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50Prog50: The Best Prog Albums, Part Five
There’s been a lot of comments about this series and I want to thank everyone, even the folks who are incensed that I didn’t make The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway the #1 choice.
Read More »Live Music: Rush in Mountain View, Calif., 8/9/10
Rush –the world’s most famous cult band — brought their Time Machine Tour to the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, CA for a marathon set (or should I say, two sets) of old and
Read More »50Prog50: The Best Prog Albums, Part Four
Regrets, I’ve had a few. There were bands and artists I really wanted to squeeze onto this list but, ultimately, the fit wasn’t right. Queen certainly had the originality that progressive rock requires and
Read More »Death by Power Ballad: Rush, “Time Stand Still”
Rob Smith attempts to stop time with Rush, in this week's "Death by Power Ballad," at Popdose.com
Read More »Ticket Stub: Rush in Montreal, September ’84
That sound you heard last week was the sound of an orgasm, shared in unison worldwide by the dedicated legion of Rush fans. Make no mistake, I’m not talking about Rush Limbaugh – rather,
Read More »Mix Six: “Space … The Final Frontier”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Outer space … other planets … dying stars … these are the musical metaphors of many bands who use said metaphors to either describe something internal (see Muse, Bjork,
Read More »Dw. Dunphy On… Rush in the 1980s
During the 1980s, the old guard prog bands had two choices – adapt or die. Some did to great success (Yes, Genesis) while others couldn’t go all the way and wound up making interesting,
Read More »Mix Six: “1981 (Part One)”
DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Long Live Rock For me, 1981 was a real musical watershed. I was a sophomore in high school, and through a series of events, it was also a year
Read More »Bottom Feeders: The Ass End of the ’80s, Part 76
This week, Dave Steed sets off a chain reaction, goes crazy from the heat, rocks a tricky rhyme, and bangs on the drum all day with Tom Sawyer
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