is as good as you can get with downtempo music.

Trevor Rabin Clears the Air on Yes' 'Owner of a Lonely Heart': 'I've Bitten My Lip for a Long Time'

Trevor Rabin Clears the Air on Yes’ ‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’: ‘I’ve Bitten My Lip for a Long Time’

Trevor Rabin song became Yes’ biggest hit, but also a point of contention.

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Thank You Scientist – Maps of Non-Existent Places (2012; 2014 reissue)

Thank You Scientist more than deserves a second audition; don’t miss out this time.

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Fire! Orchestra directed by Mats Gustafsson – Enter (2014)

A prog-leaning album that is noisy, experimental and brave.

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Something Else! sneak peek: MoeTar, “Regression to the Mean” from Entropy of the Century (2014)

Does a song have to be repetitive and elementary to work? MoeTar says: No.

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Julie Slick + Marco Machera – Fourth Dementia (2014)

They’ve created an album that’s both emotionally open, and a wonder of intricate control.

There's more to Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon than its trippy music: 'Astonishingly relevant'

There’s more to Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon than its trippy music: ‘Astonishingly relevant’

A key element to the album continues to resonate, Nick Mason says.