Prog Redemption is a special Proglodytes series for albums that didn’t get the respect they deserved in their time. The Shaming of the True is considered to be a masterpiece among many progressive rock musicians and critics, but I still run into people all the time that are unfamiliar with this work of art. So, I … Continue reading
Nad Sylvan’s The Bride Said No is a sequel to 2015’s Courting the Widow, an album featuring Mr. Sylvan’s onstage persona, the Vampirate. The Bride is a melodramatic, theatrical offering that employs a virtual Prog All-Star team, featuring the likes of Steve Hackett, Roine Stolt, Tony Levin, and Nick D’Virgilio. The musicianship, as one might … Continue reading
I am writing this post with a grateful heart for the last few days of my life. I have walked the decks of this massive engineering marvel, listening to amazing music and meeting incredible people, but carrying with me the names of those I love and those who made it possible for me to come. … Continue reading
This day has been wild. I’ll just start it by saying that by some fluke of the universe, I just got to jam to Beatles tunes with Neal Morse and Brook Hansen at a piano in a small bar. So I’m still sort of in shock… An example of the magic that can happen on … Continue reading
I’m writing this review at 1 am and a group of musicians from the various bands we’ve seen today are playing the entire Court of the Crimson King album in a Greg Lake tribute. They just finished a ridiculously awesome version of “21st Century Schizoid Man” by King Crimson, with the lead singer of District … Continue reading
