An Embarrassment of Prog
William Tipper, Henry Tenney, Charlie Nieland
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- 2023
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About An Embarrassment of Prog
Sailing the Topographic Oceans of a musical obsession that never became cool, three friends revisit the Genesis of their Yesterdays, from the Court of the Crimson King to the Thickest of all Bricks, from Peter Gabriel dressed as a sunflower to a flautist who proved that "Dickensian rat-catcher as rock god" was a viable career option. Henry Tenney, Charlie Nieland and Bill Tipper invite you to join them on a triple-disc, extended-Mellotron-solo journey through the astounding, perplexing, (sometimes) agonizing Embarrassment of Prog.
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- William Tipper, Henry Tenney, Charlie Nieland
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- arts · music
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- First episode
- 6 Mar 2023
- Latest episode
- 29 Sept 2026
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18 episodes in the feed.
29 Sept 2026
S2: Episode 9: A Fragile Conversation
If Yes established a new standard for prog rock in early 1971 with "The Yes Album," the British band took only a few months to demonstrate that the LP was not a destination but a point of departure. "Fragile," which opened with the astonishing "Roundabout," appeared at the close of the very same year. In this episode, Charlie, Henry, and Bill continue a two-part discussion into one of the most astonishing double achievements in recorded music. "Fragile" brought in new talent (the wizardly, flamboyant keyboardist Rick Wakeman) and took on new songwriting and arranging challenges. It also producing one of prog's most enduring radio hits and made a notable (and influential) change in their approach to cover art. Join us on the good ship Schindleria praematurus as we sail into the heart of this strange musical sunrise. Related links: Yes: The Story Of Fragile: Rael Prog Rock Documentary: https://youtu.be/10GtZvppurM?si=hLTAoovidbMvALoV Yes: Sounding Out BBC 71/72: Interviews and live footage from Oct 3, 1971, Hemel Hempstead Pavilion , Hertfordshire, England: https://youtu.be/uMvqVKLI-iI?si=r30apa9WUuABK4J4 Yes: America Studio Footage 1971: https://youtu.be/Q0JkTIKm2iY?si=Js3nZI6hDamvydSA Yes: Their Fully Authorized Story: 2007 Documentery by Jon Brewer: https://youtu.be/GJKTO4OatVE?si=p0bj7wxwBF5hz5-P Fragile (Full Album): https://youtu.be/2MyzSLWn0Iw?si=fiPm6GBrocDeims2
1 Sept 2026
S2: Episode 8: Shining Flying Purple Podcast
On some episodes it's our duty here at An Embarrassment of Prog to dive into the obscure byways of progressive rock. But not this time! We are positively thrilled to kick off a two-part examination of a pair of masterpieces by a group that could lay claim to being the most successful act of the classic 1970s prog era: Yes. Today Charlie, Henry, and Bill endeavor to put a smile upon your face, to confide in battleships and and show you where they are, and with a little help from Messrs. Bruford, Kaye, Howe, Anderson, and Squire to send you satisfied and on your way. Starship trooper, come on board as An Embarrassment of Prog sails into the musical sun that is 1971's The Yes Album. Related links: Yours Is No Disgrace Live April 1971 Beat Club: https://youtu.be/nx_GIji9EGw?si=1wyouFC282qPgeNu All Good People Live April 1971 Beat Club: https://youtu.be/4gaZRACHMSk?si=JWwKDCBpWlde19nD America Live March 1971 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin: https://youtu.be/5--Uk1MeS8w?si=UUFgZf2Oofmgksg1 Yours Is No Disgrace Promo Video 1971 Take One Plus One: https://youtu.be/0vECSrbnDnA?si=3uK-x-_5Afcg_BVe The Yes Album (Full Album): https://youtu.be/9u-kcOm0DDQ?si=K7IMmgUC8hjXhszi
1 May 2026
S2: Episode 7: Man, Have We Got an Erg for You!
Dramatic vocals! Songs about sharks! Lonely lighthouses and tormented psychodramas—powered by double saxophones and an organ played in a cathedral that orbits the moon. Welcome to Van Der Graaf Generator, an influential English band bursting with musical ideas and daring listeners to keep up. This week we become Progonauts on a voyage into the Inner Space created by Peter Hamill, David Jackson, Hugh Banton, and Guy Evans on their magnum opus, 1971's "Pawn Hearts"—which contains two of their most towering pieces, "Man-Erg" and "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers," and features some guest work from Robert Fripp of King Crimson. Are you Van Der Curious? It may be time to meet the killer that lurks inside you. Related links: VDGG play "A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers" and "Theme One" on Belgian TV https://youtu.be/GAc4ftOA07A?si=bm1Ce1rZeEBsqdIw (https://youtu.be/GAc4ftOA07A?si=bm1Ce1rZeEBsqdIw) "Killer" live in Paris, 1972 (low-res black and white, but the band is hot!) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPGb5iYtyjo Live in 2005 in Germany, with interviews, presented on Rockpalast: "Man-Erg" begins around 29:40. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blJ_3oOVVbI
6 Jan 2026
S2: Episode 6: Prog Goes Live, Volume II
Much like the artists who recorded the great live albums of the 70s, we needed a double-sized session to handle our ambitions for a tour through prog rock's monumental in-concert LP sets. In the second part of our Live Prog discussion (picking up from our previous episode), Rick Wakeman heads for the center of the earth with an orchestra for support, Bryan Ferry storms through the north with Roxy Music, Zappa gets Frank about bad movies, and Genesis doubles down on drummers. Plus: Todd Rundgren's Utopian marriage of prog-rock grandeur and Philly soul and King Crimson's battles with the audience. Our promise to listeners: no vocals were re-recorded for this Deluxe Bonus Disc Edition of An Embarrassment of Prog! Discussed in this episode: Rick Wakeman, "Journey To The Center If The Earth" Live 1974 on ABC In Concert: https://youtu.be/ZAQFfycgmzs?si=iw5ATTN1bqvhCxZn (https://youtu.be/ZAQFfycgmzs?si=iw5ATTN1bqvhCxZn) Roxy Music, "Out Of The Blue" (Live 1975 on The Midnight Special): https://youtu.be/W8hcd96GzMc?si=7u8DBFFW0U8VBRO3 (https://youtu.be/W8hcd96GzMc?si=7u8DBFFW0U8VBRO3) Todd Rundgren's Utopia playing a full-length version of "The Seven Rays" 1975 on The Midnight Special: https://youtu.be/_Uc5-CFkAfo?si=Y41pbuzJ9TDz5_9e (https://youtu.be/_Uc5-CFkAfo?si=Y41pbuzJ9TDz5_9e) Genesis 1977 Live in Dallas, TX: https://youtu.be/OvrXwOsidyg?si=7K_cuwZTbzch8q7Z (https://youtu.be/OvrXwOsidyg?si=7K_cuwZTbzch8q7Z) Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, "Live at the Roxy": https://youtu.be/r7fyyhhuE7c?si=pmud3ja77hOXfYWK (https://youtu.be/r7fyyhhuE7c?si=pmud3ja77hOXfYWK) Frank Zappa, "Inca Roads" featuring Ruth Underwood https://youtu.be/95_7bgW2joE?si=7KIC7OsPxoe-_ljT (https://youtu.be/95_7bgW2joE?si=7KIC7OsPxoe-_ljT)
23 Jul 2025
S2: Episode 5: When Live Albums Walked the Earth!
The same musical environment that allowed prog rock titans to rampage through your headphones like strange and colorful beasts also proved the perfect climate for the flourishing of a once mighty species that has all but vanished: the live rock LP. For prog acts, the live record could offer a showcase of stage virtuosity, the atmosphere of the band performing in communion with its audience, or just a chance for fans to buy a second version of the 20-minute musical scif-fi fantasia they'd just acquired on another record. On this episode Charlie, Henry, and Bill return to the triple-disc-live paradise lost of the 1970s and listen to some of the concert-recording triumphs (and a couple of near misses) from bands including Yes, ELP, Jethro Tull, and others. Plus a few that have been chosen because we want people to be upset with us. Part one of a series? Deep Purple "Made in Japan" Live album on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bw4N6j1KDwA&list=RDBw4N6j1KDwA&start_radio=1 Super-8 film capture of Yes performing "Siberian Khatru" live, 1972 on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6a_60GHNg8 "Yessongs" full album playlist on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5UV7lntAB8&list=OLAK5uy_lzIard6eQ8hTu5ApY4v_Txut6brZKimjw&index=2 Emerson, Lake and Palmer "Hoedown" Live in Milan 1973 on YouTube https://youtu.be/8Nllg3pvXPw?si=x6kPDwGKcfg33QkP Jethro Tull "Bursting Out" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlVnXVFykZc Blue Oyster Cult "On Your Feet or On Your Knees" on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v35i90DLhd4&list=PLVPGzOHIIgz-WB-fkTh5XXzswlt5ITrgH Renaissance “Can You Understand?” Live at RTL4 Studio Luxemburg 1974 on YouTube https://youtu.be/2A3bb47J3xU?si=J8X3LO9AXGl38ewX
15 Jan 2025
S2: Episode 4: Larking About With King Crimson
Hello darkness, our old friend! This week, we've turned out all the lights (except for one blood-colored bulb) and turned up the volume on the trio of albums recorded by the band King Crimson in 1973 and 1974. For "Larks Tongues in Aspic," "Starless and Bible Black," and the culminating "Red," Robert Fripp gathered a collection of musicians willing to push themselves into strange, magical new places. He was joined by John Wetton, Bill Bruford, David Cross and Jamie Muir in creating a new kind of prog rock: dense, difficult, and exhilarating. Who knew the dark-matter planetoid at the center of the prog universe could be so much fun to visit! Audio: Larks Tongues In Aspic (Full Album)-https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXhfRoiJBIitfeySfg3M2JpsHofCulKv9&si=YueNYYgOJF3jITq9 Starless And Bible Black (Full Album)-https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXhfRoiJBIiutFt5GN8_tsxHJVKRdE2qm&si=3VeC8UiIFl8qEt9M Red (Full Album)-https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXhfRoiJBIislZ9MHBBNYK0h3N30Gv7Ja&si=kzcD726vlSX5KRxc USA (Live 1974)-https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLj4amT-_kJAy2jisYKv38sQ0Yi0iOa31b&si=9dkopyviprwNiRCd The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-74): Part 1-https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXhfRoiJBIivtqHn3nbCOW6TQsuF2DbR0&si=VIhOfIX1lqkzgT66 The Great Deceiver (Live 1973-74): Part 2-https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXhfRoiJBIivcSZ7IKXTx_vsq9MB_rsZ0&si=MoHQkhruL_XMmNi5 Video: Larks Tongues In Aspic Part 1 - Beat Club - November 25, 1972-https://youtu.be/WhudDa3JAyc?si=IHYsDHOQMlV9zb-w Easy Money - Midnight Special - October 12, 1973-https://youtu.be/t4hrwgMndEo?si=AWEoqZnEiRM2FwAQ Larks Tongues in Aspic Part 2 - Melody French TV - March 02, 1974-https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=603735538423743 Starless - Melody French TV - March 02, 1974-https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1376389799181177
14 Nov 2024
S2: Episode 3: The Prog in Your Pop
Prog rock experts Charlie, Henry, and Bill explore how the genre's essence lives on in 1970s Top 40 hits, revealing the hidden prog in your pop.
29 Jul 2024
S2: Episode 2: Still Raelin: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (Part Two)
Picking up from the conversation started in our last episode, Charlie, Bill and Henry head for a visit at the Colony of Slippermen and the second half of "The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway," the trippily majestic 1974 album that was Peter Gabriel's last outing with Genesis. Sunny high notes, facing down death, taking a few moments for a jazz odyssey, meeting (and eating) new friends...will Rael make it back to New York City? Will our trio of musical adventurers keep their footing as they Ride the Scree? Will they get lost in a discussion of Kurt Vonnegut's fiction along the way? There's only one way to find out... See the gatefold cover and read Peter Gabriel's liner-notes narratives here-https://www.andyphillips.tv/the-lamb-lies-down-on-broadway-the-full-inner-gatefold-story-and-lyrics/ On YouTube: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Original Mix)-https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaJcanknqCjqtODENGk_L8BKtN7EDLAei&si=Ac6DpzAksyeeIDLa The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (2007 Mix)-https://youtu.be/tax7ZlWyYvA?si=QUfTk6n8QHn0c3Vg German Choir Sings Carpet Crawlers (2010)-https://youtu.be/nDXjfqfwgo0?si=R1-E9WeL0mruySNC The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Live 1974/75 Movie-https://youtu.be/TKS9np3GoWc?si=94UQm4PTAMcRkn8V
30 May 2024
S2: Episode 1: You Got Your Lamb in my Broadway (Part One)
The prog-rock podcast you didn’t know you needed is back for a new season of concept albums, long-form musical odysseys, sci-fi scenarios and occasional calls to the Rhyme Police. We’re starting out big, with a 2-part journey into the last record of the Peter Gabriel-era of the band Genesis, 1974’s double album “The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.” In a departure from their previous songwriting practice, the band allowed Gabriel to become lyricist-in-chief for an extended suite set in an American environment that seemed a far cry from their previous outings. But as Gabriel dove into a fever-dream trip through New York City, the rest of the group generated a towering musical edifice of its own. Could the two visions be made into a single prog-rock composition? Charlie, Henry, and Bill head for the Chamber of 32 Doors to find out. On YouTube: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Original Mix)-https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaJcanknqCjqtODENGk_L8BKtN7EDLAei&si=Ac6DpzAksyeeIDLa The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (2007 Mix)-https://youtu.be/tax7ZlWyYvA?si=QUfTk6n8QHn0c3Vg The Story Of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway (Rael NYC Doc)-https://youtu.be/Os-F3DgjYis?si=fkMtVzYJVMXwGZr5 The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Live 1974/75 Movie-https://youtu.be/TKS9np3GoWc?si=94UQm4PTAMcRkn8V Phaedrus' Analysis of The Lamb-https://www.phaedrus.es/publications/the-lamb-lies-down-on-broadway/
19 Jul 2023
Episode 9: Joe McGinty Preaches the Book of Jobson
The English keyboardist, violinist and composer Eddie Jobson has a career that has touched nearly every corner of prog rock's strangely shaped universe. A prodigy who joined the band Curved Air at the age of 17, he went on to play with Roxy Music and Frank Zappa before becoming part of UK, prog's first "supergroup," in 1977, alongside bassist/vocalist John Wetton, drummer Bill Bruford (both ex-King Crimson) and guitarist Allan Holdsworth. UK burned briefly and brightly, and to lead us through the thrills of their self-titled debut and their follow-up "Danger Money" we're joined by NYC's favorite piano man, Joe McGinty, of Psychedelic Furs and Loser's Lounge fame. On YouTube: U.K.'s 1978 "Penn Landing" show https://youtu.be/12VFzCwub8M U.K.'s debut-https://youtu.be/13RhulcC394 (https://youtu.be/13RhulcC394) Danger Money-https://youtu.be/nX7XrfR3e3Q (https://youtu.be/nX7XrfR3e3Q) Curved Air's "Metamorphosis" https://youtu.be/LzeWmEFa9e0 Roxy Music's "Out of the Blue" https://youtu.be/2bC5LnCYHk8 Eddie Jobson & Zinc, "Resident" https://youtu.be/A9dYe67my-Y Eddie Jobson/Richie Havens, There's Something About A Train (Amtrak Ad) https://youtu.be/2bC5LnCYHk8 (https://youtu.be/2bC5LnCYHk8) For more Joe McGinty, Check out “Summer Wine” by Alyson Greenfield and Joe McGinty (https://youtu.be/WDw_0KksK3k) Joemcgintymusic.com (https://www.joemcgintymusic.com/)
1 Jun 2023
Episode 8: A Foxtrot When Supper's Ready
If there's a single record that might be said to occupy the heart of prog rock, there's a good case to be made for Genesis's 1972 "Foxtrot," a record that begins with the cinematic, Mellotron-drenched "Watcher of the Skies," comments on rapacious landlords in a mixture of Dickens and dystopian sci-fi with "Get 'Em Out by Friday" and then winds up with "Supper's Ready," clocking in at almost 24 minutes, a journey through mystery, mythology, identity crisis, and the Book of Revelation that will have you humming along in 9/8. This week, Charlie, Henry, and Bill face down the task of explaining just why this thickly-packed, tuneful and ambitious record winds up an all-thriller, no-filler example of prog rock's pleasures. On Youtube: "Supper's Ready" (https://youtu.be/QVyfj7-mHqs) live in concert (with costume changes!) "Foxtrot" full album (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLQORWmqpuo)
10 Apr 2023
Episode 7: The Perfect (Nursery) Cryme
"The Musical Box!" "Harold the Barrel!" "The Return of the Giant Hogweed! "You may be asking "Could these possibly be the titles of enduring classics that no home should be without?" You might already suspect that we'd answer that question in the affirmative, but whether you're already a fan of the 1971 Genesis album Nursery Cryme or just want to increase the amount of joy in your life, in this episode Charlie, Henry, and Bill tell the story of how Phil Collins and Steve Hackett joined Gabriel, Banks, and Rutherford to brew this delightful concoction. (And stay tuned for part 2, in which we forge ahead into 1972's Foxtrot and the apocalyptic "Supper's Ready.") Links for listeners: On Spotify: Songs from this episode. On Youtube: Genesis live on Belgian TV 1972 (https://youtu.be/cjlEb0701_g) Genesis live at Bataclan Paris 1973 (https://youtu.be/8qMsr7jjQF0) "Nursery Cryme" full album (https://youtu.be/jGZaH0JEiic)
9 Mar 2023
Episode 6: Into the Future with ELP's Tarkus & Trilogy
“Have you walked on the stones of years? When you speak, is it you that hears?” If these lyrical questions are familiar, you’re one of thousands of prog fans who looked at the crudely rendered, mechanical tank-armadillo creature on the cover of Emerson, Lake and Palmer’s TARKUS and said “I want to know more.” Did you ask yourself "What is the 'Endless Enigma', anyway" as you gazed at their fused heads on the cover of their follow-up, TRILOGY? This week, Charlie, Henry, and Bill get an organ transplant (sorry) from prog rock’s keyboard-centric power trio to take you on a trip into a futuristic dystopia of heavy rhythms, jazz riffs and sci-fi themes. Plus: we dare to ask—is there such a thing as “dirtbag prog”? Discussed in this episode The Nice's "America" on YouTube (https://youtu.be/UozXq55z2A4) Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "Tarkus" full album on YouTube (https://youtu.be/D2_a73goPa8) E. Power Biggs "Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor" by J. S. Bach on YouTube (https://youtu.be/GVu0auaZu7s) Emerson, Lake and Palmer's "Trilogy" full album on YouTube (https://youtu.be/BXGtsNCp7rE)
6 Mar 2023
Episode 5: Kate Bush! Incredible String Band! Ambrosia!
In a voyage to the borderlands of this podcast's announced subject, this week we listen to three records that might not be your (or anyone's) idea of prog rock, but which all share something elusive with the music that more comfortably flies the Mellotron Flag. We start with the Incredible String Band's 1968 psych-folk opus "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter," cross an ocean and a continent to the sunny L.A.-based sound of Ambrosia's 1975 self-titled debut, and wind up in the studio with Kate Bush and her arrival as a sonic auteur, 1982's "The Dreaming." We finish by facing the question that haunts a project such as this: just what counts as "prog rock" anyway, and why? Join us in perplexity. Discussed in this episode Incredible String Band's "The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter" on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ezl-Y27xNrM) Ambrosia's debut album on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzBNoU2nyBM) Kate Bush "The Dreaming" video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Wa0LdCsvM) Kate Bush "Sat in Your Lap' video on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-4csr6pLZLg)
6 Mar 2023
Episode 4: We Get Disciplined
King Crimson's 1969 "In the Court of the Crimson King" stands for everything familiar about prog rock—the fantastical lyrics, the eerie ghost-choir Mellotron atmospherics, a brooding atmosphere of Heavy Tunes for Bookish People. But when guitarist Robert Fripp re-formed the band in 1981, after a long personal quest for spiritual and artistic renewal, the sounds that came out were from another universe, a tightly-woven, world-music-and-found-audio informed sound that was...danceable? Can we even call records like "Discipline" and "Three of a Perfect Pair" prog rock? Charlie, Henry and Bill talk about the unpredictable road that led to these surprising, thrilling records, the new King Crimson documentary, and why Robert Fripp's NYC album "Exposure" is the secret art-rock gem we want to make one of your new favorites. 3/06/23: UPDATED WITH SOUND CLIPS! Discussed in this episode King Crimson's "Discipline" full album on YouTube King Crimson's "Beat" full album on YouTube King Crimson's "Three Of A Perfect Pair" full album on YouTube Robert Fripp's "Exposure" full album on YouTube The League Of Gentleman's "Dislocated" Live Video 1980 on YouTube (https://youtu.be/_4HGyfms_pU) King Crimson's "Elephant Talk" Live Video on Fridays 1981 on YouTube (https://youtu.be/SvJe25wA-e8)
6 Mar 2023
Episode 3: A Whale of a Tale!
Is there any purer expression of the prog-rock moment than the one-side-per-track "concept album"? How about a double concept album? This week, Charlie, Henry and Bill say Yes to the excess and set sail across the four sides and 80-plus minutes of Yes's 1973 "Tales from Topographic Oceans." Conceived when vocalist Jon Anderson got his hands on Parahamhansa Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi," gestated in a Georgia hotel room by candelight and born in a London studio decorated as a farm (complete with bales of hay), the result is the record that became an instant symbol of prog rock "going too far." But could it be that Anderson, Squire, Howe, Wakeman and White found treasure in the musical deeps? Climb aboard... UPDATE 3/06/23: AUDIO CLIPS ADDED. Click here for Charlie Nieland's "musical map" of "Tales from Topographic Oceans." (https://www.williamtipper.com/?p=130) Yes's "Tales From Topographic Oceans" full album on YouTube (https://youtu.be/oQh7utwbKrs)
6 Mar 2023
Episode 2: Minstrels on Thin Ice
Lace up your fringed boots, grab your favorite woodwind and your ticket for the Renaissance Faire: this week, Charlie, Henry, and Bill dive into the anti-cool heart of prog rock via a pair of mid-70s Jethro Tull masterworks: 1974's "War Child" and 1975's "Minstrel in the Gallery." Turning from the hyper-extended musical excursions of "Thick as a Brick" and "A Passion Play," the band's return to song is also an introduction of spikier melodies and tighter conceptions. Discussed: dressing in doublet and hose, loving (or hating) the movie Time Bandits, a word to the wise about choosing "Bungle in the Jungle" at Karaoke, and an alternate universe in which a certain glam rock icon replaced Ian Anderson on vocals. UPDATE 3/06/2023: NOW WITH AUDIO CLIPS! Discussed in this episode Jethro Tull's "War Child" full album on YouTube Jethro Tull's "Minstrel In The Gallery" full album on YouTube (https://youtu.be/n6_7ozLw8Dk)
6 Mar 2023
Episode 1: Enter, Wuthering...
Charlie, Henry, and Bill begin their journey into wild musical excess with a voyage to 1976 London, as the band Genesis records its first album ("A Trick of the Tail") after the departure of its flamboyant lead singer Peter Gabriel and follows it up with the most Englishly-titled album in rock, "Wind and Wuthering." Discussed: the music of loss, putting your overture at the end of a record, Phil Collins's big moment, maybe having a little too much synth freedom and a hidden jukebox musical. 3/06/23: UPDATED WITH SOUND CLIPS! Discussed in this episode Genesis's "A Trick Of The Tail" full album on YouTube (https://youtu.be/3AM9KH_pv54) Genesis's "Wind And Wuthering" full album on YouTube (https://youtu.be/4ukhkL-h9cM)
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