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Cold fusion
There’s an almost unspoken agreement that jazz-rock fusion comes under the prog umbrella. This relationship, forged in the late 60s and...

garethsprogblog
Sep 20, 20137 min read


Lean years for prog (part 1)
University challenges I arrived at university with the best hi-fi system in my hall of residence. I’d worked at the steel mill in Barrow...

garethsprogblog
Aug 24, 20136 min read


Lean years for prog (part 2)
Citizen Smith At the start of the third year Jim and I went to see Barbara Thompson at the Tramshed and, to Jim’s surprise, he knew the...

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Aug 24, 20137 min read


Little Red Record
There is an increasing amount of printed information about Rock Progressivo Italiano (RPI.) From the odd line or two in the original...

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Aug 16, 20136 min read


Vital
Barrow Civic Hall (subsequently Forum 28, now the Forum) was a concert hall with decent acoustics and the venue for my earliest gig...

garethsprogblog
Jun 29, 20134 min read


Mountains come out of the sky
School inadvertently fuelled my love for all things prog. Our old fashioned wooden desks had lids so that you could leave your belongings...

garethsprogblog
Jun 22, 20136 min read


Tripping
In mid-May I was in Dublin to see Steve Hackett and while I was there I indulged in some retail therapy. Tower Records in Wicklow Street...

garethsprogblog
Jun 8, 20134 min read


Motivation radio
In the early 70s, radio was a vital medium which began to play an increasingly important role in my interest in prog. Though BBC Radio 3...

garethsprogblog
May 10, 20137 min read


Definitions
Though most readers will have a good understanding of the term ‘progressive rock’ it is inherent in the nature of many prog fans to query...

garethsprogblog
Apr 14, 20134 min read


From the Beginning
Close to the Edge by Yes One Saturday morning in September 1972 shortly after my thirteenth birthday, I accompanied my brother Tony on...

garethsprogblog
Apr 6, 20135 min read

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