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This week's Prog-Watch is another fabulous variety program with mostly new(er) music! We'll hear from Wobbler, David Cross and David Jackson, Ben Craven, Spock's Beard, Stratospheerius and The Bedlam Furnaces! Plus, Dr. Rob Fisher provides an insightful Progressive Discoveries segment on the new album 'La Muerta' from Subsignal! 

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The Beatles were kind of my “gateway” band. Before I discovered them, I liked music probably about as much as your average teenager. After I discovered them, I became what I suppose you would call a “music fanatic”. Their music resonated with me on many different levels and I was amazed at the transformational musical journey they had made in less than a decade. Once I had absorbed just about everything they had done I moved on to explore the musical catalogs of Badfinger, The Who, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, and countless other classic rock bands. Eventually my explorations led me to Yes, The Moody Blues, Genesis, ELP, and the entire world of Progressive Rock. But I really owe it all to the Beatles...for me they were the spark. If you listen to interviews with many of the people who went on to found some of the greatest Golden Age Prog bands, you will also find that many of them were directly influenced in some way by the Beatles.

So I always knew that I would do some kind of Beatles show at some point. The impetus to finally do it came a few weeks ago when I was presented with an opportunity to interview Tom Murray, an author and photographer who actually spent a whole day taking some beautiful, classic, color photos of the Beatles back in 1968, on the eve of the release of The White Album. Tom has since published a book called “Mad Day Out” with not only his Beatles photos from that day, but also lots of other great pictures from the heady days of the 1960s. Speaking to Tom was a link to the legend of the Beatles.

So I offer you Prog-Watch 528 – A Celebration of the Music of the Beatles! The program features a few of the Beatles “proggier” tracks, a few cool tribute tunes, and lots of great covers of Beatles songs by some Prog and Prog-related artists. Plus a bit of my chat with Mr. Tom Murray. I hope you will join me!

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Time Of The Season by The Zombies is one of the first songs I can remember hearing as a child, and that strange beat and smooth, almost ethereal (over an AM radio!) vocal made a lasting impression. So it was with great pleasure that I was actually able to interview the owner of that voice, Mr. Colin Blunstone, a few weeks back! As an original British Invasion artist he had many recollections of those heady days, and also talked about his solo career, and time spent with The Alan Parsons Project and the offshoot band Keats. Tune in to this week's Prog-Watch to hear some of that interview, and a whole lot of great music by The Zombies, The APP, Keats, Colin alone, and some bloke named Neil MacArthur! (If you don't know who this is, tune in and find out!)

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This week's Prog-Watch is one of our semi-annual collaborations with the fine reviewers of The Progressive Aspect to bring you some of the Best of 2018 (So Far)! Nine fantastic pieces from nine of the best albums released so far this year and short reviews of each! With contributions from Mel Allen, Tony Colvill, Rob Fisher, Bob Mulvey, Roger Trenwith, Leo Trimming, and John Wenlock-Smith! 

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It's my turn on 101 Dimensions again and I've lined up a veritable smorgasbord of electronic and ambient music for your listening pleasure! Here's what's in store:1. The Buggles – Technopop; and Island (Edit Version) (from the album The Age Of Plastic, 2010 Japanese reissue)2. Synergy – Into The Abyss; Prairie Light; and West Side Nights (from the album Metropolitan Suite, 1987)3. The Buggles – Vermillion Sands; and I Am A Camera (from the album Adventures In Modern Recording, 1981)4. Aphrodite's Child – Chakachak (from the album Babylon The Great – An Introduction To Aphrodite's Child, 2002)5. Matt Baber – Suite For Piano And Electronics, Pt. 1-5 (from the album Suite For Piano And Electronics, 2018)6. Silicon Psychosis – Sound Is Holographic; Encroaching Psychotic Entity; Pyramids Of The  Global Matrix; Calling All Aliens; and The Machine Elves (from the album  Electronic Tonalities for Like-Minded Aliens, 2018)7. Vangelis – Beaubourg, Pt. 1 (from the album Beaubourg, 1978)I hope you will join me!Until next time, be good to each other, and Prog On, my brothers and sisters!TonyThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

This week on Prog-Watch it's the long-awaited return of THE DOCTOR, Rob Fisher, with another great edition of Progressive Discoveries! This edition centers on the exciting new album by Sharon den Adel's solo project My Indigo. Prepare for something a bit different! Also on this week's program: a lot of great Progressive Rock (this ain't Rap-Watch!) from Yuka & Chronoship, The Dame, Armonite, Emerson, Lake and Powell, Gazpacho, World Trade, The J Conspiracy, IO Earth, and BangTower!  

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Jerry Marotta is one of the most prolific drummers in the history of modern music. He  has played on literally hundreds of records and has worked with acts such as Orleans, Hall & Oates, The Indigo Girls, Stackridge, Marshall Crenshaw, The Dream Academy, Tears For Fears, Elvis Costello, Paul McCartney, and many, many more. Of particular note to Progressive Rock music fans is his association with Peter Gabriel, Tony Levin, and Trey Gunn of King Crimson, who now works with Jerry in The Security Project. Jerry is my esteemed guest on this week's Prog-Watch, and he talks at length about working with the Prog icons just mentioned, and what he is up to now. Along the way we will hear lots of great music from the progressive end of his resume.

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If you enjoy progressive electronic/ambient music, instrumental jazz, and even a little vintage electro-pop for good measure, check out this month's 101 Dimensions! The program features an eclectic blend of stuff for your auditory enjoyment. Here's what's in store:1. Gary Numan – Cars; Airplane; Metal; and Complex (from the album The Pleasure Principle, 1979)2. Kavus Torabi – Slow Movements (from the album Solar Divination, 2018)3. Trinity Ward – Shadows Over Eden; Overflight; The Interloper; and Oblivion (from the album Soul Destroyer, 2013)4. Jean-Luc Ponty – Infinite Pursuit; Radioactive Legacy; and Perpetual Rondo (from the album Fables, 1985)5. Pink Floyd – Things Left Unsaid; It's What We Do; Ebb And Flow; Sum; and Skins (from the album The Endless River, 2014)6. Ian Boddy – Out There (from the album The Mechanics Of A Thought, 2007)7. Isao Tomita – Lady Aoi and Lady Rokujo; and Spirit (from the album The Tale Of Genji, 1999)I hope you will join me! Until next time...be good to each other, and Prog On, my brothers and sisters!TonyThis show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement

Variety is the spice of life, so this week's Prog-Watch is a diverse collection of great progressive rock to enliven your world! We'll hear music from The Dear Hunter, ESP 2.0, Mostly Autumn, Onségen Ensemble, Robert Plant, Ange, Visual Cliff, Coast, 3RDegree, Kansas, Lines In The Sky, IQ, and Bomber Goggles!

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This week on Prog-Watch it's Part One of my coverage of keyboard wizard and composer Clive Nolan! Clive and I chat about his many projects and endeavors, and along the way I spin lots of great tracks from some of them, including Arena, Strangers On A Train, Casino, Shadowland, one of his collaborations with Oliver Wakeman, and of course some solo material!   

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