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garethsprogblog
Dec 20, 20249 min read
Anthem?
I’ve just reposted, with only minor editing, the blog ‘ 100 not out ’, the story of Prog magazine reaching its 100th edition in ten...
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garethsprogblog
Nov 16, 20249 min read
Progressive rock in 1974
By 1974 I’d had over a full year of immersion into progressive rock, a term which wasn’t yet being applied to the genre, though what I...
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garethsprogblog
Jul 12, 20196 min read
100 not out
Producing a magazine dedicated to prog every 6 weeks traces a difficult path, catering for those stuck in the past and the more open-minded
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garethsprogblog
May 27, 20188 min read
The end of an era
One of my Record Store Day 2018 purchases, that is one of the limited editions specially produced for the occasion rather than one of the...
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garethsprogblog
Mar 5, 201818 min read
Nine album challenge
The Instagram and Twitter trend ‘9 albums that changed my life/mean most to me’ (#9albums) which appeared in January 2018 didn’t pass me...
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garethsprogblog
Jul 11, 20176 min read
The perfect length
I’ve just ripped a rather large pile of my wife’s CDs to mp3 for her which according to the categories ascribed by Windows Media Player...
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garethsprogblog
Dec 10, 20165 min read
Lake district
If we accept that the progressive rock genre started in 1969 and proto prog has been around since 1967 it’s hardly surprising that, given...
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garethsprogblog
Jun 4, 20167 min read
What does it say on the label?
Getting into music in 1972 meant that I may have missed out on records released on some of the early, innovative imprints like Decca’s...
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garethsprogblog
Mar 12, 20166 min read
Keith Emerson
Already 2016 seems to have been blighted by more high-profile musician deaths than previous years. I was still reading articles about Sir...
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garethsprogblog
Apr 20, 20156 min read
War and peace
It’s indisputable that progressive rock was a genre of grand concepts from the straightforward interpretation of classic novels (Camel’s...
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garethsprogblog
Mar 28, 20157 min read
Broad church
Early in the new millennium, when progressive rock was emerging from underneath rocks and dragging itself out of slimy ponds, I...
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garethsprogblog
Apr 13, 20145 min read
When did prog emerge?
When did prog emerge? That's one of the great prog questions...
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