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NoSound’s To The Core could be a masochistic experience – but it’s worth it
In these difficult times, it could be a masochistic experience for some – but it’s thoughtful, sensitive and worth it
“As I grew, hopefully my writing was growing too”: Five great Al Di Meola albums
From fruitful fusion forays to gentle world acoustica, the revered guitarist has covered a lot of ground since joining Return To Forever at the age of 20
Carl Sentance isn’t much of a prog fan, but his respect for Don Airey is limitless
Metal is more the singer’s thing, but he’s in awe of his bandmate’s achievements with Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Colosseum II and others
How Van Halen followed one of rock's greatest-ever debuts
For their second album, Van Halen created an infectious sound that was perfect for the new decade, and a look that MTV couldn’t get enough of
“I paid a scalper $400 to see The Who play Tommy. It was worth it”: Mike Portnoy’s prog world
The Dream Theater drummer’s musical world includes Rush, Yes, King Crimson, Roger Waters and Frank Zappa – alongside the Bee Gees
Big Big Train once hated 2002 album Bard. Long deleted, the dark secret has become a rare gem
In the process of remastering it for a limited edition, friendships were rekindled, music was re-evaluated, and the band’s current line-up demonstrated what the quarter-century journey had been all about
The prog world of Nightwish’s Troy Donockley
Multi-instrumentalist on the musician he’d most like to work with, his leading inspiration, his guilty musical pleasure and his passion for baking bread
Lifesigns’ John Young on Kate Bush’s baking, Frank Zappa’s humour and Patrick Moraz’s romance
Keyboardist on Kate Bush’s baking, Frank Zappa’s humour, Patrick Moraz’s romance, Eva Cassidy’s mystery – and buying his own band’s album from Amazon
The Band's second album is an acknowledged classic, but there are some dissenters
For their second album, The Band relocated from upstate New York to California and turned Sammy Davis Jr.’s poolhouse into a makeshift studio
Richard Thompson’s battle with barking dogs, planes and leaf blowers to make Acoustic Classics
Richard Thompson thought 2014 solo album Acoustic Classics would just be a nice product for his merch stall – until he’d got over his reluctance to make it
More than a shredbot: The Joe Satriani albums you should definitely listen to
Joe Satriani’s spectacular albums have dazzled and inspired for the best part of four decades, and these are the best of the bunch
The Datsuns back themselves into a musical cul-de-sac on Outta Sight / Outta Mind
The trousers were tight, the guitars were wielded like weapons, but The Datsuns' second album hasn't aged well
“He encouraged us to dream big”: How Bob Ezrin brought out the prog in Kula Shaker
Crispian Mills hails the “complete maniac” Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel and Alice Cooper producer for his work on 1999 album Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts
How hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot restarted the party on their second album, III
Chickenfoot’s second album, III, picked up where their debut left off
"My mother took me to see Saga when I was 15. It was fantastic!". A glimpse inside Yogi Lang's prog world
When German prog rockers RPWL released their album Crime Scene we grilled singer and keyboardist Yogi Lang on his prog loves
"I have the art for In The Court Of The Crimson King blown up on my office wall, right next to The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway." Nova Collective's Dan Briggs gives us a glimpse into his prog world...
BTB&M bassist Dan Briggs formed Nova Collective with members of Haken and Cynic and they released their debut album The Further Side in 2017
“Think you’re heavy? Listen to this song from 1969!” Ivar Bjørnson’s gateway from metal to prog
Norwegian multi-instrumentalist explains what the genres have in common, buying a synth just to learn one Pink Floyd song, and discovering musical airplane engines via his wife
How Rush and Pink Floyd led James Dean Bradfield to Man – a band he’d previously dismissed
Manic Street Preachers frontman wasn’t convinced by his fellow Welsh musicians, until he discovered the Steely Dan and Little Feat elements of their 11th album
The anarchic early years of one of rock's most enigmatic groups, The Mars Volta
An interview with The Mars Volta's Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and Cedric Bixler-Zavala
Kansas’ Joe Deninzon left the USSR and built a musical world out of a surprising coincidence
Violinist discovered MTV and never looked back thanks to the influence of Yes, Rush, Zappa – and the band he’d later join
Focus guitarist Menno Gootjes on his prog life: Frank Zappa, Opeth, Genesis… Kiss
He discovered Canterbury bands in his teens before moving on to Frank Zappa, Opeth, Genesis, obscure Dutch trio Three Dwarves Make War – oh, and Kiss
How William Shatner learned to love prog and make an album with the humanity of Star Trek
Knowing some people would never get over the novelty, Billy Sherwood decided to go for broke with Ponder The Mystery, featuring Steve Vai, Rick Wakeman, Nik Turner, Edgar Froese and others
“Childlike qualities are where music comes from”: Tal Wilkenfeld’s prog connections
Inspired by Tool, the Australian bassist got her big break from Jeff Beck and went on to play with Prince, The Who and Brian Wilson – and her solo work is equally impressive
