PROGRESSIVE ROCK
MINI-GUIDE & CATALOG - Edition 2007

After three years of intense research. I present to you my MINI-GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE ROCK Part I & II and my catalog - Edition 2007. It covers over 5000 brillant prog bands to whom countless new groups refer to when laying claim a PROGRESSIVE ROCK heritage that started some forty years ago.
ENJOY YOUR READING AND HAPPY DISCOVERIES...! - Ronald Couture (founder of ProgArchives)

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Letter G

NEW ADDITIONS TO A-Z LISTING
Written by Thedo Roes (Germany)

GABRIEL, PETER (UK)
The voice of prog rock! Famous vocalist of early GENESIS with sensational solo output
GALAHAD (Germany)
Celtic prog folk with flute in the JETHRO TULL vein. Produced by EROC in part
GARDENER, Trent (USA)
Progressive rock opera composed by MAGELLAN member. Musical realization of the story of Leonardo Da Vinci. Some of the famous vocalists are James LABRIE, Michelle YOUNG, Robert BERRY and Steve WALSH
GARGAMEL (NOR)
Brilliant prog rock in the sound of the great 70’s examples. Very good long tracks remind to VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, in particular the vocalist imparts a Peter HAMMILL feeling
GASKILL, Jerry (USA)
KING’S X member with a mix of hard rock, psychedelic and prog rock
GB Arts (Germany)
Common place progressive-like hard rock with metal influences
GEYERS (Germany)
Swinging folk rock with partly frivolous lyrics
GHOST CIRCUS (Netherlands, USA)
Modern progressive art rock
GIFT (UK)
Great keyboard-driven epic prog influenced by GENESIS and YES
GILMOUR, David (UK)
PINK FLOYD famous guitarist on great solo pathways. Unmistakable floydian music. Necessary!
GINZA DUNE (Germany)
Symphonic progressive five piece with vocalist pretty much sounding like Peter GABRIEL
GONG, Pierre Moerlen’s (UK)
Follow-up formation of legendary GONG after the departure of Daevid ALLEN under the leadership of drummer Pierre MOERLEN. Partly collaboration with Mike OLDFIELD
GORDIAN KNOT (USA)
Talented musician Sean MALONE with a complicated progressive rock project involved first class session instrumentalists like Steve HACKETT (GENESIS), Bill BRUFORD (KING CRIMSON) and Jim MATHEOS (FATES WARNING)
GPS (UK)
Fantastic prog rock by ex-ASIA members John PAYNE and Jay SCHELLEN in collaboration with SPOCK’S BEARD keyboarder Ryo OKUMOTO. A new supergroup. A must!
GREEN (Italy)
Fine melody rock production with a little progressive tendencies
GREENSLADE, Dave (UK)
Ex-GREENSLADE and COLOSSEUM leader with ambitious solo works. Keyboard heaven!
GTR (UK)
Successful but short-time supergroup found by Steve HACKETT (GENESIS) and Steve HOWE (YES)
GYPSY KYSS (USA)
Exciting rock music with progressive leanings fronted by Michael DICKES