The Rickenbacker 4001: The Bass That Shaped Prog
The Rickenbacker 4001 and 4003: how the basses work, who played them in progressive rock and the records where you can hear them.…
Read article →The Prog Rock Blog
The Chapman Stick: How It Works and Who Plays It
The Chapman Stick explained: how the instrument is played, who brought it into progressive rock and the albums to hear it on.…
Read article →The Big Muff: The Pedal Behind Prog’s Most Famous Solos
The Big Muff fuzz pedal: the versions, the players who used it in progressive rock and the recordings where it can be heard.…
Read article →What Is an EP?
What Is an EP? Here is a clear, jargon-free answer, with the records that show what the term means in practice.…
Read article →The Mellotron: The Instrument That Defined Prog Rock
The Mellotron explained: how the tape keyboard works, the M400, the bands that used it and the records where you can hear it.…
Read article →The Hammond Organ in Prog Rock: B3, C3 and the Leslie
The Hammond organ in progressive rock: the B3 and C3, the Leslie speaker, the players who used them and the records to hear.…
Read article →The Best Twin-Keyboard Bands in Prog
Best Twin-Keyboard Bands in Prog — our pick of the players and performances that matter most.…
Read article →The Best Remastered Prog Rock Editions
Best Remastered Prog Rock Editions — a guided tour through prog's most ambitious and rewarding records.…
Read article →The Best Chilean Prog Rock Albums
The Best Chilean Prog Rock Albums: where the scene came from, the records that define it and the one to play first.…
Read article →The Best Prog Rock Frontmen
Best Prog Rock Frontmen — our pick of the players and performances that matter most.…
Read article →Chris Squire Bass Solos: The Essential Yes Moments
Chris Squire's bass solos and showcase pieces on record: the essential Yes moments, with album, year and where to hear each one.…
Read article →Ken Scott: From Abbey Road to Supertramp and Mahavishnu
Ken Scott's career as engineer and producer, and the progressive rock records he worked on.…
Read article →Where to start
The deep-dive guides that pull each scene together — the best place to begin exploring.
- Every Prog Band’s Discography, Ranked
- Prog Rock on Screen and on the Page
- Prog Rock Recommendations: What to Listen to Next
- Prog Rock Reissues and Editions: Which Version to Buy
- Prog Rock’s Great Era Debates: Which Lineup Was Best?
- Prog Rock’s Greatest Debates: Band vs Band
- Progressive Rock Around the World: The Scenes Beyond Britain
- Progressive Rock for Beginners: Where to Start
- The Best Prog Rock Albums by Decade
- The Best Prog Rock Concept Albums of All Time
- The Best Progressive Rock Albums of All Time
- The Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time
- The Greatest Musicians in Progressive Rock
- The Labels That Built Progressive Rock
- The Most Underrated Prog Rock Albums
- The Progressive Rock Glossary: Every Term Explained