Four-disc box celebrating the diversity of one of prog’s pivotal years.
There’s always going to be friendly disagreement about which year in music stands out as being especially emblematic of a particular movement or creative watershed, the beauty being largely in the ear of the beholder. What’s not in dispute, however, is how enjoyable these year-themed compilations are, acting at one level as persuasive advocates for their chosen 12 months, and also as vivid reminders of the rapidity of musical evolution.
“The unifying force is the willingness to push expectations.” The five hours gathered over these four discs in which Family, Traffic, Curved Air, ELP, Caravan, Yes, Greenslade, Man, Procol Harum, and many others of a progressive persuasion are all the more remarkable considering that only 10 years previously The…
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Prog (Digital) - 1 Issue, Issue 135