Friday 17 June 2016


Last week's STAR TRACK by Smashing Pumpkins, though essentially an alternative rock band they found this particular song, with its 30-piece orchestra, described as a 'rock anthem'. A grand title afforded many late 70s and 80s songs that threw everything bar the kitchen sink into a memorable and marketable rock 'tour de force' to great effect. A sort of trimmed down version and close relative of the lengthier excursions (and meanderings) of the Progessive Rock music movement that preceded it.
Where's this going ? Well, I've checked and we've had all types of rock music on the  FRIDAY SPOT  but not really Progessive. A few years back I bought a copy of 'PROG' magazine, primarily because it had a feature listing 'The 100 Greatest Prog Albums of all time' - just to see how many I owned. Quite a few if I'm honest. But included with the magazine was a free CD, the final track being by Monarch Trail called 'Luminescence'. At an almost compulsory 11 minutes long with appropriate arty and psychedelic imaginary befitting the music, this is very YES*.
So time to light up the joss sticks, pull up an inflatable chair or arrange some cushions on the floor and make yourself comfortable so you can nod your head in an enlightened and meaningful fashion. 
Let's Prog !  on the blog.

* No idea what I'm going on about ? 
Click: Rock Family Trees The Prog Rock years
Broadcast in 1998 and narrated by John Peel - set aside 50 minutes. If you're a Prog Rock fan, this shouldn't be difficult.

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