Latest articles by Sid Smith
Remembering Greg Lake
Sid Smith pays tribute to the late Greg Lake, who died yesterday aged 69.
Steve Hillage: 'Being part of Gong was both exhilarating and exasperating'
As well as his extensive solo career, Steve Hillage has been involved with Gong, Khan and System 7, worked as a producer, and bagged himself a Prog Award. We chat with him below
How The League Of Gentlemen inspired the rebirth of Robert Fripp's King Crimson
In the early 80s, Robert Fripp formed The League Of Gentlemen, a band that lasted for only seven months, but which inspired the guitarist to go on to reform King Crimson with an all-new sound
Why Paul Kanter and Grace Slick are prog, just not as we know it
Part of the It's Prog, Jim, But Not As We Know It series - this month, Jefferson Airplane San Franciscans Paul Kanter and Grace Slick
Pink Floyd The Early Years 1965 – 1972 – album review
Not yet ratedCareful with that bank balance, Eugene
Jody Grind - One Step On / Far Canal album review
Not yet ratedUnsung British underground organ trio sees light of day
Judge Smith: Inside the mind of the man who named Van der Graaf Generator
He’s probably best known in the prog world as the man who gave VdGG their name, but there’s plenty more to Judge Smith, from solo albums to stage musicals and more...
9.30 Fly - 9.30 Fly: It's Prog Jim But Not As We Know It
How prog was 9.30 Fly's one and only album?
The Top 10 Best King Crimson 1970s Songs
In an epic decade for prog, King Crimson made great strides with some of their best ever songs
Electri_city: The Düsseldorf School Of Electronic Music - Rudi Esch book review
Not yet ratedMachine music with a human touch.
Greenslade - The Birthday Album – Live Switzerland 1974 album review
Not yet ratedGrainy but great in-concert rarity from Greenslade
What does the prog world really think of Yes' Tales From Topographic Oceans?
It was the Yes album that split critics, fans and the line-up that recorded it. So we asked the great and the good of the prog world is Tales From Topographic Oceans fantastic or folly?
Roy Harper - Flat Baroque And Berserk/Stormcock/Lifemask album reviews
Not yet ratedFlashes from Mancunian folk rocker Roy Harper’s archives of brilliance
The Top 10 Greatest Prog Album Covers Ever
From Yes and King Crimson to Rush and Caravan, prog bands rule when it comes to album cover artwork. And here are the very best.
Roger Dean: How I designed the Yes classic Close To The Edge
Close To The Edge marked the first appearance of the iconic Yes logo. Roger Dean reveals how he came up with the design on a commuter train to Brighton
Camberwell Now - Ghost Trade/The EP Collection album review
Not yet ratedThis Heat’s melodic avant-prog lovechild Camberwell Now in fine, acerbic fettle.
Stick Men discuss King Crimson, Prog Noir and #livingthedream
With day jobs involving high-profile roles in King Crimson, Stick Men has to be a hit-and-run operation for its three members – and new album Prog Noir packs one hell of a punch.
Emmett Elvin - Assault On The Tyranny Of Reason album review
Not yet ratedGuapo and Knifeworld keyboard king Emmett Elvin’s masterpiece in miniature
Ten great Yes songs from the 70s
The 70s was a golden decade for Yes, one where they produced some of their finest music and redefined prog's template. Here are their 10 defining moments from that era
Various Artists - Romantic Warriors III – Canterbury Tales DVD review
Not yet ratedEssential watching for Canterbury Scene fans.
Barclay James Harvest - Everyone Is Everybody Else album review
Not yet ratedBarclay James Harvest's brave new world given the surround sound treatment
Building Instrument - Kem Som Kan Å Leve album review
Not yet ratedA brilliant, entrancing avant-garde post-pop hybrid from Building Instrument.
Soft Machine - Third/Fourth/Fifth/Six album review
Not yet ratedClassic Soft Machine given an out-bloody-rageously great vinyl makeover.
