OFF: Latest Top 100 list

[ANDREW GARIBALDI]

There is one DJ on National Radio (who shall remain nameless 'coz I don't
want to be sued mercilessly) who still really loves 'prog rock' but won't
play any because of the supposed 'harm' it will do to his reputaion - that's
how dirty a word it is in the UK media right now.
Also it's no secret that on daytime Radio One, Mark Radcliffe openly
professes his love for seventies bands such as Hawkwind and Budgie, albeit
in his own inimitable style, but of course hecan never play any on the show,
because of the dreaded Radio One Playlist, but at least we get the
occasional glimpse, and some cracking 'records of the week'.
Also, anyone notice how the UK mag, 'Classic Rock' started way back with
loads of stuff on prog bands, glowing reviews of prog bands albums and has
now developed into an 'old person's Kerrang' with prog getting hardly a
look-in and most prog albums trashed to the hilt. Strange times we live
in......what happened to culture?
(please - no jokes about the reggae band, thanks!!!)
Andy Garibaldi.
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> Man, 'prog' (not that I'm its greatest defender in the purest sense) is
> really a naughty word these days, moreso than I realized.  These people
must
> be the same people who are voting for the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Shame.