Vernon reid

Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid on the records, artists and gigs that are of lasting significance to him.

The grand parade of lifeless packaging? Far from it, as this much-delayed blockbuster reissue of one of prog’s most fascinating and frustrating albums finally proves.

History decrees that TERRY REID missed the boat, to Led Zep legendhood, to solo riches. But, as he told BOB MEHR just two months before he passed, this great songwriter and supreme singer - loved and admired by superstars from Robert Plant and Graham Nash to Aretha Franklin and Dr Dre - didn't see it like that: "I've lived my life the way I wanted."

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue: Roy Harper . Since the mid-60s, the progressive folk singer-songwriter has enjoyed a successful solo career that’s also found him collaborating with everyone from Pink Floyd and Peter Gabriel to Kate Bush and Ian Anderson. But he’s never quite reached the commercial heights of his peers. As his Final Tour: Part Two fast approaches, he looks back over highlights from his career so far and teases a brand-new album.

November 13, 1949 – August 4, 2025

Fondly remembered this month...