Latest Features on Prog
Every Mastodon album ranked from worst to best
Re-acquaint yourself with the Atlanta behemoth’s back-catalogue before Marrow Deep comes out in August
XTC mixed prog and punk, and it was named ’prunk’
Their heyday wasn’t the best time to admit it, but Andy Partridge confirms the band were driven by Yes, BeBop Deluxe, Captain Beefheart and Todd Rundgren
Meet the journalist and guitar innovator who's out to leave a lasting sonic impression
Fans of Mogwai and Oceansize may find much to enjoy in the exciting new shapes of Maebe
How Jethro Tull took a difficult subject and created one of the all-time great prog anthems
"It's about our reaction of guilt, distaste, awkwardness and confusion, all these things that we feel when we’re confronted with the reality of the homeless"
The story of the Steely Dan classic starring Jimmy Page's favourite guitar solo
From 1972’s debut Steely Dan album Can’t Buy A Thrill, Reelin’ In The Years accidentally benefitted from an engineer who neglected to run the tape
“When I started out I thought: ‘I’ll be able to play guitar, drink, take drugs and shag as many women as I can!’ But we ended up in the prog vein”: Pye Hastings’ lifelong urges
Becoming an archetype of the Canterbury scene with Caravan at least satisfied his creative desires
Epic songs, intricate harmonies and psychedelic album designs: 10 essential prog rock albums from the 1970s
Rush, Genesis, Jethro Tull, ELP and more… after much debate we present a starter pack of records that illustrate how the genre matured – but never conformed
Can’t hear John Myung’s bass in Dream Theater? He says it’s a “minor detail”
When his supergroup side-project The Jelly Jam released their most recent album in 2016, Myung compared his role in the power trio with his day job in the prog metal giants
How Beth Hart discovered prog via Rush’s “worst” album
Powerhouse blues singer’s fascination with Geddy Lee’s bass playing led to her appreciation for Les Claypool and Primus
They were regarded as synth-pop but we say they’re prog. So do members of Marillion, Porcupine Tree and No-Man
They may have traded in the pop world, but their go-to inspirations included King Crimson and Can – and the artists they influenced in turn cross many genres
“His music still burrows deep into the ear – and the heart”: Moody Blues icon John Lodge Remembered
His unique voice and playing helped shape the band’s pioneering progressive approach, and he kept the flame burning long after they’d stopped touring
How the UK college rock scene shaped the genesis of Genesis
An excerpt from a new book celebrating the endearingly amateurish British university gig scene that launched the career of some of the world’s most famous bands
“Steve Lukather’s guitar collided with a mic stand. He made it part of the song!” Toto’s Dennis Atlas goes solo
Listen to Principle and you’ll hear Bumblefoot, David Paich, Marco Minneman and others, plus Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Jordan Rudess influences
“They had their own code via eye contact and head movements. It was amazing”: How Rush made Signals
The trio’s ninth album was born amid tension over synths and mixes and a concern about disappointing long-term fans - but it proved to be the band’s transition into the 80s and beyond
“If I’d known the albums would last I’d have done better!” Genesis artist Colin Elgie’s year in the limelight
Even though his squonk was nothing like the band’s squonk, the Hipgnosis stringer’s work on A Trick Of The Tail led to a return gig, while he also created art for Renaissance and Al Stewart
“When I ask the audience to sing my songs I might as well go home”: How Ian Anderson refined Jethro Tull shows
He took a long hard look at his production values when The Broadsword And The Beast was first released in 1982
King Crimson: In The Court Of The Crimson King quiz
How much do you know about King Crimson's game-changing debut album, In The Court Of The Crimson King?
“The sleeve was better than the record”: After a weak album and Chris Squire's death, Yes had a lot to prove
The failure of Heaven & Earth and the passing of the iconic bassist left people wondering if the veteran band should keep going. After making 2021’s The Quest, Steve Howe and Geoff Downes argued their case
