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Their lead vocalist explains their decade of derailments, why being given a musical tag was a positive thing, and why playing Glastonbury was only okay
From cheating husbands and returning to the womb to saving the planet, her third record explored a diverse range of subjects, ensuring it was far more than just a pop piece
Surrounded by genre-breakers from an early age, the Mahivshnu Orchestra mastermind learned quickly about ignoring critics – but never stops reminding himself of his own incapabilities and ignorance
The 10th of 12 planned albums brought completion of The Amory Wars saga into sight. It also left leader Claudio Sanchez pondering his future outside a prison he’d built for himself
Straight outta Champaign, Illinois, Starcastle's love of Yes was true and pure
He planned three records based on his space traveller concept, but wound up making six. Strangely, he still thinks of it as a trilogy
2015 solo album explored war, loss and hope for the future, as he explained why he regarded his career as being over, why he didn’t want to talk about Pink Floyd, and why he’s a David and not a Dave
Ace new proggy sounds you need to hear from The Ocean, Sometime In February, John Holden, Jonathan Crossley, David Kollar and Lukas Ligeti and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week
King Crimson offshoot Beat leader and Bowie, Shatner and Hancock collaborator has long been confident that the future is secure on the road – which pleases him because he loves it
Sacred geometry, lunar currents, media baiting, arena shows… there’s enough complexity in their first four albums to fill several lifetimes’ worth of study
While the band asked their audience, ‘Who are you?’ via their fifth album, they were also asking themselves, ‘Who are we?’ And they admitted doing it in a geeky fashion
He talks about their early character clashes, the studio trick he learned from Brian Eno, recording versus playing live, and why he got the blame as the band became more musically streamlined
Phil Manzanera’s Quiet Sun released one album four years after they’d officially broken up. But in building an anniversary edition, they found themselves writing new music
The Damned guitarist on spending years ripping off the genre he professed to hate, and the obscure tracks he’d play on Desert Island Discs – if they’d ever let him appear
Released on September 14, 2009, Muse's Grammy Award-winning fifth album saw Matt Bellamy's band deliver a soundtrack for those "fighting back against malevolent interests"
Roger Waters argued there was no difference between playing guitar or a water tap. But after exploring the concept of Household Objects over four years, they abandoned their early experimental era for ever
No one knew the 2010 album would be the band’s last word for 12 years. But there was plenty to keep fans busy trying to identify Steven Wilson’s full range of influences
