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Billy Sherwood’s journey to Yes started with the wayward World Trade
By the time he reunited his 80s group for third album Unify, he’d replaced Chris Squire and started fronting Asia. None of it would have happened without Toto and Gentle Giant
Black Country, New Road battled steep odds to make Forever Howlong - but they won
Line-up changes, cancelled tours, shyness, outside commitments left the Canterbury crew with no option but to gamble on their future. Their third studio album proves they won
How Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt made Invention Of Knowledge
The former Yes vocalist and the Flower Kings leader spent two years creating and fine-tuning a record designed to be an in-depth experience – and surprised even themselves
Dan Hawkins hates how The Darkness treated Ian Anderson
Guitarist says one of the worst days of his life came when a song featuring the Jethro Tull leader was dropped from their 2012 comeback album
Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp, Sandy Denny, Phil Collins and the novelty single no one talks about
In 1975 some of the biggest names in prog became the backing band for comedian Charlie Drake to record the Gabriel-penned song You’ll Never Know. It was an utter flop
Six of the newest, coolest proggy sounds around from Sam Vallen, Heather Findlay, Esoterica and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
Great new prog you need to hear from Tribe3, Esthesis, Fields Of Næcluda and more in our Tracks Of The Week...
Carl Sentance isn’t much of a prog fan, but his respect for Don Airey is limitless
Metal is more the singer’s thing, but he’s in awe of his bandmate’s achievements with Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Colosseum II and others
What’s left for The Mighty Hawkwind to achieve? They have a few ideas
56 years and 37 studio albums in, Dave Brock’s band remain determined to push boundaries, harnessing new tech and new ideas while staying true to their focus on powerpacked live performances
The positive prog of Solstice’s 45-year journey to success
Latest album Clann is a proud family affair with its roots in the 80s, when leader Andy Glass set an ambitious agenda with no regard for commercial gain
One TV smile made Marillion’s name, and made Misplaced Childhood a hit
A pill in the post, a mystery woman and a chat show appearance helped turn the band into rock stars and took their 1985 dark prog masterpiece to Number One
“We did the album at festivals – it was self-sabotage”: The Decemberists’ prog credentials
Colin Meloy’s band were raised on Roxy Music, British folk and concept albums. He isn’t big on Jethro Tull, but he’s in awe of Rick Wakeman’s King Arthur ice show
“I said, ‘I owe you for being an influence.’ He said, ‘Pay up!’” Ricky Phillips on Chris Squire
American bassist recalls being captivated at an early age by the Yes icon’s approach, and how it felt to tour together many years later
The Zombies’ final album Odessey And Oracle is a proto-prog classic
Nothing is as it seems in Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone’s melodic and Mellotronic 1968 concoction, which ends with the song that split them up
“You wonder if any other drummer could have done it”: Alan White’s best Yes performances
He secured a place in music history with other artists – but he’s best remembered for covering an extraordinary breadth of styles with the ever-changing prog giants
Great new music you need to hear from Chimpan A, Whispers Of Granite, Leoni Jane Kennedy in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week!
Cool new proggy sounds from Psychonaut, Reubes, Quadvium and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...
Exploring Roger Waters' lyrics through Pink Floyd's albums
A heartfelt, poetic and occasionally romantic lyricist, he became known for high-powered attacks on the hands that fed him
Five Colosseum songs that prove the jazz-rock pioneers’ pedigree
Initially active for only three years, they secured their reputation with a series of impressively pogressive releases that, it’s said, popularised the entire genre
