Cross-pollination: My favorite instrumentals (on Popdose)
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My latest Popdose mixtape features more than 20 of the greatest instrumentals you’ll ever hear. Act now and get absolutely nothing else free!…
Tag: King Crimson
Album review roundup: The Zombies, Build, and the Cars
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We look at three very good albums from the Zombies, Build, and the Cars.…
Pop Quiz — Progressive Rock Song or Science Fiction/Fantasy Novel?
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This ten-question quiz asks you to choose whether you are looking at the title of a progressive rock song or a science fiction/fantasy novel.…
Get to Know… Genesis – Pt. 1
A look at the first six Genesis studio albums, aka the Peter Gabriel era, when the band was becoming a progressive rock force.…
2010 – The year in recorded musical performances
My favorite music from 2010. Or maybe it’s the best music of 2010. Probably a little bit of both.…
Listening Booth – David Sylvian & Robert Fripp, “Jean the Birdman”
When he wanted to put together yet another version of King Crimson in the early 1990s, Robert Fripp reached out to Japan co-founder David Sylvian. Sylvian passed at the opportunity, but the pair went ahead…
Venture Bros. Wrapup: “Perchance to Dean” (S04E03)
Dean Venture tunes in and almost falls into a Floyd Hole in this season four episode of The Venture Brothers, “Perchance to Dean.”…
Listening Booth – King Crimson, “One More Red Nightmare”
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More prog goodness, you say? Sure! Here’s my favorite KC tune ever, from their 1974 masterpiece Red. Witness the majestic and face-melting drumming of one Bill Bruford, who absolutely owns on this number. My favorite…
Gray Flannel Mixtape: The mellow side of prog
To no one’s surprise, last year’s round of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees included not one progressive rock act. This despite the millions of albums sold, the countless musicians inspired, and the long-lasting…