In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony discuss their highlights, lowlights, and surprises from Cruise to the Edge 2024 == WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser Recommends Simon Phillips' - Protocol V LEE Listening to Ostura - The Room Listening to Whom Gods Destroy - Insanium Listening to Kyros - Mannequin Recommends Big Big Train - English Electric Part 1 Recommends Big Big Train - English Electric Part 2 TONY Listening to Judas Priest - Invincible Shield Listening to Leaves' Eyes - Myths of Fate Recommends Klone - Le Grand Voyage ..read more

In this episode, the guys talk about what they're looking forward to onboard Cruise to the Edge 2024. For more information on the cruise, check out the web site here: https://cruisetotheedge.com/ == WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Big Big Train Looking forward to Steve Hackett Looking forward to Flower Kings Looking forward to Steve Morse Band Looking forward to Lonely Robot LEE Listening to Dave Kerzner Listening to Jane Getter Premonition Listening to Brook Hansen (Prog Rock Orchestra) Listening to Turbulence - Binary Dream Looking forward to Marillion Looking f ..read more

In this episode, Lee makes the case for an emergent leading edge of Prog music -- Jazz Metal Check this link to follow the CHANGE.ORG petition to free Gleb Kolyadin and the band Bi-2 from jail in Thailand. == WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == LEE Listening to Caligula's Horse - Charcoal Grace Listening to Steven Wilson - The Harmony Codex For those interested in learning more about Jazz Metal, Lee recommends the following bands: Liquid Tension Experiment Scale the Summit Animals as Leaders Polyphia Modern Day Babylon Plini Intervals Outrun the Sunlight I Built the Sky Arch Echo 7for4 ..read more

Lee interviews Ben Jones of the band Orion on his debut album "The End of Suffering" Available on Bandcamp: https://benjones4.bandcamp.com/album/the-end-of-suffering Partial tracks played during the Episode (all from The End of Suffering) 03:27 - Tomorrow 04:22 - The Hurricane 05:32 - Yesterday 06:38 - Myself and I 09:07 - The End of Suffering 11:08 - Now (Instrumental) 13:32 - Out of Time pt.2 18:32 - Now (Instrumental ..read more

In this episode, the guys dedicate the entire episode to UNHEARD OF prolific Prog songwriter and performer Simon Godfrey == WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Herbie Hancock LEE Listening to Shineback TONY Listening to Peter Gabriel - i/o SIMON Recommends Sufjan Stevens - Javelin Recommends Bill Orcutt - Jump On It Recommends Spock's Beard - V Recommends Jacob Collier - Djesse SIMON GODFREY Web Facebook YouTube Spotify BaseCamp == SUPPORT THE SHOW ==  Help support UP3Show financially at: patreon.com/up3show NOW FEATURES BONUS CONTENT AND EXTRAS! Check out our ..read more

In this episode, Tony leads a discussion about the history and impact of Prog super group Transatlantic == WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Sarah Elizabeth Charles Story of the title "Nardis" LEE Listening to Orion - The End of Suffering TONY Listening to Ad Infinitum Recommends Transatlantic - The Return of the Giant Hogweed (Genesis Cover) Recommends Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe (Forevermore) Recommends Spock's Beard - SNOW == UNHEARD OF == SAMMAL (FINLAND) Sammal is that good old friend you've never met. Free from the confines of a scene or part of any ..read more

In this episode, Lee, Craig, and Tony try to figure out "What is Prog ..read more

In this episode of the show Lee leads the UP3 guys on a discuss of the formation and legacy of the band Gentle Giant ..read more

The Ultimate Prog Podcast Project is your chance to learn a bit about the history of the bands, personalities, technique, and business of progressive music.  It's a conversation you get to listen in on ..read more

402 - Brand X == WHAT WE’RE LISTENING TO & RECOMMEND == CRAIG Listening to Wayne Shorter Recommends Brand X - Unorthodox Behavior Recommends Brand X - Moroccan Role Recommends Brand X - Masques LEE Listening to Trevor Ravin - RIO TONY Listening to FROST* - Milliontown == UNHEARD OF == POLYPHIA Polyphia is a primarily instrumental progressive rock band based in Plano, Texas, formed in 2010. The group consists of guitarists Tim Henson and Scott LePage, bassist Clay Gober, and drummer Clay Aeschliman. Polyphia's sound is noted for incorporating virtuosic guitar parts with other styles of mus ..read more