1. Pink Floyd: Time

2. Family: Mellowing Grey

3. Caravan: Winter Wine

4. Kevin Ayers: Girl On a Swing

5. Comus: the Herald

6. Gong: I Never Glid Before

7. Genesis: Can-Utility And the Coastliners

8. Yes: Yours Is No Disgrace

9. Jethro Tull: Dr. Bogenbroom

10. King Crimson: the Night Watch

chopper wrote: How about featuring some newer artists e.g. I Am The Manic Whale?

 

Yep seconded

At the moment there are no better prog bands than Big Big Train and Haken, both are British and both are brilliant. You can easily pick almost anything from their albums English Electric Part One (BBT) or The Mountain (Haken). These are modern prog classics.

I would also play one of Muse prog tracks. I know this could be considered a bit of a 'cop out' but it could hook for a few more in and they are so massive. The track I would pick is The Globalist with its clever nod to Elgar's Nimrod. This is a stunning piece.

and now for something completely different:

Genesis - Harold The Barrel (from Nursery Cryme)

Yes - Yours Is No Disgrace (from The Yes Album)

Pink Floyd - Summer 68 (from Atom Heart Mother)

Kevin Ayers - Stranger In Blue Suede Shoes (from Odd Ditties)

Robert Wyatt - Sea Song (from Rock Bottom)

A bit biased towards the Canterbury Scene, but they're the best! You have a good hour there.

I differ from many folks here. I, personally, and I have done a show on the net for 3 years some 17 years ago, am of the opinion that for you to play what everyone ALREADY HAS on their collection is not exactly a proper show of "progressive music", for anyone.  Some think that is what "brings in the audience" with some recognizable music that supposedly attracts the listener, when in fact that is not true, and there are many intelligent folks out there that would rather listen to something completely different, and sometimes totally new, and guess what is missing?

I have seen many times, and heard, how things went in Santa Barbara with Guy Guden, who took a lot of abuse for playing "none of the hits, none of the time", and his show ended up lasting over 20 some years, and is still remembered (long thread on PA) fondly, and he proved that you did not need the "hits" to get anywhere. And his listing of bands, even on the first year (1974) would make the PA's top 100 for that year look childish and ... something that folks that do not listen to music would vote for ... because it was a hit and was well known.

To make your mark out there, you can not do what everyone else does. The question is, do you love the music enough to be able to play something else, rather than the same old song.

Make a difference ... is what gave us the PROGRESSIVE MUSIC and PROG that we love so much ... where do you stand?

(Edit to clean it up better)

Come on Mosh, referring to anyone (particularly a new member, making a perfectly reasonable request) as 'Ridiculous and stupid' is harsh. You may have relevant experience and you are certainly entitled to your opinion but how about giving some examples of music rather than harsh and frankly, irrelevant to the topic criticism.. 

Ok, back on topic..

My list (quickly off the top of my head) for a great British Prog hour-

Family- The Weavers answer

Hawkwind- Assault and Battery/ Golden void

Barclay James Harvest- Medicine man (live 1974)

Genesis- Twighlight Alehouse

Man- Keep on Crinting

Stackeridge- Lummy Days

King Crimson- Exiles

Hatfield and the North- Underdub

National health- Tenemos roads

Roy Harper- The lords prayer or One of these days in England

That's well over an hours material... There's already been some top notch excellent lists posted!

Wow, no Twelfth Night suggestions? "The Ceiling Speaks" and "We Are Sane" (live versions from Live and Let Live). 

U.K. (Wetton/Jobson/Bozzio) – "Danger Money" and "Nothing to Lose" from Danger Money.

Renaissance – "Midas Man" from Novella.

King Crimson – "One More Red Nightmare" from Red; "Thela Hun Ginjeet" from Discipline.

Uriah Heep – "The Hanging Tree" and "Firefly" from Firefly.

Manfred Mann's Earth Band – "Father of Day, Father of Night" from Solar Fire. 

siLLy puPPy wrote: Just my opinion but i would NEVER listen to any station that caters to a limited geographical region. Why not just play the national anthem? Everyone already knows that the UK produced the lion's share of classic prog and that it never would've taken off the way it did without them, however some of the best prog didn't occur in the UK once it was established. Just saying. Love you Brexiters but in the 21st century such limitations are boring.

Unlike a lot of folks, not necessarily here, I was exposed to a lot of completely new material of all kinds since my early days, up to and including my own dad that was a pioneer scholar in one area of Literature that started in the California systems, but fell apart when my dad passed away. (Comparative Literature)

The example of Space Pirate Radio, is vastly important, however, not enough folks have any idea what it is, what it was, and what it provided. It was more than just a radio show, per se, and as Guy used to say, it was, sometimes, a ... foreign movie without the subtitles ... and it was heard a lot more than we all know.  Pretty much the same thing happened with my own father, whose efforts are chronicled in many Encyclopedia, and appreciated a lot more than the "fan fare" folks.

New or not, for me, is not the problem, and I'm sure the gentleman knows what he is doing and who he is, to feel criticized by my point,  as much as hoping to hear something different, which (in general) most radio stations can not do, and the Internet side of things is not any better .... just be on on par, aesthetically, with the soul of progressive music.

I'll tell you what is not my cup of tea. This was like so many radio stations looking for songs to play that were about ... a teacher, let's say ... so the DJ looks more cool than the audience that gave him the idea in the first place. AND THIS IS THE DIFFERENCE, BETWEEN SPACE PIRATE RADIO, and the rest of the music shows out there ... GUY was into the music and loved it (no one else would play Klaus Schulze is my bet!), and it showed ... the music was loved most of all! 

DJ's are a dime a dozen ... all I suggested to the guy is ... MAKE A DIFFERENCE ... and for that to happen, suggestions from us are not going to make the difference ... he has to love and appreciate the music, for it to have a positive effect to the listeners ... and in most radio this is hard to find!

Now, do you really want to know how PROGRESSIVE MUSIC got this far? Or if it doesn't matter, why not bury it and no one will know the difference? 

BE PROGRESSIVE ... and a leader in all this ... is what all the groups that we love were all about ... and so are we ... and while I do not wish to temper his thoughts and ideas, I would like to see him develop one that is strictly his own ... and if it were me, not a single suggestion would get touched. Heck, I will likely play THIRD EAR BAND and EDGAR BROUGHTON BAND, just for fun .... OORA! ... or as the lyric said:

-anyway hope the show will eventually include music from the rest of the world. Here's my hourlong suggestion trying to combine progressive rock from several angles both well known groups and more obscure ones... Just one "newish" tune but this was from top of my head... and I don't know large amounts of new UK-prog I dig. If I was a something of a prog-newbie I'd be blown away: 

Soft Machine - Hibou, Anemone and Bear

East of Eden - Northern Hemisphere

Curved Air - Young Mother

King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon

Henry Cow - Half Asleep Half Awake

Gong - Master Builder

Principal Edwards Magic Theatre - Weirdsong Of Breaking Through At Last

Peter Hammill - Red Shift

Miasma And The Carousel Of Headless Horses - Manticore

I agree; a multi-national and multi-period selection would be far, far superior listen to a UK only selection

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I'm pretty sure that Guy would deny this ... he went great lengths to listen to things before playing them (always did!) and never just "needled" most of his special show, and there might have been suggestions (we were roommates at the start), since it was his record collection and mine that fed huge parts of the show, along with anything new that could be found at Moby Disk and the other "import" record stores at the time over the LA area, although there were also specialty locations that included English comedy by the ton!

The "choices" made by me, or just about anyone else, did not always go very far, specially if Guy had a theme in mind for his show ... for example ... the "Guides of March", was an all Italian show that also featured various comedy bits and satires about Italians, and specially Fellini and Mastroianni! On a week with a birthday for Carl Jung, or Sigmund Freud, it was not going to be missed and comedy bits added to the fun.

The majority of DJ's out there, can not, and do not, do "themes", just a few songs with the same "thought/idea".

Wish I had my listing of the shows I did on the air around 2000 ... I, for the most part featured an artist for more than an hour or so, and only did 3 shows out of some 75 of them (all at least 2 hours long), that did not feature a band or an artist. The opening show was a variety of things, that could be considered "my favorites", but in all honesty, I do not have "favorites", since no music is in competition with any other music in my mind and body ... and this is the part most DJ's miss ... a show about "progressive" can not be a competitive thing ... it has to be a loving thing.

The way you write your posts its you who is the competitive one. All your posts reeks of wanting to get across that you're best, deepest, smartest and most authentic listener... while the rest of just listen to what's popular. Its a shame that your self-obsessiveness prevents you from noticing that you're surrounded by people that loves music/art just as much and as deeply as yourself. 

You are grossly incorrect. I stated that he should get into the love of it, and the feel and reasons for the music coming up ... get into the spirit of the thing, is what I said.

Sadly, your comments are more about the less important side/parts of the write up and you totally miss out on the main and most important point.

AGAIN, and I'm sure your friend will agree, NONE OF THESE BANDS WOULD HAVE GOTTEN ANYWHERE, IF ALL THEY DID WAS LISTEN TO SOMEONE ELSE'S SUGGESTION ... and it is that independence, freedom and desire to do things differently that made them what we love so much today.

What is it, about "PROGRESSIVE", that you do not understand? It never was a top of the pops thing, although some things got huge (Roundabout/Lucky Man), the majority of the bands lived by their own feel and thoughts.

Why do you keep on going about this idea that individuality is not allowed today, because the audience will kill you? Prog and Progressive would be dead without it! I live for that artistic ideal ... your idea and opinion makes no difference to me. But you have a problem with someone knowing/feeling something totally different than what you know.

The guy will put together a show for himself ... I have no doubt about that ... but none of his choices and the song that follows will satisfy any of us, and we will end up dismissing him ... I will just as soon he did something completely different and surprise us ... but that scares you because you don't know your hits songs that he would not be playing. Are you really into "progressive music" if you are afraid to hear things you do not know what they are and so different that they shake your inner self?

Make sure you answer that properly, or your progressive spirit is just an idea that will be gone tomorrow for all kinds of reasons, of which the music is no longer meaningful! (...  ... besides on the other thread, the wife/significant other does not seem to like it!)

The Revealing Science Of God

Close To The Edge

Gates Of Delirium

That's about an hour, right? Problem solved.

I've read through the forum, and it appears I created more of a discussion than I ever though would happen. My goal is to learn more about prog rock and create a block of prog rock music. When I created my radio station, I did more for myself and if others listen that great in my book.

 

As far as only playing British rock on my station - I love British Rock. Nothing against the other bands across the pond, But British musicians fascinate me.

 

I didn't want to create a debate for my topic, I just want to learn more about prog rock, and who better to help me dig a little deeper than this forum.

 

I will disqualify a couple on the basis that Alan White (and Patrick Moraz) played on them

I genuinely hope we (I am assuming I can speak for many here but apologies if I assume incorrectly) have helped you in your quest. Your request was simple and clear enough but its just the nature of this place things often go off at odd tangents (often fascinating ones) and frequently generate more heat than light. Good luck with your endeavors and do delve deeper into the more obscure Brit stuff because you will find diamonds!