Latest Features on Prog
“Diversity was their greatest asset”: Queen’s spirit of adventure and forward-looking values prove they were prog
Freddie Mercury and co may have become pop giants, but before, after and underneath it all was a love of all things progressive – as Yes’ Steve Howe and Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy explain
“We hoped he’d come back. It was very disappointing”: Mystery after Benoit David
Ninth studio album Redemption was their third since Jean Pageau joined, and comes after the Canadians took advantage of enforced hiatus to refine their latest compositions
Peter Gabriel could have made another pop album like So. Instead he turned to the dark side of prog
Hit singles Sledgehammer and Don’t Give Up brought the ex Genesis singer enough financial security to do whatever he liked – which is exactly what he did
“I said: ‘I’ll give it a go but don’t expect me to wear costumes!’” Phil Collins’ first show as Genesis frontman
It took the revamped band months of worry off stage but just half an hour of fun on stage to secure their future in 1976
“We’re all in the midst of fear, confusion and glory”: The Claypool Lennon Delirium’s personal AI hallucination
Behind the playfulness of Les Claypool and Sean Ono Lennon’s The Great Parrot-Ox And The Golden Egg Of Empathy lie serious questions about abuse of power, social collapse and the value of compassion
Cool new prog from Lesoir, Chelsea Wolfe, Pattern-Seeking Animals and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Ace proggy sounds you must hear from Arthur Brown, Hypno5e, Russian Circles and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week
“It starts clear, gets hedonistic, and the weird stuff goes on at night”: Ozric Tentacles and Lotus Unfolding
As they launched 2023 album Lotus Unfolding, Ed Wynne considered his band’s four-decade career – but not too deeply
When a soft-focus love song star planted a prog suite on his solo album
Best known for the soft rock stylings of California band Bread, David Gates proved he was capable of much more on 1973’s First.
“We could have been bigger. We’re our own worst enemies": How Roxy Music got it together despite themselves
They looked like they were from “Planet Zog” and sneaked through a gap created by drug addiction - but the members accept they could have made it easier for themselves
A beginner's guide to progressive rock in five essential albums
50 years on from its arrival, arguments still rage about what exactly constitutes progressive rock - but there's no quibbling about these five essential albums, surely?
Ray Wilson, a friend who pushed himself into the sea, and a dancer who got injured days before her big show
After a Number 1 hit, touring with the prog giants and taking endless risks, the singer’s roller-coaster ride approached a new high when he released two albums in 2016
He said, ‘One day I just realised I could play.’ I wonder if I’ll get there.” Pat Metheny just wants to understand music
Multi-faceted pioneer hadn’t played guitar for six months - but was soon up and working by 5am every day
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
