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Radio 4 Prog rock prog

Posted by Sid Smith
1 Apr 2006

There’s a documentary on Prog rock on Radio 4. There’s interviews with Rod Argent, Ian Anderson, Keith Emerson, Rick Wakeman and Simon Frith. Robert had been invited to take part but had declined. More evidence of prog rock’s rehabilitation? Decide for yourself by listening to My Wizard. The link is good for seven days.

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The next step is Discipline

The 1980s see a very different King Crimson incarnation originally touring under the name Discipline . The presence of Adrian Belew meant that Robert Fripp was working for the first time with another guitarist. This incarnation of Fripp, Belew, Bruford and Levin becomes the first one to record successive studio albums with the same lineup.