Progrography

David Bowie: “Space Oddity” (1969)

The Stylophone’s greatest moment. And Bowie’s too, at the time, though he’d stick around a bit longer.

Jean-Luc Ponty continues to plumb his pleasant brand of fusion on Cosmic Messenger, keeping at its core the tight, circular patterns found in…

This greatest hits collection is a great overview of The Who’s biggest hits so far, many unavailable on album until now.

Within the first few minutes of Turn of the Tides, it’s clear that this is no mere slideshow of new age scenes but…

Don’t like classical jazz/rock music? Blow it out your Wazoo.

Avant-garde, quasi-orchestral music bookended by a pair of doo-wop songs, which in the world of Frank Zappa makes perfect nonsense.

Okay, so it’s not a replica of Trout Mask Replica, but the pair still create sparks on this suitably demented outing.

[Kronomyth 3.0] Enlightenment for a world of fat men and little boys.

The second Utopia album features new songs, covers and a couple of solo Todd tunes in a live setting.

You know, I’m watching The Terror of Dr. Hichcock right now, and somehow this film is less creepy than this album.

Look Hear? is another unpredictable delight. Oh, wait, I must have fallen asleep face down on the Warner Bros. promotional insert again. Said…

A satiric sense of humor and a keen sense of melody collide on 10cc’s classic debut album.

Guitar, bass, keyboards… Zappa does it all (over you) on his latest studio album.

The soundtrack to the PBS series introduced many listeners to the music of Vangelis in a classical context.

Ay, caramba! Another repackage of the band’s first album.