Latest articles by Chris Roberts
Mike Oldfield's softly spoken follow-up to Tubular Bells now sounds better than the big beast
Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge was originally received with a shrug, but time has only emphasised its quiet brilliance
How Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt made Invention Of Knowledge
The former Yes vocalist and the Flower Kings leader spent two years creating and fine-tuning a record designed to be an in-depth experience – and surprised even themselves
“He seems determined to prove he can sound unlike Genesis”: Nad Sylvan’s Monumentata
Best known as Steve Hackett’s live vocalist, he moves away from his usual tone with darker, more personal music than his earlier solo output
“You wonder if any other drummer could have done it”: Alan White’s best Yes performances
He secured a place in music history with other artists – but he’s best remembered for covering an extraordinary breadth of styles with the ever-changing prog giants
Queen's debut album gets more intense on Dolby Atmos Blu-ray edition
Spatial surround sound doesn’t restrain Queen's rip-roaring debut album
How Yes defined themselves with Fragile, before success went to their heads
The arrival of Rick Wakeman, the freedom to be adventurous and the discovery of Roger Dean led to the creation of a prog landmark in 1971
Why the Pretenders’ Chrissie Hynde is one of the last rock stars unafraid of saying what’s on her mind
In 2016, the Pretenders released their 10th album, Alone - but Chrissie Hynde was showing no sign of playing the game
You may think Ultravox were a synth-pop band. They know they were prog
Midge Ure and Billy Currie aimed to create timeless music by crossing previously-closed musical borders – and they argue that their biggest hit worked because of human imperfections rather than digital precision
“Its ripples today dominate modern music”: Kraftwerk’s 50th anniversary edition of Autobahn
The less-is-more electronic music milestone returns with Ralf Hutter Atmos remix
Prog fans rejoice! Steven Wilson has come home with cosmic modern classic The Overview
Steven Wilson’s interstellar new album The Overview measures up to prog’s greats
The 10 best Genesis songs, as chosen by Prog readers
Over 28 years the genre giants released 15 albums, achieving over 100 million sales. It’s unfair to boil their work down to just a handful of key songs – but you did it anyway
The Complete Godley & Creme is a trip into a subversive, mischievous world of erratic genius
11-disc set gathers what the perverse polymath pair did after 10cc – which was basically anything they wanted to do
“That half-minute is probably our peak”: How Genesis made Supper’s Ready
The band believe it’s the moment they began to become significant – and the construction of the 23-minute anthem for 1972’s Foxtrot was itself an epic experience
John Lodge’s Love Conquers All EP will pleasantly trigger Moody Blues fans
Yes’ Jon Davison is among the guests as bassist/singer limbers up for a return to the road after suffering a stroke
“They let go of a degree of preciousness”: Riverside are charged up on Live ID
The Polish prog metallers’ fourth live album contains maximum simpatico between band and audience
Mogwai’s The Bad Fire is reassuringly blurry
11th album, which follows No.1 hit As The Love Continues, is a confident and competent helping of their curiously uplifting dourness
Spirit didn’t know they were a prog band, but were always proud of their fearless diversity
Original bassist Mark Andes embraces what they achieved – but regrets they weren’t able to offer the support that “keystone” member Randy California needed
“Straight-faced gravitas – and a dash of Prokofiev”: 10 essential Greg Lake songs
From King Crimson to ELP and beyond, Greg Lake left a catalogue of impressive creations from an extraordinary musical journey which included that Christmas song
Tears For Fears’ Songs For A Nervous Planet blends live tracks with four powerful new songs
As 2022’s The Tipping Point confirmed, they’ve always known how to go big without ever going over the top
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson looks back on his six solo albums
Between 1983 and 2014 he released a series of records that took him beyond the confines of Jethro Tull – for a variety of reasons and with a variety of results
Genesis’ 10 best songs with Peter Gabriel
The band’s first phase features a charming, very English sense of melancholy and melodrama – matched with wilful prog complexity
Pixies prove that class in permanent on The Night The Zombies Came
Influential icons Pixies' second act refuses to die
"It's got some good stuff on it." Tony Banks revisits the classic Genesis live album Seconds Out
"It's got some good stuff on it," says a typically understated Tony Banks, on Genesis's Seconds Out
