garethsprogblogApr 196 minBrighton rockBrighton is a progressive city, including the constituency of the only Green Party MP in the UK. Under normal circumstances, much less...
garethsprogblogFeb 96 minTickets, please!When I first started going to Italy with the intention of seeing a live band, I felt I had to buy a ticket beforehand. Navigating...
garethsprogblogJul 3, 20207 minLive albums for lockdown (part 1)By this time of the year in 2019, even with a slow start, I’d seen ten gigs and attended Steve Hackett’s The Edge of Light playback,...
garethsprogblogJul 4, 20155 minChris SquireChris Squire died on 27th June 2015. He was being treated for Acute Erythroid Leukaemia in Phoenix, Arizona. A true giant of the bass,...
garethsprogblogApr 13, 20145 minWhen did prog emerge? When did prog emerge? That's one of the great prog questions...
garethsprogblogJan 19, 20147 minThe Lord of the RingsTowards the end of the golden era of progressive rock, the denigration of the genre took a number of different forms. One of these was...
garethsprogblogOct 5, 20135 minAsia is not a four-letter wordProg was born in an era of possibilities, at a time of cultural and social freedom brought about by some amazing technological...
garethsprogblogSep 20, 20137 minCold fusionThere’s an almost unspoken agreement that jazz-rock fusion comes under the prog umbrella. This relationship, forged in the late 60s and...
garethsprogblogAug 24, 20136 minLean 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...
garethsprogblogJun 22, 20136 minMountains come out of the skySchool inadvertently fuelled my love for all things prog. Our old fashioned wooden desks had lids so that you could leave your belongings...
garethsprogblogMay 10, 20137 minMotivation radioIn 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...
garethsprogblogApr 6, 20135 minFrom the BeginningClose to the Edge by Yes One Saturday morning in September 1972 shortly after my thirteenth birthday, I accompanied my brother Tony on...