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Prog rock

The five greatest prog rock songs of the 20th century

The five greatest prog-rock songs of the 20th century

Best of the best.

Dale Maplethorpe
Feb 4, 2026
Ian Anderson - Musician - Jethro Tull - 2023

Ian Anderson named the “pompous” prog-rock bands he liked most

Seriously silly.

Reuben Cross
Jan 26, 2026
The Beach Boys song that Pete Townshend called "perfect"

The prog-rock album Pete Townshend called a “masterpiece”

A blueprint for 1970s rock ‘n’ roll.

Jordan Potter
Jan 23, 2026
Ritchie Blackmore - Deep Purple - 1971

The band Ritchie Blackmore was scared to follow: “I was blown away”

“They didn’t take away from the melody.”

Dale Maplethorpe
Jan 13, 2026
Brian Wilson - The Beach Boys - Musician - Producer - 1960s

Was ‘God Only Knows’ secretly the first prog-rock song?

More than just a masterpiece.

Reuben Cross
Dec 12, 2025
Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull

The musician Ian Anderson believed was as good as The Beatles

A big fan.

Dale Maplethorpe
Dec 7, 2025
Sammy Hagar - Van Halen - 2015

Sammy Hagar’s abandoned prog album about the strange second-coming of Jesus

We missed out on greatness.

Dale Maplethorpe
Nov 29, 2025
Ian Anderson - Jethro Tull - 1973

The 40-minute Jethro Tull song Ian Anderson wrote as a joke

A beloved track…

Ben Forrest
Nov 24, 2025
Tony Banks - Genesis - Keyboard Player

Tony Banks’ favourite Genesis songs: “All over the place”

“I like a lot of the singles we’ve done.”

Ben Forrest
Nov 14, 2025
Tony Banks - Genesis - Keyboard Player

The only “prog God”, according to Tony Banks

The keyboardist crowns his prog rock hero.

Jordan Potter
Nov 12, 2025
Phil Collins - 1989

The prog-rock band Phil Collins hated: “I just don’t like them”

Not to his taste.

Reuben Cross
Nov 1, 2025
Traffic - 1970's

“There was something evil in that cottage”: Did a haunted studio cause Traffic to split?

“There was some mystery in the landscape.”

Reuben Cross
Oct 2, 2025

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