I am in no way suggesting that Dave Edmunds is a prog rock musician. The argument could be made that this album isn’t prog, either. Still, the whole concept of instrumental music is a proggy kind of thing. Add in the fact that some of this does fit as prog and others parts land along the lines of fusion and you’ll be near to understanding the thought process. Then, take into consideration the territory this shares with some of Steve Howe’s solo works, and you’ll probably get why I’ve included it under prog. I like this album no matter the classification, though Edmunds puts in some exceptional performances, and the whole thing manages to entertain.

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Beyond the transformation to instrumental form, this Procol Harum classic gets a fairly faithful rendition. The guitar handles the vocal lines with style. This is such a cool song no matter how it’s done. This really does it justice.