Friday, March 5, 2021
Rock and Roll Globe

Rock and Roll Globe

Real writing about real music.

  • Rock
  • Punk
  • Hip Hop
  • Soul
  • About

Progressive Rock

jazz Pop Progressive Rock 

How Sting Built The Soul Cages 30 Years Ago

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1991, A&M Records, All This Time, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen, Paul Simon, Sting, The Last Ship, The Police, The Soul Cages

Looking back at the Policeman’s understated triumph as songpoet and stealth-progger

Read more
Progressive Rock 

Steve Hackett: From Blues To Baroque

January 15, 2021January 15, 2021 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2021, Buddy Holly, Genesis, Inside Out, Progressive Rock, Roger King, Steve Hackett, The Beatles, Under A Mediterranean Sky

The prog rock guitar guru takes an instrumental excursion while Under A Mediterranean Sky

Read more
jazz Progressive Rock 

Abracadabra In Osaka Unearths a Magic Moment in Soft Machine History

January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Jim Allen 0 Comments 2020, Abracadabra In Osaka, Alan Holdsworth, Elton Dean, John Marshall, MoonJune Records, Soft Machine, Soft Works

The Soft Works lineup is heard live for the first time. 

Read more
jazz New Wave Progressive Rock Rock 

Nine 1980 Albums That Deserve More Love

January 1, 2021January 1, 2021 Tracy Deaton 1 Comment Glass Moon, Grace Slick, Group 87, Kate Bush, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Sky, Sky 2, Steve Tibbetts, the Outlaws

From Kate Bush to The Outlaws to Al Stewart, each of these titles merit a second spin

Read more
adblock Progressive Rock Rap 

Young, Rich and Tasteless: Kanye West’s My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Turns 10

December 9, 2020December 14, 2020 Ted Miller 0 Comments 10th anniversary, 2010, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Monster, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Nicki Minaj, Power, Pusha T, Rick Ro$$, Rick Ross, Runaway, The Internet

Reckoning with the Chicago rap great’s 2010 masterpiece in the age of MAGA

Read more
Heavy Metal Progressive Rock 

ALBUMS: Alive On Dead Air With Katatonia

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 2020, Dead Air, Doom, Katatonia, Peaceville, Progressive Rock, Sweden

The Swedish doom/prog outfit’s latest is a testament to both their artistry and the potential for live music during lockdown

Read more
jazz Progressive Rock 

Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl Looks for Logic in the Midst of Madness

November 21, 2020November 21, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Adam O’Farrill, Amirtha Kidambi, María Grand, Mary Halvorson, Mary Halvorson’s Code Girl, Michael Formanek, Robert Wyatt, Tomas Fujiwara

Talking music and politics with the no. 1 guitarist in modern jazz

Read more
Hard Rock Progressive Rock Psychedelics 

ALBUMS: Hawkwind, The Rock ‘n’ Roll Machine

October 30, 2020October 30, 2020 Tim Sommer 1 Comment Carnivorous, Coronavirus, Dave Brock, Hawkwind, Kraftwerk, LaMonte Young, Neu!, Rolling Stone, Space Ritual, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, The Godz, The Velvet Underground, the Velvets, Trouser Press Books, WLIR, WPIX

51 years into their voyage, they release their best album in decades

Read more
Progressive Rock 

ALBUMS: Circuline Comes Alive

October 21, 2020October 21, 2020 Jordan Blum 1 Comment Alek Darson, Andrew Colyer, Circuline, CircuLive::NewView, Darin Brannon, Joel Simches, Natalie Brown, Prog Rock, Progressive Rock, ProgStock, Rahway, William Spillane

A superb glimpse at what makes the progressive/cinematic rock troupe so beloved

Read more
Fusion Pop Power Pop Progressive Rock 

Broke Down But Not Busted: Todd Rundgren’s Runt at 50

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Jordan Blum 0 Comments 1970, Ampex Records, Bearsville, Bearsville Studio, Great Speckled Bird, Jesse Winchester, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Runt, Stage Fright., The Band, The Nazz, Todd Rundgren, Todd Rundgren's Utopia

Why the Wizard’s first solo album after The Nazz is his McCartney I

Read more
Progressive Rock 

GUIDES: Gentle Giant’s First Four Albums

July 20, 2020July 20, 2020 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 4 Comments Acquiring the Taste, Derek Shulman, Genesis, Gentle Giant, King Crimson, Octopus, Phil Shulman, Ray Shulman, Reissues, Three Friends, Yes

When it comes to where to begin with these UK prog greats, read on

Read more
Glam New Wave Pop Progressive Rock Rock Rockabilly 

Ready, Freddie: How The Game Changed Queen 40 Years Ago

June 29, 2020June 30, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Another One Bites The Dust, Brian May, Crazy Little Thing Called Love, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Queen, Roger Taylor, The Game

In 1980, the arena-rock royals’ finest moment embraced disco, rockabilly, and more

Read more
Progressive Rock 

For Michael Collins, Jeffrey and Us: Jethro Tull’s ‘Benefit’ at 50

June 27, 2020June 29, 2020 Jordan Blum 2 Comments 1970, Beardfish, Benefit, Big Big Train, Chrysalis Records, Cream, Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Led Zeppelin, Martin Barre, Mick Abrahams, Phideaux Xavier, Rikard Sjöblom

Fifty years later, Benefit remains one of Jethro Tull’s most ageless, individualized and tight records

Read more
New Wave Progressive Rock Rock 

Geopolitical Jams and No Cymbals: Peter Gabriel (3) at 40

May 30, 2020May 30, 2020 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1980, Biko, Games Without Frontiers, Genesis, Melt, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Public Image Ltd., Robert Fripp

How Peter Gabriel’s melting face set the pace for the ’80s

Read more
Progressive Rock 

In the Wake of a Dissolved Court

May 28, 2020 Ryan Maffei 2 Comments 1970, Greg Lake, Ian McDonald, In The Wake Of Poseidon, Kanye West, King Crimson, Michael Giles, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Robert Fripp

Remembering King Crimson’s In the Wake of Poseidon, 50 years later

Read more
  • ← Previous

Recent Posts

  • ALBUMS: Game On for Two Way Radio
  • Famous Quotes Vol. 17: March 2021
  • Left of Center: the Pretty in Pink Soundtrack at 35
  • LISTEN: Farewell, Bunny Wailer
  • Working in the Sludge Factory

Recent Comments

  • Javier Mendoza on THE BEST REISSUES OF 2019: Eight Notable Features of Pink Floyd’s The Later Years 
  • Homepage on Surfing the New Wave
  • The Singles Jukebox » Bonus Tracks for Week Ending February 28, 2021 on We Were The Robots: Daft Punk, RIP
  • Eric on The Replacements: Dead Men Do Wear Plaid
  • The Resurrection of Rowland S. Howard – Rowland Forever on The Resurrection of Rowland S. Howard

Social

  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Facebook

Subscribe to Rock and Roll Globe

Editor: Ron Hart, editor@rockandrollglobe.com
|
General Manager & Advertising: Kevin Sanders, ksanders@seaofreedsllc.com
Sea of Reeds
  • Rock and Roll Globe
  • Book and Film Globe
  • California Globe
  • Fine Art Globe
  • Modern Consensus
  • New Jersey Globe
  • Wine and Whiskey Globe
© 2021 Rock and Roll Globe
  • About Us
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Advertise with us