NOW
NEXT
LATER
NOW
NEXT
LATER
NOW
NEXT
LATER

Living in the 70s

26 May 2024

Taking a progressive turn

History, Music

Taking a progressive turn

Way back in the 1970s, not everyone was getting sweaty at a disco or grooving to soul music. No indeed, for some music lovers, nothing could be more transporting than settling in to the bean bag and poring over the latest fantastical triple-gatefold album cover while listening to some complex, lengthy, and conceptual progressive rock. Its critics often characterised prog rock as pretentious, pompous, and taking itself way too seriously, but for its fans, progressive rock has always had the power to exhilerate in a way other music cannot. On this weeks show, we explore some tracks from prog rock’s hey day in the early 1970s and find out just why the fans love this genre so much.

RECENT PODCAST

It’s our 300th show!!

22 Oct 2025

It’s our 300th show!!

Uncategorized

Wow - 300 shows. We often talk about how much we have learned about Seventies music since we started doing ...

Lovey dovey

22 Oct 2025

Lovey dovey

Uncategorized

Aaaah love. It makes the world go round, no doubt, and has been the inspiration for songwriters since songwriting first ...

Tracks we might have missed

14 Oct 2025

Tracks we might have missed

Uncategorized

In the Seventies, not all great tracks were released as singles. So if you didn't buy or borrow a band's ...