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“The pure sonic beauty is pretty moving”: The song that makes Rush’s Geddy Lee cry (and it’s not by Rush)
By Paul Elliott Published
Singer and bassist also explains his passion for The Who, Jethro Tull, Jeff Beck and Jack Bruce, names his favourite Rush album – and and struggles to choose between his two least favourite ones

“There has always been friction”: Richard Wright’s feud with Pink Floyd colleague Roger Waters
By Jerry Ewing Published
Keyboardist's feud went as far back as refusing to give band leader a cigarette in their early days

How Creedence Clearwater Revival fell to pieces
By Hugh Fielder Published
A slew of acclaimed albums and hit singles, non-stop tours, a ruinous record deal and a singer who couldn't let go. What the hell happened to Creedence Clearwater Revival?

"The band that knocked me over was the Mahavishnu Orchestra." Prog takes a look inside Bill Oddie's Record Collection
By Jo Kendall Published
From being wowed by US fusion instrumentalists to being honoured on a Soft Machine album, Bill Oddie's record collection tells some tales...

“We used Clark Gable’s Cadillac with two bars in it, just for the band”: Secrets of Rick Wakeman’s excess
By Henry Yates Published
Keyboard icon's grandiose live shows lit up the 70s, but behind the pomp and majesty lay bad reviews, heart attacks and near ruin

The Iron Maiden album that was “locked in a vault” for two years
By Dom Lawson Published
Iron Maiden finished their epic Senjutsu album in 2019 – but the pandemic meant it wouldn’t be released for two more years

Mystery project Ysbrydnos is putting Wales on the black metal map
By Spencer Grady Published
The faceless solo artist says his music is “a rallying cry for Welsh culture” – but don’t call him a flag-shagger

As Everything Unfolds’ Charlie Rolfe breaks down the 10 songs that made her who she is
By Paulina Subia Published
From Paramore to Depeche Mode, the metalcore singer breaks down her musical DNA

Ray Wilson, a friend who pushed himself into the sea, and a dancer who got injured days before her big show
By Chris Roberts Published
After a Number 1 hit, touring with the prog giants and taking endless risks, the singer’s roller-coaster ride approached a new high when he released two albums in 2016
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