1001 Albums You Must Die Before You Hear #18 – Echo by Gracious
Reunion albums often suck but they're rarely as godawful as this egg-on-face progressive rock travesty, writes MATT KELLY.
Ragnarok’s 1970s NZ space-rock masterpiece reassessed
Kiwi space-rock band Ragnarok’s 1975 debut has been rediscovered and reissued. GARY STEEL with an in-depth assessment.
The world is a problem: Henry Cow
GARY STEEL finally finds a book about a group he had stencilled on his pencil case as a high school nerd, and explains why
In Praise Of Progressive Rock
It's a music genre that's been reviled for decades, yet it remains stubbornly popular with music freaks who demand more than a two-chord thrash.
21st Century Schizoid Stories
It’s great that classic albums are being celebrated, but is it really necessary to trample all over the facts to prove a point?
Every Day In May – Day 15: NZ Prog
The idea? Every day in May, to mark NZ Music Month and 38 years of his own rancid opining and reportage, Gary Steel will
The Madness Of King Crimson
In 1995, progressive rock group King Crimson reunited. Gary Steel talked to drummer Bill Bruford for Real Groove magazine. To celebrate the “almost Crimson”
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