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“I remember trying to work out what extra notes he’d put in. I was so infatuated…” Gun guitarist Jools Gizzi on his prog hero Alex Lifeson

Scottish rocker discovered Jethro Tull fan, Pink Floyd and Tangerine Dream as a teenager – but Rush really stood out to him as he learned to play

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“They didn’t do the posing rock thing – that attitude has stuck with me ever since”: Ruts DC drummer David Ruffy explains why Edgar Broughton Band are his prog heroes

He hails their punk ethic, their experiments with electronica, and their way of writing songs about real people

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“The sort of thing which got prog a bad name, but which now seems increasingly bold and ambitious”: 10 essential Greg Lake songs

From King Crimson to ELP and beyond, he left a catalogue of impressive creations from an extraordinary musical journey which included that Christmas song

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“The lyrics come from articles about near-death experiences. They all follow a similar thread… they read like a metaphor for discovering true meaning and purpose”: Stuckfish’s fourth album contains a collection of firsts

Inspired by hold music, movie scenes, Sarah Bernhardt, Carry On Wayward Son and more, the Northumberland-based proggers have a new line-up and a new energy to go with their new music

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“Never less than joyously entertaining and utterly committed… a warm-hearted tale of the power of music and community”: Solstice’s Return To Cropredy video edition

Glorious visual celebration of the neo-prog survivors in the present, accompanied by New Light, a fascinating documentary of their past

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New prog you really must hear from Nektar, Circu5, Hanry and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds you really should check out from Allamedah, Astreyane, The Wring and more...

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"It was a pretty horrible affair to deal with from a creative point of view": Fish on his solo career, the state of prog and the 'youth of today'

In 2005, Classic Rock spoke with former Marillion frontman Fish as he released a best-of collection, Bouillabaisse

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Great new proggy sounds you must hear from Klone, Dim Gray, Whimsical Creature and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prog you really should check out from The Hypothesis, Somewhere, Gerd Weyhing and more...

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We say farewell to Fish on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

Plus Tony Levin, Jethro Tull, BEAT, Dream Theater, Public Service Broadcasting, Rosalie Cunningham, Beardfish, Vincent Cavanagh and more...

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“We didn’t consider ourselves prog, but people said, ‘Hey, come and play our prog festival”: How Meer fought back from a disastrous start to deliver victorious third album Wheels Within Wheels

Norwegians didn’t make things easy for themselves by forming as an octet, while one member tried to avoid their natural musical tendencies; but thanks to the European prog community they’re riding high at last

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“Pink Floyd weren’t available. Jon Lord turned it down. So it came my way”: Roger Glover made an unexpected success of the soundtrack to a movie that never happened – but was it prog?

Having recently quit Deep Purple, the bassist was looking for a new challenge in 1973. It came in the form of The Butterfly Ball And The Grasshopper’s Feast, featuring notable prog guest stars

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Pre-order our exclusive Mark Wilkinson/Fish t-shirt/signed calendar bundle here

Get a fantastic Mark Wilkinson-designed Fish t-shirt you won’t be able to buy anywhere else, along with a signed Mark Wilkinson The Art Of Fish calendar that comes with issue 155 of Prog, a bespoke front cover

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“We released a single and some fans complained there was too much pop, it was boring and they missed the odd time signatures … The funny thing is, the verse is in 13/8!” Leprous continue to be progressive even if it doesn’t seem to be prog

Latest album Melodies Of Atonement sees the Norwegians continuing to strip back and seek catchier elements of themselves – including taking influence from hip-hop

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“John Peel said we were a waste of talent and electricity… It had become de rigueur to knock us”: Emerson Lake & Palmer and the making of Brain Salad Surgery

The prog supergroup were at their creative peak when they created the 1973 epic that took the world by storm, despite the apparent hordes of critics

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Cool new proggy sounds you must hear from Teramaze, Sometime In February, Múr and more in Prog's all new Tracks Of The Week!

Fantastic new prog to enjoy from Crisálida, Kill The Drama Queen, Myriad's Veil and more..

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“Captain Beefheart possessed an unrestrained imagination and a totally eccentric form of creativity… I’d have lasted five minutes in The Magic Band”: Colin Edwin’s prog world includes Magma, Cardiacs, Gong and more

Former Porcupine Tree and current O.R.k. member on seeing Daevid Allen live, falling under Tim Smith’s spell, messing about with plastic cameras and, well, Lonnie Donegan

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Mark Wilkinson to appear at art and music event at Sudbury Arts Centre this Saturday

Fish and Marillion artist Mark Wilkinson will also will be previewing a very special collaboration between him and Prog at the event

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“We always had so much more in common with bands like Yesand Genesis… we wanted to see how far we could take an idea”: What Blue Öyster Cult thought of being called prog – and what they really thought of the More Cowbell sketch

They may have been called “the thinking man’s metal band” but comparing themselves to ELP, Jethro Tull and King Crimson, they assert there was a lot more progressive thinking going on than many realised

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“I wanted to give it everything – to be self-indulgent or whatever”: Breaking the rules of single lengths, using an air conditioner as a musical instrument, confounding guest musician Steve Howe… these are Queen’s proggiest moments

Their music ranged from all out hard rock to big pop hits (and occasionally funk). But here’s undeniable proof they could prog out with the best of them as well

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Great prog you must hear from Nine Stones Close, Tiberius, Krokofant and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week!

Cool new proggy sounds to enjoy from Could Seed, Danafae, Lawrence English and more...

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“I said, ‘What do you mean, evacuate now? I just ordered my hors d’oeuvres!’” The twists of fate pushing Jon Anderson to finish his next projects – even if they take 30 years

The sequel to Olias Of Sunhillow, a reunion with Roine Stolt, a musical featuring Kelsey Grammer… the Yes veteran says a lot is happening soon, although he’s less sure about 1000 Hands Part 2 and his memoir

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“We knew not everybody would like The Astonishing – we’re not blind and we’re not stupid – but we did it anyway. After a long career we reserve the right to do that”: Jordan Rudess’ life and times with Dream Theater

He started out in a college so strict that he couldn’t understand prog when he first heard it. But the composer, educator and tech fan, has made the most of opportunities that came his way

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It's Prog's new Tracks Of The Week! Cool new proggy sounds from Crippled Black Phoenix, Oddleaf, Outrun The Sunlight and more...

Great new prog to enjoy from Keys, Mission Jupiter, Empire Springs, Tim Morse and more...

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“They didn’t understand how important image was – they started the thing about us being academic geeks. It really hurt us”: The Zombies on living large, inheriting the Beatles’ studio and staff, and being prisoners in a concert hall

Colin Blunstone and Rod Argent look back on finding fame in their teens and experiencing the highs and lows of the music industry over six decades

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“The kids who bought it didn’t ask, ‘Where’s Syd?’ They increasingly asked, ‘Who’s Syd?’” Meddle marked the point where Pink Floyd as we know them really began

Their 1971 album marked the move from experimental live band to studio-based architects, paving the way for a decade of dominance

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