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The 100 Best Classic Progressive Rock Songs: Part 5, 20-1

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Welcome back, my friends to the show that never ends. It's the 100 best classic progressive rock songs.

After gamely attempting to track the 25 best old-school progressive albums of all time, it's inevitable we turn our attention to the best songs of the genre.

The progressive rock guitar legend offers a message of unity on his latest The Night Siren.

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The purpose of this column has been to revisit, reassess and, above all, celebrate classic prog rock, so it’s inevitable we name names and select the best of the best.

The album journeys taken by Genesis' Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips in the mid-'70s are remarkably similar.

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