Posts tagged progressive rock

Along with Soft Machine, Caravan are perhaps the definitive Canterbury Scene progressive rock act. Less jazzy than their more famous neighbours, Caravan weren’t as heavy …

I first became aware of Comus back in early 1996, when First Utterance enjoyed its first foray onto CD. Described by a reliable publication as …

Way back in the mid-90s, I turned down the opportunity to see Fish live in concert, and opted to go and see another band, who …

There are some albums that don’t just define an act’s career, or a moment in time, but a whole musical movement. It’s those albums where …

Rock Bottom is an album that many have attempted to emulate over the years, but few have succeeded. The genesis of the album’s creation, delayed …

It’s odd isn’t it, the amount of importance we put on being ‘cool’. Of course, the pressure on us be perceived as cool can be …

Progressive Rock, much like Dr Who, was far more enjoyable in the 70s. While it is undeniably glossier these days, it has lost much of …

Jethro Tull are a band who are special to me. They’re the first band I saw live, the first band that I felt a genuine …

When I was younger, in those halcyon days shortly after punk, there was a certain word that stuck fear into our very beings, that was …