Saturday, September 14, 2013

Re-Broadcast: The Really Big Prog Show

While we are busy working away stitching together the final bits and pieces of our upcoming new show called the "Women of Classic Prog," we thought it would be a great time to pull out another one of our favorite past broadcasts, aptly entitled "The Really Big Prog Show."

And big it certainly is, crammed full of all kinds of musical goodies including the Strawbs, X World 15, Diagonal, Riverside and even a little bit of Emerson, Lake and Palmer on the side.


From our house to your house, enjoy...





"The Really Big Prog Show," which originally aired on the April 12, 2009 edition of The Irrelevant Rock & Roll & Music Show was the first of a series of shows fully dedicated to progressive rock, both classic and new.

Progressive folk rock pioneers, The Strawbs, are featured in this show, including a discussion of their "The Broken Hearted Bride" album, released in September 2008.




The Strawbs are also the focus of a "Retro Perspective" discussion of their career by J. Hoskins & Krafty.

You'll find lots more info about The Strawbs on their extensive website.

Other show highlights include "Crossfire" in which two new albums are showcased and debated.

In the Crossfire on this show are the debut album from Diagonal, and X-World/5's "New Universal Order."


For more on the Diagonal debut album, check the reviews on Progarchives

Check out X-World/5's website here

Another feature of IRRMS is the Find of the Week, in which great albums that may have been overlooked are featured. On this show we uncover "Second Life Syndrome" by Riverside, which was released in 2005.




You'll find more info on this Riverside on their website and also at Progarchives.

Also included in the show is our Alternative Classic Rock Track"Knife Edge," by Emerson, Lake and Palmer, from ELP's 1970 debut album.



Enjoy the show!

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Re-Broadcast: "The Branches of Genesis: Steve Hackett and Anthony Phillips"

If you want to hear the reason why Prog Rock magazine choose Steve Hackett as best progressive guitarist of the year, lend an ear to one of our favorite previous broadcasts entitled “The Branches Of Genesis”

The show features not only the esteemed Mr. Hackett, but also his predecessor, the very talented, Anthony Phillips, who was no slouch on the six string instrument as well.

Two of progressive rocks' most inventive and distinctive musical journeymen display a varied catalogue that will have you broadband surfing and rooting through your local record store for many months to come.

And we wouldn’t want it any other way.

>>> LISTEN HERE <<<


You can also listen from the direct links here:


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