On this week's Prog-Watch I'm shaking the family tree of the legendary band, the Moody Blues! We'll hear lots of great stuff from the Moodies, Justin Hayward, John Lodge, Ray Thomas, Mike Pinder, Graeme Edge and more! See what shakes out! 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
This week on Prog-Watch: Part 2 of my coverage of Progressive Rock/Progressive Metal Icon Arjen Anthony Lucassen! Hear the remainder of my conversation with Arjen, as well as lots of great music from Star One, Ayreon, Ambeon, The Gentle Storm, and Stream of Passion! (See Prog-Watch 423 for Part 1) 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...
I'm at the helm again for tonight's 101 Dimensions, and I have an interesting voyage charted! For those who might want to follow our progress, here's a map: 1. Hawkwind – LSD; and Blue Shift (from the album 25 Years On, 1994) 2. Art Of Noise – Il Pleure (At The Turn Of The Century); Close (To The Edit); and Metaforce (from the album Electronic Collection, 2001) 3. Larry Fast's Synergy – S-Scape; Chateau; and Cybersports (from the album Sequencer, 1976) 4. Har – The Low Road (2017) 5. Kraftwerk –...
This week's Prog-Watch is a fun themed special I'm calling "Show Me The Money!" Every song will have the word "money" in the title. I'm sure your brains are working feverishly to guess which songs I'll be playing, and I bet a few of your guess will be right. But I would also bet that you will NOT guess some of the interesting things I will be pulling from my vaults! Tune in to find out! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact...
Variety is on tap for this week's Prog-Watch! We'll hear new music from Katre, The Franky Valentyn Project, Steven Wilson, Galahad, Marillion, and Kim Seviour, along with great stuff from Trey Gunn, Jeff Berlin, and the Stick Men! I'll also send out a couple of listener dedications by Gravy Train and Genesis, and Dr. Rob Fisher will be taking us on another voyage of Progressive Discovery, with the Spanish project Kant Freud Kafka! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are inter...
On this week's program, my guest is Joe Cairney, singer for not just one, but TWO great Scottish bands, Comedy Of Errors and Grand Tour Music! Joe will be filling us in on some of the interesting history of these two bands, and as usual, along the way I will play a whole lot of great 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...
For this week's Prog-Watch I've put together another eclectic variety show, with music spanning five decades! We'll hear from Peter Gabriel, Amplifier, Lana Lane, Marillion, Karibow, Squackett, Discipline., The Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Roger Waters! Our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher will also be taking us on another voyage of Progressive Discovery, with the great new album by Damanek! This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this po...
This week my esteemed guest is Jordan Rudess, keyboard wizard for Dream Theater! We talk about his career and his company Wizdom Music, and along the way I play a lot of great Dream Theater music, as well as music from Jordan's solo career and some of his side projects, Liquid Tension Experiment and the Rudess/Morgenstein Project! 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/advertisemen...
There's been no shortage of great music released so far this year. So to keep you on top of all the great sounds out there, this week I am doing a 100% all new variety show! Every song will come from an album released in 2017. We'll hear from Sky Architect, Big Big Train, Cosmograf, The Winter Tree, Steven Wilson, Anathema, The Samurai of Prog, Nad Sylvan, and Drifting Sun! Dr. Rob Fisher will also take us on another voyage of progressive discovery, with the latest album by Steve Hackett! This s...
On this week's program I wrap up my coverage of the phenomenally talented UK artist Rob Reed! We'll hear the remainder of my conversation with Rob, interspersed with a lot more music from Magenta, and early 2000s project called Chimpan-A, and some of his fabulous Sanctuary project! (Part 1 of my coverage with Rob can be found in episode 418.) 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/...
Variety is on tap for this week's Prog-Watch! We'll hear from Uriah Heep, Ben Craven, Dreadnaught, Foreigner, Syncage, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Manfred Mann`s Earth Band, Snarky Puppy, IO Earth, Anekdoten & Rocket Scientists! We'll also hear from our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher who will be enlightening us on the great new album by The Mute Gods! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This sho...
This week on Prog-Watch: the conclusion of my coverage of Prog Rock icon Neal Morse! Hear the remainder of my conversation with Neal, as well as great music from Spock's Beard, Transatlantic, Flying Colors, his solo career, and the latest Neal Morse Band album! (See episode 415 for Part 1 of my ocverage on Neal Morse.) 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...
This week's episode is a variety program, with lots of great (mostly) new stuff for your listening pleasure! Hear music from Ghost Community, Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly, Karda Estra, Brother Ape, The Mothers Earth Experiment, Simon Says, Deep Purple, Valdez, Cast, Gregorian Rock, and Machines Dream! We'll also hear from our friend and resident reviewer, Dr. Rob Fisher, who will be focusing on the latest album by Damian Wilson! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Tw...
This week's Prog-Watch is a Best Of 2017 (So Far) special, in cooperation with the fine reviewers of The Progressive Aspect! We'll have commentary from Rob Fisher, Bob Mulvey, Jez Rowden, Mel Allen, Shawn Dudley, Roger Trenwith, Leo Trimming, and John Wenlock-Smith! Music will come from a dozen of the best releases of 2017 (so far) by All Them Witches, Richard Barbieri, The Barock Project, The Bob Lazar Story, Tim Bowness, Gordon Giltrap and Paul Ward, Steve Hackett, Kepler Ten, Lonely Robot, Th...
My special guest on this week's program is none other than Arjen Anthony Lucassen, the mastermind behind Ayreon and Star One! Hear some of a conversation I recently had with Arjen, along with lots of great music from Ayreon, Star One, Ambeon, and his solo catalog! As a special bonus, you will find out which famous Star Wars character his favorite chair sounds like! (I'm not making this up!) Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsqua...
This week's program is a fun themed show called "It's About Time". Every song played will have the word "time" in the title. The bands featured will run the gamut from Asia to the Zombies! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com 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...
This week I finish up my coverage on Thomas Thielen, the fascinating German artist simply known as "t"! We'll hear more of my conversation with Thomas, along with more "t" music, and some EXCLUSIVE music from his forthcoming Clouds Can project! Also, we'll check in with Dr. Rob Fisher, for a great Progressive Discoveries feature on the new album by Alan Reed! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This show is part ...
This week's program is a Rosfest 2017 Special, with music from many of the bands that appeared at this year's festival! We'll hear from Kyros, Moon Safari, The Aaron Clift Experiment, Unified Past, The Neal Morse Band, The Fierce & The Dead, Evership, and Änglagård! Plus, we will check in with Dr. Rob Fisher for another great Progressive Discoveries feature on a unique U.K. act called the Beatrix Players! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSqua...
Viva variety! This week's show has music from Allan Holdsworth, Big Big Train, Kant Freud Kafka, Karnivool, Traffic, Dec Burke, Heliopolis, The Minstrel's Ghost, Rush, Long Earth, Alan Reed, Electric Light Orchestra, and Gandalf's Fist! That's a whole lotta Prog! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at...
My special guest on Prog-Watch this week is none other than Rob Reed---the prolific UK composer and multi-instrumentalist who has brought you great Progressive Rock through his numerous bands (including Cyan, ChimpanA, Magenta, Kiama, and Kompendium) and his own Mike Oldfield-inspired Sanctuary projects! I spoke with Rob about numerous interesting topics, including the new Magenta album, the state of the music industry, and much more. Hear part of that conversation and lots of great music in whi...
This week's program? is another fabulous variety show, with lots of mostly new music! Hear from Trans-Siberian Orchestra?, The Bob Lazar Story?, Lonely Robot?, Drifting Sun?, Lifesigns?, Stewart Bell?, White Willow?, Nova Collective?, The Fierce & The Dead, and Projekt Gemineye! Plus, another great edition of Progressive Discoveries with our friend, Dr. Rob Fisher?, centering on the classic, first solo album by Tony Banks?! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/...
This week's show is a fun little special in which I shake the Family Tree of the band Genesis! See what shakes out! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com 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...
With Spock's Beard he helped re-invigorate the American Prog scene in the '90s, and then continued on as a solo artist and eventually with a band bearing his own name. Along the way, he was also a member of not just one, but two Prog Rock super-groups, Transatlantic and Flying Colors. He is, of course, Prog Icon Neal Morse, and this week he is my special guest on Prog-Watch! Tune in and get to know Mr. Morse a little better! We'll also be spinning a lot of great epic Prog tracks from Spock's Bea...
This week we have another great variety show, with a mixed bag of great stuff for your delectation! Hear music from Renaissance, Witchwood, Life in 24 Frames, Stick Men, Iona, Elephants of Scotland, D'AccorD, Elaine Samuels and Kindred Spirit Band, and Le Orme! Plus another great edition of Progressive Discoveries, with our friend Dr. Rob Fisher dishing on the great new album by Kepler Ten! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsqua...
My special guest this week is the fascinating German artist Thomas Thielen, also known simply as "t". Tune in to hear epic Prog Rock from his three latest albums, and some of a very deep and interesting conversation I had with Thomas a few weeks ago. Before I dig into it with Thomas, however, I get things rolling with a new track from the great new White Willow album! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This show...
This week's program is a great variety show with lots of new music for your listening pleasure! Hear music from Boundary Exception, Pat Mastelotto & Markus Reuter, Southern Empire, Offworld, IQ, Alan Reed, Richard Barbieri, Tom Slatter, Knight Area & Blackfield! Plus another great edition of Progressive Discoveries with Dr. Rob Fisher, on the wonderful debut album from This Winter Machine! A splendid time is guaranteed for all! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Pr...
This week I pay my respects to another hero of mine who passed away earlier this year--- John Wetton. I've put together a nice program with lots of fantastic music from John's numerous projects (solo work, Original Asia, U.K., and Wetton Downes) plus some great guest shots with Steve Hackett and Renaissance. I'll also be reading some statements by notable friends, bandmates, and admirers. Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatc...
This week on Prog-Watch there will be a feature on the Greek band Verbal Delirium, complete with an interview with Jargon and George of the band! We will, of course, also hear fantastic progressive music from all three of Verbal Delirium's albums! As if that was not enough, you can also hear great new music from The Mute Gods, Knight Area, and Napier's Bones! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This show is part ...
On Prog-Watch this week, it's Part 2 of our Roine Stolt coverage! You'll hear the rest of my interview with the man himself, plus great music from Agents Of Mercy, Kaipa, Transatlantic, and Anderson/Stolt! Our friend Dr. Rob Fisher will also weigh in on a classic from The Flower Kings! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.com This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this...
Our special guest this week on Prog-Watch is Keith Buckman of the UK band The Far Meadow! Keith and I talk TFM, as Keith and the band get ready for a great Evening Of Bad Elephant Music in London on 25 February! (Konchordat and The Rube Goldberg Machine are on the bill, as well!) Of course I also play a lot of great TFM music and even slip one in from the new Mike Oldfield album! Website: Progwatch.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ProgWatch/ Twitter: @ProgSquatch Email: progsquatch@gmail.c...
