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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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garethsprogblog
Jan 18, 20147 min read
The Lord of the Rings
Towards the end of the golden era of progressive rock, the denigration of the genre took a number of different forms. One of these was...
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garethsprogblog
Oct 5, 20135 min read
Asia is not a four-letter word
Prog was born in an era of possibilities, at a time of cultural and social freedom brought about by some amazing technological...
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garethsprogblog
Sep 20, 20137 min read
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...
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garethsprogblog
Aug 24, 20136 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...
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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
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 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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