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“It could be more amazing than U2’s triumph in Las Vegas. I think you could even blow that out the water”: Can Youth persuade David Gilmour to stage a live show with The Orb?
Producer discusses his reboot of 2010 collaboration Metallic Spheres as Metallic Spheres In Colour
Poor Man’s Moody Blues: The story of a prog rock diss track
Les Holroyd is proud of BJH’s band’s first era – except for the time they rose to the bait of being compared to a rival band, and then he had to face one of its members
"They played such beautiful music." Sonja Kristina looks back over half a century of Curved Air
Curved Air's final tour has been postponed until next year, but singer Sonja Kristina has plans for one final blow-out
“The peak had passed. But some albums kept the flame alive”: What did the 80s ever do for prog?
If the genre ruled the world in 70s, the following decade was about retreating and taking stock. But it wasn’t all bad – here are 10 of the best records from that interesting time
“It could have been a huge record, but they buried it”: Roy Harper’s Stormcock remains relevant
His four-track concept rock masterpiece is a primer for revolutionary thinking that’s as relevant now as it was in 1971
How close did Steve Hogarth come to quitting Marillion?
Why wasn’t the singer bothered about singing? Why did miners keep attacking him in Doncaster? How did the music industry break his heart? Which collaborator makes him worry about being strangled? The “hippie in the jaws of punk” looks back
“They’d say, ‘I guess you’ll be retiring?’ I’d write it down”: The Anchoress had a baby, not a lobotomy
The lead track from new album As We Once Were is inspired by everyone who pissed her off. But it’s humorous, not a rant
The Pineapple Thief asked how the world went off-script with It Leads To This
Order, chaos, abandoned comfort zones and healthy tension arose as Bruce Soord and Gavin Harrison took the lead with the band’s 14th album – which left Soord feeling like it was only their fourth
“We’d gone out on a limb”: Genesis genuinely feared that Foxtrot might fail
Barely planned, recorded in fits and starts and complete with one of King Crimson’s Mellotron, their 1972 album was, they believe, the moment they began to be taken seriously
“People might be surprised, but Roxy Music influenced Celtic Frost”: Extreme metaller Tom G Warrior’s prog roots
He pics his favourite Roxy record – but says it’s insulting to be made to choose just one artist from all those who matter to him
“A feeling of loss but a sense of relief”: When David Gilmour auctioned 123 of his guitars
Just before he raised a record-breaking $21.5m, the Pink Floyd axe hero showed and played some of the historic instrument’s he’d decided to part with
“Prog taught me to do whatever the hell you want”: 10 times Iron Maiden went shamelessly all-out prog
A fan of Jethro Tull and Genesis, Steve Harris always had the longform genre among his influences. Over the past four decades his band have made more and more of it
Alex Lifeson on the battle behind Rush's most divisive song, Subdivisions
Sonically, Subdivisions took Rush further into the world of synthesisers – and guitarist Alex Lifeson wasn't happy about it
“Like a good father Frank Zappa kicked me out of the nest”: Beat’s new boy Terry Bozzio on his life and times
The drummer – who’s also worked with Captain Beefheart, UK and others – recalls his time with Allan Holdsworth and two King Crimson members as a career high
“You don’t have to take drugs forever”: Dave Brock on Hawkwind’s late-period purple patch
Space rock veteran is happier then ever – and he even saw the upside of a recent hospital stay
Yes and the endless inspiration that led to Aurora, their third album in five years
The prog veterans’ third album in five years marks the end of one story. But as Steve Howe and Jon Davison explain, they’re not planning to close the book – and they don’t mind if some fans hate where it’s taking them
“It makes the whole God thing seem plausible!” Kavus Torabi’s Guide To Cardiacs
Guitarist recalls his first stint in the late Tim Smith’s band via five of their songs chosen by Prog
Dream Theater, Voivod, Watchtower and the rise of prog metal
Refusing to be talked out of merging classic vibes with thrash-infused attitude, North American musicians took up the 70s prog torch and ran into the 80s with it – sometimes very, very fast
“I was struggling. I had a real problem with alcohol again”: Napalm Death’s Shane Embury goes prog to search his soul
The bassist’s desire to “jump into the unknown” inspired Bridge To Revolution, his most progressive album yet, as the Rush fanatic continues work on his Cardiacs-inspired project
