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Interview With Bill Bruford – John Wenlock-Smith
John talks to legendary prog musician Bill Bruford about his days playing with progressive royalty such as Yes, King Crimson and Genesis and much much more: John Wenlock-Smith: Over your long and illustrious career you have worked with many of progressive rock’s major artists. Which made the biggest impression Bill Bruford: With Yes, at the…
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Review – Bill Bruford – Making A Song And Dance: A Complete – Career Collection – by John Wenlock-Smith
You’re going to need time, lots of it too, to get maximum enjoyment from this pretty exhaustive and, at times challenging, box set of 6 CDs. If you do then you can evaluate the career of Sevenoaks born drum maestro William (Bill) Bruford. The box set covers the 40 odd years of his often-erratic career…
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KING CRIMSON CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY with 3 UK SHOWS at the ROYAL ALBERT HALL 18TH, 19TH & 20TH JUNE
King Crimson celebrate their 50th?Anniversary this year. As part of these celebrations they will perform a trio of shows at the Royal Albert Hall on 18th, 19th and 20th?June and special concerts across three continents, including both festivals and headline shows. Tickets are available here: https://www.dgmlive.com/tours liveshow=onOften acclaimed as one of the best live bands…
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Progradar – 2016 – Best of the First Six Months
(Yours truly and Prog Guru himself) Welcome ladies and gentlemen to the first official Progradar Reviewers and Friends ‘Best Of…’ feature. I asked those who wished to contribute to cogitate over what great music they had heard, released 1st January to 30th June, in the first half of 2016 and come up with a list…