It’s strange indeed to think that Mexico is actually a hotbead of prog rock, but it’s true! I could hardly believe it, in a land of mariachi bands, it’s nice to see some musicians down there more hip to the music of Yes, ELP, Genesis, and the Italian prog scene. Several Mexican prog bands I’m […] Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

When you think Tangerine Dream, you might think “New Age”, should be put in the same category as Yanni and John Tesh. Don’t, as their early material is just incredible and mindblowing, nothing like what they’ve been doing in the last 15 years or thereabout. Electronic Meditation is Tangerine Dream’s debut and is very unlike […] Continue reading →

In the 1980s, a new band playing progressive space rock music knew right away they’re never going to find a label to release their stuff. Hawkwind was able to get labels to release their new albums in the 1980s, but then they had the benefit of releasing many albums in the previous decade (their debut […] Continue reading →