Over the past couple of years I’ve warmed to the idea of ‘Prog’. I still show a clean pair of heels to The Tull, ELP, Camel and so forth, however I did recently see King Crimson with their three drummer onslaught and was suitably hooked, so I guess like the wonkier end of Prog, and I also like bands like This Heat and Henry Cow which I suppose are somewhere between Prog and Art Rock/Post punk. I never imagined 80s snooker ace would have a great influence on my listening habits but sure enough his list of Snooker Loopy tunes is quite fantastic. I’m already familiar with Robert Wyatt and Gentle Giant and am particularly taken with his relatively recent tips of albums by Trojan Horse and Skeletons both of which I’ve snapped up and I’m blown away by, and my ‘wants’ list includes the Camberwell Now back catalogue. Anyone care to recommend anything else in this vein? It strikes me that there are some amazing bands around that carry that somewhat toxic ‘Prog’ tag which means they get overlooked.

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