The Pineapple Thief

After watching Steven Wilson and Opeth rise to the big leagues, he was bewildered but still hopeful. Then 11th album Your Wilderness provided the change of fortunes he’d been looking for

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Order, chaos, abandoned comfort zones and healthy tension arose as Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison took the lead with the band’s 14th album – which left Soord feeling like it was only their fourth

Ghosts In The Park contains songs he’d never take to The Pineapple Thief, or talk about in coffee shops. He explains how he found the collection of stories in hotel rooms

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Soord’s inspiration comes from a man who made his name in the studio before releasing a series of acclaimed concept records in his own right

The award-winning prog drummer – who says he’s quite happy playing simple songs – on working with Kevin Ayers, Iggy Pop, Mic Karn and others

His fourth solo album Ghosts In The Park explores emotions that followed the loss of both his parents

Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson own the limelight all year, or can King Crimson, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Crown Lands and The Pineapple Thief grab headlines?

The Pink Floyd collaborator thought his career would last two years. But in the past five decades he’s had surprise hits, overreacted to a myth about tape, and made colleagues believe his ideas had been their own