SHOW # 5 is in the works....

Ramping up for Show # 5 next week with a few golden oldies, where-were-you-when-these-were-No-1-?, nostalgic tracks. A few nice surprises there. There will be a couple of segments involving synth-driven rock (mostly prog), including Rick Wakeman and some I'll be dipping into the protoic prog soup for, so don't miss Show # 5!

SHOW # 4 - ONE SHORT OF A LONG - 9 PM EDT MAY 26 2009

Tonight's show was different from the previous three in that I wanted to explore a small number of progressive rock songs that stretched to near and over 20 minutes. The reason for this was to, in some ways (and I know this is bordering on an oxymoron) for the respective artists to display the simplistic complexities that run through these extended pieces. It's not exactly new or a secret, but it's good to know that the recent and new generations of progrockers have the ability, skill and artistry to pull it off. More important to us, they have the desire to do it. And I think these tracks indicate prog is in capable hands - literally and figuratively.

Why One Short of a Long? Well, there was room enough to squeeze in a track I promised in last week's show that I would play - Airbag from Norway, and Colours from their new album, Identity.

Funnily enough I had already prepared the show for this week last Friday, but when progheads started talking about a new exciting band called Astra from the USA who had a new album which was gathering heat, I picked up on a group who took their style of music back to the late 60's and borrowed a few textures and time signatures from some of the psychedelic bands of old, and brushed them off with something new and refreshing. That was worth having on the show. So why not look for other bands with songs reaching over into the far distant horizon?

What I didn't expect with just a few songs was the time it took to prepare the show! I couldn't leave well enough alone with introducing the songs and such. Nope. Instead I created a new intro that paid homage to the name of this show and the album, Close To the Edge. Not just the album name - it was also based on the opening stanza of music with the same title. You know how it starts. We hear the sound of water and birdsong, and it builds up in crescendo as the Roger Dean gatefold cover opens to reveal we're at the edge of the world, and we're seeing small islands bordering deep, plunging chasms where water tulmults down into the mists.....

I hope I've done the intro some justiceto that theme. Time will tell. It was fun though!

PLAYLIST

Colours	8.07	Airbag	Identity
Boatsman's Vision	23.12	Martigan	Vision
Other Half Of The Sky	31.44	Moon Safari	Blomljud
Ancient Afternoon of an Unknown Town	25.05	Ezra Winston	Ancient Afternoons
The Wanderer	21.15	Galleon	Mind Over Matter
Ouroborus	17.23	Astra	The Weirding

I'll see you at the edge...

Show # 3: REAL MEN HEAR PINK

MAY 20 2009 9 PM EDT

The show that aired this week included bands and artists who had the unmistakable PINK FLOYD mellow, pondering delicious sound about them. This included as per below, Porcupine Tree, RPWL, and an exciting new prog band from Norway going by the name of AIRBAG. I spotlighted 3 of their songs from their new album, IDENTITY. This will be followed up in the next week with an interview for publication with the members of the band. I listened to their album during the week and found myself playing COLOURS constantly. A great track! You can discover them yourself on http://www.airbagsound.com/ - they have their own sound but you'll also find bits of Pink Floyd, Coldplay, Radiohead and even Aha in there, I'm sure. Do check them out.

Show # 3: REAL MEN HEAR PINK

Intro: Pink Floyd montage

Obscured by Clouds -- Pink Floyd -- Obscured by Clouds - 3:05
When You're in -- Pink Floyd -- Obscured by Clouds - 2:31
Waiting for Inspiration -- Think Floyd -- Hope - 5:23
Missionary Girl -- Katherine Crowe -- Missionary Girl - 5:18
[Announcement]
Wait Five Years -- RPWL -- God Has Failed - 3:02
Sacred Moon's Light -- Lynn Stokes & Sol Surfers -- Terra Nocturne - 7:38
Sunlight's Beautiful Daughter -- Krokodil -- Swamp - 5.43
The Sky Moves Sideways Phase 1 -- Porcupine Tree -- The Sky Moves Sideways -18:39
[Announcement]
The Night Sky -- Mostly Autumn -- For All we Shared -10:23
Places Remained -- Nosound -- Lightdark - 4:29
Don Of The Universe -- The Flower Kings -- Stardust We Are - 7:02
[Announcement for AIRBAG's debut album - IDENTITY]
Steal my Soul -- Airbag -- Identity - 7:56
Sounds That I Hear -- Airbag -- Identity - 7:25
Colours -- Airbag -- Identity - 8:07
[Announcement]
Let There Be More Light (live) -- RPWL -- 9 - 6:27
We All Need Some Light -- Transatlantic -- SMPTe - 5:46
[Announcement]
Back To The River -- Riverside -- Rapid Eye Movement - 6:29

Show ends... I'll see you on the edge...

SHOW # 2 TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE

May 13th 2009 9 PM EDT

Show # 2 would follow much the same as Show # 1 with a mix of old new/slow, fast, including a rarity from Australia from a band called Windchase (exmembers of Sebastian HARDIE).


PLAYLIST

Sacred Shape	6:38	Reasoning	Awakening
Jurassic Shift	11:07	Ozric Tentacles	Jurassic Shift
Into The Stream	4:03	Autumn's Grey Solace	Ablaze
Betrayed By Love	7:14	Amaran's Plight	Voice In The Light
ANNOUNCEMENT
OSI	3:50	OSI	When Worlds Collide
Kinds Of Solitude At Night	5:58	Quidam	Alone Together
Set Your Compass	3:38	Steve Hackett	Wild Orchids
Byzantium	4:12	Kansas	Somewhere to Elsewhere
Forbidden To Remain	10:03	Blind Ego	Mirror
ANNOUNCEMENT
All Along	5:10	Cryptic Vision	In A World
settled land	5:43	Echolyn	As the world
More Than a Dream	5:43	Unitopia	More Than a Dream
So By Sowest	6:48	Pendragon	Believe
ANNOUNCEMENT
Circus	2:43	Uriah Heep	Sweet Freedom
Full Circle Poetry	14:15	Magic Pie	Motions Of Desire
Learn To Live	4:55	Leverage	Blind Fire
The Exposure Suite : The Film	5:40	Tr3nity	The Cold Light Of Darkness
ANNOUNCEMENT
Black Eyes & Broken Glass	4:34	Enchant	Juggling 9 or dropping 10
Glad To Be Alive	8:06	Windchase	Symphinity

SHOW ENDS... I'll see you on the edge...

SHOW # 1 TOO CLOSE TO THE EDGE

My first TOO CLOSE TO EDGE SHOW at 9 PM EDT May 6 2009 on PROGPOSITIVITY

(wanted to start with classic bands and classic tracks from their classic albums... class all round, actually. I've also included a track from my good Canadian friend, Steve Cochrane's new album. A mix of the old with the very new progrock sounds).

And thanks to Progpositivity for letting me get back in the radio saddle again.

PLAYLIST

And You And I 10:09 Yes Close To The Edge The Court of the Crimson King 9:24 King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King Breathe In The Air 2:49 Pink Floyd Dark Side Of The Moon From The Beginning 4:16 Emerson Lake & Palmer Trilogy (Remastered, 2007) ANNOUNCEMENT 08 Gypsy 3:33 Moody Blues To your Childrens Childrens Children Carpet Of The Sun 3:32 Renaissance Ashes Are Burning Ripples 8:06 Genesis A Trick Of The Tail We Took The Wrong Steps Long Ago 4:50 Hawkwind In Search Of Space ANNOUNCEMENT The Road Much Further On 8:39 Big Big Train Gathering Speed La Tentación del Mundo 7:27 Nexus Metanoia Towers Of Hope 2:32 Magenta Home Key To The Sea 4:31 Steve Cochrane With Or Without ANNOUNCEMENT A Better Moon 3:45 Ian Anderson The Secret Language Of Birds Take A Break Today 3:45 Triumvirat Old Loves Die Hard Maggio 8:50 Le Orme Contrappunti ANNOUNCEMENT You'll Never Go To Heaven 7:13 It Bites The Big Lad In The Windmill
SHOW ENDS.... I'll see you on the edge...