The Alan Parsons Project were one of the greatest musical projects in the history of progressive rock, rock, and, I dare say, music in general. The duo consisted of multi-instrumentalist sound engineer Alan Parsons (who previously worked with Pink Floyd on their well-known iconic The Dark Side of the Moon… Read more“The Alan Parsons Project – A Great Progressive Rock Duo”
Category: Progressive rock
Giant Squid – Minoans (2014), A Great Progressive Metal Album
Minoans is the title of the last studio album released by American progressive metal band Giant Squid through Translation Loss Records in 2014. As the title of this record pretty much says it all, it is a concept studio album which revolves around the rise and fall of the ancient… Read more“Giant Squid – Minoans (2014), A Great Progressive Metal Album”
Kansas – A Great American Classic Rock Band
Kansas is a great American classic rock and progressive rock band from Topeka, Kansas which was formed in 1973. Their music is a mixture of progressive rock, art rock, hard rock, and arena rock (their debut self-titled studio album released in 1974 also included boogie rock as one of the… Read more“Kansas – A Great American Classic Rock Band”
Procol Harum – A Legendary British Progressive Rock Band
Procol Harum was one of the finest British progressive rock, art rock, psychedelic rock, and classic rock bands of the 1960s. Founded in 1967 in the picturesque coastal city of Southend-on-Sea in the ceremonial county of Essex, East of England, and revolving around singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and frontman Gary Brooker, the… Read more“Procol Harum – A Legendary British Progressive Rock Band”
Hatfield and the North – A Great English Progressive Rock Band
Hatfield and the North were a great English progressive rock and experimental rock band from the Canterbury scene. The band was initially active between 1972 and 1975 before disbanding and then briefly re-united many years after, once in 1990, and then the second and final time between 2005 and 2006…. Read more“Hatfield and the North – A Great English Progressive Rock Band”
Bo Hansson – Magician’s Hat (1972)
‘Magician’s Hat‘ is the title of the second studio album released by Swedish progressive rock artist Bo Hansson in late 1972 in Sweden (as ‘Ur trollkarlens hatt‘) and in September 1973 internationally under its English title. The album was recorded between 1970 and 1972 at Studio Decibel in Stockholm, the… Read more“Bo Hansson – Magician’s Hat (1972)”
Bo Hansson – Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (1970)
‘Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings‘ is a great 1970 progressive rock, space rock, and psychedelic rock studio album composed and released by Swedish progressive rock artist Bo Hansson through Silence Records (Silence Records AB). The album was released in December 1970 and was recorded between late 1969 and… Read more“Bo Hansson – Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings (1970)”
Supertramp, The Legendary Progressive Rock Giants
Supertramp was a legendary English progressive rock and classic rock band which was formed in London, England in 1969. Centered around co-frontmen and co-founders Roger Hodgson (lead vocals, keyboards, and guitars) and Rick Davies (co-lead vocals, backing vocals, and keyboards) throughout the years (who were also the band’s most prominent… Read more“Supertramp, The Legendary Progressive Rock Giants”
Tabula Rasa – A Fantastic Finnish Progressive Rock Band
Tabula Rasa was a fantastic Finnish progressive rock band. The group was musically active between from 1972 until 1977. Formed in 1972 in either Tampere or Kangasala (my two research sources are contradictory with respect to their city/town of origin), Finland, Tabula Rasa was a major Finnish rock band of… Read more“Tabula Rasa – A Fantastic Finnish Progressive Rock Band”