Of Prog and Poets

Hi Soundscaper,

What we have for you today is one of our library episodes. The original idea was to create the prog equivalent of a poetry omnibus. You know, one of those big compendiums that catches all of the famous poetry and it eventually sits on your coffee table.  There is actually quite a lot of prog that uses famous poetry but not every band can do it justice. What I hope I have achieved here is a fair mix of some of the best moments between poetry and prog. You will at least here from the most famous poets like Byron, Shelley, Keats, Yeats, Wordsworth and many others. Personally, I found it to be a very enjoyable journey. I hope you will too.

We also returned with our normal format of giving you new music, as well as a perfect album side that will take you backwards down the number line. All in all a fine show to listen to as you run throught your busy week.

The next Sunday show is scheduled for Mother's Day. That said, I am not sure that we will be here. If not we will put some archival show up. We have had a request for the Arthur C Clarke show for a bit as well as the Ray Bradbury show. One of these will makes its way into the mix very soon. Here are some other upcoming themes: Prog Metal from the last decade, Perfect album side show, Scottish Prog, Civil War, Best Lyrics, Socialism (or potentially styles of government), Jules Verne, and Shakespeare. So there is no lack of creative ideas flowing from the dripping pen.

Send your perfect album sides to soundscape@progrock.com

Here is the set for this show:

OF PROG AND POETS:

• Toy Matinee- Blank Page
• CS Brown- Soundscape Theme
• Styx- Gone, Gone, Gone

New Music-first batch:

• Procol Harum- Can't Say That
• Kant, Freud, Kafka- Insomnio De Una Noche De Verano
• Barock Project- Broken
• Mike + The Mechanics- Let Me Fly

Enter the Poets:

• Marillion- El Dorado Suite
• Mogador- Song of Saul Before His Last Battle
• Genesis- The Colony of Slippermen
• Six Elements- If
• Rush- Between Sun & Moon
• Not a Good Sign- Witchcraft by a Picture
• Kate Bush- Under Ice
• Redemption- Slouching Towards Bethlehem

Chris Sargent's Perfect Album Side:

• Genesis- Behind the Lines
• The Moody Blues- Forever Autumn
• Ambrosia- Nice, Nice, Very Nice
• Fleetwood Mac- Hypnotized
• Pearls Before Swine- Rocket Man
• The Flower Kings- My Cosmic Lover
• Laurie ANderson- O Superman (For Massanet)
• Kevin Gilbert- Joytown

Exit the Poets:

• Dead Heroes Club- A Day in the Life of the World
• Echolyn- Never the Same
• Simon McKechnie- Hymn of Apollo
• Ambrosia- Mama Frog
• The Samurai of Prog- Jerusalem
• Iron Maiden- The Trooper
• Andy John Bradford's Oceans 5- Invictus the Captain of my Soul

New Music- next batch:

• Gov't Mule- Stone Cold Rage
• Sebas Honing- Mercury Retrograde
• Riverside- The Depth of Self Delusion
• Isildur's Bane and Steve Hogarth- The Love and the Affair
• Roger Waters- Smell the Roses
• Karibow- Oribital Spirits
• Big Big Train- A Mead Hall in Winter

See you soon:

• Ken Nordine- Sing me a Poem