Detroit, Michigan’s very own Discipline has a long, storied history in the world of underground American progressive rock. Led by founding vocalist/keyboardist Matthew Parmenter, Discipline has released 4 albums since 1988 along with a smattering of live releases. 2017 brings about the band’s 5th album, Captives of the Wine Dark Sea, via the Laser’s Edge … Continue reading
I found it rather lamentable that Rikard Sjöblom left Beardfish (concurrent with the demise of the band) in the wake of their having released what I felt was their strongest album, 2015’s +4626-Comfortzone. And while I am a fan of the band Sjöblom joined, it still felt like the result was the prog world losing … Continue reading
The news of Allan Holdsworth’s passing could have knocked me over with a feather. While I have lamented the aging and passing of many of my favorite musicians https://cirdecsongs.com/2017/02/21/father-time-remains-unbeaten/ , I was nonetheless unprepared to hear about the death of another favorite today. Allan Holdsworth was one of the most innovative and expressive guitarists in … Continue reading
If I had a dollar for every time I was asked by a friend or associate to define progressive rock, I would probably be a hundredaire, or maybe even a thousandaire. Yeah, so it doesn’t happen THAT often, but enough to warrant some activity. Yet, there are so many definitions and running arguments about who … Continue reading
Circuline is a relatively new arrival to the prog scene. Born out of the ashes of Downing Grey (a progressive rock cover band), the three founding members (Andrew Colyer, Darin Brannon, and Bill Shannon) sought to write original, creative music, building upon the foundation they had built by covering the classics. They developed a sound … Continue reading
Abstract Previous research, using an analysis of Google Trends, published in January 2016 suggested that interested in prog may be declining. However, very little critical and independent analysis of this question has been published since then. If prog is really dying, what theoretical hypotheses might explain this decline? Rather than use a data mining methodology, … Continue reading
This post has a distinct purpose: to help folks like me open their mind up to good music. Up until about 5 or 6 years ago, I refused to listen to anything that Genesis released after Peter Gabriel left. I was a Genesis purist, and as far as I wanted to see, Genesis were prog’s … Continue reading
