25 Essential Funeral Songs of the 1960s-1990s
We have yet to hear a pop song played at a funeral, let alone 25 of them. What’s the last song you want to hear… forever? These funeral songs suit the moment.
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20 of the Best New Wave Albums by Rock/Pop Artists
As the 1980s dawned and punk began to morph into new wave, many established artists altered their style to reach new audiences. We look at 20 of them.
Yes’ Close to the Edge Appears in a New Super Deluxe Edition
Yes’ Close to the Edge remains a progressive rock landmark, but Rhino’s new Super Deluxe Edition does little to further that legacy.
15 Same-Title Songs Go Head-to-Head
We rank 15 pairs of songs with shared titles and unearthed some wonderfully incongruous mashups and plenty of sacrilegious opinions.
10 Pop Songs Too Good to Be Hits
We list ten pop songs officially deemed “Too Good to Be a Hit”. Our sole requirement is cracking the official US Billboard Top 40 chart for at least one week.
The 25 Best Classic Era Progressive Rock Albums
The initial and still-golden era of progressive rock started in 1969 and ended in 1981, and these are the 25 best prog rock albums of that era.
Onward: The Trials (and Tours) of Yes
On the eve of a US tour with Toto, Yes bassist Billy Sherwood talks about the band's past, future, and the phone calls that forever changed his life.
Blood and Thunder: Didacts, Narpets, and Epic Rush
It's not as if Rush's classic '70s output needed reassessment, but their new vinyl reissues are still revelatory.
Yes: Progeny: Seven Shows From Seventy-Two / Progeny: Highlights From Seventy-Two
Prepare to travel back in time to an era where an eight-minute progressive rock song was a smash hit.
Steve Howe: Anthology
Anthology serves its purpose -- that is, to compile Howe’s solo stock and spotlight him outside the confines of his day job.
He Can Do Quite a Few Things: Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips and Electric Würms
The Flaming Lips' Steven Drozd talks with PopMatters about new group Electric Würms, his thoughts on progressive rock, and decades of musical exploration.