Prog Features

Canterbury scene guitarist and producer explains how “the modern equivalent of shamanism” has run through his life – along with a nugget of advice from Jimi Hendrix

If someone hadn’t left a bass behind in the band’s rehearsal room, leading to a change of role for their newly-hired singer, their career might well have ended before 1971’s Islands

Former David Lee Roth guitarist and soundtrack composer learned a lot from Steve Howe, but prefers Rabin’s melodic and emotional output in and out of Yes

Brilliant proggy sounds you must hear from Kavus Torabi, Dikajee, Castle Mountain Moon and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

Burnt-out leader Nick DiSalvo got sick of washing dishes in Boston and started a new life in Berlin, which inspired the psych rock giants to make their broadest, brightest album yet

How her vision, clarity and support of siblings and established musicians made her prog’s first pop star – and pop’s first prog star – by the age of 21

Richard Thompson used to think Fairport Convention's Meet Me On The Ledge was “immature, juvenile" - now it's a much-loved communal singalong

15 classic cuts from the keyboard genius’ career, as loved by the good and the great of prog rock and beyond

In 2016 the nu metal guitarist released his surprising but well-received concept album Crystal Machete, showcasing his affinity for Hawkwind and Radiohead, among others

Singer and bassist also explains his passion for The Who, Jethro Tull, Jeff Beck and Jack Bruce, names his favourite Rush album – and and struggles to choose between his two least favourite ones

Taken from fourth album Fragile, the 1972 release horrified them at first. Later they realised it had secured their future

Despite floods and two horrific hand accidents, the Swedes drew the blueprint for what heavy music would become in the 21st century

Keyboardist's feud went as far back as refusing to give band leader a cigarette in their early days

From being wowed by US fusion instrumentalists to being honoured on a Soft Machine album, Bill Oddie's record collection tells some tales...

Keyboard icon's grandiose live shows lit up the 70s, but behind the pomp and majesty lay bad reviews, heart attacks and near ruin

Events around their 1970 self-titled debut album included turning a radio testing device into a musical instrument, impressing influencer John Peel and using subsonics to make drunk people physically sick

Freddie Mercury and co may have become pop giants, but before, after and underneath it all was a love of all things progressive – as Yes’ Steve Howe and Dream Theater’s Mike Portnoy explain

Ninth studio album Redemption was their third since Jean Pageau joined, and comes after the Canadians took advantage of enforced hiatus to refine their latest compositions

Hit singles Sledgehammer and Don’t Give Up brought the ex Genesis singer enough financial security to do whatever he liked – which is exactly what he did