The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon.

THE STARS REVEAL THE SONIC DELIGHTS GUARANTEED TO GET THEM GOING...

My Focus – Live Under The Rainbow

MY FAVORITE ENSEMBLE to play in is the power trio. With only three instruments — electric guitar, bass and drum kit — there’s so much freedom to explore concepts like space, time and dynamic range. Th

London Shepherd’s Bush Empire

In 1976, the revolutionary singer-songwriter LAURA NYRO returned from self-imposed exile. But her comeback confounded expectations, shifting away from the impassioned intimacies of her early albums to embrace more radical perspectives. Fifty years on, Nyro’s collaborators revisit her striking second act. “She was a hip American from the Bronx,” one friend and producer tells Rob Hughes. “But her soul was old.”