Latest articles by Sid Smith
The ultimate Canterbury Scene playlist
Enter a world of Caravan, Soft Machine, Egg, Gilgamesh, Matching Mole and more
“Some people would want me to just be playing jazz-rock in a pub somewhere!" Dave Stewart refuses to bow to fan expectations
Former Egg/Hatfied & The North/National Health man Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin discuss their musical legacy
The Fierce & The Dead - News From The Invisible World: "Taut songs with glorious, air-punching choruses."
Not yet ratedProg faves The Fierce And The Dead are in fine voice on fourth album.
“Joe Walsh branched out – a genuine progressive instinct at work”: when future Eagles icon went prog with The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
1973 album carries flavours of Genesis and the Beatles, helped on its way by a gift from Pete Townshend
A life well lived: remembering the late Alan White
Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to the former John Lennon and Yes drummer Alan White, who sadly died in 2022
"The best Yes album in more than 20 years!" How Yes made their 23rd studio album Mirror To The Sky
No Jon Anderson, Chris Squire or Alan White? No problem for Yes. Prog’s great survivors hit a late-career upswing on Mirror To The Sky
Jethro Tull - RökFlöte: "resounds with personality, meaning and drama."
Not yet ratedIan Anderson draws on Viking mythology on the follow-up to The Zealot Gene – but no one’s living in the past on Tull’s 23rd album.
"I’ve been booted out of King Crimson about three times": Bill Bruford on a life in music
From Yes and King Crimson to UK and Earthworks, the highly respected drummer with an extremely distinctive sound talks developing a thick skin, suffering for his art and why he doesn’t like looking backwards.
How Song Of Seven helped Jon Anderson survive the 80s!
Jon Andersons second solo album Song Of Seven helped him navigate choppy waters having quit Yes at the turn of the new decade and move on into the 80s
A Van der Graaf Generator primer playlist
Here's our pick of some of the finest VdGG music over the years, from their 1970 debut to 2016's Do Not Disturb
10 things we learned about the stellar new King Crimson documentary
Tobie Amies' In the Court Of The Crimson King, King Crimson At 50 launches in cinemas and online this week
Principal Edwards: Round One album review
Not yet ratedPink Floyd's Nick Mason produces entertaining folk rockers Principal Edwards.
The Top 10 Most Underrated Pink Floyd Songs
Everyone knows Money, Comfortably Numb and Another Brick In The Wall. But these 10 classic obscurities show off a completely different side to Pink Floyd
The Top 10 Best Pink Floyd 70s Songs
Pink Floyd ruled the charts and the world’s arenas in the 1970s. These are the prog giants’ greatest songs from that glorious decade
Total mass retain: How Yes made Close To The Edge
Sibelius, Herman Hesse, The Mahavishnu Orchestra and even The Kinks. These were the inspirations according to Yes, behind the genius of their fifth studio album
John Renbourn Remembered
Sid Smith looks back on the career of the late Pentangle guitarist, who died yesterday.
The 10 best moments in electronic music
Sid Smith chooses the best electronic moments in music for a prog fan to plug into
Ten great Emerson, Lake And Palmer songs from the 70s
The finest tracks from the great prog rock supergroup
Magma and the story of Félicité Thösz
In 2012 Magma released Félicité Thösz, their first studio release in 27 years to contain new material written after the band's reformation in 1996
"My hair still stands up on the back of my neck!": The making of ELP's Tarkus
Emerson, Lake & Palmer's second studio album Tarkus served as a blueprint for their sound. But it almost never happened
The Prog Interview: Steve Howe on Chris Squire and The Future Of Yes
Yes legend Steve Howe is the guitarist responsible for some of the most thrilling moments in prog rock during his 40-plus years at the cutting edge of music.
Ten cool King Crimson songs from the 80s
Having shocked fans and band members alike by folding the band in 1974, Robert Fripp surprised everyone in 1981 by reactivating King Crimson with a new-look line-up
Ten great King Crimson songs from the 90s
Robert Fripp conceived the idea of King Crimson in the 90s as the double trio with two drummers. This is some of their best music
Yes guitarist Steve Howe on cruises, Close To The Edge and the secrets behind Relayer's sound
Now in their sixth decade, Yes show no signs of slowing down. In 2022, they'll be revisiting Close To The Edge with a fresh batch of dates. Long-serving guitarist Steve Howe looks ahead to a busy future
