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garethsprogblog
Jun 29, 20134 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...
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garethsprogblog
Jun 22, 20136 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...
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garethsprogblog
Jun 8, 20134 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...
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garethsprogblog
May 10, 20137 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...
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garethsprogblog
Apr 14, 20134 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...
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garethsprogblog
Apr 6, 20135 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...
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