Issue Issue 107 - Prog (2024)

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Since its arrival at the tail end of the 60s progressive rock has offered the world some of the most fascinating music ever heard, in varying guises over the years. Prog magazine brings you the stories behind the people who create these astounding sounds and amazing music, be they the classic originators such as Genesis, Pink Floyd and Yes, to the 80s revivalists such as Marillion and IQ, all the way through to those musicians today who have done so much to help rejuvenate the genre such as Muse, Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Opeth and Anathema. In depth and behind the scenes stories of classic albums and tours sit side by side with widespread coverage of what‘s happening at today’s cutting edge of progressive music.

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IN THIS ISSUEEd’s LetterWelcome to the new issue of Prog in which we celebrate the style and sounds of one of the all-time prog greats, Yes. Thank you to all of you who voted for your favourite Yes song of all time. We’ve collated them into a Top 40, which makes for fascinating reading. You can find it on page 38; let the debating commence. We also talk to Steve Howe about the impending Cruise To The Edge and other Yes plans for 2020. Steve and Yes artist Roger Dean discuss those iconic album cover designs of the 70s and we even find out how Roger’s art ended up on the catwalks of high fashion! This issue is what we call a ‘Premium’ issue, hence it being bagged up and with some extras…2 min

REGULARSBloody Well WriteIN PRAISE OF PEART I’d like to say my profound thanks to all for an emotional, thoughtful and excellent feature on the much-missed Neil Peart. I have to admit, the Friday the news broke, I got a little emotional waiting for my taxi to work, and the thought-provoking yet excellent words from Jerry Ewing did their work and got me emotional again. You did as fine a job of music journalism as I’ve ever read. I’d like to think Neil himself would have appreciated it. Sean Dunne STICKING WITH NEIL If you’ve been a fan of music for as long as I have, you hear every once in a while about guitarists who are trying to “play like Jerry”, a reference to the late Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead.…7 min

REGULARSTWEET TALKFollow us on twitter.com/progmagazineUK JOE PAYNE @thatjoepayne @maxjosephread and I are finally mixing the last remaining track for the album. Things always take longer than you expect, but trust me, this will be well worth the wait! The song features a special guest vocalist. Who could it be? Have a guess… MIKE VENNART @Vennart I’ve been informed that you need to be ‘high AF’ to appreciate my music. Dunno whether to laugh or cry BRYAN BELLER @bryanbeller “Merci beaucoup” to all who came out to the 5 @acratsband shows in France (Paris, Lyon, Nice, Marseille, Toulouse). It was wonderful to meet so many of you at the merch table after the shows NAD SYLVAN @SylvanOfficial I am working on a new solo album that I hope will come in the…1 min

REGULARSANATHEMA DIAL UP THE DARKNESS FOR STUDIO ALBUM NUMBER 12Anathema have revealed that work is well underway on the follow-up to 2017’s Prog Award-winning album The Optimist. The new record, currently untitled, will be out later this year and will mark the band’s first release since signing with Mascot Records last year. The group are currently in the studio recording demos and Daniel Cavanagh’s enthusiasm and energy are palpable. “Nothing makes me happier. Literally, this is my favourite thing to do in the world,” he says. “I’m very optimistic. I would say the last two or three writing sessions are among the best times I can remember us ever having in a musical sense.” After a decade of releases with Kscope, there’s a sense of anticipation about working with a new label at Mascot. “They’re a great young team…3 min

REGULARSRICK RETURNS TO HIS ROOTSRick Wakeman and The English Rock Ensemble will release a new album, The Red Planet, on April 3. The LP is said to be a “keyboard-heavy” instrumental experience, where Wakeman is joined by guitarist Dave Colquhoun, bassist Lee Pomeroy and drummer Ash Soan. “The basic tracks are already recorded,” Wakeman said in a recent statement on his website. “That includes contributions from the musicians named above, and I am thrilled with the results so far.” The album is a return to the legendary keyboard player’s roots, inspired by debut solo album The Six Wives Of Henry VIII. Recording wrapped up in late February and the album is currently being mixed by Erik Jordan. Wakeman says: “There are great plans afoot for a very special playback session and other surprises too.…1 min

REGULARSTIGER MOTH TALES TEAM UP WITH STRING QUARTETPeter Jones will release the fifth Tiger Moth Tales album, The Whispering Of The World, on April 27 through White Knight Records. Coming just two months after his live CD/DVD set A Visit To Zoetemeer, it’s his first set of new material since 2018’s Story Tellers (Part Two). “This is my most personal album since Cocoon,” Jones tells Prog. “It started with a theme of being at one with nature and rejoicing in it, but then I lost a couple of people who were close to me, and it became about coming to terms with loss, with mortality, and about making the most of life while you can.” Recorded at Fieldgate Studio in Cardiff, the eight-track album features Jones on just piano and vocals, accompanied by a string quartet comprising…1 min

Issue Issue 107 - Prog (2024)

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