I, never in my wildest dreams, ever thought Mexico was a hotbead of prog rock, until I found out through a certain prog rock mail-order catalog. Turns out that country had quite a few such bands, particularly in the 1980s, in an era where the old 1970s prog bands in Europe had either ceased to […] Continue reading →

It was only going to be a matter of time before a book dedicated exclusively to progressive rock would hit the market, and this book from Edward Macan was one of them. It’s easy to forget just how popular prog rock was back in the early 1970s, because of all the musical fads that would […] Continue reading →

This is it, the debut by Caravan, one of the biggest names in the Canterbury rock scene. This was the original (and best, in my opinion) lineup of Caravan, with vocalist and bassist Richard Sinclair, organist David Sinclair (cousin of Richard), vocalist and guitarist Pye Hastings, and drummer Richard Coughlin. Their self-entitled debut, recorded in […] Continue reading →

Eloy was a prog rock band that was actually fairly popular in their native Germany. In America, they’re almost completely unknown, with only two of their albums, Inside (1973) and Floating (1974) having American releases. 1977’s Ocean was their sixth album and is my favorite from these guys. By this time, the band had a […] Continue reading →

In the world of progressive rock, there are inventors, and there are followers. The inventors were bands like Yes, ELP, Genesis, etc. The followers happened to be bands that were either obviously influenced by already existing bands (Camel is an example, another would be certain German prog bands like Eloy, Grobschnitt, and Novalis), or sometimes, […] Continue reading →

Led Zeppelin are mostly known for hard- and blues-rock, which is quite interesting, as they have loads of excellent material that just cannot be squeezed into either of these categories. Houses Of The Holy is a fine example, indeed, as it is an album of exploration of different musical styles that are bound together by […] Continue reading →

After the Ozrics released Curious Corn in 1997, the band faced some bullshit with their then new label, Snapper Records. A 1998 followup, Swirly Termination was shelved until 2000, and was basically not supported by the band (the band didn’t even want that album to be released). Apparently their relationship with Snapper had been since […] Continue reading →

Along with Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span was one of the biggest names of British folk rock. Comparisons to Fairport are pretty common. For example, their vocalist, Maddy Prior often gets compared with Sandy Denny. The band even featured ex-Fairport bassist Ashley Hutchings for their first three albums. But unlike Fairport, Steeleye Span never touched on […] Continue reading →

If you’re familiar with progressive rock, chances are, you’re familiar with bands like Yes, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis (before they turned to corporate crap), King Crimson, etc. But what isn’t too well known, is the progressive rock coming out of Italy. That country has a ton of great stuff, but the problem is the […] Continue reading →

Before Le Orme became one of the biggest prog rock bands to come out of Italy (aside from PFM), they were a psychedelic band. They released a handful of singles since 1967 before releasing their first full length LP, Ad Gloriam in 1969. If you’re familiar with their prog rock albums like Uomo di Pezza […] Continue reading →