Post Tagged with: "Progressive Rock"

Steve Howe Made a Colorful, Quite Surprising Debut With Tomorrow

Steve Howe Made a Colorful, Quite Surprising Debut With Tomorrow

Released 55 years ago this month, the self-titled debut by Yes stalwart Steve Howe’s old band Tomorrow is one of the best of its psychedelic kind.

Prog Collective - 'Seeking Peace' (2023)

Prog Collective – ‘Seeking Peace’ (2023)

Prog Collective’s ‘Seeking Peace’ wobbles and rolls through melodic twists and turns, avoiding many of the current cliches of neo-progressive rock.

Returning to One of Yes' Most Overlooked Eras: 'Magnification'

Returning to One of Yes’ Most Overlooked Eras: ‘Magnification’

John M. Gouldin breaks down five less-heralded albums Yes released between 1996-2001, concluding with Jon Anderson’s swan song ‘Magnification.’

Ashley Davies - 'Gold' (2022)

Ashley Davies – ‘Gold’ (2022)

Ashley Davies’ new album is a grand piece of mostly instrumental music that searches for gold and somehow manages to deliver melodic mythological mystery.

Van Der Graaf Generator - 'The Bath Forum Concert' (2022)

Van Der Graaf Generator – ‘The Bath Forum Concert’ (2022)

This well-recorded 2022 concert from the Bath Forum finds Peter Hammill and Van Der Graaf Generator in superb vocal and instrumental form.

Returning to One of Yes' Most Overlooked Eras: 'Open Your Eyes'

Returning to One of Yes’ Most Overlooked Eras: ‘Open Your Eyes’

John M. Gouldin breaks down five less-heralded albums Yes released between 1996-2001, continuing with 1997’s ‘Open Your Eyes.’

Thomas Truax - 'Dream Catching Songs' (2023)

Thomas Truax – ‘Dream Catching Songs’ (2023)

Thomas Truax’s ‘Dream Catching Songs’ thrillingly spins with gadgets, weird combustions, Budgie the drummer, urgent electric guitar and the odd idea or two.

Tobin Mueller - 'Prestidigitation'; Kansas - 'Another Fork in the Road' (2022)

Tobin Mueller – ‘Prestidigitation’; Kansas – ‘Another Fork in the Road’ (2022)

Is this jazz? Is this rock? Is this “progressive” – and if so, what does that mean? Tobin Mueller and Kansas lead us back into an age-old discussion.

Returning to One of Yes' Most Overlooked Eras: 'Keys to Ascension' + 'Keys to Ascension 2'

Returning to One of Yes’ Most Overlooked Eras: ‘Keys to Ascension’ + ‘Keys to Ascension 2’

John M. Gouldin is breaking down five less-heralded albums Yes released between 1996-2001, beginning with the ‘Keys to Ascension’ projects.

How I Finally Fell For Pink Floyd's 'Dark Side of the Moon'

How I Finally Fell For Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’

Released 50 years ago, Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ was from a different time – and from a very different place. A long while passed before I grew into it.