Latest articles by Daryl Easlea
Peter Gabriel could have made another pop album like So. Instead he turned to the dark side of prog
Hit singles Sledgehammer and Don’t Give Up brought the ex Genesis singer enough financial security to do whatever he liked – which is exactly what he did
When a soft-focus love song star planted a prog suite on his solo album
Best known for the soft rock stylings of California band Bread, David Gates proved he was capable of much more on 1973’s First.
Were you there for Pink Floyd’s 10 most influential concerts?
From Ally Pally through Pompeii and Venice to their final bow at Live 8, they always demanded a lot from their audiences – and delivered the same in return
“Roger Waters had us trapped in limbo. I was putting my toe in the water”: David Gilmour’s solo career
Despite saying it’s less complicated to work alone, his association with Pink Floyd means he never wandered far, or for long, from the band
Pink Floyd’s fight over Comfortably Numb’s inclusion on The Wall was a key moment in their history
How the band changed dramatically between their first two shows at Earls Court in 1973 and their five-night return in 1981
Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer and So - and why he had to be nailed inside a barn to finish the album
Former Genesis frontman’s fifth solo record, released 40 years ago, doesn’t seem like a prog album at first – but look closer and it’s business as usual
The Marillion song that proves Mark Kelly’s genius, by Adam Wakeman
Ozzy, Sabbath and Purple contributor says Fish and co were the first prog band he beyond dad Rick’s work with Yes
Bloody Well Right! Breakfast In America might have had the bangers, but it was Crime Of The Century that truly saved Supertramp's bacon
Facing the harsh reality of their first two albums being commercial flops, Supertramp were staring into the abyss when they came to make third album, Crime Of The Century
Can you imagine Pink Floyd’s The Wall without Comfortably Numb? Roger Waters once did
The band’s signature track was the source of great disagreement as their massive 1979 concept album came together. Its absence could have robbed them of one of their greatest onstage moments
“I wanted it to be different from what I’d done with Genesis”: How Peter Gabriel made his solo debut
Determined to cover new ground, including barbershop and blues, the singer chose two members of the band who made 1977’s Car, with producer Bob Ezrin trusted to bring in the others
“The fact that its roots are in tragedy only adds to its poignancy”: Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush’s duet Don’t Give Up
If a fatal accident hadn’t taken place on her one and only tour, the grief-ridden pair might never have been on stage together – robbing her of a career-changing revelation
“Hidden gem in their sometimes bewildering catalogue”: Yes’ Fly From Here – Return Trip glows in reissue
Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes’ contributions add futurism to the band’s classic mysticism, as heard better than ever in souped-up mixes
“A big chapter was coming to an end. I couldn’t tell anyone”: Genesis and The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway tour
The final road trip with Peter Gabriel featured an over-ambitious stage set, performing a double-album no one had yet heard, and dealing with dangerous and deadly mishaps – all while suspecting their singer was going to quit and the band might end
Pink Floyd’s Indiana Jones adventure with The Endless River
Gilmour, Nick Mason and colleagues on assembling the unexpected 2014 album that paid tribute to Rick Wright, and his calming presence in a group who were “never a jolly bunch of friends”
The grimness of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here may have been overstated
1975 album remains a fan favourite – and despite their struggle to make it, the band insist the spirit of love shines through the grief and anger amid the theme of absence and their feelings about Syd Barrett
When Peter Gabriel received death threats, Genesis reunited to help him
Their former leader found himself in serious trouble after his WOMAD festival lost money. So the classic line-up returned to stage their Six Of The Best show in 1982, leaving an indelible mark on prog history
Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway anniversary edition: even better than the Rael thing
With its many component parts and forward-thinking modernism, their most celebrated yet debated album finally receives the release it deserves
Claudia Brücken and Susanne Freytag couldn’t leave Propaganda and their prog roots in the past
Their 1985 contained tones of Pink Floyd, Kraftwerk and Supertramp. It took until 2022 for the singers and producer Stephen Lipson, as xPropaganda, to deliver The Heart Is Strange. But it was worth the wait
“It wasn’t pure hatred all the time”: Pink Floyd’s The Wall movie – feuds, fallouts, friction
Bob Geldof ruthlessly baited Roger Waters, Gerald Scarfe feared he’d created a new skinhead movement and the media hated the morbidity – but the third part of the multimedia trilogy was a triumph
Giles, Giles & Fripp recordings provide a satisfying overview of pre-Crimson Robert Fripp
Recordings rom 1967 and 1968 provide a satisfying overview of pre-Crimson Robert Fripp
The Pink Floyd songs that influenced final Pink Floyd album The Endless River
The biggest influence on The Endless River? Pink Floyd themselves. Here are the sounds from the band’s past that informed their 2014 release
Exploring Roger Waters' lyrics through Pink Floyd's albums
A heartfelt, poetic and occasionally romantic lyricist, he became known for high-powered attacks on the hands that fed him
Gentle Giant’s Playing The Fool – The Complete Live Experience is an exceptional work
The real-life running order is reinstated, audience sound is returned and Derek Shulman’s song introductions are heard in souped-up version of 1977 classic
