Latest articles by Chris Roberts
Follow-up to 2013’s North is an easygoing epic with ambitious themes that’s well worth the wait
Third and fourth studio albums remastered at half speed for vinyl reissues
Reissue series revives the 1972 high-class hodgepodge in a generous, never perfunctory style
Mike Oldfield's Hergest Ridge was originally received with a shrug, but time has only emphasised its quiet brilliance
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
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
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
Spatial surround sound doesn’t restrain Queen's rip-roaring debut album
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
In 2016, the Pretenders released their 10th album, Alone - but Chrissie Hynde was showing no sign of playing the game
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
The less-is-more electronic music milestone returns with Ralf Hutter Atmos remix
Steven Wilson’s interstellar new album The Overview measures up to prog’s greats
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
11-disc set gathers what the perverse polymath pair did after 10cc – which was basically anything they wanted to do
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
Yes’ Jon Davison is among the guests as bassist/singer limbers up for a return to the road after suffering a stroke
The Polish prog metallers’ fourth live album contains maximum simpatico between band and audience
11th album, which follows No.1 hit As The Love Continues, is a confident and competent helping of their curiously uplifting dourness
Original bassist Mark Andes embraces what they achieved – but regrets they weren’t able to offer the support that “keystone” member Randy California needed
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
As 2022’s The Tipping Point confirmed, they’ve always known how to go big without ever going over the top
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
