Classic Rock And Prog Almanac

Classic Rock And Prog Almanac

Author: Tim, Shaun and Peter Language: English Episodes: 87
The Classic Rock And Prog Almanac is a conversation between three longtime friends, Tim, Shaun, and Peter, who share a deep, personal history with the music that shaped them. This isn't a formal review show or a dry historical lecture. Instead, each episode feels like pulling up a chair in a familiar pub or a cozy living room, where the discussion naturally flows from a specific album into the memories, stories, and tangential thoughts it provokes. You'll hear genuine camaraderie and differing perspectives as they dig into the classic rock and progressive canon, exploring why certain records endure and what they reveal about the times they came from and the people we became. The podcast thrives on the digressions-the related matters-that make any great chat among friends memorable. It's about the connection between life and the soundtrack that runs through it. So, the invitation is simple: put the kettle on, find a comfortable seat, and join a warm, thoughtful, and often humorous dialogue that treats these albums not as museum pieces, but as living, breathing parts of a shared cultural and personal journey.
Episodes
Yes - Drama: The last great prog album? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 53:07
This week, Tim and Shaun had a chat about the tenth studio album by Yes, Drama. Topics covered included: the relative success of this rock-new wave mash-up; what the nature of the Yes-Horn/Downes collaboration was; wheth…
Planxty - Planxty: The greatest Irish band of all time? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 46:49
This week Tim did a monologue on the first album by Planxty. Topics covered include: whether Planxty are really the greatest Irish band of all time, whether prog fans would like this album, the mythological nature of the…
TOP(OGRAPHIC) TRUMPS: Tommy vs. Quadrophenia [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:25:19
This week, Tim and Peter did an album-off, between Tommy and Quadrophenia by The Who. Topics covered include: whether both albums deserve to be doubles, in what sense Quadrophenia is a response to Tommy, how important Ki…
RANKING: The greatest progressive rock albums of all time [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:36:01
This week, Shaun and Tim ranked their top ten favourite progressive rock albums. Which of your favourite bands will be in there? And how will they be represented? Find out in this bumper episode!
The Nice - Five Bridges: The first real progressive rock album? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:41
This week Tim did a monologue on Five Bridges by The Nice. Topics covered include: whether Five Bridges is the first stage in the development of the progressive rock "paradigm"; where the album stands in the band’s catal…
RANKING: Live progressive rock albums [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:15:29
This week Shaun, Peter and Tim rank their top five favourite live prog rock albums. Who will be number one?
Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak: The hard rock Ulysses? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 54:26
This week Tim discussed the classic sixth album by Thin Lizzy, Jailbreak. Topics covered are: whether Lizzy is the greatest Irish group of all time, whether they are Iron Maiden avant la lettre, what the essential ingred…
Peter Gabriel - 3 (Melt): A concept album about apartheid? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:08:25
This week Shaun and Tim discussed the third album by Peter Gabriel: 3 (Melt). Themes covered include: whether this is a psychological or a political album (or both), whether it’s a concept album about apartheid, the stat…