Mike Oldfield In Concert from Queen Elizabeth Hall – June 25, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert series – For years, the name Mike Oldfield was synonymous with the movie The Exorcist. The landmark debut album, became the score to one of the most popular horror films of the
– Todd Rundgren’s Utopia – Live at Oxford Polytechnic – 1977 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert – Todd Rundgren’s Utopia this morning. In a concert recorded by the venerable BBC Radio 1 for their In Concert series in 1977 live at Oxford Polytechnic. Todd Rundgren has been a staple
Caravan – Live at Paris Theatre, London – March 21, 1975 – BBC Radio 1 In Concert Prog-Rock legends Caravan to start the week. In a concert recorded at the BBC’s Paris Theatre in London on March 21, 1975. Caravan were one of the most influential bands of the Progressive
Tangerine Dream – live in Berlin – November 15, 1982 – Gordon Skene Sound Collection. Tangerine Dream this weekend. They were probably the first purely electronic bands to appear on the World Stage in the late 1960s. Prior to that, it was all experimenting and pretty much the exclusive domain
– Jethro Tull – live in Chicago – August 16, 1970 – WXRT-FM – Gordon Skene Sound Collection – In 1970 Jethro Tull were in the midst of a musical shift; going from the Blues/Jazz-based Rock to something more akin to the Progressive movement of the day. The band was
One of the classic bands this morning. Roxy Music, recorded live in concert on May 16, 1979 by the venerable BBC as part of their In Concert series. A consistently good and inventive band, Roxy Music have weathered a lot of musical changes since they got started. Throughout all this
– Caravan in Concert – September 8, 1973 – BBC Radio 1 – In Concert Series Caravan to get your Thursday rolling and your August started in an orderly direction. Caravan were, along with Soft Machine and several others, key elements in what became known as the Canterbury Sound and
Can – Live at Lyon, France – January 17, 1976 – Band soundboard. One of my all-time favorite bands of all time this morning. Can were part of that initial wave of Progressive music to come out of Europe in the early 1970s. Initially raw and spontaneous, and featuring at
– Syd Arthur – In Concert at Bayou Arts Center, Houston – August 5, 2014 – Syd Arthur band Soundboard – Starting the week on a reasonably Psychedelic note by way of Syd Arthur. Following in the legendary footsteps of the Canterbury scene of the 1960s; the scene which gave
Always interesting when you get a concert and it’s labeled wrong, or at least wrong from your standpoint. Elephant9 are about as Prog as you can imagine. Yet, in some circles they are labeled Jazz, and this runs the risk of ignoring one large audience while raising curious eyebrows in
