The Kate Bush albums you should definitely own By Chris Roberts 12 October 2021 Kate Bush is probably the most important and influential British female singer-writer-musician ever - and these are her best albums
Yes - The Quest: "a spirited attempt to roll back the years." By Chris Roberts 01 October 2021 Not yet rated Age and a global pandemic cannot wither them, as prog’s founding fathers notch up another landmark with album number 22.
Mark Knopfler does it gently on The Studio Albums 1996-2007 By Chris Roberts 01 October 2021 Dire Straits mainman Mark Knopfler's steady-going box set showcases the value of underplaying
How Tears For Fears added prog to pop and ruled the 80s By Chris Roberts 20 August 2021 A shared love of Blue Oyster Cult, Genesis and King Crimson saw Tears For Fears become much more than an 80s pop band
Caravan - Who Do You Think We Are? review By Chris Roberts 20 August 2021 Not yet rated Eccentric brilliance, double entendres and Canterbury tales: prog’s gentlest geniuses get the career-spanning treatment they deserve on this epic 37-disc box set.
Caravan: 37 discs of rule breaking and treasure on Who Do You Think We Are? By Chris Roberts 20 August 2021 Caravan's massive, career-wide box set Who Do You Think We Are? lays down their enchanting legacy
Ultravox: more prog than new romantic? By Chris Roberts 14 July 2021 The Midge Ure-fronted Ultravox may have been 80s chart regulars but their sound owed more to prog and Krautrock than 80s pop
Earl Slick lets his fingers do the talking on Fist Full Of Devils By Chris Roberts 02 July 2021 Out now: Guitar legend Earl Slick plays blues with feeling on Fist Full Of Devils, his first solo album for 18 years
Imogen Heap's soundtrack to Harry Potter And The Cursed Child is a hidden prog gem! By Chris Roberts 30 April 2021 Why hasn’t the world noticed how blatantly and blissfully prog Imogen Heap’s Harry Potter soundtrack is?
Jon Anderson - Animation album review By Chris Roberts 30 April 2021 Not yet rated Jon Anderson’s electronic 80s epiphany rarely stops moving
Field Music - Flat White Moon review By Chris Roberts 23 April 2021 Not yet rated Superbly astute art poppers shine again.
Finding Wildflowers is a mellow snapshot of a maturing Tom Petty By Chris Roberts 16 April 2021 Tom Petty's Finding Wildflowers (Alternate Versions) is a bouquet picked of versions which strayed from the path
The Anchoress - The Art Of Losing review By Chris Roberts 12 March 2021 Not yet rated Art-pop chameleon Catherine Anne Davies hits the (wuthering) heights on luminous, literary second album. Existential torment has never sounded so alluring…
Transatlantic's The Absolute Universe: not one technically flawless concept album, but two By Chris Roberts 05 February 2021 Acclaimed proggers Transatlantic go for broke on fifth album The Absolute Universe
How Peter Gabriel ditched the masks and made the album that changed his life By Chris Roberts 28 January 2021 Cooped up inside success, Peter Gabriel walked out of the Genesis machinery and into a brand new, mumble-free dawn
10 examples of the supernatural genius of Jaco Pastorius By Chris Roberts 01 December 2020 We investigate the career highlights of Jaco Pastorius, bass player extraordinaire
Jon Anderson - Song Of Seven: Remastered And Expanded review By Chris Roberts 27 November 2020 Not yet rated Yes man’s second solo album remains infectiously joyful.
Elton John goes crate digging in his own vaults on Jewel Box and strikes gold By Chris Roberts 13 November 2020 In-depth catalogue sweep Jewell Box reveals young Elton John’s insatiable appetite
HIM’s Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666: the birth of goth metal’s new superstars By Chris Roberts 03 November 2020 Few knew Finnish goth metal upstarts HIM when they put out debut album, Greatest Lovesongs Vol. 666. That was about to change…
Jakko M Jakszyk - Secrets & Lies review By Chris Roberts 23 October 2020 Not yet rated Solid solo outing for Crimson torch-carrier.
Fish's Weltschmerz: ending on a note of beautiful melancholy By Chris Roberts 25 September 2020 Fish signs off with imposing swansong Weltschmerz before retiring to become a writer
Rick Wakeman - The Red Planet review By Chris Roberts 28 August 2020 Not yet rated The Caped Crusader parks the wisecracks and ivory-tinkling covers on Earth and teams up with The English Rock Ensemble for a long-overdue journey back to prog’s extra-terrestrial realms.
Steve Howe - Love Is review By Chris Roberts 31 July 2020 Not yet rated The evergreen Yes guitarist uncouples from the mothership to drift through ever-shifting landscapes, both internal and external, on his first solo album in nine years.
Be-Bop Deluxe - Axe Victim: Expanded And Remastered Edition Review By Chris Roberts 17 July 2020 Not yet rated Four-disc box set honours a neglected glam nearly-was.
Peter Gabriel's Rated PG: in which Peter Gabriel sings to a pig, and more By Chris Roberts 12 June 2020 Rated PG is a slightly arbitrary compilation of Peter Gabriel songs used in films
