Post Tagged with: "Progressive Rock"

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Chris Squire stakes Yes’ claim as forefathers of the genre: ‘We invented progressive rock’

Chris Squire, of course, had little idea that Yes would still be together as the group was constructing the classic albums featured on their most recent tour. But he knew one thing You May Also Like: Esquire featuring Nikki Squire, “Ministry of Life” (2016): One Track Mind Yes’ Chris SquireRead More

Prog Collective with Colin Moulding, John Wetton, Peter Banks, Billy Sherwood, others - 'Epilogue' (2013)

Prog Collective with Colin Moulding, John Wetton, Peter Banks, Billy Sherwood, others – ‘Epilogue’ (2013)

The second Prog Collective project holds a series of intrigues for fans of Yes, as still more final recordings from the late Peter Banks surface.

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Streams: Preview the long-awaited remix of Rush’s 2002 reunion project Vapor Trails

Can’t wait for the badly needed — no, really, very badly — remix of Rush’s Vapor Trails? Here are 12 striking audio samples to tide you over until the updated disc arrives You May Also Like: David Crosby, “Amelia” from ‘Sky Trails’ (2017): One Track Mind Metallica’s Remix of “SomeRead More

Exclusive stream: Emerson Lake and Palmer, "Pictures at an Exhibition" from Live In Montreal 1977 (2013)

Exclusive stream: Emerson Lake and Palmer, “Pictures at an Exhibition” from Live In Montreal 1977 (2013)

Check out this signature tune from Emerson Lake and Palmer’s last performance with a 70-piece orchestra on their 1977 tour in support of Works. You May Also Like: With Works, Emerson Lake and Palmer began to fall apart: ‘It just proved to be so unwieldy’ Emerson Lake and Palmer –Read More

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Levin Minnemann Rudess – Levin Minnemann Rudess (2013)

There are certain parameters expected from any new supergroup, certain expectations based on what you know coming in. Levin Minnemann Rudress depth charges those early and often. You May Also Like: Levin Minnemann Rudess – From The Law Offices Of Levin Minnemann Rudess (2016) McStine & Minnemann – ‘McStine &Read More

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Portnoy-Sheehan-MacAlpine-Sherinian – Live in Tokyo (2013)

A new supergroup featuring Tony MacAlpine, Billy Sheehan, Derek Sherinian and Mike Portnoy reinvigorates some of the best moments from their separate musical histories, even as they make new ones. You May Also Like: Derek Sherinian – ‘Vortex’ (2022) Marc Ribot + The Young Philadelphians – Live In Tokyo (2016)

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Books: Roger Waters: The Man Behind the Wall, by Dave Thompson (2013)

Over the years, The Wall — and its unlikely advance hit single “Another Brick in the Wall (Part 2)” — have become an accepted part of the Pink Floyd iconography. But it wasn’t always like that. You May Also Like: Roger Waters Created His Solo Masterwork With Focused, Trenchant ‘AmusedRead More

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Mike Oldfield – Five Miles Out/Crises: Collectors’ Editions (2013)

Best known perhaps as a pair of albums that produced hit singles (!) for Mike Oldfield, new 30th anniversary editions of Five Miles Out and Crises illustrate the imaginative depth found elsewhere. You May Also Like: Solitaire Miles, “Ghost Riders in the Sky” from ‘Susie Blue and the Lonesome Fellas’Read More

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Patrick Moraz, keyboardist with Yes and the Moody Blues: Something Else! Interview

Patrick Moraz stops in to discuss his endlessly varied career with Yes, the Moody Blues and as a solo artist.

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Keith Emerson, Glenn Hughes and Marc Bonilla – The Boys Club, Live From California: The Complete Concert (2013)

An intriguing (though, unfortunately, only partial) collaboration, The Boys Club, Live From California: The Complete Concert has certainly taken a circuitous route — having long appeared as a bootleg You May Also Like: The Keith Emerson Band featuring Marc Bonilla was a thrilling return to prog ‘Fanfare For the UncommonRead More