Latest Features on Prog
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
Were you there for Pink Floyd’s 10 most influential concerts?
From Ally Pally through Pompeii and Venice to their final bow at Live 8, they always demanded a lot from their audiences – and delivered the same in return
Peter Sinfield, the prog poet who gave voices to King Crimson, ELP and Roxy Music
Lyricist, art director, producer and all-round creative who aimed to enlighten, provoke or stir died in November 2024 without being fully aware of what he’d achieved
Midge Ure’s prog moments with Ultravox, Robert Fripp, Kate Bush, Jethro Tull and, indirectly, Steven Wilson
Taking the same attitude to keyboards that he’d first taken to guitar, he regards his best 80s work as “synth prog” – and it’s difficult to disagree
Mastodon’s Crack The Skye was a triumph – but it could have been a whole lot more
They basked in the 70s prog glory of King Crimson, Yes and Genesis to make their fourth album with a concept so strong they wanted to make it into a movie, but failed
Tarja picks the songs that have soundtracked her life
Former Nightwish singer and solo star Tarja picks her records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the music that terrifies her
Steve Howe’s favourite moments as a guitar for hire, and the one that got away
Yes icon on guesting with Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Propaganda, his 1960s session career, and never listening to what he recorded for Lou Reed
