This week on Prog-Watch: The third and final part of my collaboration with The Progressive Aspect on the best albums of the past ten years! Ten more great tracks and write-ups from ten great albums as selected by ten of TPA's finest reviewers! With contributions from Rob Fisher, Basil Francis, Andrew Halley, Magnus Moar, Bob Mulvey, Jez Rowden, Graham Thomas, Roger Trenwith, Leo Trimming, and John Wenlock-Smith! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertisin...
Dec 17, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week Prog-Watch and The Progressive Aspect continue our three-part presentation of the Best of 2010-2019! I'll be presenting ten more great tunes and write-ups by ten of TPA's best reviewers from some of their favorite albums of the past decade! With contributions from Rob Fisher, Basil Francis, Andrew Halley, Magnus Moar, Bob Mulvey, Jez Rowden, Graham Thomas, Roger Trenwith, Leo Trimming, and John Wenlock-Smith! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in adv...
Dec 10, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week Prog-Watch and The Progressive Aspect begin a three-part “prog-stravaganza” looking at the best albums of the past ten years! Ten of TPA's reviewers have selected their three favorite albums, and I will be presenting their short reviews and playing tracks from those albums over the course of three programs! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Dec 03, 2019•1 hr 30 min
I've got some different stuff lined up again for this week's 101 Dimensions! Here's what's in store: 1. Hawkwind – Brainstorm (11:33); Space Is Deep (6:22); One Change (0:50); and Lord Of Light (6:58) (from the album Doremi Fasol Latido, 1972) 2. Grobschnitt – Symphony (13:49); and Travelling (6:49) (from the album Grobschnitt, 1972) 3. Johannes Schmoelling – Big Cityscapes (6:28); It's Your Birthday (6:38); and The Time Seller (6:49) (from the album Instant City, 2006) 4. Anthony Phillips – Slo...
Nov 27, 2019•1 hr 55 min
This week's Prog-Watch is an entire show dedicated to prog rock classic tracks! I'm spinning tunes by Genesis, Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention, King Crimson, Kansas, The Alan Parson Project, Yes, Jethro Tull, The Electric Light Orchestra, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, and Caravan! Our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, is also doing a Progressive Discoveries segment on a classic album...Breathless by Camel! Come along as Prog-Watch goes “old school”! This show is part of the Spr...
Nov 26, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week's Prog-Watch is 100% certified new prog rock! Get set for a great program full of music from Yuval Ron, Richard Henshall, Millenium, Eloy, Emmett Elvin, Diagonal, The Barock Project, Peter Gabriel, Eiemel, District 97, Free to Grow, Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion, and UVTraveler! All in 90 minutes! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Nov 19, 2019•1 hr 26 min
Another themed special on Prog-Watch this week, and the key word is HEART! We'll hear from Emerson, Lake & Palmer, King Crimson, The Alan Parson Project, Yes, Marillion, Rush, Mystery, Manfred Mann's Earth Band and many more! Come along for a fun ride! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Nov 12, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week on 101 Dimensions I'm heading into some different territories! Here's the itinerary: 1. The Orb – Earth Orbit One: Fluffy Clouds (4:27); Ultraworld Probe Six: Perpetual Dawn (9:31); and Earth Orbit Two: Gaia (9:48) (from the album The Orb's Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld, 1991) 2. Vangelis – Origins (Arrival) (4:22); Starstuff (5:14); Infinitude (4:30); Exo Genesis (3:33); and Celestial Whispers (2:31) (from the album Rosetta, 2016) 3. Mannheim Steamroller – G Major Toccata (5:06); C...
Nov 06, 2019•1 hr 50 min
This week on Prog-Watch it's ALL NEW Variety and a great feature on Progressive Discoveries! We'll hear music from Franck Carducci, Elaine Samuels and Kindred Spirit, The Barock Project, District 97, Organic Noises, and Clepsydra! On Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher: an in depth look at Seed, the fabulous new album by Freedom To Glide! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136...
Nov 05, 2019•1 hr 27 min
I'm doing another of my band family tree explorations on Prog-Watch this week and my subject is the British band IQ! I'll be spinning a few brand new tunes from the band's latest double album, Resistance, and exploring their roots and branches in the music of The Lens, Niadem's Ghost, Jadis, and Martin Orford! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Oct 29, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week on Prog-Watch I've got a MOSTLY NEW Variety program! Most of the music will come from 2019 releases (and this has been quite a good year for our favorite genre)! Tune in to hear great stuff from Chasing The Monsoon, Lobate Scarp, IQ, Organic Noises, The Horn Of The Spiral Night, Flying Colors, Proportions, The Kentish Spires, Psychoyogi, The ESP Project, Deadly Circus Fire, and The Flower Kings! All of this crammed into 90 minutes! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if yo...
Oct 22, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week on Prog-Watch there's more great new prog rock from How Far To Hitchin', Klone, Steve Hackett and the Genesis Revisited Band and Orchestra, the Earthling Society, and Richard Henshall (of Haken)! Also, some classic music from Joe Walsh, and Port Noir on Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Oct 15, 2019•1 hr 24 min
This week on Prog-Watch I'm finishing up my coverage of Dave Oberle' and his most unique progressive folk band, Gryphon! Hear the remainder of our chat and lots of great music from the band, from both the classic period and the modern era! (If you missed Part One of my coverage of Dave and Gryphon, you may want to catch up before listening to this episode. You can do so here: http://progwatch.com/627/) This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this ...
Oct 08, 2019•1 hr 27 min
This week on Prog-Watch I have a plethora of great new Prog Rock for your listening pleasure! Hear new music from Moron Police, Guillem Plana, The Tea Club, Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate, Tim Hunter, The Kentish Spires, Blank Manuskript, Drifting Sun, and Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion! Plus, Seven Steps To The Green Door on Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at h...
Oct 01, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week on Prog-Watch it's another of my themed specials, and the theme is family! Every song has to do with family and especially close family members (Mother, Father, Sister and Brother)! Music will be supplied by great classic and contemporary artists, including Jethro Tull, Genesis, Yes, Pendragon, Alan Parsons, Renaissance, Seven Steps To The Green Door, Queen, IO Earth, Traffic, The Nice, The Who, Dukes Of The Orient, and Peter Gabriel! Come along for a fun ride! This show is part of the...
Sep 24, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week on Prog-Watch my special guest is multi-instrumentalist, composer, and arranger, Charlie Cawood! Charlie and I chat about his roots, his involvement in so many bands and projects (Knifeworld, Tonochrome, Lost Crowns, My Tricksy Spirit, Mediaeval Baebes, and more!) and his brand new album, Blurring Into Motion! Musically, we'll hit on all of Charlie's major projects, and hear some great selections from his first solo album (The Divine Abstract) and his new one! This show is part of the ...
Sep 17, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week on Prog-Watch: straight up Variety! With lots of new music from Before Fire, Izz, This Winter Machine, Mark Rowen, George Arriola, Jordsjø, Jordan Rudess, SubLunar, Pattern-Seeking Animals, and In Continuum, plus a classic from Ambrosia! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Sep 10, 2019•1 hr 29 min
On this week's program I'm finishing up my coverage of the Australian composer and singer, Mark Trueack, of Unitopia and United Progressive Fraternity (UPF)! Hear more of my chat with Mark, and lots of great music from both of his bands! (If you missed Part One, check out Prog-Watch 622!) This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Sep 03, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This week's Prog-Watch is a Variety program with music from ELO, Dhani Harrison, Lucifer's Friend, Iamthemorning, Axiom, Mindspeak, Tom Slatter, and Roine Stolt's The Flower King. Plus, Dr. Rob Fisher will be taking us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the latest album by Lost In Thought. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Aug 27, 2019•1 hr 28 min
This week on Prog-Watch my special guests are Mark Zonder and Gary Wehrkamp who have formed a new project called Zonder-Wehrkamp! (Mark is perhaps best know as the drummer for Warlord, Spirits Of Fire, and Fates Warning. Gary is probably best known as a member of Shadow Gallery, but has also worked with Arjen Lucassen, James Labrie, Doug Rausch, and also contributed to the first Roswell Six album.) Tune in to hear some of our chat, some music from the guys' pasts, and some from their brand new p...
Aug 20, 2019•1 hr 27 min
This week I have more awesome Prog Rock variety, with Guest DJ selections from a listener and friend of the show by the name of Simon Forrest of Hove, UK. We'll hear music from George Arriola, Marillion, ELO, Cirkus, Anathema, Rush, Nomadic Horizon, Fish, Porcupine Tree, SubLunar, and Cairo! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Aug 13, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This week's Prog-Watch is a themed special, and the theme is “Shhhh”! Every song relates to silence or quiet. We'll hear music from great classic and contemporary artists including Mike + The Mechanics, Unitopia, Chris Squire, Paul Draper, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Sanguine Hum, Queensryche, Dave Kerzner, RPWL, The Barock Project, and Genesis! Come along for a fun ride! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at htt...
Aug 06, 2019•1 hr 29 min
This week's Prog-Watch is an ALL NEW Variety program with lots of great stuff from some artists who are new to the show and some returning favorites! We'll hear new music from The Gift, Rob Cottingham, Lazleitt, iamthemorning, Mindspeak, We Are Kin, and Nomadic Horizon! On top of all that, we will also have a house call from THE DOCTOR, Rob Fisher, who will be taking us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the latest album by the German band Cyril! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Ne...
Jul 30, 2019•1 hr 26 min
On this week's Prog-Watch I'm finishing up my coverage of composer and keyboard wizard Andrew Colyer (which began in Prog-Watch 314)! Andrew and I chat about many of his side projects, his upcoming tour with Robert Berry's 3.2, and what's next for his main band Circuline. Along the way there will be plenty of great music from Circuline, Andrew's solo and soundtrack work, and one from an album he did with the band Cell 15! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in ...
Jul 23, 2019•1 hr 28 min
I have a lot of great stuff lined up for you on this week's Prog-Watch! For starters, I'll be catching you up on some of the latest Prog Rock releases from Izz, Pattern Seeking Animals, Introitus, Jordan Rudess, and Terry Draper, formerly of Klaatu! Plus, I'll have a couple of listener dedications (Camel and U.K.), and there will also be a house call from THE DOCTOR, Rob Fisher, who will be taking us on a voyage of Progressive Discovery with the latest album by the Norwegian band Oak! This show ...
Jul 16, 2019•1 hr 26 min
This week's Prog-Watch is a wonderful variety program with lots of new music, plus some great selections from a Guest DJ by the name of David Graham of Hawick, Scotland! We'll hear music from Magic Pie, The Tornados, Thank You Scientist, The Moody Blues, The Gift, Genesis, Freedom To Glide, Pallas, Drifting Sun, Swallow The Sun, and Gandalf's Fist! All of that jammed into 90 minutes! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us...
Jul 09, 2019•1 hr 25 min
This week I'm in conversation with Dave Oberle of that most unique progressive folk band, Gryphon! Hear some of our chat and lots of great Gryphon music! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement
Jul 02, 2019•1 hr 27 min
This week's Prog-Watch is another edition of EPIX! Just five tunes will carry us through our time together and I'll play one from each decade of our favorite genre. Tune in to hear great music from Twelfth Night, Rocket Scientists, Genesis, Karfagen, and IQ! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Jun 25, 2019•1 hr 27 min
The midpoint of 2019 is rapidly approaching! Which means that it is time for this year's Prog-Watch and The Progressive Aspect collaboration on Some Of The Best Of 2019 (So Far)! A dozen tracks from some of the best albums of 2019, as selected by Yours Truly and some of the top reviewers at TPA! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3136310/advertisement...
Jun 18, 2019•1 hr 27 min
This week on Prog-Watch I have a bit of a mixed bag! We'll hear great stuff from the likes of Surreal, Bjørn Riis, In Continuum, and Nad Sylvan, plus Dr. Rob Fisher will be taking a look at the latest Damanek album on Progressive Discoveries! As if that was not enough, I'll have a mini feature on Nikki Squire and her band Esquire! Nikki has a new track and she and I chatted about that and the future of Esquire! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising...
Jun 11, 2019•1 hr 29 min
