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Jack Bruce’s Harmony Row; more prog than you might know
Leaving Cream behind, his third solo album was a proggy affair, composed in a single sitting, exploring one day in the world of a Glasgow tenement
The Radiohead album that got away: the story of Hail To The Thief
The story of the art-rock trailblazers misfiring sixth album, one that even the band themselves confess is "a lower part of the curve".
“Words worthy of Oscar Wilde or Mark Twain”: Neil Peart’s most powerful lyrics
Along with punching out impressive drum parts, he brought Tolkien, Twain and Wilde to bear on the world of prog. Here are just 10 of his best moments
“He saw what everybody saw: they could play, they had a ton of energy and they were authentic”: The weird story of Frank Zappa and AC/DC
The story of AC/DC’s most unlikely famous fan
The riotous story of Aerosmith’s Pump, the album that turned them into superstars all over again
How a drug-free Aerosmith hit a new career high with 1989’s Pump
How Nightwish become the planet’s most epic symphonic metal band with Endless Forms Most Beautiful
Nightwish endured line-up changes and self-doubt to swing for the fences with 2015’s Endless Forms Most Beautiful
How Black Sabbath made Paranoid, the iconic album that rubber-stamped their greatness
Black Sabbath’s debut album laid down the blue print for heavy metal but Paranoid kicked it
How R.E.M. showed the world they were the real deal on Fables Of The Reconstruction
The story of Michael Stipe & co.’s strange and brilliant third album.