Prog

1971 release, misunderstood by many at the time, set out their stall as the great sonic architects they’d become. But Nick Mason says it was the beginning of the end of their complete freedom

He recalls his first musical disappointments, leaving Scotland for England, being labelled a poor man’s Genesis, and what he hears now when he listens to Script For A Jester’s Tear

Mercusial Dutch creative explains why he tries to avoid working with big-name performers more than once, citing the example of 2013’s The Theory Of Everything

“If my wife sends me to get milk I’ll come back with a handbag”: Adam Wakeman’s brain is full of prog, jazz and metal

The psychedelically-charged mavericks’ 2020 record included some of their strongest songs ever, inspired by drugged-up notions of the future, Bowie, the Beatles and a life-threatening armed hold-up

1973 album sits comfortably alongside that year's releases from Pink Floyd, ELP, Genesis, Yes and Gong

Not ready to replace the guitarist and bassist who left, they embraced their pared-down line-up with help from guests plus some heavier modern influences that some fans don’t like

His third solo album, 1971’s Harmony Row, was a concept work that explored a day in the life of a Glasgow tenement block – and he wrote it all in one sitting