My computer won't let me post a link, but Textbook recently started a "prog lesson plan" thread where he posted his basic notes for a school lesson he was teaching on prog.  Some of his songs might be good for your radio show.

Don't forget, btw, to include some proto-prog and some works from genres like Indo-Prog and Zehul, which fall somewhat outside the historical outline but are still important and beautiful.

I've been on a long-running thread in another forum about what you would play if you had your own radio show, so I do think about this a lot. 

Magma

Funny, I was going to say the exact same thing. Gentle Giant and VdGG are two that I think often get overlooked in "historical" retrospectives of prog. 

They're also great, so expose them to the masses! 

Essential songs (from my set lists for radio):

THE BEST OF PROG ROCK RADIO (90 MINUTE SHOW)

 

SHOW 1 – MASTERS OF PROG ROCK

 

1.    2IST CENTURY SCHIZOID MAN – KING CRIMSON

2.    CYGNUS X-1 – RUSH

3.    KARN EVIL 9 – ELP

4.    MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE – HAWKWIND

5.    BY-TOR AND THE SNOW DOG – RUSH

6.    LARK’S TONGUES IN ASPIC PT 2 – KING CRIMSON

7.    ORGONE ACCUMULATOR – HAWKWIND

 

SHOW 2 – CLASSICS OF PROG ROCK

 

1.    WORKING MAN – RUSH

2.    LIVING IN THE PAST – JETHRO TULL

3.    MARINE – KING CRIMSON

4.    LONG DISTANCE RUNAROUND – YES

5.    SUPPER’S READY – GENESIS

6.    PSEUDO SILK KIMONO – MARILLION

7.    KAYLEIGH – MARILLION

8.    TARKUS – ELP

9.    INDISCIPLINE – KING CRIMSON

 

SHOW 3 – TREASURES OF PROG ROCK

 

1.    TURN IT ON AGAIN – YES

2.    THE GRUDGE – TOOL

3.    AND YOU AND I – YES

4.    TAKE A PEBBLE – YES

5.    ANESTHETIZE – PORCUPINE TREE

6.    HEARTBEAT – KING CRIMSON

7.    ANTHEM (LIVE) – RUSH

8.    DUCHESS – GENESIS

9.    KNIFE EDGE – ELP

10. SILVER MACHINE – HAWKWIND

 

SHOW 4 – DARK AND AMBIENT PROG

 

1.    KILLER – VDGG

2.    TO RID THE DISEASE – OPETH

3.    A CHANGE OF SEASONS – DREAM THEATER

4.    BLACK NAPKINS (LIVE) – FRANK ZAPPA

5.    EMPIRES NEVER LAST – GALAHAD

6.    OILY WAY – GONG

7.    STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN (LIVE) – LED ZEPPELIN AND PINK FLOYD

8.    THE KILLING HAND – DREAM THEATER

9.    IN MY TIME OF NEED  - OPETH

 

SHOW 5 – STRANGE AND UNIQUE PROG ROCK

 

1.    WE WILL ROCK YOU – QUEEN

2.    LOVE TO LOVE YOU – CARAVAN

3.    DEATH WHISPERED A LULLABY – OPETH

4.    KOBAÏA IS DE HÜNDÏN - MAGMA 
DA ZEUHL WORTZ MEKANÏK - MAGMA
NEBËHR GUDAHTT - MAGMA 
MEKANÏK KOMMANDÖH - MAGMA 

5.    BOING BOOM TSCHAK – KRAFTWERK

6.    MUSIQUE NON STOP – KRAFTWERK

7.    HALLELUWAH – CAN

8.    THIS IS A MANS WORLD – THE RESIDENTS

9.    HELLO SKINNY – THE RESIDENTS

10. HIT THE ROAD JACK – THE RESIDENTS

11. FLIGHT OF THE BUMBLE ROACH – THE RESIDENTS

12. COMMERCIAL ALBUM (6 TRACKS) – THE RESIDENTS

 

SHOW 6 – ETERNAL STATEMENTS OF PROG ROCK

 

1.    GYPSY – URIAH HEEP

2.    CTHLU THLU – CARAVAN

3.    LOVE TO LOVE – UFO

4.    SYMPATHY – MARILLION

5.    WINDOWPANE – OPETH

6.    NIGHTS IN WHITE SATIN/ LAMENT – MOODY BLUES

7.    LATE NOVEMBER – PAVLOV’S DOG

8.    STASH – PHISH

9.    THE BIG MEDLEY (LIVE) – DREAM THEATER

 

SHOW 7 – MUSICAL PROWESS OF PROG ROCK

 

1.    ASTRONOMY DOMINE (LIVE UMMAGUMMA) – PINK FLOYD

2.    AMERICA/ SECOND AMENDMENT – THE NICE

3.    RADAR LOVE – GOLDEN EARRING

4.    HOCUS POCUS – FOCUS

5.    WHITER SHADE OF PALE – PROCOL HARUM

6.    INNUENDO - QUEEN

7.    CARRY ON WAYWARD SON – KANSAS

8.    HYSTERIA – MUSE

9.    TOCCATA – SKY

10. THE BOB MEDLEY – ROXY MUSIC

11. THOUGHTS OF EMERLIST DAVJACK – THE NICE

12. A CHRISTMAS CAMEL – PROCOL HARUM

13. A CRY FOR EVERYONE – GENTLE GIANT

14. SEQUENT C – TANGERINE DREAM

15. HIGH HOPES – PINK FLOYD

 

SHOW 8 – PSYCHEDELIC MIND BENDING PROG

 

1.    FREEFALL – CAMEL

2.    OXYGENE PART 4 – JEAN MICHEL-JARRE

3.    WILLIE THE PIMP – FRANK ZAPPA

4.    GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS – PETER GABRIEL

5.    RUNNING UP THAT HILL – KATE BUSH

6.    IMIGRANT SONG – LED ZEPPELIN

7.    GHOST OPERA – KAMELOT

8.    SONG OF A BAKER – THE SMALL FACES

9.    KARMA POLICE – RADIOHEAD

10. POOLS OF BLUE – BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST

11. REVOLUTION – TOMORROW

12. MY WHITE BICYCLE – TOMORROW

13. SPONTANEOUS APPLE CREATION – ARTHUR BROWN

14. SOUND OF THE APOCALYPSE – BLACK BONZO

15. KNIGHTS OF CYDONIA – MUSE

16. THE CLAIRVOYANT – IRON MAIDEN

 

SHOW 9 – EPICS OF PROG ROCK

 

1.    MOON IN JUNE – SOFT MACHINE

2.    A PLAGUE OF LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS – VDGG

3.    A TAB IN THE OCEAN – NEKTAR

4.    A CHILD IN TIME (LIVE) – DEEP PURPLE

5.    A SONG WITHIN A SONG – CAMEL

 

SHOW 10 – THEMES AND CONCEPTS

 

1.    ASHES ARE BURNING – RENAISSANCE

2.    HOLD YOUR HEAD UP – ARGENT

3.    THE RAVEN – ALAN PARSONS PROJECT

4.    DEATH WALKS BEHIND YOU – ATOMIC ROOSTER

5.    SMASH THE MIRROR – THE WHO

6.    IMPRESSIONI DI SETTEMBRE – PFM

7.    EASY LIVIN’ – URIAH HEEP

8.    DAY 10: MEMORIES – AYREON

9.    DAY 11: LOVE – AYREON

10. THE WIDOW – THE MARS VOLTA

11. LEAVEN – PROTO-KAW

12. HYPERDRIVE – DEVIN TOWNSEND

13. SURFING DOWN THE AVALANCHE – SPOCK’S BEARD

14. MAYHEM/ CRADLE TO THE GRAVE – NEAL MORSE

 

 

 

SHOW 11 – REVOLUTIONARY AND GROUNDBREAKING PROG

 

1.    IL BANCHETTO – PREMIATA FORNERI MARCONI

2.    THE KETTLE – COLOSSEUM

3.    THE KING WILL COME – WISHBONE ASH

4.    UN MUSICIEN PARMI TANT D’AUTRES – HARMONIUM

5.    SPEAK – QUEENSRYCHE

6.    THE DANCE OF MAYA – MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA

7.    BACK STREET LUV – CURVED AIR

8.    STARALFUR – SIGUR ROS

9.    PEACHES EN REGALIA – FRANK ZAPPA

10. KOBAH (LIVE) – MAGMA

11. YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON – VANILLA FUDGE

12. MOYA – GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR

13. COME ON BABY DANCE WITH ME – SHAKTI

  

 

I had to tell off the lady in charge of KBOO here in Portland about 10 years ago ... when she was asking me to tell her in 5 minutes the "social significance of progressive music" ... which is something she asked everyone of the shows she had scheduled in her "station". KBOO is still the most pretentious of stations around Portland! And the way that music and the stuff is presented over there is so "street" styled, that it makes NY and London look like Paradise!

 

All in all, I can tell you the example with Guy Guden in Santa Barbara, who took an amazing beating from a couple of folks that are best being forgotten, but his show endured for over 25 years ... and deserved to, for having played the widest array of music anywhere and the single greatest list of imports (these were called imports then in America) ever ... where too much of the rest of the folks did not see a lot of these things as music ... they saw it as another hit on the radio and Golden Earring was not "rock'n'roll" ... to which Guy had to say ... who cares ... it's great music!

 

All in all, it's hard on a show with your ideals to get something done right ... but take the top ten off this board (do not repeat the artist!) and play one piece from that album ... and fill up the hours likewise ... you will endup with a lot more than 2 hours if you respect the length of the pieces, but you will have a show, that when you record it for yourself, is something to be proud of.

 

To many of the shows at KBOO and other NPR stations, it becomes a venue for giving your friends and countrymen a listen a little more, and while there is some merit to that, in the end, the music itself suffers a lot more because they are not interested in the music, and sometimes too much on the culture itself ... and "art" is not a culture that it wants to involve itself in at NPR ... unless you are in Los Angeles or San Francisco where those outlets have been famous for turning the knobs and not being automatons and small timers at all.

 

This is about you ... and the music you know and believe in. Any suggestion we make becomes superfluous ... but I would probably not play DT or Rush ... in the first 3 hours ... there is way too much to fill in those 3 hours and Rush is already 2nd generation "progressive" and while I have a lot of respect for Dream Theater and some of their work, I'm not sure I would have enough time to fit them in. Maybe on the third show, or the 5th or 6th hour I would play something from that album with an Orchestra, the album the few people like that shows the musicianship that "progressive" folks are known for and usually admired for their outstanding musical abilities. And deservedly so.

I can relate to the idea ... but it doesn't help magnify or cement the music and its history.

 

My biggest concern is someone simply playing their favorite 5 bands, and the rest of the music is ignored. I, personally, do not feel that Rush or Dream Theater bring a whole lot to the realm of "progressive" that had not been done before ... but I will always respect their quite obvious excellent ability and talents.

 

But yeah ... sometimes playing the weirddest and the strangest and the stuff tht you don't know, and neither does anyone else, is often the best solution ... you know why? ... a few months later you know better how to mix and match things and make for a more enjoyable listening experience, instead of yet another "radio jock moron" out there that is not even listening to what is being played ... because they play the hits, not the music ... and herein is the secret ... make sure you play the "MUSIC" ... not necessarily the "hits".

 

The first "mind melts" I ever heard were in Los Angeles's KPFK station with a guy named "Captain Midnight" and he used to make the weirdest and most off the wall mixes ever ... but I remember hearing many off the wall things in there that I chased down later for what they were ... progressive or bs or not!

 

I probably would no longer use this at all ... why? ... it's over played and it's meaning is worthless these days ... and folks are afraid of discussing it ... because it doesn't mean anything to anyone anymore and today, just about no one in this board has "nothing to fight for" ... except music ... not the freedom that it stood up to, and the noise that it made fun of!

 

I would rather have played the piece about the Wind ... or Epitath ... as a way of saying that 40 some years later ... nothing has changed ... and this is the power, strength and beauty of the majority of "progressive" that we refuse to give credit to these days in favor of a lot of noise and loud guitars that supposedly mean something or other ... but the words are vague and innocuous and a lot of doggy do about nothing -- that we call progressive ... because we don't know what the term means!

 

If anything ... and I would like to stress this ... make sure that what you play is about the real "meat" of what progressive is ... not an idea, mind you ... and go from there.

 

I'm putting together a "favorite" pieces thing that will go on my website. Some of it is progressive, and some of it is so progressive that some folks here will never hear it due to their "style" preference and thing ... and we will go from there ... but one thing I can tell you about ... at least 5 countries in the first 10 pieces ...

 

I was thinking of taking the Missa Luba and mixing it with the Pipes of Pan, and add one of them Andy Summers guitar things, and call it something off the wall, and say this is the brand new progressive thing ...

 

Hehehe!

It isn't a different version but a different piece.

I never thought of it as the same piece ... just the title ... you've heard of that over rated thing on radio ... let's do a series of teacher songs and all that ... heck ... we can do a pair of "America" pieces, and they are both quite progressive.

There is enough confusion surrounding this track as it is.  Those "promos" must have been bootleg live recordings because America was recorded in 1971, specifically for the Atlantic sampler "The New Age Of Atlantic" that was released in 1972. Although Tony Kaye did the original arrangement, he had left the band when the recordign was made, so Rick Wakeman plays the keys (to Kaye's arrangement); http://alanwalkerart.com/wp/?p=538" rel="nofollow - some sources say it was the first piece Wakeman recorded with Yes, which would put it at the beginning of the Fragile sessions in September 1971 - seven months after The Yes Album.

 

Yes certainly played it live as far back as 1970, but there are no official recordings of any of them. They did play it for a BBC session broadcast in 1971, but no BBC recording of that exists either.

You want to know the irony of all this?

 

In the land of top ten (even we have that here!)  ... doing a "radio thing", even with "prog" or "progressive" ... is not acceptable?

 

No wonder progressive or prog will never get to real radio!         ... and I probably can do about 6 to 7 "America" themed pieces in the first hour alone ... in fact it might be more than an hour long with just 4 or 5 pieces by the time I include Tangerine Dream ... yeah ... yeah ... stretching it a bit ...

 

After seeing the list ... I made a decision!

 

I have some listening to do!

 

 

 

The link you provide contains ill-informed opinion and pure speculation on behalf of several of those who posted on it. Those that bothered to check the requiste legal documents state is it not covered by "fair use". Use of copyrighted tracks on a radio broadcast is not "fair use" - royalties are payable. Making those broadcasts available for download is infringment of copyright if permission is not given by the copyright holders - in this case Inside/Out, Roadrunner records and all the other artist representatives whose material you used would not permit such downloads of their artists material. There is no "grey area" here - a streaming broadcast whether by radio or internet is not the same as a permanent recording on hardcopy or digital download - for example you may have permission to broadcast an entire album of an artist, that does not give permission to make that album available for download (essentially a recording of that broadcast is an unauthorised copy of that album).

 

I never accused you of illegal actions, I said "we cannot permit links to downloads of copyright material to show on our site" whether you feel the downloads are legal or not, we cannot permit you to use our site in promoting them, and that included dirtect links to the files, or sites where the links are located.

 

Thank you.

So sorry ... BULLsh*t!

 

That's what they said 35 years ago, and Space Pirate Radio did its thing on a COMMERCIAL radio station, the only bad part being that Guy never got the Gold Records that he deserved to get and some overdue recognition. I have more recordings of full LP's than you can imagine or ever consider or give credence to! Guy was famous for playing the whole album ... ohhh btw ... if you want a magnificent example, Guy played The Lamb Lies Down in its entirety at the start of his show, and when he was done, half an hour later he played it all again ... because the response was insane and magnificent. So if you don't have respect for the listener and think they have to have an ID and the time, and only the hits, maybe you are in the wrong place and business!

 

It's about the music ... and you have to decide where you stand by it or not!

 

Today, there is not a single location on any of those quasi-fake-bs-internet-prog-anything-radio that is doing true music other than just playing their own top ten and preferred pieces. There isn't a single show that can go 137 artists in a row, and not worry about the length of the piece ... it doesn't matter if the piece is 10 or 20 minutes ... what matters is what you stand for ... and obviously you don't stand for the music if you are worried about the minutes ... and I can tell you that Guy did not miss ID's or anything else ... so stop defending a bad process that refuses to play "music" and only give you pre-fab bullsh*t!

 

/soapbox thrown away!

 

Stuff like this really gets me ... you can't have music out there if you don't fight a system that hates music!  And please be aware that th emajority of the stuff that we "love" that brought you what became known as "progressive" started AGAINST radio and the control formats, specially with the beginning and rise of FM radio ... but I suppose that it doesn't matter to the young ones that love progmetal ...

 

You either take a stand ... or quit! Because you are not an artist or worthy of being on the stage, otherwise! Unless all you have is a ____ and just want the girls and do songs about fun ... that everyone thinks is cool while we pay for your whoring! (... pathetic thought! ...)

1. One song from Genesis Trespass:  6-7 minutes

2. One song from Yes Fragile:  6-7 minutes

3. One song from ELP self-titled - "Lucky Man"

Then, finish out the hour first with Genesis Supper's Ready (23 minutes) and Yes Awaken (16 minutes).

I know I missed Gentle Giant, Camel, PFM, etc., but I was only given one hour!

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When I did my shows a few years back (The Space -- for 3 years on our own server), I spent more time doing full artist expose's than anything else ... I did do a couple of shows where there were a few more different bits and pieces, but all in all, no 2 shows were anywhere near each other or close in any thing that you can think of.

 

The server got taken down by a System Engineer that thought we were steaking bandwidth (only had 25 licenses anyway !!! couldn't steal a dog if I wanted to!) ... and in the end, he ended up ripping off the company big time ... missing equipment and what not ... and we're not talking nickel and dime equipment either!

 

I'm just waiting for the new turntable ... and I will start doing these again, and depending on the costs I might start the streams again from my own server ... problem being that it will require a business account and that's a higher price than what I already pay now. I am not sure, that I want to deal with Live 365 ever again ... it's like you're dealing with kids that think you are stealing their toys ... it's pathetic ... and of course, not helpful for the art at all!

 

You see where I am going with this...

as far as my ear bending toward the progressive, experimental and electronic sounds, I'd have to recognize SF and LA bands: Jefferson Airplane, Blue Cheer, Spirit and The Doors (who were getting commercial airplay prior to FM radio).

Morton Subotnick's 'Silver Apples of the Moon' to Capt. Beefheart and his Magic Band 'Trout Mask Replica' were ground breaking...

Prog was happening around the globe and was being shared by DJ T of LA , DJ Guy Guden of SB, both late night FM broadcasts that helped continue my nocturnal brain feedings.

Cheers.

For me, and I was there when Guy was there -- paid rent for his first several years as he made an unbelievable attempt to get into radio again while also doing his theater work -- the FM radio was the important part ... but I can not say that I had not heard of KPFK, for example, though we could not hear KNAC in Santa Barbara. So you could say that it helped extend the scene in Southern California.

 

But yeah ... I really believe that the California scene deserves better history and credit for the creative explosion and literary-ness of a lot of work in those days.  Sadly, the only "writing" that anyone believes from those days ... is the worst possible kind ... Gonzo's stuff is really the bane of that time and place, and the part that killed it by the media more than anything else. Not many folks in America could relate to that insanity, but it might have a place in helping define a time and place.

 

One of Guy's strengths was that he knew the LA area music and scenes really well, having been through and over and around it ... he could even tell you about "The Fool" ... which kinda meant that by the time he started doing his show, he was much better versed in musical tastes and knowledge's than most folks that ever enter into radio. And the difference showed, too!

 

Sadly ... all in all, and I have many hours of those shows ... he wants the fame and fortune off these things, and I can not share them ... which is sad ... while listening to a couple of these yesterday ... I cam upon something that really spoke out about this and how the music made it ... Guy's show WAS RADIO ... the ones that you hear today IS NOT RADIO ... and that means to you, that what Guy did was insane, unreal, out of scope ... and unbelievable. But he doesn't get any credit for it, and I think his pride these days, does not allow him to accept some humility, let out a tear ... and say ... I did the best I could ... and something that I thought was important ... and to me, I have to tell you that it was ... but it's hard to hear some folks say what a buffoon he is ... and yeah ... he's silly enough to play that buffoon on the stage and he was good at it ... but the legacy of his work is much bigger, better and more valuable ... than even he knows or cares to admit. I think there still is too much animosity about his past ... and his amazing fight to do what he did ... which I know, personally, was not easy, and was not fun at all many times!

 

But, Guy ... the music lived! And you should one day thank a couple of the people that also helped you in other ways, to make sure you had the strength and the ability to get there ... no one knows if you would have gotten there without it ... but the story and truth is ... you did ... now, let's talk about Micheltorena toilets, shall we Guy?

Your candle's flame is making me start to blob.

Glad to hear you were so supportive of SPR in SB... if I remember, KTYDy was mainly mainstream, middle of the piddle radio for constipated earholes. 

 

In the earlier days, I would say that KTYD was not as mainstream as it became after it became famous and number one.

 

Unffortunately, with that comes a massive ego and hassle, but again, the main point here was about a radio show, and in the end, what most people do today on the Internet is not even close to radio ... and many of these folks have no idea what it took to get to do what Guy did ... that even he is not thankful and appreciative of all the folks that helped him! Some yes. All, no!

 

In the end, this stuff is just favorite songs for the family ... or MOR all over again ... and that was what all of us were fighting inthose days, and Guy as well.

 

And Guy ... you don't miss the toilet a lot ... Barb Wirey will take care of it for you!

This is so difficult.  I've done my best to give an accessible overview of the genre without doubling up on artists/primary personnel.

1. "The Court of the Crimson King," from In The Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson (1969)

2. "Watcher of the Skies," from Foxtrot by Genesis (1972)

3. "Knots," from Octopus by Gentle Giant (1972)

4. "Close To The Edge," from Close To The Edge by Yes (1972)

5. "Freewill," from Permanent Waves by Rush (1980)

6. "Script For A Jester's Tear," from Script For A Jester's Tear by Marillion (1983)

2nd Hour:

1. "Pull Me Under," from Images and Words by Dream Theater (1992)

2. "World of Adventure," from Back In The World of Adventures by The Flower Kings (1995)

3. "Trains," from In Absentia by Porcupine Tree (2002)

4. "Tetragrammaton," from Amputechture by The Mars Volta (2006)

5. "Unnatural Selection," from The Resistance by Muse (2009)

6. "Dreaming Light," from We're Here Because We're Here by Anathema (2010)

Great playlist!

New ears would appreciate hearing the past, present and 'the future is not tomorrow, the future is today!'...

...as ADll would say.

Cheers from the bottom of the sea,

Blobfish

 

Agreed ... nice list.

 

And in a way it is in a nice order ... although I'm of the Godard school that likes to go around saying that everything has a beginning, middle and an end, not necessarily in that order!

 

I'm spoiled, and Blobfish is the reason for it! Those mind melts, and crazy things in the middle, scrambled my noodles so good that I prefer the mixes to be more "surprising" than anything else. Unpredictable, you could say, but the music choices could rarely be said to be ... boring.

 

The only piece I would have changed? I would have grabbed one side of Tales from Topographic Oceans, rather than play Close to the Edge.

 

All good!

Well, "The Revealing Science of God (Dance of the Dawn)" is my favorite Yes epic; "Ritual (Nous Sommes du Soleil)" would have been another good choice.  I considered them, but ultimately decided against them due to length and the divisive position Tales From Topographic Oceans holds among fans.

 

Your choice is fine ... no worries there, and I would not want to criticize the choices at all.

 

The divisive part, is the one you have to make a call on ... do you put together a show that you feel good about, or do you do it for someone else -- an invisible someone else at that!. It maybe be divisive, but then ... what art isn't? 99.9% of all DJ's out there are not creative people and are out for the "fame" side, and an opportunity for many people to make themselves feel bigger and more important than they really are. Playing the "dots" is more important (no choice there) than otherwise, but the inane chatter is always cool .... !!!

 

Just remember, that no one liked Guernica when it came out either. No one liked L'age D'Or either ... you can not be an artist and creator, if you are not capable of creating new experiences. And this means that you put things together according to your experience ... not based on someone's idea or thoughts. New music IS an experience, and Guy was playing so much new music that it would make this very board blush ... ! And he was able to fight for this for 25 years at least!

 

This is the main issue, that it's hard for you to see in retrospect on this thread. It's ok to play older stuff, but trying to make a history of this? ... I would rather help create the history of today with the folks that deserve the credit ... instead of a montage that (supposedly) shows what progressive means. And I can still have fun playing the older stuff in between.

 

I'll just play the music for the sake of the beauty of the music ... and many people come around to that sooner or later. But you have to have the internal constitution to do that, because it is hard ... really hard.

 

And of course, for humor ... you can't forget one of the old favorites from yours trully Guy and the Sex Pimples ... "Our Song" from that Geesin/Waters album. This way all editorials are taken care of and the fun is now getting started! I'm actually thinking that Barb Wirey in the middle would be gold ... so progressive that them folks never heard of it!

 

But you just showed a sequence of material for a "prog" show, that doesn't have a big sign that says ... LOOK I'M PROG! ... and I much prefer that style!

oh, a song that makes me cry... must be that baby's coo.

I would probably have some of these ... but my point was ... why are you telling people that "Look ... this is progressive music" ... because you know the majority of the audiences don't care? ... and are so varied and different that getting any attention for it is very tough!

 

I know it doesn't sound cool, but the locations I used to turn off the most? ProgRock, and some of those websites, because they played the largest amounts of the same thing, and you only need to listen to it for 15 minutes and you're done with the site for the next 7 days! That's how repetitive it is!

 

In the end, the best thing to do is surprise people. When they have no idea what that was ... and want to know and ask you ... that's when you got them for a while! You can't surprise people with Dream Theater or some more metal or King Crimson ... maybe if you played them backwards ... ohhh wait ... Guy Guden has already done that from the Albinoni all the way to Dream Theater ... nothing new, baby!

 

 

The hills are alive with the sound of music... the sound of mosquitos I can live without, but the love tones and sounds around and abound are enough to make me blob.

This evening I'm enjoying Kawabata Pauvros with a side of Guesch Patti...

Swimmingly. 

Goodness ... Hollywood will never die!

Grace Smelly Kitty sent a lovely bouquet with one of those song cards-

'Hooray for Hollywood'