Some Continental Europe's Prog Rock Epics

Well, Italy is one of the countries where prog has never completely gone out of fashion. It is true that many of the protagonists of the "first wave" became successful pop musicians when that window closed, and some stopped making music altogether. However, there are quite a few of those protagonists that have continued making music in the progressive vein to this day, and a number of those classic bands have reformed in recent times. The "big three" have all released excellent prog albums in the past 10 years, even after big lineup changes. I don't believe the same could be said of many classic English-speaking bands. And then, of course, there are the modern bands. Two weeks ago, at Virtual ProgDay, the Italian band that was part of the lineup, MadFellaz, played a two-hour set for four different streaming services.

On a purely personal note, I'd be grateful not to have to read jokes about becoming chefs. As hard as it can be for Americans to believe it, people in Italy do a lot of other things besides cooking and thinking about food.