LiveProg (Marcel Haster)

YouTube video by liveprog Michael Riesenbeck: Finding courage in his new solo album | A LiveProg interview

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Now playing: Yes - Symphonic Live

These mandatory, un-skipable ad blocks on facebook and Instagram are getting really annoying...

Thank god for Bluesky!

It took a while, but I'm giving Saga a second chance. Years ago I tried, can't remember which album it was, but I found them a bit boring.

Now I bought The Security of Illusion (1993) and I am absolutely loving this one!

HOGIA songs with nice guitar solos - Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate Playlist · Glass Castle · 19 items

Some Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate tracks with guitar solos - open.spotify.com/playlist/7Gh... #prog #rock
(Strat, PRS 24, and one on a Squier Strat)

Today Dutch guitarist and composer Michael Riesenbeck stopped by LiveProg HQ for a chat about his new solo album Courage as well as his other musical projects.

Check out the opener of his album Courage: youtu.be/k0aAVJXMGuA

This morning I was listening to Van Halen's For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge, for the first time in many years...and I found I still very much love Pleasure Some ♥️🤘

This morning I listened to After Forever's excellent debut album Prison of Desire 🤘

YouTube video by watchersky Orphaned Land Codeword Uprising

I am so in the mood for this 🤘 Blasting it at top volume!

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Arjen Lucassen rehearsing for the Star One tour in 2003

Arjen Lucassen rehearsing for the Star One tour in 2003

Arjen Lucassen rehearsing for the Star One tour in 2003

From my pre-digital archive: some snapshots from the rehearsels of the very first Star One tour back in 2003!

YouTube video by liveprog Have you heard about The Ceres Phenomenon?

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Can I just ask one question... would anyone like any toast?

Some pre-digital photo's from our archive. The first time seeing @wtofficial.bsky.social live, around 2001. I interviewed Sharon de Adel for the Ayreon website. This was before the band went big.

A teaser of the upcoming interview with Sir Arjen Anthony Lucassen (Ayreon)

I'm going to make another attempt to be more active on this platform.

The whole facebook thing is becoming more and more annoying with AI crap, mandatory ad blocks and ads in general.

So expect more activity here...

Watch the full interview here:
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YouTube video by liveprog A new chapter for Subsignal | A LiveProg Podcast with Markus Steffen

Recently I had a nice chat with Markus Steffen of the German prog band Subsignal. We talked all things Subsignal and Sieges Even and of course about the departure of singer Arno Menses and what that means for the future of Subsignal.

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YouTube video by liveprog PSA: LiveProg Channel Update

An update on the LiveProg YouTube channel:

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YouTube video by liveprog Interview: Mick Pointer and Clive Nolan on 30 years of Arena

A new interview on the channel. I sat down with Mick Pointer and Clive Nolan in the tour is, just before the show in De Pul in Uden, NL, to talk about 30 years of Arena

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YouTube video by liveprog Sykofant: a creative musical playground | A LiveProg podcast

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Last year the Norwegian Sykofant released their debut album. This year they released an excellent EP, with a lot of Floydian influences on it. Guitarist and vocalist Emil Moen joined me on the podcast, to talk about the influence of Pink Floyd, how the band created their vintage sound and much more

YouTube video by liveprog The story behind Gentry Blue - an existential dread progband | A LiveProg podcast

A while ago I had the Nashville based prog/artrock band Gentry Blue as guests in the LiveProg podcast. It was very interesting to talk with them about starting out as a college band, being a prog and in Nashville and much more.

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Check out the LiveProg podcast with Gentry Blue: youtu.be/Hyn-yZwZ6yw?...

Busy with editing the next interview, with Gentry Blue, a existential dread art rock band from Nashville, TN

YouTube video by liveprog Stories behind the music: Plan Nine - Taking the found songs to the stage! | A LiveProg interview

On the day my YouTube channel turns 15, I have a new interview for you! With half of Lucassen & Soeterboek's Plan Nine!

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Awesome!! ♥️

YouTube video by liveprog Interview: Jacob Roberge - A rising star on the prog firmament

If you want to know more about this album and who Jacob Roberge is, check out the interview I had with him earlier this year: youtu.be/k5aNMEglhdc?...

It took about a month to get to me, but I finally got it yesterday...the absolute stunning debut by Jacob Roberge , The Passing. What a beautiful album, from start to finish, with the epic 30+ min. title track. It was totally worth the wait, this is one of the most beautiful album released in 2025!

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