Prog Features

Bill Bruford’s first and best drum lesson as King Crimson recorded Larks’ Tongues In Aspic

By Mike Barnes published 23 March 26

He’d left Yes to join Robert Fripp in the hope of growing and learning. He didn’t expect it to happen the way it did

“Genesis said they liked the track, which was ironic. It was one of the reasons I’d left”: Steve Hackett’s risky solo move

By Mike Barnes published 22 March 26

A fateful Jaco Pastorius show, a run-in with LA cops, rebuilding a Genesis song… Please Don’t Touch! aimed to tackle the unanswerable question, ‘What is prog?’

How Kraftwerk influenced a band who influenced a whole era of British music

By Rob Hughes published 21 March 26

An undersold concert by the German icons in 1975 led a young duo to adopt electronic instruments. Their first song launched a clutch of cutting-edge genres

Bloody Well Right! Breakfast In America might have had the bangers, but it was Crime Of The Century that truly saved Supertramp's bacon

By Daryl Easlea published 21 March 26

Facing the harsh reality of their first two albums being commercial flops, Supertramp were staring into the abyss when they came to make third album, Crime Of The Century

Cool new prog you must hear from Crown Lands, Tarja, Ed O'Brien and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

By Jerry Ewing published 20 March 26

Great new prog you must hear from Ebony Buckle, Grice, Amulets and more in all new Tracks Of The Week

The story behind the Phil Collins hit that Genesis wish they'd recorded

By Paul Brannigan published 19 March 26

"There’s always a dispute about this"

Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt on 25 years of Blackwater Park and why he might stop growling again

By Matt Mills published 19 March 26

We caught up with the progressive metal mastermind and made him begrudgingly talk about his band’s magnum opus

“A triumph in prog, and a masterclass in storytelling”: Members of Dream Theater, Nightwish, Gentle Giant and others on the power of Jethro Tull’s Aqualung

By Malcolm Dome published 19 March 26

The 1971 masterpiece is hailed by Jordan Rudess, Troy Donockley, Derek Shulman, Arthur Brown, Roine Stolt, Sonja Kristina and more

Can you imagine Pink Floyd’s The Wall without Comfortably Numb? Roger Waters once did

By Daryl Easlea published 19 March 26

The band’s signature track was the source of great disagreement as their massive 1979 concept album came together. Its absence could have robbed them of one of their greatest onstage moments

Peter Gabriel wanted to hire them. They preferred their own music

By Dom Lawson published 18 March 26

The ex-Genesis singer wanted them to be his backing band exclusively, leaving them to choose between his ambitions or their own

“Some fans preferred it to Genesis”: The unexpected consequences of Steve Hackett’s Voyage Of The Acolyte

By Mike Barnes published 17 March 26

Guitarist believes his solo debut proved Genesis had a future after Peter Gabriel’s departure – but it also led to two years of soul-searching

Why Devin Townsend had to abandon King Crimson, Yes and Gentle Giant for AC/DC and Bon Jovi

By Phil Weller published 16 March 26

His 2024 album PowerNerd was a risky, vulnerable and honest facing of his demons, which he’d been avoiding until a dam broke in his mind

Some say Soen’s new album isn’t prog enough. But they cite Genesis in their defence

By Chris Cope published 15 March 26

Reliance is definitely different from its predecessors. But Martin Lopez and Joel Ekelöf draw comparisons with Selling England By The Pound in their defence

“He smashed the LP against the wall. It was the only one we had!” Prog pioneers’ doubts over the song that made their name

By Joe Banks published 14 March 26

With the help of The Who and Jimi Hendrix, and a helmet he found outside his hotel room, the bandleader acquired a nickname he’s now carried for nearly 60 years

Great new prog you must hear from Devin Townsend, Green Carnation, Midge Ure, Teramaze and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

By Jerry Ewing published 13 March 26

Cool new prog you must hear from Hanry, Advent Horizon, Coal & Crayon and more in all new racks Of The Week

“It’s definitely earned its keep”: David Gilmour on the guitar he sold for $4m – that’s just sold again for $14.5m

By Jerry Ewing published 13 March 26

The Black Strat was with him from 1970 until 2019, when it was one of more than 120 instruments he auctioned for charity

“I try to be professional and respectful. I had to go along with it”: When Yes told Oliver Wakeman not to come back

By Nick Shilton published 11 March 26

Keyboardist son of Rick had to tour with a band that had already fired him – but he still enjoyed the road trip, and it led to the creation of From A Page

Jethro Tull ex Martin Barre dismisses the idea he’s underrated, and explains why he has no time for egos

By David West published 11 March 26

Guitarist reveals what he learned from one of his band’s opening acts, names a guitarist who’s a “real yardstick” of brilliance – and touches on what he misses about being in Ian Anderson’s band

“My love for music was dying”: How a lifestyle change led to a 15-minute prog epic and a record deal

By James McNair published 10 March 26

The American’s memories of seeing Yes, Black Sabbath and Grand Funk Railroad helped save him from despair – as did seeing his sibling play like Eddie Van Halen before Eddie did himself