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In the 80s, many artists used newfangled samplers to make jolly tunes. Art Of Noise went solid prog rock
Armed with a synth that cost £18,000 when that was a lot of money, this group – with strong Yes connections – made a real statement with their debut album
Mikael Åkerfleldt still doesn’t know what Storm Corrosion is about, and won’t ask Steven Wilson
When the Porcupine Tree and Opeth leaders got together in 2012, they were prepared to defy fans. And Åkerfleldt only wanted one thing out of the collaboration: a copy of their record
Every Patti Smith album ranked from worst to best
Patti Smith might be best remembered for helping to kick-start the American punk revolution, but there’s far more to her than that
Nine Krokus albums you should listen to and one to ignore
As Switzerland’s answer to Angus Young & Co. continue to play live years after their farewell tour, we look at their must-have (and best not to have) albums
“I used Steven Wilson’s Mellotron in exchange for me guesting at his show!” Soft Machine’s efforts to make Thirteen
Theo Travis on tempting fate, revisiting a tradition, being the best-tempered line-up since the beginning in 1966, and adding a posthumous appearance by co-founder Daevid Allen
Supergroup Wild Horses pull up short on lacklustre debut studio album
Rainbow's Jimmy Bain + Thin Lizzy's Brian Robertson = Mild Horses
Pop icon’s label wanted a pop solo album. He gave them a prog record. They suppressed it for three years
Maybe the fact that King Crimson’s Robert Fripp had been hired to produce and play on the 1977 project was enough to scare the suits
The roots of the “barbarians with electronics” accused of stealing Paul McCartney’s bass
Dave Brock’s band didn’t steal the Beatle’s instrument – but in their early days they were involved in a wide range of nefarious incidents some distance from the world of “peace and love”
How Countdown To Extinction reinvented Megadeth
A freshly sober Megadeth entered the 90s with one goal: conquer the world at any cost
Why you shouldn’t ask Tony Banks about Genesis’ live album Seconds Out
Why did he miss out an entire piano solo? Why did Steve Hackett leave during mixing sessions? Did the band sound better on stage than in the studio? Did early fans stop liking them because they became popular? The keyboard master speaks out
