70's English Progressive Rock

A couple of CDs to add this week. One very old and one very new.

IQ – Are You Sitting Comfortably? (2005) I was listening to The Lab on XM and heard IQ for the first time. The guitars reminded me of Steve Hackett. That’s a good thing. So, I bought this CD without listening to it first and was nicely surprised at its overall quality. This is good modern progressive rock with it’s basis in the classic prog rock of the 70’s.

Vangelis – Earth (1973) Long before Chariots of Fire made Vangelis a household name (well almost), he was working toward the style that became the standard for many film scores for many years. The combination of psychedelic and progressive drives this album, which many believe is the best work from his early years.

# posted by Bruce Greenberg @ 8:36 PM