Requests and messages

[Rick and Roll]

It's hard to keep up with all his music!

[jmmallon]

Including his latest, Kalman Filter: https://kalmanfilter.bandcamp.com

[jd100]

Pineapple Thief; good.

[jd100]

and Mats/Morgan, IQ; whew

[JBprog]

I've never regarded Elton John as progressive rock... maybe when he first started but he went very commercial very quickly

[Rick and Roll]

Actually his most progressive record was Blue Moves in 1976, well after his "commercial period". The critics hated it, which was great in my opinion. I don't regard him as "progressive rock either". Truthfully, I never thought Pink Floyd was that progressive either. But both are great. We play plenty of "genre bending" music - I think in any given day you'll hear some non-prog. "Delicious Agony for the most part Progressive Rock Radio" is a bit unwieldy

[Twirlip]

That's funny: I remember writing in rec.music.progressive (a lifetime ago!) that I'd never really thought of Pink Floyd as "progressive". I do now, though! Perhaps I've been brainwashed? They're one of the all-time great bands, anyway. Such variety, and such staying power! Few can rival them.

[Rick and Roll]

I hate to quote Billy Joel but it's still rock and roll to me...all good!

[reynard11]

This mini thread is too coincidental for me to not comment. When I was still young enough that I was yet to buy my own albums, still getting hand me downs and/or gifts, there were two records in particular that really got their hooks in me (disregarding the Beatles). Those being Goodbye Yellow Brick Road & The Stranger. To this day I still credit the songs "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" & "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" as the seeds that quickly germinated into my love of "prog rock".

[Rick and Roll]

Both are played almost every time by a wonderful cover band in my area "Carey Ziegler's Expensive Hobby". They also play "Green-Eyed Lady" which is my all-time favorite song and one I also consider progressive. Great comment thanks!

[Twirlip]

Prompted by JM on TGA just now, I can't resist mentioning (it's definitely not prog rock - sorry!) another great BBC "Sight and Sound" performance: Loudon Wainwright III, 25 Feb 1978.

[Rick and Roll]

Frank Gambale "The Great Explorers" on Spectrum...one of my favorite records.

[JBprog]

If you get chance, check out Peter Jones and his Tiger Moth Tales project- Great music, stunning listening. Love it. Debut album Cocoon from around 2013...

[Rick and Roll]

And if you get a chance, please check out my interview with him from October of last year. About 15 minutes. He's a delight.

[JBprog]

Great thanks Mr Rick- I found the interview in the list but I'll have a listen when I re-install winamp (ditched it a while ago).