This is a fun look at where some of our most famous progger artists came from. Granted this show could have been 3 or more episodes long, but I’ve picked some of the best, most rare, and exciting tracks that you will just go crazy for I’m sure. It was a HUGE undertaking and I had to ask for a LOT of help from a prog guru, so please enjoy with this in mind….I am DISCOVERING these seedlings of prog, the very beginnings and saplings of progressive rock. I couldn’t do it without a great station team and a wonderful teacher. Lets celebrate this and rejoice in what they accomplished WITHOUT the pouting faces of what we think they did or didn’t become…..celebrate music and it’s healing powers…and celebrate life as long as we can. xo

As always prepared with enthusiasm & love,

Jen~

PLAYLIST:

Flaming Youth (Phil Collins Pre- Genesis) ~ Changes

Flaming Youth (Phil Collins Pre- Genesis) ~ Planets

Jokers Wild (David Gilmour Pre- Pink Floyd) ~ Beautiful Delilah

Jokers Wild (David Gilmour Pre- Pink Floyd) ~ Don’t Ask Me

J. R. Flood (Neil Peart) ~

J. R. Flood (Neil Peart) ~

J. R. Flood (Neil Peart Pre- Rush) ~

Earth (Pre- Black Sabbath) ~ Thomas Jam

Earth (Pre- Black Sabbath) ~ Early One Morning

The Brain (Peter Giles and Michael Giles Pre- King Crimson) ~ Nightmares in Red

The Brain (Peter Giles and Michael Giles Pre- King Crimson) ~ One in a Million

White Clover (Pre- Kansas)

The Shame (Greg Lake Pre- King Crimson & ELP) ~ Dreams Don’t Bother Me

League of Gentlemen (Frip & Haskell Pre- Crimson) ~ How Can You Tell

League of Gentlemen (Frip & Haskell Pre- Crimson) ~ How Do They Know

Shy Limbs (Greg Lake Pre- King Crimson & ELP and Andy Mc Cullough Pre- Lizard) ~ Lady in Black

The Shame (Greg Lake Pre- King Crimson & ELP) ~ Too Old to Go Way Little Girl

Gordon Haskell (Pre- King Crimson) ~ Born to Be Together

Gordon Haskell (Pre- King Crimson) ~ All Since You Went Away

Proto Kaw (Pre- Kansas) ~ Greek Structure Sunbeam

Proto Kaw (Pre- Kansas) ~ Reunion in the Mountains of Sarne

Proto Kaw (Pre- Kansas) ~ Nactolos 21

Igginbottom’s Wrench (Alan Holdsworth Pre- Soft Machine, Gong, UK, etc.) ~ The Donkey

The Wilde Flowers (Pre- Caravan & Soft Machine) ~ Memories

The Wilde Flowers (Pre- Caravan & Soft Machine) ~ It’s What I feel

The Wilde Flowers (Pre- Caravan & Soft Machine) ~ Impotence

Mainhorse (Patrick Moraz Pre- Yes & Moody Blues) ~ Such a Beautiful Day

The Warriors (Jon Anderson Pre- Yes) ~ You Came Along

The Warriors (Jon Anderson Pre- Yes) ~ Don’t Make Me Blue

Hans Christian (Jon Anderson) ~ Never My Love

Hans Christian (Jon Anderson) ~ All of the Time

Hans Christian (Jon Anderson) ~ The Autobiography of Mississippi Hobo

Hans Christian (Jon Anderson) ~ Sonata of Love

The Syn (Peter Banks and Chris Squire Pre- Yes) 14 Hour Technicolour Dream

The Syn (Peter Banks and Chris Squire Pre- Yes) ~ Created by Clive

The Syn (Peter Banks and Chris Squire Pre- Yes) ~ Grounded

Winston’s Fumbs (Tony Kayes Pre- Yes) ~ Real Crazy Apartment

Winston’s Fumbs (Tony Kayes Pre- Yes) ~ Snow White

The Neat Change (Peter Banks Pre- Yes) ~ I Lied to Auntie May

The Neat Change (Peter Banks Pre- Yes) ~ Sandman

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop (Jon Anderson, Peter Banks & Chris Squire Pre- Yes) ~ Beyond and Before

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop (Jon Anderson, Peter Banks & Chris Squire Pre- Yes) ~ Images of You and Me

Mabel Greer’s Toyshop (Jon Anderson, Peter Banks & Chris Squire Pre- Yes) ~ Jeanetta

Tomorrow (Steve Howe Pre- Yes) ~ My White Bicycle

Tomorrow (Steve Howe Pre- Yes) ~ Colonel Brown

Bodast (Steve Howe Pre- Yes) ~ Do You Remember

Bodast (Steve Howe Pre- Yes) ~ Once in a Lifetime

Bodast (Steve Howe Pre- Yes) ~ I Want You

The Outlaws (Ritchie Blackmore Pre- Deep Purple) ~ Shake With Me

The Outlaws (Ritchie Blackmore Pre- Deep Purple) ~ Keep a Knockin

Simon Dupree & the Big Sound (Pre- Gentle Giant) ~ Day Time Night Time

Simon Dupree & the Big Sound (Pre- Gentle Giant) ~ For Whom the Bell Tolls

Quelli (Pre- PFM) ~ Mi Sentivo Strano