{"id":17214,"date":"2022-06-10T18:33:39","date_gmt":"2022-06-10T18:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=17214"},"modified":"2022-06-10T18:33:40","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T18:33:40","slug":"worlds-largest-prog-rock-supergroup-the-prog-collective-revisit-folk-rock-masterpieces-on-new-album-songs-we-were-taught-release-first-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2022\/06\/10\/worlds-largest-prog-rock-supergroup-the-prog-collective-revisit-folk-rock-masterpieces-on-new-album-songs-we-were-taught-release-first-single\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s Largest Prog Rock Supergroup THE PROG COLLECTIVE Revisit Folk & Rock Masterpieces On New Album SONGS WE WERE TAUGHT, Release First Single!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

World\u2019s Largest Prog Rock Supergroup THE PROG COLLECTIVE Revisit Folk & Rock Masterpieces On New Album SONGS WE WERE TAUGHT, Release First Single!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Album features performances by David Clayton-Thomas (Blood Sweat & Tears), Rod Argent (The Zombies), Sonja Kristina (Curved Air), Candice Night (Blackmore’s Night), Dweezil Zappa, Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses\/Asia), Steve Morse (Deep Purple\/Dixie Dregs), Martin Barre (Jethro Tull), Steve Hillage (Gong) and more!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer Billy Sherwood has helmed the massive prog rock supergroup The Prog Collective through an astonishing 10 years and 3 studio albums with an ever-evolving cast of 50+ elite-level musicians, vocalists, and creative minds. Through it all, one thing has remained constant: the project has always brought some of the most innovative musical arrangements, unique performances and cutting-edge production techniques, all in service of creating the most engaging, enthralling listening experience to the listener. The same holds true for the band\u2019s newest effort, the gorgeous and sublime\u00a0Songs We Were Taught<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As the title suggests, Sherwood and his cohort travel back in time to revisit some of the most formative and influential songs of the \u201860s & \u201870s. From Bob Dylan\u2019s massively important \u201cThe Times They Are A-Changin\u2019\u201d to Simon & Garfunkel\u2019s unforgettable classic \u201cSound Of Silence\u201d to the folk standard-turned-chart-topping-rock-dirge \u201cHouse Of The Rising Sun,\u201d the compositions included here are not ones that would immediately be associated with the kind of progressive \/art-rock players featured on Prog Collective albums. But just one listen to the astonishing musicianship Wishbone Ash\u2019s Martin Turner and electric violinist Jerry Goodman bring to Dylan\u2019s song or the mix of soul and atmosphere that David Clayton-Thomas and Steve Hillage add to \u201cHouse Of The Rising Sun\u201d and you\u2019ll know why this album exists. Thankfully, the band has released \u201cHouse Of The Rising Sun\u201d as the album\u2019s first single!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out the single:<\/strong> https:\/\/orcd.co\/house_of_the_rising_sun<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch for the whole of Songs We Were Taught<\/em> to be released on all formats, including CD, vinyl and digital, starting July 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-order the CD\/vinyl:<\/strong> https:\/\/cleorecs.com\/store\/?s=songs+we+were+taught&post_type=product<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pre-order\/pre-save the digital:<\/strong> https:\/\/orcd.co\/songs_we_were_taught<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Track List:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. The Sound Of Silence – Jon Davison (Yes) & Geoff Downes (Yes\/Asia)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Year Of The Cat – Billy Sherwood (Yes\/Circa) & David Sancious (Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. House Of The Rising Sun – David Clayton-Thomas (Blood Sweat & Tears) & Steve Hillage (Gong)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. In The Land Of Grey And Pink – Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal (Guns N’ Roses)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Summer Breeze – Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) & Steve Morse (Dixie Dregs)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Fire And Rain – Sonja Kristina (Curved Air) & Martin Barre (Jethro Tull)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. The Weight – Rod Argent (The Zombies) & Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (The Doobie Brothers)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Wild World – Rosalie Cunningham (Ipso Facto) & Patrick Moraz (The Moody Blues)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. It’s Too Late – Candice Night (Blackmore’s Night) & Dweezil Zappa<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10. The Times They Are A-Changin’ – Martin Turner (Wishbone Ash) & Jerry Goodman (The Flock)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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