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Listening Booth: Iron Maiden, Steel Train, Rush

Dw. Dunphy June 14, 2010 6

Some singles have just arrived on our doorstep, so now’s as good a time as any to scan what’s sailing ’round the horn. To kick things off, let’s talk about “El Dorado” from Iron

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Mix Six: “Melodic Prog”

Ted Asregadoo June 9, 2009 21

DOWNLOAD THE FULL MIX HERE Okay, I fully admit that as a guy who loves progressive rock, I’m setting myself up for ridicule and taunts from the peanut gallery.  I hear you derisively yelling, 

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Listening Booth: The Mars Volta, “The Bedlam in Goliath”

Taylor Long February 6, 2008 15

For five years now, the Mars Volta has colored the alternative rock scene with their hardcore-prog-jazz hybrid. They’ve represented the point where hippies, metalheads and avant-garde fans could meet in the middle. Even if

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