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An Embarrassment of ProgAuthor: William Tipper, Henry Tenney, Charlie Nieland
Sailing the Topographic Oceans of a musical obsession that never became cool, three friends revisit the Genesis of their Yesterdays, from the Court of the Crimson King to the Thickest of all Bricks, from Peter Gabriel dressed as a sunflower to a flautist who proved that "Dickensian rat-catcher as rock god" was a viable career option. Henry Tenney, Charlie Nieland and Bill Tipper invite you to join them on a triple-disc, extended-Mellotron-solo journey through the astounding, perplexing, (sometimes) agonizing Embarrassment of Prog. Language: en Genres: Arts, Music, Performing Arts Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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S2: Episode 5: When Live Albums Walked the Earth!
Episode 5
Tuesday, 22 July, 2025
The same musical environment that allowed prog rock titans to rampage through your headphones like strange and colorful beasts also proved the perfect climate for the flourishing of a once mighty species that has all but vanished: the live rock LP. For prog acts, the live record could offer a showcase of stage virtuosity, the atmosphere of the band performing in communion with its audience, or just a chance for fans to buy a second version of the 20-minute musical scif-fi fantasia they'd just acquired on another record. On this episode Charlie, Henry, and Bill return to the triple-disc-live paradise lost of the 1970s and listen to some of the concert-recording triumphs (and a couple of near misses) from bands including Yes, ELP, Jethro Tull, and others. Plus a few that have been chosen because we want people to be upset with us. Part one of a series? Deep Purple "Made in Japan" Live album on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw4N6j1KDwA&list=RDBw4N6j1KDwA&start_radio=1 Super-8 film capture of Yes performing "Siberian Khatru" live, 1972 on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6a_60GHNg8 "Yessongs" full album playlist on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5UV7lntAB8&list=OLAK5uy_lzIard6eQ8hTu5ApY4v_Txut6brZKimjw&index=2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer "Hoedown" Live in Milan 1973 on YouTube https://youtu.be/8Nllg3pvXPw?si=x6kPDwGKcfg33QkP Jethro Tull "Bursting Out" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlVnXVFykZc Blue Oyster Cult "On Your Feet or On Your Knees" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v35i90DLhd4&list=PLVPGzOHIIgz-WB-fkTh5XXzswlt5ITrgH Renaissance "Can You Understand?" Live at RTL4 Studio Luxemburg 1974 on YouTube https://youtu.be/2A3bb47J3xU?si=J8X3LO9AXGl38ewX
