Latest articles by Paul Henderson
When James Dewar died in May 2002 aged 59, rock lost one of its greatest and most overlooked singers
The super deluxe version of Cream's Wheels Of Fire: Now available in triple vinyl or quintuple CD
The leading lights of the Canterbury Scene’s third album is a genuine masterpiece – but pitifully few people heard about it on its arrival
A short tribute to one of rock's all-time great bassists, Cream legend Jack Bruce
Tales of the first true progressive rock album, from two of the men who made it
The official sound of prog, made in Birmingham
Buying guide These label shop windows were a new music lifeline for fans and helped launch the careers of many future stars
Buying guide Heart-shaped guitars, Berklee music school and Frank Zappa – Steve Vai's had no ordinary career. Here are each of his albums, ranked from worst to best
Jeff Beck was the guitar hero everyone admired, yet throughout his career he shunned the limelight more than basked in it
Some of the events still exist today, but back in the 60s they played hosts to bands for whom future possibilities were entirely unknown
Celebrating the pioneering, the spectacular, the unexpected and the unrepeatable
Original King Crimson members Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield on the creation of key tracks from the first true progressive rock album
With its twisted arrangements and otherworldly vocals, Family’s mind-boggling 1968 debut set a benchmark in underground music
Barclay James Harvest's orchestral prog classic Once Again: now repackaged with a series of not-for-newcomers mixes
Buying guide From the sublime to the ridiculous, from jaunty tunes to head-spinning jazz rock, the Canterbury scene is a prog-head’s Utopia
Steely Dan's debut album Can't Buy A Thrill, freshly polished to appear on SACD and audiophile vinyl
Classy, intelligent, sonically powerful stuff on King's X's 13th album Three Sides Of One
A worthy package from the Family man’s solo catalogue.
In the late 60s and early 70s, rock music was synonymous with Festivals. Some of the events still exist today, but back in the day they could turn innocent hopefuls into household names
Mixing rock and exotic musical styles, The Tea Party's Blood Moon Rising is arguably their best album since the mid-90s
Guitar wizard Steve Vai returns with more magic spells, on the eye-popping Inviolate
Mostly previously unseen footage as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts proves a stunning vintage
Made-up languages? The apocalypse? The guilt of lighthouse keepers? Newcastle-upon-Tyne? They're all present in our round-up of progressive rock's most ludicrous album concepts
