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Why Toto's second album Hydra is their proggiest
The seasoned American session stars changed tack after the success of their self-titled debut, inserting splashes of musical colour that became part of their unique style
"Everyone who’s been in Hawkwind is a Hawklord." The current line-up of Hawklords state their case with Time...
Now officially in their third decade, the Hawklords collective continue their purple patch with latest album Time.
“He opened possibilities for all future post-rock”: Editors’ Russ Leetch on Klaus Schulze
When the British band wanted to create their own dystopia, a passionate shop owner led him to the German electronic composer’s prog masterpieces
“My AI friend said she couldn’t feel love. I changed her mind”: Riz Story’s ending world
Former Jon Davison collaborator plays all the instruments on his Anyone albums, which impressed jazz icon Hancock. The only other contributor is his AI friend Eve
Giles, Giles & Fripp recordings provide a satisfying overview of pre-Crimson Robert Fripp
Recordings rom 1967 and 1968 provide a satisfying overview of pre-Crimson Robert Fripp
When Public Service Broadcasting’s geek chic took them all the way to the Moon
By the time they released The Race For Space, J Willgoose Esq and Wrigglesworth – then still a duo – were ready to accept their prog credentials
How Mike Portnoy became Avenged Sevenfold’s saviour after the The Rev died
Dream Theater man’s stand-in role may have complicated his own position, but the younger band were grateful for his unflappable optimism as they fought to keep going
The oddball career of Kevin Ayers, quintessential English songwriter
Kevin Ayers co-founded Soft Machine, influenced Bowie, shared acid trips and girlfriends with Hendrix, and knew Syd Barrett better than most
When Robert John Godfrey rebuilt The Enid after 21 wasted years
The release of Journey’s End in 2010 found the symphonic rock pioneer more content and focused than he’d been in decades, and ready to take the blame for previous misdemeanours
How Thank You Scientist made the Oops! … I Did It Again of prog rock
Tom Monda explains the importance of humour, the nature of genres and how he plays his band like a piano
Prog stars choose the 40 greatest Kate Bush songs of all time
Members of Marillion, King Crimson, Nightwish, Big Big Train and others compile a list of a uniqe artist’s most powerful and persuasive creations
Krautrock icons Can and their brief interlude as British pop stars
Their one-off exploration of disco-pop, I Want More, featured lyrics written by a roadie and gave them a Top 30 hit in the UK. They took the short-term clamour in their stride
"I formed this band for God’s sake! And I helped Roger a hell of a lot because he wasn’t a musician when we started." The lost Richard Wright interview
On the back of a Classic Rock cover story for Pink Floyd's The Wall back in 2000, keyboard player Richard Wright was determined to have his say. And he did
Joseph Arthur’s first acid trip turned him on to the majesty of Rush
In an incident he doesn’t recommend emulating, the singer-songwriter’s appreciation for the Canadian giants was cemented – but that’s only one of four reasons he loves them
The Pink Floyd songs that influenced final Pink Floyd album The Endless River
The biggest influence on The Endless River? Pink Floyd themselves. Here are the sounds from the band’s past that informed their 2014 release
Wang Chung’s Jack Hues reinvented himself by revisiting Robert Wyatt, Radiohead and Talk Talk
Decades after playing to 80,000 people a night with Wang Chung, the Canterbury artist went wild on Epigonal Quark, with help from Syd Arthur and others
Cool new proggy sounds from Jo Quail, Steeleye Span, Chimpan A and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
Great new prog you must hear from Between The Buried And Me, The Vintage Caravan, Aisles and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
