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Happy Rush Day (2/1/12)

Jason — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:00:18 +0000

Yes, today is 2112 day! So here’s ~~Closer to the Heart~~ the 2112 Overture/Temple of Syrinx from the Rush in Rio DVD!

Atom Heart Mother Live 1970!

Jason — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 22:01:29 +0000

Dangerous Minds is possibly my favorite blog ever and you should read it regularly, like it on facebook and/or follow it on twitter. If you don’t, you’ll miss out on stuff like this: Pink Floyd playing Atom Heart Mother in San Tropez, 1970!

Hawkwind – Master of the Universe

Jason — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:31:15 +0000

I’m in a Hawkwind kind of mood today. Turn on, tune in and drop out!

Genesis – Supper’s Ready (Live 1973)

Jason — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:34:24 +0000

This one came courtesy of Dangerous Minds, a blog you really should be reading if you aren’t already. This is Genesis at their proggy best, doing a 26 minute epic with an insane odd-meter interlude called Apocalypse in 9/8.

Rush – Working Man (from the new DVD)

Jason — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 16:36:32 +0000

Here’s a sneak peak at the new live Rush DVD. I couldn’t find a way to directly embed the video on here, so here’s a link to where you can go watch it. I got to catch them on the Time Machine Tour and it was amazing. Even though I don’t usually watch concert DVDs, I might need to get this one to relive it.

3 – High Times

Jason — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 16:27:27 +0000

I remember hearing about the band 3 way back in the mid 90′s. They were a local band (local to upstate NY where I grew up) and they were going to be one of the opening bands at Woodstock 94. Years later after I had moved away and been out of the scene, my brother in law mentioned to me that they had gone prog, were signed to Metal Blade, and he gave me a copy of their album Wake Pig which blew my mind. Since then I’ve had the pleasure of seeing them twice. They don’t come to California nearly often enough. Here’s the 4th track from their new album, The Ghost You Gave to Me, which was released yesterday. Pick it up, see them live and buy their merchandise.

Fusion Friday: Crimson Jazz Trio – Pictures of a City

Jason — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:26:49 +0000

There are many artists who blur the lines between jazz and progressive rock. Crimson Jazz Trio plays straight up jazz versions of King Crimson songs, and they do it really well.

Steven Wilson – Track One

Jason — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:04:57 +0000

Steven Wilson’s solo album, Grace For Drowning, came out today. You may know Steven from Porcupine Tree, or Blackfield, or as Opeth’s producer. It’s two great discs full of melodic and moody progressive rock. This album is also one third of the trilogy of albums including Heritage by Opeth and the upcoming collaboration between Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt.

Mr. Bungle – Air Conditioned Nightmare

Jason — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 16:13:50 +0000

Wonderful weirdness!

Genesis – Fly on a Windshield/Carpet Crawl

Jason — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 15:27:49 +0000

Yesterday we had some post-Genesis Peter Gabriel. Today it’s post-Gabriel Genesis. For a few years in the late 70′s before they became an 80′s pop band, they were still a prog band. This is from their first tour after Peter left the band. Since Phil Collins took over the vocals, they brought in another drummer. And not just any other drummer, but Bill Bruford!