Latest articles by Paul Henderson
A beginner's guide to Jack Bruce in 10 classic tracks
A short tribute to one of rock's all-time great bassists, Cream legend Jack Bruce
Behind the scenes at the recording of King Crimson's trailblazing In The Court Of The Crimson King
Tales of the first true progressive rock album, from two of the men who made it
The heavenly harmony of the spheres: A beginner's guide to the Mellotron in six essential songs
The official sound of prog, made in Birmingham
The 60s and 70s record label samplers that changed our world
These label shop windows were a new music lifeline for fans and helped launch the careers of many future stars
“He was the real Voice Of Rock”: James Dewar was the greatest rock vocalist you’ve never heard of
When James Dewar died in May 2002 aged 59, rock lost one of its greatest and most overlooked singers
Every Steve Vai album ranked from worst to best
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
"It's been a rough road. I never got to the point ever where I thought I'd actually achieved anything": An epic Jeff Beck interview
Jeff Beck was the guitar hero everyone admired, yet throughout his career he shunned the limelight more than basked in it
"Led Zeppelin played to a crowd of 150,000, but no-one on the bill was looking for a big break or even a record deal": How 60s' music festivals turned a generation of blues aficionados into the first rock stars
Some of the events still exist today, but back in the 60s they played hosts to bands for whom future possibilities were entirely unknown
32 of the greatest onstage moments in the entire history of the rock guitar
Celebrating the pioneering, the spectacular, the unexpected and the unrepeatable
"I knew I had to say something, and that I didn't have many words to say it in": a track-by-track guide to King Crimson's In The Court Of The Crimson King
Original King Crimson members Ian McDonald and Peter Sinfield on the creation of key tracks from the first true progressive rock album
“A lot of early Genesis and Roxy Music comes from Family… I think we set a certain kind of style for the next generation”: Roger Chapman recalls Music In A Doll’s House
With its twisted arrangements and otherworldly vocals, Family’s mind-boggling 1968 debut set a benchmark in underground music
Barclay James Harvest's expanded Once Again hits the big fan target
Barclay James Harvest's orchestral prog classic Once Again: now repackaged with a series of not-for-newcomers mixes
The Canterbury scene albums you should definitely own
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: still hip-cool and sophisticated after all these years
Steely Dan's debut album Can't Buy A Thrill, freshly polished to appear on SACD and audiophile vinyl
King's X continue the search for truth on Three Sides Of One
Classy, intelligent, sonically powerful stuff on King's X's 13th album Three Sides Of One
Roger Chapman - Moth To A Flame – The Recordings 1979-1981: "a worthy package"
Not yet ratedA worthy package from the Family man’s solo catalogue.
Fields Of Dreams: how the original festivals shaped the future of rock music
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
The Tea Party: thirty years of Moroccan-roll
Mixing rock and exotic musical styles, The Tea Party's Blood Moon Rising is arguably their best album since the mid-90s
Steve Vai's Inviolate proves he's still in a class of his own
Guitar wizard Steve Vai returns with more magic spells, on the eye-popping Inviolate
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band explode at No Nukes show
Mostly previously unseen footage as Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band's The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts proves a stunning vintage
20 mostly brilliant but also ridiculous progressive rock albums
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
The Last Domino? finds Genesis turning the favourites on again. Again
Genesis's The Last Domino? is another excuse for completists to scoop up everything they already own
Mick Fleetwood & Friends triumphantly fail to descend into chaos and catastrophe
The big guns come out to play on Mick Fleetwood & Friends: Celebrate The Music Of Peter Green And The Early Years Of Fleetwood Mac
