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Epica bassist Rob Van Der Loo’s prog timeline, from Jon Lord to Dream Theater
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Deep Purple’s Concerto For Group And Orchestra opened the door to the Dutch artist’s own career in symphonic rock

When traditional prog was all at sea in the mid-90s, Ween sailed to the rescue
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When traditional prog was all at sea in the mid-90s, this shameless concept album, bedecked in Pink Floyd colours, sailed to the rescue

“Fans were tetchy; then all fears were allayed”: 11 great Rush songs from the 90s and beyond
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The cream of the Canadian trio Rush's later years

“Don’t be afraid. Be stubborn. Demand respect”: Kate Bush’s advice for forging a career
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When Kate Bush released 2011 album 50 Words for Snow, she offered a few words of advice on creating the kind of maverick career she’d made for herself

“Amid the turmoil over synths, there’s a perfect balance”: 12 great Rush songs of the 80s
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They ditched the kimonos for keyboards and pursued a new, modern sound that had fans bewitched and bewildered in equal measure. Here are some prime examples

Ever wondered what King Crimson is all about? Here’s Robert Fripp’s observation
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Ever wondered what the band is all about? Here are several ways of approaching the question, suggested by the man who’s done the most thinking about it

Klone guitarist Guillame Bernard chooses his favourite Riverside songs
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Both Riverside and Klone will be touring the UK and Ireland together in May

When Roger Waters was asked to take on the mantle of Pink Floyd, and how it rejuvenated him
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After the revelation of his Desert Trip festival experience, he returned with his Us + Them tour – eight years after he thought he’d delivered his swan song

Cool new prog music you have to hear this week from Big Big Train, Exploring Birdsong, Midas Fall and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
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Great new prog music to check out from Caleb Landry Jones, Circuline, Dave McLean, Abstrakt Lake and more...

“We can effectively run ourselves and keep the band releasing material without compromising creative integrity.” Introducing The Gift
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Prog spoke with UK prog rockers The Gift on the eve of the release of their second album Land Of Shadows

“There was too much isolation, loneliness and access to cheap booze and drugs”: Kevin Ayers’ Falling Up reissue
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Despite its background, Soft Machine man’s 1988 comeback makes a refreshing return

“Updating The Wall for disaffected, mid-90s youth”: The prog roots of Nine Inch Nails’ The Downward Spiral
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Trent Reznor’s 1994 epic explored the collapse of a character like Pink Floyd had done 15 years earlier - but in a musically different manner

Prog's Tracks Of The Week: new music from Neal Morse, Haken and more
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Cool new prog music from NMB, Edward Reekers, Frankie & The Witch Fingers and more...

Prog's Tracks Of The Week: new music from King Gizzard, IO Earth and more
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Cool new prog music from ZIO, Monuments, The Book Of Revelations and more...

Prog's Tracks Of The Week: new music from King Gizzard, eMolecule and more...
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Cool new prog music from Robert Reed, That Joe Payne, Toby Peterson-Stewart, Giant Walker and more...

Thirteen gems from the Barclay James Harvest back catalogue
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Here's some of the best tracks from Oldham's finest prog export Barclay James Harvest

Pink Floyd's Live At Knebworth release coincides with 30th anniversary of BRIT School
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Pink Floyd's 1990 Knebworth show led to the formation of the BRIT School – students will return the favour with honorary performance in 2021

Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound Of Thunder: Restored, re-edited and remixed for new home release
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It was revealed last month that Delicate Sound Of Thunder would land in cinemas in October - now a home release has been confirmed for later in the year

New Pink Floyd jigsaw puzzle range celebrates more of their iconic album covers
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New collection of 500 and 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles featuring the artwork from Echoes, A Momentary Lapse Of Reason, The Endless River and more will be released later this year

Appeal launched to save pub where Pink Floyd’s Syd Barrett and David Gilmour first met
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Locals bid to preserve Cambridge pub, formerly The Crown, where early conversations between Syd Barrett and David Gilmour may have led to the birth of Pink Floyd

Nick Mason compares Roger Waters to Stalin over Pink Floyd bullying claims
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Nick Mason says he’s “flabbergasted” by Rogers Waters’ claims that he was bullied in Pink Floyd by David Gilmour and Rick Wright

Roger Waters shares new liner notes for Pink Floyd's Animals and teases memoirs
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Pink Floyd feud continues as Roger Waters shares redacted Animals liner notes for long-awaited 2018 remaster

Roger Waters dismisses his ex-Pink Floyd bandmates as ‘snotty’ and ‘toxic’, says David Gilmour felt ‘insignificant’
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Roger Waters continues his long-standing feud with his former Pink Floyd bandmates, labelling their company ‘toxic’
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