Features
Monday, May 23 2011
The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time
Put as simply -- and starkly -- as possible, many beautiful babies were thrown out with the bath water by hidebound critics who were content to sniffingly dismiss the more ambitious (pretentious!) works that certain bands were putting out as a matter of course in the early-to-mid-‘70s.
Reviews
Wednesday, July 13 2011
Yes: Fly From Here
Yes is now without Jon Anderson again, and they manage to not fall flat on their faces with Fly From Here.
Tuesday, April 21 2009
Yes: Symphonic Live
It's a solid concert from 2001, but it won't be converting a new generation of fans.
Thursday, April 7 2005
Yes: House of Yes: Live from the House of Blues [DVD]
If you can ignore Yes's somewhat ridiculous stage habits, and the confetti, you'll find that this semi-recent live DVD shows that progressive rock, at its best, can atone for its sins.
Blogs
Thursday, August 19 2010
Hey Gibson, Let’s Talk Guitar Albums: An Alternative Top 10
When it comes to matters of taste and ranking (a particularly combustible combination), there is no pleasing everyone. In fact, there is no pleasing anyone, since the list makers themselves are invariably disappointed or frustrated. And yet...
News
Monday, January 25 2010
Once thought of as the future of music, the Birotron attempts to make a return
Paul McCartney wanted one, the story goes; so did Led Zeppelin. Promoted in the 1970s as the "orchestra at your fingertips," it was an unlikely…
