Tag Archives: prog rock

Alan Parsons announces rare U.S. tour dates

February 13, 2013 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Legendary producer, engineer, songwriter and musician Alan Parsons will perform on the Alan Parsons Live Project tour at several U.S. venues before a European tour. ►

Album review of Rush’s ‘Clockwork Angels’

December 26, 2012 | Goldmine Staff | 0

Rush returns with a splash with what is the band’s proggiest record since “Moving Pictures,” possibly its heaviest, and its first start-to-finish concept album. ►

For Canadian classic rockers Saga, hindsight is ’20/20′

December 2, 2012 | Goldmine Staff | 0

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And so is the band’s aptly-titled 20th studio album, which brings lead singer Michael Sadler back to the fold after only one record away. ►

Meet Greg Lake, prog rock’s self-proclaimed lucky man

July 25, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

When King Crimson’s first lineup folded, this bassist landed on his feet with ELP, scored a hit with a song he wrote at the tender age of 12 and discovered just what a “Lucky Man” he was. ►

Tull’s Ian Anderson announces ‘Thick As A Brick’ sequel, tour

June 20, 2012 | ebradley | 2

For the 40th anniversary of Jethro Tull’s ‘Thick As A Brick’ album, vocalist and flutist Ian Anderson has conceived an ambitious sequel and StCleve.com, a reimagining of the original album cover. The fate of character Gerald Bostock is now in the hands of The Ian Anderson Band, now on a worldwide tour. ►

James ‘JY’ Young dishes on all things Styx

June 12, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 2

Want to be a rock and roll star? You can always try the road less traveled: third-chair clarinet player. It worked just fine for James “JY” Young of Styx. ►

Floydian Slip radio show holds Pink Floyd cover contest

May 16, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

Musicians are invited to submit their versions of Pink Floyd songs for the second Surrogate Bands contest hosted by the Floydian Slip radio show. ►

RPWL celebrates 10 years with classy, challenging music but a ‘joke’ name

February 2, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

The moniker RPWL came from the initials of each original member’s surname. Ten years later, the name is the same — even though some of the members have changed. ►

Progressive rock is a record collecting world unto itself

January 3, 2012 | Susan Sliwicki | 2

Progressive rock blew out its mainstream welcome in the D.I.Y. punk era. But like rockabilly, country blues, swing music, and disco, Prog never went away. ►

Album review for “Mammoth” by Beardfish

November 16, 2011 | Susan Sliwicki | 0

No two Beardfish albums sound alike. So how does this LP by the Swedish progressive band compare to its predecessor, “Destined Solitaire?” ►