Grant Moon

Nobody thought Neal Morse, Roine Stolt, Mike Portnoy and Pete Trewavas would ride again – until everything suddenly fell into place in 2009

He issued an open invitation for composers anywhere to send him their music. The result was Survival & Other Stories, and a one-man acoustic tour that brought him back from the edge

Singer celebrates being in a band with his hero, the best-value album he ever bought, rumours of what “Rush” really means, and the guitarist he’d most like to work with

Keyboardist on Kate Bush’s baking, Frank Zappa’s humour, Patrick Moraz’s romance, Eva Cassidy’s mystery – and buying his own band’s album from Amazon

Knowing some people would never get over the novelty, Billy Sherwood decided to go for broke with Ponder The Mystery, featuring Steve Vai, Rick Wakeman, Nik Turner, Edgar Froese and others

Neil Diamond's guitar tech Larry E. Williams wasn't a songwriter by trade, but then he came up Let Your Love Flow, an upbeat tune that sold millions

This guitarist will forever be hailed as a leading light of NWOBHM. He says it might never have happened without the group who started six years before him, and 150 miles away

His Grace For Drowning road trip was a massive financial gamble – but he had to prove it wasn’t a Porcupine Tree side project

Guitar maestro professes his love for Ian Anderson’s genius, along with early Yes, ELP and King Crimson

Asked to select his five top tracks from his band’s career, he goes back in time to Fragile, Close To The Edge, Tales From Topographic Oceans, Going For The One and Drama

Former David Lee Roth guitarist and soundtrack composer learned a lot from Steve Howe, but prefers Rabin’s melodic and emotional output in and out of Yes

Yes icon on guesting with Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Propaganda, his 1960s session career, and never listening to what he recorded for Lou Reed

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

They may have bewildered some listeners in the 70s, but several leading lights of other genres happily confirm they were a massive influence

Labels have learned that post-rockers will do whatever they want. But did anyone expect a collaboration with a pagan master and a 70-piece stone instrument over an Icelandic myth?

Pink Floyd dismiss Ummagumma and Atom Heart Mother – but they were necessary evolutionary steps

Multi-instrumentalist Tiger Moth Tales leader shares a couple of contentious opinions, while heaping praise on his boss Andy Latimer

Insisting that his world-changing debut album isn’t a new age odyssey or a grand concept work, he believes people miss its Monty Python humour

James Hetfield and introduced a little-known Welsh band to a brand new audience

Dream Theater genius’ musical world includes Steven Wilson, Van der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, Leprous, Rick Rubin and Neil Young

After struggling to escape the stagnation of lockdown, the return of an old friend inspired an “anything goes” attitude for their 2023 release

The American singer didn’t even know what a concept album was when 2112 knocked him off his feet, launching a lifelong love affair with the Canadian trio

The Aristocrats drummer, who’s worked with Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani, Jordan Rudess and many others, owns up to appreciating Madonna and Kylie

Magenta, Cyan and Chimpan A mastermind went to the effort and expense of bringing three key Oldfield collaborators into his Sanctuary projects. That proves his commitment to creating something genuine, although many people don’t realise it