The Show That Never Ends, David Weigel
The Show That Never Ends, David Weigel
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The Show That Never Ends
The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock

Author: David Weigel

Narrator: Rudy Sanda

Unabridged: 11 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/13/2017

Synopsis

The Show That Never Ends is the behind-the-scenes story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive (“prog”) rock, epitomized by such classic, chart-topping bands as Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, and Emerson Lake & Palmer, and their successors Rush, Styx, and Asia.

With inside access to all the key figures, Washington Post national reporter David Weigel tells the story with the gusto and insight Prog Rock’s fans (and its haters) will relish. Along the way, he explains exactly what was “progressive” about Prog Rock, how it arose from psychedelia and heavy metal, why it dominated the pop charts but then became so despised that it was satirized in This Is Spinal Tap, and what fuels its resurgent popularity today.

About David Weigel

David Weigel is a national reporter for the Washington Post. He has written for Bloomberg Businessweek, Slate, Reason, GQ, Esquire, USA Today, Rolling Stone, Politico, and many others. He lives in Washington, DC.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Matthew

I both wanted and expected to love this book: Have been a fan of Dave Weigel's political writing for years, and he has been entirely engaging on the subject of progressive rock in both online posts and in-person talks. But The Show… is an incoherent wreck, an insular book that feels almost unedited,......more

Goodreads review by Stewart

I've been a fan of various prog groups--and the style in general--for a long time. I didn't even know what it was called, just that bands like Yes and Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Pink Floyd and Rush played amazing music, complex songs featuring formidable musicianship and jaw-dropping solos. In time,......more

Goodreads review by Jason

A super-great history of 1970s progressive rock, aka "prog rock," in fact perhaps the most exhaustive look at the subject in literary history. This gave me a great appreciation for something I never understood before, of why the origins of heavy metal in the early '70s is so closely associated with......more

Goodreads review by Jon

Mostly curious because a friend lent me some Opeth albums a few years ago-- a Danish black metal band-- and I thought one kinda sounded like vintage Genesis and the other like vintage Jethro Tull. Can't say I'm huge into the genre, but this is certainly a fond tribute, and connects a lot of dots abo......more

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