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Ian Anderson has a timely theory for the reason prog-rock — and his band Jethro Tull specifically — wasn't stopped by the rise of punk in the '70s. “I think the punks thought that they were the triple vaccination that would rid the world forever of the horrible virus of prog rock,” he said in a recent interview with The Telegraph. “Unfortunately, like in the real world, the virus tends to bounce back in a slightly revived or even re-energized form.” In a separate interview with The Guardian, Anderson noted that where other punk or rock bands were leaning into...

There is much debate especially here in the rock and roll center of the universe, who gets in the hall of fame? Woody Guthrie? Whitney Houston? Kiss? Any How, I like everything from Bach to Bluegrass, it is all based on "call and response" But my secret love is Progressive Rock or "Prog Rock" What is your secret prog band?

Last week, we asked our readers to vote for their favorite progressive rock bands. Looking over the results, it's a real pity that only two of the bands are in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Here's hoping that the class of 2012 is entirely prog. (Just imagine the epic jam between Yes, King Crimson and Rush – the stage would buckle under the weight of the countless people that have played in the first two bands.) Anyway, until that magical day happens, click though to see the results of the poll.

Ever since I began subscribing to the Rhapsody listen-on-demand online service, I have been building an extensive "library" of music both old and new, including many albums to which I haven't given a listen in twenty years or more. Many of them I owned only in vinyl all those years ago, and it is fascinating--sometimes BREATHTAKING--to hear them in digital remasters, with all the clarity and depth that provides.Now, I have a VERY eclectic taste in music. I went through my adolescence in the early to mid-70s; I turned 21 right about the time the Sex Pistols were romping their...