Archie Shepp Quintet - Body & Soul - LIVE

Archie Shepp has always had an influence on Progressive Rock, whether its fans realized it or now. The inventor if Free Jazz, and a cool dude too. He's a friend of mine. We've been hanging out together fairly regularly for the past twenty years. I got him and Wil Lettman to sit in with Jon Fishman's band Pork Tornado at Pearl Street in Northampton once. Now THAT was cool...

Tangerine Dream - LIVE (2001)

Tangerine Dream videotaped live in London, England on May 12, 2001. Recorded at Shepherds Bush Empire by INET-TV. Tangerine Dream is Edgar Froese, Jerome Froese, Iris Kulterer, and Gerald Gradwohl. Saw these guys in Boston at the Orpheum Theater back in 1984. They were great live.

Rush - Tom Sawyer - LIVE

Canadian power-prog trio Rush perform Tom Sawyer, with a great little South Park intro. Go Lil' Rush!



Make sure to catch RUSH in Concert this Summer!

Gentle Giant - Octopus Medley - LIVE (1974)

ProgRock favorites Gentle Giant play a medley from Octopus, live in concert in 1974. Vintage footage.

Yes - Ritual - Nous Sommes du Soliel LIVE (2001)

Yes peformes Ritual, one of my all-time favorites, live in concert in 2001. I love this song. From the album Tales from Topographic Oceans.

Adrian Belew - Three of a Perfect Pair Solo Acoustic (2000)

Riveting solo acoustic performance of Three of a Perfect Pair by Adrian Belew during King Crimson's 2000 Tour.

Jethro Tull - Living in the Past - LIVE (1975)

Great clip of a live performance by Jethro Tull playing "Living in the Past".

Sweet flute jams. Enjoy!

Genesis - Watcher of the Skies - Live (1973)

Just came across this tasty little nugget. I posted earlier a clip where Phish did a cover of Watcher of the Skies as part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for Genesis.

This is the TRUE original.

Totally rad. Gotta love Peter's getup.

U.K. - In the Dead of Night - Live 1978

One of my all-time favorite "supergroups" in the Progressive genre was the band UK. Formed by Bill Bruford of Yes/King Crimson, John Wetton of King Crimson, plus Eddie Jobeson and Allan Holdsworth.

This is a video of a live performance they gave in 1978 of their biggest song, "In the Dead of Night".

Enjoy.

RPWL - Breathe In, Breathe Out, Start the Fire, and Roses (live)

This is another band I've come across during my Pandora sessions. RPWL is a German band that has a strong sonic congruency with Pink Floyd. I've enjoyed their stuff whenever I've heard it. Here's a nice piece from their live DVD. The Music Genome Project is really something that any music lover should check out. It's introduced me to LOTS of music I otherwise would probably never have come across, and I've loved almost all of it. My current Pandora station consists of Porcupine Tree, Sound Tribe Sector 9, Jethro Tull, and Phish. Try it out, it's a nice mix.

In the meantime, enjoy a couple of nice live videos from RPWL.

RPWL - Breathe In, Breathe Out (live)



RPWL - Roses (Live) with Ray Wilson



RPWL - Start the Fire (Live)

Porcupine Tree - Way Out of Here - Live

Porcupine Tree is the band who's Pandora station inspired this whole blog, so I thought I'd drop in a taste. Recorded live in Tilburg, Holland Oct.2008 - Taken from the forthcoming live DVD which is set to be released early 2010. Directed by Lasse Hoile. Rocking jams. Great vocals. Nice song.



Enjoy.

Welcome To ProgRock Fanatic

Greetings, and welcome to ProgRock Fanatic, a place for all things relating to Progressive Rock, both vintage bands like Yes, Genesis, and Gentle Giant and new acts like Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, and Ozric Tentacles.

So sit back and enjoy, and we dig around the internet to bring you song reviews, concert tour dates, festival information, new album releases, live videos, and lots more!

Here's a tasty bit to start you out.

- PRF

Ozric Tentacles
Chewier (Live) 2006 Roadburn Festival - Tilburg, Holland
From the album, "Spirals In Hyperspace"