John Wetton Archives - Progrography

[Review] Rare Bird: Somebody’s Watching (1973)

The group was becoming progressively less proggy, despite the addition of VDGG’s Nic Potter on bass.

A test run for Flash without the concise songwriting and featuring Jan Akkerman as an extra draw for guitar fans.

A candybox of art-rock confections featuring members of Roxy Music, King Crimson and Sharks that reveals Eno to be a one-of-a-kind kook.

An album that leans closer to the Eno side of his recent adventures, with members of Roxy Music and Quiet Sun.

A collection of live performances through the years, siren songs of haunted dreams from the past.

Re-makes of Roxy songs make this his most appealing solo record to date, but the remodeled covers are equally rousing.

Ferry’s first full album of original material smooths over the rough edges of Roxy.

An 801 album in all but name, featuring the same spectrum of players from his last few albums.

The debut album from one of the last great progressive supergroups, featuring members of King Crimson, Soft Machine and Roxy Music.

The group slims down to a trio and fattens up their sound with another classic album to stave off prog’s winter.

John released his first solo album in between U.K. and Asia, and Caught In The Crossfire both looks back to the one and…

The reunion of Wetton and Manzanera produces surprisingly good results, reminiscent of those Squire/Sherwood collaborations or, you know, Asia.

If Mike + The Mechanics wrote an album about Cuban politics and hired a proper guitarist, it would probably sound like this.

“Calamitous,” the dragon croaked, “and cold. It doesn’t do a dragon well to stay in such an inhospitiable place. And so I left…

Old Genesis nuggets given a modern polish from Mr. Hackett and an impressive group of guests.