#49 PROG ROCK! (ft. Dave Weigel)

And introducing...Prog! Though now largely the butt of music snob jokes, during the 1970’s, progressive rock was THE ascendant style of rock music, winning over critics, selling out stadiums and exploring uncharted sonic territories of popular music…before succumbing to bloat, excess and a culture that left the progers behind. And today we’ll be learning all about the rise, fall and eternal life of Prog talking to Dave Weigel, author of the 2018 book “The Show That Never Ends” SONGS: ELP - Karn Evil 9 1st Impression, Pt. 2 (chris cover) Magma - Troller Tanz Yes - Cans and Brahms Doctor Mix (YouTube) - Mellotron: Famous Songs! Keith Emerson - Lucky Man Moog Solo ELP - Hoedown Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Pt. 1 Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man King Crimson - Discipline (Live in Japan 1984) Brian Eno - St. Elmo’s Fire (Fripp on Guitar) Yes - Does It Really Happen? Genesis - Dancing With the Moonlit Knight Asia - Heat of the Moment