A Sorta Young Person’s Guide to Prog Rock
Progressive Rock was a revolutionary music genre that emphasized flashy musicianship and wild experimentation. In the wake of the psychedelic 60s, Prog Rock would scale the heights of commercial and critical success. Its star burned brightly, but only five years later it was in terminal decline, destined to be lost to the sands of time. Join your host Ian Prise and his guests each week as we trace the rise and fall of Prog Rock, album by album.
Episodes
May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024
35 min
Join us for Ian's second wonder of Prog
It all comes together for Genesis in their 1973 masterpiece, Selling England by the Pound.
Madrigals? Sadrigals? Radrigals? We got the whole spectrum
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May 22, 2024
May 22, 2024
56 min
We've arrived at Ian's 4 wonders of Prog
Join us for Jethro Tull's majestic follow-up to Aqualung, Thick as Brick
There's only one song on the album, how complicated could it be?
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Mar 18, 2024
Mar 18, 2024
Mar 18, 2024
1 hr 3 min
Today, on 1972's Trilogy, we explore the many complex emotions of ELP: epic, bombastic, virtuostic
What can't these guys do?
Refrain from rocking apparently
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Mar 12, 2024
Mar 12, 2024
42 min
We return for the second half of Yes's classic Fragile. By the end, your hunger will be sated
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Mar 11, 2024
Mar 11, 2024
34 min
We welcome Yes back with 1971's Fragile, the album that would cement them as prog legends.
Also, making his first appearance in our story: the caped crusader, keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman brings his magic touch
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Mar 7, 2024
Mar 7, 2024
1 hr 15 min
And we're back!
Pink Floyd starts their string of classic albums with 1971's exceptionally mellow Meddle
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Mar 5, 2024
Mar 5, 2024
19 min
Any we're back for season 2!
We rejoin the same great bands on the very edge of greatness
But this time the songs are harder, better, faster, longer
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Dec 18, 2023
Dec 18, 2023
1 hr 41 min
Santa Ian spreads some Progmas cheer and drops some tunes down everyone's chimney
Prog bless us every one
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===== SPOILER ALERT=====
Songs in this Episode:
1. I Believe in Father Christmas - Greg Lake
2. Signed Curtain - Matching Mole
3. Four Horseman - Aphrodite's Child
4. Blown' Free - Wishbone Ash
6. Asforteri - Caravan
7. The Story in Your Eyes - Moody Blues
8. Toe the Line - GTR
9. Udu Wudu - Magma
10. The Last Seven Minutes - Magma
11. Spem in Alum - Thomas Tallis
12. Nothing More - Fotheringay
13. I Lost My Head- Gentle Giant
14. Out of the Blue - Elton John
14. Drunkship of Lanterns - Mars Volta
15. Precious Things - Tori Amos
16. Ommadawn - Mike Oldfield
Nov 9, 2023
Nov 9, 2023
20 min
In the first half, we say adios to Season 1, looking backwards and forwards to all the Prog that ever was and ever will be.
In the second half, our tech wizard Ed takes us through the development of multitrack recording
We look forward to seeing you soon for the classic era of 1970s Prog Rock in Season 2
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