By Jonathan Block and Jay Valade
We get together a couple of times a month to talk about most things progressive rock. We can’t cover every band so we try to highlight the prog rock and adjacent music that moves us the most. Thank
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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.
The album prog fans love to hate. But is it that bad? Can you judge an album by its cover? Sweep those blues outside the door, you won’t need them anymore. Get ready for some sand between your toes as we join Keith, Greg and Carl down on Love Beach.
A deep dive into True, the new album from Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks. From short acoustic songs to full-on prog epics, this release has it all. It’s a little bit of Yes West and Yes East, and everywhere in between!
Let’s see if we can pick the top 3 King Crimson albums. But instead of separate lists we need to choose the best together. Will this podcast survive such an epic battle?
Yes recently released deluxe box sets for albums from two distinct eras of the band: Fragile and Talk. Both sets expand the original releases with different mixes, demos, live tracks, and more. Let’s see if they really are “deluxe” or just a repackaging of stuff you already have.
We’re back at the Fairfield Theatre Company as bassist and vocalist John Lodge and his band celebrate the seminal Moody Blues classic, Days of Future Past. We took this opportunity to explore the impact of these godfathers of progressive rock.
Special thanks to the Fairfield Theatre Company (Fairfield Theatre Company) for arranging and hosting this event, and Matt Valade/Kicker Pictures (Kicker Pictures) for recording and engineering.
We had the good fortune to sit down for a chat with Jon Davison, the lead singer for Yes, when he passed through town on the Summer 2024 John Lodge tour. Jon talks about his prog journey, his musical adventures and what’s next for Yes!
Special thanks to the Fairfield Theater Company (Fairfield Theatre Company) for arranging and hosting this event, and Matt Valade/Kicker Pictures (Kicker Pictures) for recording and engineering.
Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks recently played at the Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut and Jay was there. In this episode, we talk about the live show, their new music and how they capture the vibe of 70s Yes. Jon and the Band Geeks will be doing another tour leg soon so catch them if you can. Jon is having a really good time on stage these days!
What is progressive rock music? Complex time signatures? Instrumental virtuosity? Esoteric lyrics? Mellotrons?
In this episode, we consider just how big of a tent prog rock can be while discussing The Decemberists, their discography, and live shows. And we answer the real question…can they Prog?
We run down the news in the prog world, including new music from Jon Anderson and Band Geeks, Yes Fragile gets the deluxe box set treatment with an Atmos mix, Jethro Tull Bursting Out box set, dates for Marillion Weekends in 2025, the lineup for Cruise To The Edge 2025, and more.
We talk about the record stores we used to visit and who had the best prog and import selection. This episode focuses mainly on some classic record stores in Connecticut, including Rhymes Records, Cutlers, Trident, Secret Sounds, Nu Music, and more. We couldn’t fit all the stores we wanted to talk about so we’ll continue the discussion in a future episode.
The release date for David Gilmour’s new album, Luck and Strange, is September 6, 2024. The first single is The Piper’s Call.
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The podcast currently has 28 episodes available.