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In 1971 Greg Lake enraged Keith Emerson, who immediately quit ELP. The result was acclaimed album Tarkus
Carl Palmer recalls a crisis meeting, arguments over time signatures, and playing the whole album top to bottom in the studio – only to discover their engineer had taken a break
When a 70s bubblegum pop quartet surprised fans by releasing a prog album
Pushing their abilities like never before, their 1978 record – the last with their classic line-up – offered a glimpse at the cliff-leaping experimentation that might have followed
Four decades down the line, Fastway's debut album falls short of classic status
Combining Eddie Clark’s in-your-face guitar, Dave King’s high-register vocals and Jerry Shirley’s gut-rumbling drumming, Fastway peaked early
When one of prog’s biggest bands shut down, it left their guitarist facing a void. This is how he bounced back
Suddenly out of work in 2012, he started to take songwriting seriously and learned to stop feeling intimidated by other musicians
Pink Floyd’s Indiana Jones adventure with The Endless River
Gilmour, Nick Mason and colleagues on assembling the unexpected 2014 album that paid tribute to Rick Wright, and his calming presence in a group who were “never a jolly bunch of friends”
Hawkwind’s PXR5 plugs into the more celebrated Hall Of The Mountain Grill
Their last album with the wayward genius – showing the band at their most confrontational yet most accessible – returns in remastered vinyl and CD with additional tracks
How Angels made Within Temptation one of Europe's biggest metal bands
Within Temptation had a breakthrough hit with Angels - even if they never planned it
Gong may have lost some humour and older songs, but Kavus Torabi says they’re still supernatural
Daevid Allen’s appointed replacement on keeping the spirituality alive without becoming overwhelmed, the respectful use of acid, and the late band leader’s similarity to Cardiacs’ Tim Smith
