THE GILES BROTHERS. While not a true band, they were active in British rock for years, including Giles, Giles and Fripp, a predecessor band to King Crimson.
TRILLION, a Chicago-based progressive-rock band that had all the ingredients for success, but the record-buying public didn’t pony up the dough.
Jeff Wayne’s Musical Version of The War of the Worlds is one of the most ambitious concept albums of all time (and the best-selling British cast album).
Wally is a British band that fits into the progressive rock category, although they use instruments that are normally not encountered in rock music at all.
Underground Communication is a German compilation album of psychedelic rock and progressive rock bands.
Despite running 12 minutes, the title song, “The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys” received a lot of radio play and is now one of Traffic’s best-loved songs.
Subtitled “Pop Progress ’71”, Think! shows what was happening below the surface in 1971, a pivotal year in music in the eyes of many (including me).
Their debut album Supertramp is quite different from their later albums and is an early gem in the progressive rock genre.
I Robot is the band’s second album; like their debut album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination: Edgar Allan Poe (1976), the record has a literary theme.
Besides being the biggest hit by Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, “Blinded by the Light” may be the largest selling song by any Manfred Mann band.