Prog Rock

South Side Of the Sky
Going For The One
Ritual (!!)
OOALH
Long Distance Runaround
Soon

Vitalski: It's an obvious answer but do you have Yes' Fragile? The second side is a goldmine. Side 2 opens with the first drum and bass track evah! Also check out the intro to "Heart of the Sunrise" and "The Fish" and the basslines to "Long Distance Runaround" and "Roundabout". Neil Peart is another obvious choice.

I find Inner Mounting Flame more or less unlistenable once I got past how virtuosic it is.

Return to Forever (w/diMeola), for ex., sounds more like emotionless showmanship to me. Fun in some ways, in no way deep like Mahavishnu.

I saw them in Lowell at the Paul Tsongas Arena last weekend (the last gig of this leg of their tour; I think the one right after MSG), which they were videotaping I believe for a PBS special and later a DVD release. They played The Beatles' "Every Little Thing" (an early cover of theirs, but very much revamped) as an encore instead of "Soon", plus "Starship Trooper" as the final closer. Great versions of "And You and I", "Ritual", "Turn of the Century"...

Minuses: They did a shuffle-blues acoustic version of "Roundabout" (like Clapton did for "Layla" on his Unplugged)--sounds too cheezy to me. Dean's inflatable set looked very (ahem) Stonehenge like.

That aside, I continue to be amazed at what a great show these guys still put on, since they're all like 55-60 years old. Plus, the a/c that night was non-existent, so it was like 85-90 degrees on stage the entire time for them.

it actually exists. it's actually pretty good.

Area/Demetrio Stratos: C or D

Rustic Hinge's [recorded 1970, not released until '88, former Arthur Brown sidemen, almost certainly the first Trout Mask Replica-disciples] is excellent but you'll probably never find it.

Prog that rocks...

Alan Parsons Project "Stereotomy" (leans towards pop)
Alan Parsons "Try Anything Once" (absolute rock masterpiece)

Anyone watching the prog rock BBC archive footage, followed by documentary this evening?

answer to original poster's question -- Triode On n'a pas fini d'avoir tout vu (with proto-disco flutes!). it played between almost every outside set at terrastock in june and had people a little wiggly

Stuck this on in the background, we're gonna probably play Scrabble

Nice barnet, Moody Blues frontman.

Hardcore flute action, yes it's the Tull!

Wishbone Ash sound like Polvo!

But look like Creme Brulee.

Hang on, I didn't think any of this kicked off till 10pm? For fuck's sake.

An hour of archive footage with what seem to be Steve Wright penned glib captions, followed by the docu, in which Rick Wakeman will no doubt be aloowed to drone on.

Pretty entertaining so far though!

Ah, right. Bugger, missing the archive footage, then (and still up to eyes with work and reluctanct to give up just yet. Tits).

:-( sorry! First capes sighted too...

have any of these put in in an appearance on the archive footing of the show

John Peel / Alan Freeman / Tommy Vance

...and whispering Bob Harris

Not yet, but Jimmy Saville did one of the intros.

Hmmm Emerson Lake & Palmer suck the big one, sadly.

Soft Machine a lot better!

lol Bob Harris!

does Bob Harris look like a long haired hippy?

love Caravan.

i bet Comus are too obscure for this program

any sign of the van der graaf generator yet?

Harris looking well groomed. Genesis now, I think.

I don't know who was doing the Annie Haslam role (admittedly I thought it *was* her at first but then realized Annie has got to be in her mid-70s by now) but she couldn't really hit those high notes

from the short clips i've seen on social media, i think that's Jane Weaver

Speaking of ELP--haven't brought myself to listen to this yet, but backstory is kind of appealing---Poland and Amsterdam maaaan:

GATES OF KIEV: Dutch Progressive Rock Trio To Release Eponymous Debut LP On The Laser’s Edge October 2nd; “Hamlet Burns” Single And Preorders Posted

Leading prog rock label The Laser’s Edge welcomes Dutch trio GATES OF KIEV for the release of their eponymous debut LP, today unveiling its cover art, track listing, preorders, and lead preview with the song “Hamlet Burns.”

GATES OF KIEV is a progressive rock band founded in the Netherlands by childhood friends, organist Tomas Mesman and drummer Hessel Braat. The band’s origins trace back to their teenage years, when a shared passion for classic and vintage music brought them together. What began as informal late night hard rock sessions in a small garage gradually evolved into the musical foundation that defines the band today. While performing on the Amsterdam live music circuit, the duo met Eszl De Vois, an established bass player in the underground psychedelic scene whose passion for unconventional jazz fit the band like a glove.

Heavily inspired by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, the band adopted the name GATES OF KIEV, taken from the iconic piece featured on the EL&P live album Pictures At An Exhibition. Taking further inspiration from the modern local garage and punk scene as well as the early years of ‘70s prog bands, GATES OF KIEV’s live shows have evolved into loud, high energy, over-the-top, intense performances. The band’s songs are long and mostly instrumental, and the sparse lyrics they infuse into the music reflect both very personal struggles as societal topics, delivered in a whimsical and sometimes direct way. The dynamics and atmosphere within the instrumental parts are closely tied to the themes of the songs, trying to set a story without words.

The band’s debut album Gates Of Kiev presents forty minutes of incredibly dynamic and immediately engaging music delivered through four sprawling songs. Recorded by GATES OF KIEV, the album was mixed and mastered by White Willow’s Jacob Holm-Lupo in Norway and completed with cover art courtesy of Italian heavy psych illustrator Mont Doom.

The lead preview of the album arrives with the song “Hamlet Burns,” about which drummer Hessel Braat, “‘Hamlet Burns’ is a dramatic, ecstatic song inspired by the scenery of barren fields in Dutch Winter. The music and lyrics follow a journey of loss, deep experience and transformation. Almost as if portraying the unfolding of destiny within a human life.”

also cool band pic:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FMfcgzQhVXGPhbhssJpslzDmnjXxwlbg?projector=1

Wait, why did I think Poland was in there too? Sorry, too much Amsterdam today.

I wish I cared about ELP but, Lucky Man aside, I have never warmed to them. and I've tried

Props for using the Eloy font

hah, I think I actually heard of these guys through another prog community, they posted a couple live videos which I thought sounded good. "Drunkenship of the Mice" was a pretty crazy tune. I'm glad these newer prog bands are actually starting to rock again.

Been listening to the Supersister compilation M.A.N. Memories Are New and I'm really glad I wanted to be completist about this band. It's mostly songs that aren't on any of the albums, "Wine Melody" was worth the price of admission and the live versions never feel like a waste because they always added new tangents (often humorous) and they have a great energy.

I need to check out the bands Stips was in after Supersister and before Nits.

― Robert Adam Gilmour, Friday, January 26, 2024 9:14 PM (two years ago)

I honestly think this compilation is better than their studio albums, so much beautiful stuff on it. "Workman's Song" is about a guy fantasizing about killing people with his tools and its probably made to sound like a singer from a 70s variety show. It's brilliantly done.
There's a few dutch language songs (I don't think they did this on the albums?) so I have no idea what they're laughing about on the last track, they can just barely hold it together.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXssLdHhxIo

That's really good, thanks

this is some great new prog from brazil

https://papangu.bandcamp.com/album/celestial

^^ very otm, it's an awesome album. definitely restores the feeling.

Cover art is great too, never seen Juliana Lapa before

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wugUR0oszgk

never heard of these guys but that sounds great

I'm thinking that Germanofon bootlegged some Iceberg albums in the 90s, which is why I thought they were a German band. TIL they're from Spain.

I thought they were Italian based solely on how they sound

Probably too basic for the type of prog usually discussed itt, but surprised by how much I'm enjoying the new Steve Hackett/Steve Rothery instrumental album.

Reading off the lineup at a prog rock festival pic.twitter.com/HEWszI5uQg

— 𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖊 🕯 (@atlanticesque) October 5, 2026

lmao amazing

"The Cancer Guarantee"

Awesome