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Prog Will Find A Way

Jonathan Block and Jay Valade

We get together a couple of times a month to talk about most things progressive rock. We can’t cover every band so we try to highlight the prog rock and adjacent music that moves us the most. Thanks for listening!Your hosts: Jay and Jonathan

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Episode 55: Pink Floyd History and Releases — The...

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2025/10/30

Join us for a journey through space and time with Pink Floyd! This episode covers the albums from Dark Side of the Moon through The Endless River, and everything in between. Except Live 8; we forgot to mention the Live 8 reunion. Also, please excuse some minor sound issues.Pink Floyd created many sounds and approaches that formed the backbone for a lot of the progressive music. The band also perfected the use of space and atmosphere in their music that defined electronic and space music for years to

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Pink Floyd History and Releases — The Early Years,...

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2025/10/15

Pink Floyd blew our minds and our microphones! Some minor sound issues notwithstanding, we take a long look at the early years of Pink Floyd live and in the studio. This episode covers the albums from Piper at the Gates of Dawn through Obscured by Clouds.Pink Floyd created many sounds and approaches that formed the backbone for much of progressive music. The band also perfected the use of space and atmosphere in their music that defined electronic and space music for years to come. Enjoy the

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Episode 53: September 2025 Prog World Roundup

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2025/10/01

A new edition of our slice of prog music happenings for September 2025. We start with the sad news of the passing of founding member Rick Davies, who wrote some of the band’s famous songs. We discuss new and upcoming releases, including a couple of 50th anniversary reissues: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here and the Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah. There’s also a new release from the modern krautrock vanguards out of Oregon, Motrik (Earth). And we take a look at Jay’s Marillion one-day super sale

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Episode 52: Jon and Vangelis Deep Dive, Part 2

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2025/09/17

We’re back with the second part of our take on the music of Jon Anderson and Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou) — from Private Collection to Page of Life and beyond.While their songs were each a short story sharing a page of life, some of Jon’s lyrics were better left in his private collection. But that never seemed to bother these two friends of Mr. Cairo. Let us go out of the mist into tropical splendor!Catch our podcast, Prog Will Find a Way, on all the major streaming platforms:

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Episode 51: Jon and Vangelis Deep Dive, Part 1

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2025/09/03

In this episode, we review the music of Jon Anderson and Vangelis (Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou) from the start of their partnership through the release of Friends Of Mr. Cairo. While their songs were each a short story sharing a page of life, some of Jon’s lyrics were perhaps better left in his private collection. But that never seemed to bother these two friends of Mr. Cairo. Coca say Tey Toka!Here’s a video of Jon Anderson on meeting

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Episode 50: Prog World Happenings, August 2025 Edition

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2025/08/20

Welcome to our 50th episode! Lots of prog news, releases and reissues this month. Way more than we can cover in one episode, but we hit as many of the highlights as possible, including King Crimson and Peter Hammill. Jonathan forgets to mention the name of the upcoming Grateful Dead reissue with a Steven Wilson Atmos mix, which is Blues for Allah. In addition, Jay is in the midst of a book on Yes’ Tales From Topographic Oceans. We also answer the question, can you stream Dolby Atmos prog music? The

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Episode 49: Led Zeppelin Prog Rock Leanings, Part 2

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2025/08/06

Here’s the second part of our trip through the Led Zeppelin discography, highlighting some of the band’s more prog moments over the years. We cover the studio albums from Physical Graffiti through Coda, the posthumous vault release.

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Episode 48: Led Zeppelin Prog Rock Leanings, Part 1

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2025/07/23

Led Zeppelin had many progressive moments across their albums, and not just because of the occasional Mellotron! In this episode, we revisit the band’s early days and their first five albums, through House of the Holy. We’ll cover the rest of their albums in the next episode.

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Episode 47: Sitting Around Talking About Prog | Giles...

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2025/07/09

We take a look at some new and upcoming releases and reissue in the progressive rock world. Along the way, we also talk about some 80s music and prog double albums. And it wouldn’t be an episode without mentioning Yes.

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Episode 46: Cruise to the Edge 2025 | Days 3-5 Recap

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2025/06/18

Tim Taddei takes us through the last three days of Cruise to the Edge 2025, with the most prog bands per square feet anywhere. We also learn who’s on board for 2026.Catch our podcast, Prog Will Find a Way, on all the major streaming platforms: https://rss.com/podcasts/prog/

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Episode 45: Cruise to the Edge 2025 | Days 1 & 2 Recap

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2025/06/04

Tim Taddei is back from progging on the high seas with Cruise to the Edge and joins us for a recap of days 1 and 2. Tim regales us with tales of the concerts, the cruise experience, and even a topographic ocean or two. Bands include IQ, Riverside, Pure Reason Revolution, Karmikanic, Thank You Scientist, plus the Fripp and Singleton talk.Tim will be cack on the next episode to finish up the Cruise to the Edge recap.

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Episode 44: News and Concert Recaps | Jon Anderson &...

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2025/05/21

Tim Taddei joins us for some news and a recap of recent concerts we’ve attended. From classic prog (Jon Anderson) to disruptive fusion (The Aristocrats) to prog metal (Leprous), it’s a vibrant live scene out there for all types of progressive rock.

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Episode 43: A Prog Family Affair | 2025 Marillion...

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2025/05/07

A recap of the 2025 Marillion Weekend in Montreal with Jay’s family. Join us for a lively discussion on the sights, sounds, and smells of a prog weekend. Just don’t ask about the merch table!Check out Matt Valade’s band, Bajzelle: https://bajzelle.bandcamp.com/music

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Episode 42: Prog in a Car | Record Store Day 2025...

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2025/04/23

In this episode, we take a drive to Disc&DAT (https://shorturl.at/B8je8) for Record Store Day, in search of the exclusive Yes Live at the Rainbow 3 LP set. Tune in to find out if all our Yes dreams came true and what other prog releases we found.Note: In this episode, Jonathan refers to the King Crimson Larks’ Tongues essential mixes, but he meant the Elemental Mixes.

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Episode 41: Box Sets From Yes and Steven Wilson;...

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2025/04/09

In this episode, we dive into the contents of the new Close to the Edge (Yes) and The Overview (Steven Wilson) box sets, and discuss the recent Dream Theater reunion tour. We’re all over the prog map for this episode!Note: Jay’s Steven Wilson set was damaged during shipping. Since this episode was recorded, it has been replaced by Burning Shed.

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Episode 40: Cruise to the Edge 2025 Preview

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2025/03/26

Our friend Tim Taddei joins us for a preview of the 2025 Cruise to the Edge, sailing in early April. Tim takes us through a history of the cruise, a rundown of the bands playing this year, and what to expect on board the ship. Be it land, air or sea, prog will find a way. All aboard!

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Episode 39: Jamie Muir Tribute | King Crimson and Beyond

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2025/03/12

Percussionist Jamie Muir passed away in February 2025. He brought a deeper sense of improvisation and the avant-garde to the Larks’ Tongues in Aspic era of King Crimson. Even though he was a member for a relativity short period of time, his contributions reverberated through every subsequent iteration of the band. Robert Fripp and Bill Bruford have both recognized the impact he had on their playing. And if that wasn’t enough, Muir recommended the initial inspiration for Yes’ Tales From Topographic

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Episode 38: Prog World Roundup | Relayer Vinyl,...

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2025/02/26

In this episode, we talk about upcoming releases, reissues and tours from Steven Wilson, Andy Summers and Robert Fripp, Yes, Jon Anderson, Jethro Tull and more. We touch on the upcoming Record Store Day and also acknowledge the passing of two prog legends, Jamie Muir and Mike Ratledge. Thanks for listening!

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Episode 37: Hockey Prog…On Ice! | A Conversation With...

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2025/02/12

Our friend Dave Schneider, founding member of The Zambonis and The LeeVees, joins us for a freewheeling talk on Yes, Gentle Giant, New Wave, The Mommyheads, XTC and so much more. Dave also previews a new prog-leaning Zambonis song, There Ain’t No Ice, complete with a Mellotron solo. Buckle up buckaroos, this isn’t your father’s prog!Check out The Zambonis https://thezambonis.com and The LeeVees https://theleevees.com

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Episode 36: Prog in a Box | New Super Deluxe Editions...

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2025/01/29

New boxes of prog soon to be released! We discuss upcoming deluxe editions of Yes’ Close to the Edge, Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Steven Wilson’s The Overview, and more. Let’s see if they’re worth some space on your shelf.

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